Where should Khaman Maluach be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 155 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 494 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 118.2 on average, 37 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will Khaman Maluach play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 69 games, after 46 last season.

PHX

Khaman Maluach

Phoenix Suns · C · Age 20 · 7′2″

Rankings Darius Acuff Malik Monk

Rank#155C #40 · of 233

Value-0.6279-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP118.2

$ Max value$1Yahoo avg $1.1

Games6922 min a game

Rostered6.3%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 155 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 494 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in blocks among rotation players; the cost is assists at 0.5 a game. Yahoo drafters take him at 118.2 on average, 37 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Steady: 3.0 in 2025-26, his one NBA season so far.

Last season3.0

1-season average3.0

Trend a season–

2026-27 proj.7.2

The projection (7.2) is up on last season (3.0).

PTS rank among rotation players

25-26–of 27226-27*#205of 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.	155	-0.627	69	22	7.2	0.2	6.8	0.5	0.4	1.5	58.3%	3.0/5.2	75.4%	1.0/1.3	1.1
2025-26	494	-1.047	46	9	3.0	0.1	2.9	0.1	0.1	0.7	53.3%	1.2/2.3	71.0%	0.5/0.7	0.5

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

7.2#205 of 213-0.92

3PM

0.2#198 of 213-0.70

REB

6.8#72 of 213-0.16

AST

0.5#213 of 213-0.95

STL

0.4#211 of 213-0.70

BLK

1.5#16 of 2130.64

FG%

58.3%3.0/5.2#32 of 2130.01

FT%

75.4%1.0/1.3#79 of 2130.00

TO

1.1#49 of 2130.42

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

Team role · Phoenix Suns

No. 2 at C for the Phoenix Suns, behind Oso Ighodaro. 71 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Grayson Allen, Royce O'Neale, and Amir Coffey; Miles Bridges is the arrival projected for the most minutes (31).

C

1Oso Ighodaro
2Khaman Maluach
3Duop ReathNew
4Koa PeatNew
5Rasheer Fleming
6CJ Huntley
7Mark Williams

Left since 2025-26

Grayson AllenTraded Jul 1329 min → CHA
Royce O'NealeTraded Jul 1328 min → CHA
Amir Coffey14 min
Minutes a night71

Arrived

Miles BridgesAcquired Jul 1331 min from CHA
Luke KennardSigned Jul 1422 min from LAL
Pat SpencerSigned Jul 419 min from GS
Duop Reath8 min from POR
Koa Peatnew

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. Phoenix Suns depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	PHX	46	8.9	3.0	0.1	2.9	0.1	0.1	0.7	52.2%	1.2/2.3	71.4%	0.5/0.7	0.5

Khaman Maluach 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.