How many games will Ja'Kobe Walter play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 70 games, after 72 last season.

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Ja'Kobe Walter

Toronto Raptors · SG/SF · Age 22 · 6′4″

Rankings Mitchell Robinson Joan Beringer

Rank#223SG #138 · of 233

Value-1.0749-cat, per game

$ Max value$0

Games7022 min a game

Rostered0.6%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 223 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 228 in 2025-26. His weakest category is free-throw percentage at 79.1%.

Stats over time

Falling: 8.6 in 2024-25, 7.5 last season.

Last season7.5

2-season average8.1

Trend a season−1.1

2026-27 proj.8.6

Very steady: between 7.5 (2025-26) and 8.6 (2024-25).
Per 36 minutes: 14.6 in 2024-25, 13.2 last season, on 21.2 → 20.5 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (8.6) is up on last season (7.5).

PTS rank among rotation players

24-25#226of 26625-26#238of 27226-27*#197of 213

Per game, from ESPN box scores. * Our 2026-27 projection, dashed.

Season by season

Season	Rank	Value	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2026-27Proj.	223	-1.074	70	22	8.6	1.6	2.8	1.4	1.1	0.2	44.3%	2.9/6.5	79.1%	1.2/1.5	1.1
2025-26	228	-0.424	72	20	7.5	1.5	2.6	1.2	1.0	0.2	44.6%	2.5/5.6	78.9%	1.0/1.3	0.5
2024-25	294	-0.575	52	21	8.6	1.3	3.1	1.6	0.8	0.2	40.5%	3.1/7.6	79.5%	1.3/1.6	1.0

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

8.6#197 of 213-0.82

3PM

1.6#131 of 213-0.02

REB

2.8#195 of 213-0.81

AST

1.4#197 of 213-0.79

STL

1.1#81 of 2130.09

BLK

0.2#190 of 213-0.77

FG%

44.3%2.9/6.5#123 of 213-0.22

FT%

79.1%1.2/1.5#133 of 213-0.87

TO

1.1#36 of 2130.49

Rank among rotation players (20+ minutes, 20+ games). Colour is the value in the category, as in Rankings.

Team role · Toronto Raptors

No. 3 at PG for the Toronto Raptors, behind Immanuel Quickley and Jamal Shead. 85 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Brandon Ingram, Sandro Mamukelashvili, and Ochai Agbaji; Kawhi Leonard is the arrival projected for the most minutes (32).

PG

1Immanuel Quickley
2Jamal Shead
3Ja'Kobe Walter
4Jaden BradleyNew
5Chucky Hepburn
6Malachi SmithNew

SG

1RJ Barrett
2Ja'Kobe Walter
3Jamal Shead
4Jaden BradleyNew
5Alijah Martin
6Malachi SmithNew

SF

1Kawhi LeonardNew
2Allen GravesNew
3Jamison Battle
4Kyle AndersonNew
5Ja'Kobe Walter

Left since 2025-26

Brandon Ingram34 min → LAC
Sandro Mamukelashvili22 min → LAL
Ochai Agbaji16 min
Gradey Dick14 min → LAC
Minutes a night85

Arrived

Kawhi Leonard32 min from LAC
Malachi SmithWaived by BKN Jul 1024 min from BKN
Kyle AndersonSigned Jul 620 min from MIN
Trey Jemison III6 min from NY
Jaden BradleySigned Sep 21new
Allen GravesSigned Jul 2new

Depth chart from ESPN. Who left and arrived: last season's box scores against today's roster; how and when: ESPN's transaction feed, where it lists the move. Minutes are last season's, per game. Toronto Raptors depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	TOR	72	20.5	7.5	1.5	2.6	1.2	1.0	0.2	44.6%	2.5/5.6	76.9%	1.0/1.3	0.5
2024-25	TOR	52	21.2	8.6	1.3	3.1	1.6	0.8	0.2	40.8%	3.1/7.6	81.3%	1.3/1.6	1.0

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Ja'Kobe Walter in fantasy basketball

The outlook above is written from our 2026-27 projection and his recent seasons, and changes with every projection run. His Value and ranks are the same numbers Rankings shows.