Where should Jamal Murray be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 17 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 11 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 20.8 on average, 4 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

How many games will Jamal Murray play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 67 games, after 75 last season.

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Jamal Murray

Denver Nuggets · PG · Age 29 · 6′4″ · 11th season

Rankings Giannis Antetokounmpo Austin Reaves

Rank#17PG #9 · of 233

Value0.4919-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP20.8ESPN 31.5

$ Max value$38Yahoo avg $37.5

Games6735 min a game

Rostered99.0%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 17 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 11 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in threes, free-throw percentage, points, and assists among rotation players. Yahoo drafters take him at 20.8 on average, 4 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

Stats over time

Rising: up 3 seasons in a row.

Last season25.4

5-season average21.8

Trend a season+1.0

2026-27 proj.24.6

Fairly steady: between 20.0 (2022-23) and 25.4 (2025-26).
Per 36 minutes: 21.5 in 2020-21, 25.8 last season, on 35.5 → 35.4 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (24.6) sits between last season (25.4) and his 5-season average (21.8).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#52of 24724-25#37of 26625-26#17of 27226-27*#17of 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.	17	0.491	67	35	24.6	3.2	4.3	6.7	0.9	0.4	47.0%	8.5/18.0	88.3%	4.4/5.0	2.3
2025-26	11	0.616	75	35	25.4	3.3	4.4	7.1	0.9	0.4	48.3%	8.8/18.1	88.7%	4.6/5.2	2.3
2024-25	20	0.532	67	36	21.4	2.3	3.9	6.0	1.4	0.5	47.4%	7.9/16.7	88.6%	3.3/3.7	2.1
2023-24	42	0.057	59	32	21.2	2.5	4.1	6.5	1.0	0.7	48.1%	8.0/16.7	85.3%	2.7/3.1	2.1
2022-23	-	-	65	33	20.0	2.6	4.0	6.2	1.0	0.2	45.6%	7.3/16.0	84.8%	2.8/3.3	2.2
2020-21	-	-	48	36	21.2	2.7	4.0	4.8	1.3	0.3	47.9%	7.9/16.5	87.5%	2.8/3.2	2.3

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

24.6#17 of 2130.86

3PM

3.2#11 of 2130.86

REB

4.3#103 of 213-0.33

AST

6.7#19 of 2130.66

STL

0.9#126 of 213-0.11

BLK

0.4#95 of 213-0.29

FG%

47.0%8.5/18.0#98 of 213-0.14

FT%

88.3%4.4/5.0#14 of 2130.41

TO

2.3#163 of 213-0.20

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

Team role · Denver Nuggets

The Denver Nuggets starter at PG, with Tyus Jones behind him. 110 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Peyton Watson, Tim Hardaway Jr., and Bruce Brown; DeMar DeRozan is the arrival projected for the most minutes (29).

PG

1Jamal Murray
2Tyus Jones
3RJ Nembhard Jr.New

Left since 2025-26

Peyton WatsonTraded Aug 2030 min → CLE
Tim Hardaway Jr.Signed by MIA Jul 627 min → MIA
Bruce Brown24 min
Jalen Pickett16 min → LAC
Jonas ValanciunasWaived Jul 813 min
Minutes a night110

Arrived

DeMar DeRozanWaived by SAC Jul 631 min from SAC
Marvin Bagley III20 min from DAL
RJ Nembhard Jr.new
Lonnie Walker IVnew
Alpha Diallonew
Bryce HopkinsSigned Aug 26new
Trevon BrazileSigned Jul 10new

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. Denver Nuggets depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	DEN	75	35.4	25.4	3.3	4.4	7.1	0.9	0.4	48.6%	8.8/18.1	88.5%	4.6/5.2	2.3
2024-25	DEN	67	36.1	21.4	2.3	3.9	6.0	1.4	0.5	47.3%	7.9/16.7	89.2%	3.3/3.7	2.1
2023-24	DEN	59	31.5	21.2	2.5	4.1	6.5	1.0	0.7	47.9%	8.0/16.7	87.1%	2.7/3.1	2.1
2022-23	DEN	65	32.8	20.0	2.6	4.0	6.2	1.0	0.2	45.6%	7.3/16.0	84.8%	2.8/3.3	2.2
2020-21	DEN	48	35.5	21.2	2.7	4.0	4.8	1.3	0.3	47.9%	7.9/16.5	87.5%	2.8/3.2	2.3
2019-20	DEN	59	32.3	18.5	1.9	4.0	4.8	1.1	0.3	45.4%	6.9/15.2	90.3%	2.8/3.1	2.2
2018-19	DEN	75	32.6	18.2	2.0	4.2	4.8	0.9	0.4	43.6%	6.8/15.6	83.3%	2.5/3.0	2.1
2017-18	DEN	81	31.7	16.7	2.0	3.7	3.4	1.0	0.3	45.0%	5.9/13.1	90.3%	2.8/3.1	2.1
2016-17	DEN	82	21.5	9.9	1.4	2.6	2.1	0.6	0.3	40.4%	3.6/8.9	86.7%	1.3/1.5	1.4

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Jamal Murray 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.