How many games will Jaylen Wells play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 72 games, after 69 last season.

MEM

Jaylen Wells

Memphis Grizzlies · SG/SF · Age 23 · 6′7″

Rankings Malik Monk Collin Murray-Boyles

Rank#157SG #98 · of 233

Value-0.6309-cat, per game

$ Max value$0

Games7226 min a game

Rostered1.1%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 157 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 216 in 2025-26. His weakest category is blocks at 0.1 a game.

Stats over time

Rising: 10.4 in 2024-25, 12.5 last season.

Last season12.5

2-season average11.5

Trend a season+2.1

2026-27 proj.13.0

Fairly steady: between 10.4 (2024-25) and 12.5 (2025-26).
Per 36 minutes: 14.5 in 2024-25, 17.0 last season, on 25.9 → 26.4 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (13.0) is above anything in his last 2 seasons.

PTS rank among rotation players

24-25#169of 26625-26#136of 27226-27*#133of 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.	157	-0.630	72	26	13.0	1.9	3.1	1.7	1.0	0.1	43.3%	4.6/10.6	79.9%	2.0/2.5	1.0
2025-26	216	-0.389	69	26	12.5	1.9	3.2	1.6	0.9	0.1	43.1%	4.4/10.1	78.4%	1.9/2.5	1.1
2024-25	268	-0.508	79	26	10.4	1.7	3.4	1.7	0.6	0.1	42.5%	3.6/8.6	82.2%	1.4/1.7	0.9

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

13.0#133 of 213-0.30

3PM

1.9#102 of 2130.16

REB

3.1#173 of 213-0.70

AST

1.7#182 of 213-0.68

STL

1.0#105 of 213-0.01

BLK

0.1#205 of 213-0.86

FG%

43.3%4.6/10.6#183 of 213-0.49

FT%

79.9%2.0/2.5#73 of 2130.00

TO

1.0#37 of 2130.49

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

Team role · Memphis Grizzlies

The Memphis Grizzlies starter at SF; Jerami Grant, new to the team, is behind him. 263 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Rayan Rupert, Jaren Jackson Jr., and Ja Morant; Cameron Boozer is the arrival projected for the most minutes (30).

SF

Left since 2025-26

Rayan Rupert31 min → PHI
Jaren Jackson Jr.31 min → UTAH
Ja Morant28 min → POR
Santi AldamaAcquired by DAL Jul 828 min → DAL
Tyler Burton26 min
Jock Landale24 min → ATL
Vince Williams Jr.22 min
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeWaived Jul 2621 min → PHI
DeJon Jarreau21 min
Christian Koloko18 min
John KoncharAcquired by MIN Aug 2915 min → MIN
Minutes a night263

Arrived

Jerami Grant30 min from POR
Kris Murray24 min from POR
Isaiah StewartAcquired Jul 823 min from DET
Quinten Post17 min from GS
Micah PeavyAcquired Sep 815 min from NO
Karim Lopeznew
Cameron BoozerSigned Jul 13new
Carson CooperSigned Sep 28new

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. Memphis Grizzlies depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	MEM	69	26.4	12.5	1.9	3.2	1.6	0.9	0.1	43.6%	4.4/10.1	76.0%	1.9/2.5	1.1
2024-25	MEM	79	25.9	10.4	1.7	3.4	1.7	0.6	0.1	41.9%	3.6/8.6	82.4%	1.4/1.7	0.9

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Jaylen Wells 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.