Where should Jalen Brunson be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 31 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 46 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 21.4 on average, 10 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will Jalen Brunson play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 72 games, after 74 last season.

Jalen Brunson

New York Knicks · PG · Age 30 · 6′2″ · 9th season

Rankings Matas Buzelis Mikal Bridges

Rank#31PG #14 · of 233

Value0.2129-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP21.4ESPN 14.4

$ Max value$26Yahoo avg $31.9

Games7235 min a game

Rostered99.8%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 31 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 46 in 2025-26. He is top 10 in points and top 25 in assists among rotation players; the cost is blocks at 0.1 a game, which makes him a natural punt-BLK pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 21.4 on average, 10 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Rising: 16.3 in 2021-22, 26.0 last season, and top 20 among rotation players every season on our board.

Last season26.0

5-season average24.2

Trend a season+2.1

2026-27 proj.25.9

Up and down: between 16.3 (2021-22) and 28.7 (2023-24).
Per 36 minutes: 18.4 in 2021-22, 26.7 last season, on 31.9 → 35.0 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (25.9) is in line with last season (26.0).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#4of 24724-25#11of 26625-26#15of 27226-27*#8of 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.	31	0.212	72	35	25.9	2.6	3.3	7.0	0.9	0.1	47.1%	9.3/19.6	84.0%	4.7/5.6	2.4
2025-26	46	0.248	74	35	26.0	2.6	3.3	6.8	0.8	0.1	46.7%	9.3/19.9	84.1%	4.8/5.7	2.4
2024-25	52	0.279	65	35	26.0	2.3	2.9	7.3	0.9	0.1	48.8%	9.0/18.5	82.1%	5.7/6.9	2.5
2023-24	18	0.301	77	35	28.7	2.7	3.6	6.7	0.9	0.2	47.9%	10.3/21.4	84.7%	5.5/6.5	2.4
2022-23	-	-	68	35	24.0	2.0	3.5	6.2	0.9	0.2	48.9%	8.6/17.6	82.8%	4.8/5.8	2.1
2021-22	-	-	79	32	16.3	1.2	3.9	4.8	0.8	0.0	50.0%	6.4/12.8	85.2%	2.3/2.7	1.6

Rank, Value and colours start with 2023-24, the first season on our board; earlier seasons show ESPN's box scores.

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

25.9#8 of 2131.08

3PM

2.6#30 of 2130.65

REB

3.3#149 of 213-0.56

AST

7.0#15 of 2130.86

STL

0.9#120 of 213-0.09

BLK

0.1#201 of 213-0.84

FG%

47.1%9.3/19.6#99 of 213-0.14

FT%

84.0%4.7/5.6#34 of 2130.13

TO

2.4#176 of 213-0.35

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

Team role · New York Knicks

The New York Knicks starter at PG, with Miles McBride behind him. 20 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Mitchell Robinson; no arrival is projected for starter's minutes.

PG

1Jalen Brunson
2Miles McBride
3Jose Alvarado
4Tyler Kolek
5Jordan Clarkson
6Jaden AkinsNew

Left since 2025-26

Mitchell RobinsonSigned by BOS Jul 620 min → BOS
Minutes a night20

Arrived

Andre DrummondSigned Jul 620 min from PHI
Jaden Akinsnew
Tyler Nickelnew

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. New York Knicks depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	NY	74	35.0	26.0	2.6	3.3	6.8	0.8	0.1	46.7%	9.3/19.9	84.2%	4.8/5.7	2.4
2024-25	NY	65	35.4	26.0	2.3	2.9	7.3	0.9	0.1	48.6%	9.0/18.5	82.6%	5.7/6.9	2.5
2023-24	NY	77	35.4	28.7	2.7	3.6	6.7	0.9	0.2	48.1%	10.3/21.4	84.6%	5.5/6.5	2.4
2022-23	NY	68	35.0	24.0	2.0	3.5	6.2	0.9	0.2	48.9%	8.6/17.6	82.8%	4.8/5.8	2.1
2021-22	DAL	79	31.9	16.3	1.2	3.9	4.8	0.8	0.0	50.0%	6.4/12.8	85.2%	2.3/2.7	1.6
2020-21	DAL	68	25.0	12.6	1.2	3.4	3.5	0.5	0.0	52.2%	4.8/9.2	81.8%	1.8/2.2	1.2
2019-20	DAL	57	17.9	8.2	0.8	2.4	3.3	0.4	0.1	47.1%	3.2/6.8	84.6%	1.1/1.3	1.2
2018-19	DAL	73	21.8	9.3	0.9	2.3	3.2	0.5	0.1	46.8%	3.6/7.7	75.0%	1.2/1.6	1.2

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Jalen Brunson 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.