Where should Lauri Markkanen be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 27 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 9 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 36.4 on average, 9 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

How many games will Lauri Markkanen play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 65 games, after 42 last season.

UTAH

Lauri Markkanen

Utah Jazz · SF/PF · Age 29 · 7′1″ · 10th season

Rankings Desmond Bane Kyrie Irving

Rank#27SF #14 · of 233

Value0.3019-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP36.4ESPN 56.6

$ Max value$30Yahoo avg $21.7

Games6534 min a game

Rostered89.5%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 27 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 9 in 2025-26. He is top 10 in free-throw percentage among rotation players. Yahoo drafters take him at 36.4 on average, 9 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

Stats over time

Rising: 14.8 in 2021-22, 26.7 last season.

Last season26.7

5-season average21.9

Trend a season+1.7

2026-27 proj.21.7

Up and down: between 14.8 (2021-22) and 26.7 (2025-26).
Per 36 minutes: 17.3 in 2021-22, 27.9 last season, on 30.8 → 34.4 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (21.7) is down on last season (26.7).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#42of 24724-25#56of 26625-26#11of 27226-27*#32of 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.	27	0.301	65	34	21.7	2.6	7.1	2.2	0.9	0.5	47.3%	7.3/15.4	89.0%	4.7/5.2	1.4
2025-26	9	0.625	42	34	26.7	2.7	6.9	2.1	1.0	0.5	47.7%	9.1/19.2	89.6%	5.7/6.4	1.5
2024-25	87	0.094	47	31	19.0	2.9	5.9	1.5	0.7	0.4	42.3%	6.3/14.9	87.6%	3.5/3.9	1.4
2023-24	46	0.050	55	33	23.2	3.2	8.2	2.0	0.9	0.5	48.0%	7.8/16.2	89.9%	4.5/5.0	1.4
2022-23	-	-	66	34	25.6	3.0	8.6	1.9	0.6	0.6	50.3%	8.7/17.3	88.3%	5.3/6.0	1.9
2021-22	-	-	61	31	14.8	2.2	5.7	1.3	0.7	0.5	44.3%	5.1/11.5	88.5%	2.3/2.6	0.9

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

21.7#32 of 2130.59

3PM

2.6#35 of 2130.61

REB

7.1#42 of 2130.17

AST

2.2#145 of 213-0.47

STL

0.9#141 of 213-0.17

BLK

0.5#120 of 213-0.41

FG%

47.3%7.3/15.4#117 of 213-0.21

FT%

89.0%4.7/5.2#7 of 2130.61

TO

1.4#82 of 2130.26

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

Team role · Utah Jazz

The Utah Jazz starter at PF, with Kyle Filipowski behind him. 223 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Bez Mbeng, Kennedy Chandler, and John Konchar; Darryn Peterson is the arrival projected for the most minutes (30).

PF

Left since 2025-26

Bez MbengClaimed by MIA Sep 2233 min → MIA
Kennedy Chandler32 min
John KoncharTraded Aug 2926 min
Cody WilliamsTraded Aug 2924 min → MIN
Elijah Harkless21 min → DET
Kyle AndersonSigned by TOR Jul 620 min → TOR
Walter Clayton Jr.18 min → MEM
Oscar Tshiebwe17 min → HOU
Kevin Love17 min
Taylor Hendricks15 min → MEM
Minutes a night223

Arrived

Jaxson HayesSigned Jul 1018 min from LAL
Josh OkogieSigned Jul 1017 min from HOU
Josh GreenAcquired Aug 2916 min from CHA
Trey AlexanderSigned Jul 712 min from NO
Harrison Ingram4 min from SA
Darryn Petersonnew
Tamar BatesSigned Jul 3new

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. Utah Jazz depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	UTAH	42	34.4	26.7	2.7	6.9	2.1	1.0	0.5	47.4%	9.1/19.2	89.1%	5.7/6.4	1.5
2024-25	UTAH	47	31.4	19.0	2.9	5.9	1.5	0.7	0.4	42.3%	6.3/14.9	87.2%	3.4/3.9	1.4
2023-24	UTAH	55	33.1	23.2	3.2	8.2	2.0	0.9	0.5	48.1%	7.8/16.2	90.0%	4.5/5.0	1.4
2022-23	UTAH	66	34.4	25.6	3.0	8.6	1.9	0.6	0.6	50.3%	8.7/17.3	88.3%	5.3/6.0	1.9
2021-22	CLE	61	30.8	14.8	2.2	5.7	1.3	0.7	0.5	44.3%	5.1/11.5	88.5%	2.3/2.6	0.9
2020-21	CHI	51	25.8	13.6	2.3	5.3	0.9	0.5	0.3	48.0%	4.9/10.2	83.3%	1.5/1.8	1.0
2019-20	CHI	50	29.8	14.7	2.2	6.3	1.5	0.8	0.5	42.4%	5.0/11.8	80.6%	2.5/3.1	1.6
2018-19	CHI	52	32.3	18.7	2.3	9.0	1.4	0.7	0.6	43.1%	6.6/15.3	86.8%	3.3/3.8	1.6
2017-18	CHI	68	29.7	15.2	2.1	7.5	1.2	0.6	0.6	43.3%	5.5/12.7	87.5%	2.1/2.4	1.2

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Lauri Markkanen 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.