Where should Kristaps Porzingis be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 90 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 77 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 104.6 on average, 15 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

How many games will Kristaps Porzingis play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 47 games, after 32 last season.

Kristaps Porzingis

Golden State Warriors · C · Age 31 · 7′2″ · 12th season

Rankings Reed Sheppard Brandon Ingram

Rank#90C #28 · of 233

Value-0.2689-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP104.6ESPN 113.2

$ Max value$7Yahoo avg $1.2

Games4726 min a game

Rostered68.3%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 90 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 77 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in free-throw percentage among rotation players; the cost is rebounds at 5.7 a game, which makes him a natural punt-REB pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 104.6 on average, 15 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

Stats over time

Falling: down 3 seasons in a row.

Last season16.7

5-season average19.9

Trend a season−1.1

2026-27 proj.18.4

Fairly steady: between 16.7 (2025-26) and 23.2 (2022-23).
Per 36 minutes: 25.1 in 2021-22, 25.0 last season, on 29.0 → 24.0 minutes: the change is mostly his playing time.
The projection (18.4) sits between last season (16.7) and his 5-season average (19.9).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#68of 24724-25#49of 26625-26#74of 27226-27*#94of 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.	90	-0.268	47	26	18.4	1.8	5.7	2.5	0.7	1.3	47.3%	6.3/13.4	84.3%	4.0/4.8	1.4
2025-26	77	0.078	32	24	16.7	1.7	5.2	2.5	0.6	1.2	44.6%	5.4/12.1	84.2%	4.2/4.9	1.3
2024-25	21	0.502	42	29	19.5	2.5	6.8	2.1	0.7	1.5	48.3%	6.6/13.7	80.9%	3.8/4.7	1.3
2023-24	34	0.121	57	30	20.1	1.9	7.2	2.0	0.7	2.0	51.6%	6.8/13.2	85.8%	4.5/5.3	1.6
2022-23	-	-	65	33	23.2	2.1	8.4	2.7	0.9	1.5	49.7%	7.8/15.7	84.4%	5.4/6.4	2.1
2021-22	-	-	51	29	20.2	1.5	8.1	2.3	0.7	1.6	46.0%	6.9/15.0	87.5%	4.9/5.6	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

18.4#94 of 213-0.09

3PM

1.8#88 of 2130.24

REB

5.7#161 of 213-0.62

AST

2.5#154 of 213-0.52

STL

0.7#194 of 213-0.49

BLK

1.3#48 of 2130.13

FG%

47.3%6.3/13.4#182 of 213-0.48

FT%

84.3%4.0/4.8#25 of 2130.29

TO

1.4#45 of 2130.44

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

Team role · Golden State Warriors

No. 4 at C for the Golden State Warriors, behind Al Horford, Draymond Green, and Charles Bassey. 119 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Jonathan Kuminga, Pat Spencer, and Buddy Hield; no arrival is projected for starter's minutes.

C

Left since 2025-26

Jonathan Kuminga24 min → MIN
Pat SpencerSigned by PHX Jul 419 min → PHX
Buddy HieldAcquired by CHI Sep 2718 min → CHI
Quinten Post17 min → MEM
Nate Williams17 min
Seth Curry13 min
Trayce Jackson-Davis11 min → TOR
Minutes a night119

Arrived

Brandon WilliamsSigned Aug 2622 min from DAL
Yaxel LendeborgSigned Jul 1new
Georges Niangnew
Alex Tooheynew

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. Golden State Warriors depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	ATL/GS	32	24.0	16.7	1.7	5.2	2.5	0.6	1.2	44.6%	5.4/12.1	85.7%	4.2/4.9	1.3
2024-25	BOS	42	28.8	19.5	2.5	6.8	2.1	0.7	1.5	48.2%	6.6/13.7	80.9%	3.8/4.7	1.3
2023-24	BOS	57	29.6	20.1	1.9	7.2	2.0	0.7	1.9	51.5%	6.8/13.2	84.9%	4.5/5.3	1.6
2022-23	WSH	65	32.6	23.2	2.1	8.4	2.7	0.9	1.5	49.7%	7.8/15.7	84.4%	5.4/6.4	2.1
2021-22	DAL/WSH	51	29.0	20.2	1.5	8.1	2.3	0.7	1.6	46.0%	6.9/15.0	87.5%	4.9/5.6	1.6
2020-21	DAL	43	30.9	20.1	2.3	8.9	1.6	0.5	1.3	47.8%	7.6/15.9	84.4%	2.7/3.2	1.2
2019-20	DAL	57	31.8	20.4	2.5	9.5	1.8	0.7	2.0	42.7%	7.0/16.4	80.0%	4.0/5.0	1.6
2017-18	NY	48	32.4	22.7	1.9	6.6	1.2	0.8	2.4	43.8%	8.1/18.5	78.9%	4.5/5.7	1.9
2016-17	NY	66	32.8	18.1	1.7	7.2	1.5	0.7	2.0	45.0%	6.7/14.9	78.9%	3.0/3.8	1.8
2015-16	NY	72	28.4	14.3	1.1	7.3	1.3	0.7	1.9	42.3%	5.2/12.3	84.8%	2.8/3.3	1.7

Box-score averages from ESPN.