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

Our projection has him at 66 games, after 33 last season.

OKC

Jalen Williams

Oklahoma City Thunder · SF/PF · Age 25 · 6′5″

Rankings Domantas Sabonis LaMelo Ball

Rank#39SF #22 · of 233

Value0.1299-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP40.5ESPN 38.2

$ Max value$23Yahoo avg $20.3

Games6631 min a game

Rostered98.4%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 39 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 84 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 40.5 on average: priced about where he ranks.

Stats over time

Rising: 14.1 in 2022-23, 17.1 last season.

Last season17.1

4-season average18.0

Trend a season+1.2

2026-27 proj.20.2

Up and down: between 14.1 (2022-23) and 21.6 (2024-25).
Per 36 minutes: 16.8 in 2022-23, 21.7 last season, on 30.3 → 28.4 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (20.2) is up on last season (17.1).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#46of 24724-25#34of 26625-26#70of 27226-27*#47of 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.	39	0.129	66	31	20.2	1.3	5.2	5.4	1.2	0.4	49.3%	7.6/15.4	82.6%	3.7/4.5	2.1
2025-26	84	0.050	33	28	17.1	0.7	4.6	5.5	1.2	0.3	48.4%	6.6/13.5	83.7%	3.3/3.9	1.9
2024-25	22	0.500	69	32	21.6	1.8	5.3	5.1	1.6	0.7	48.4%	8.2/16.9	78.9%	3.4/4.3	2.2
2023-24	41	0.084	71	31	19.1	1.5	4.0	4.5	1.1	0.6	54.0%	7.6/14.0	81.4%	2.5/3.1	1.7
2022-23	-	-	75	30	14.1	1.0	4.5	3.3	1.4	0.5	51.9%	5.5/10.6	84.0%	2.1/2.5	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

20.2#47 of 2130.45

3PM

1.3#144 of 213-0.11

REB

5.2#98 of 213-0.30

AST

5.4#30 of 2130.53

STL

1.2#37 of 2130.36

BLK

0.4#135 of 213-0.47

FG%

49.3%7.6/15.4#43 of 2130.00

FT%

82.6%3.7/4.5#44 of 2130.05

TO

2.1#153 of 213-0.13

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

Team role · Oklahoma City Thunder

The Oklahoma City Thunder starter at SF, with Alex Caruso behind him. 93 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Luguentz Dort, Aaron Wiggins, and Isaiah Joe; no arrival is projected for starter's minutes.

SF

1Jalen Williams
2Alex Caruso
3Kenrich Williams
4Brooks Barnhizer
5Otega OwehNew
6Josh DixNew

Left since 2025-26

Luguentz DortAcquired by ATL Jul 1927 min → ATL
Aaron WigginsTraded Jul 622 min → ATL
Isaiah JoeAcquired by DET Jul 621 min → DET
Branden CarlsonSigned by POR Jul 112 min → POR
Ousmane Dieng11 min → MIL
Minutes a night93

Arrived

Bennett StirtzSigned Jul 3new
Otega OwehSigned Jul 3new
Josh DixSigned Jul 3new
Aday MaraSigned Jul 3new
Thomas Sorbernew

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. Oklahoma City Thunder depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	OKC	33	28.4	17.1	0.7	4.6	5.5	1.2	0.3	48.1%	6.5/13.5	84.6%	3.3/3.9	1.9
2024-25	OKC	69	32.4	21.6	1.8	5.3	5.1	1.6	0.7	48.5%	8.2/16.9	79.1%	3.4/4.3	2.2
2023-24	OKC	71	31.3	19.1	1.5	4.0	4.5	1.1	0.6	53.6%	7.5/14.0	80.6%	2.5/3.1	1.7
2022-23	OKC	75	30.3	14.1	1.0	4.5	3.3	1.4	0.5	51.9%	5.5/10.6	84.0%	2.1/2.5	1.6

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Jalen Williams 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.