How many games will Naji Marshall play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 72 games, after 74 last season.

DAL

Naji Marshall

Dallas Mavericks · SG/SF/PF · Age 28 · 6′6″ · 7th season

Rankings Anfernee Simons Gui Santos

Rank#207SG #162 · of 233

Value-0.9169-cat, per game

$ Max value$0

Games7222 min a game

Rostered3.2%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 207 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 200 in 2025-26. His weakest category is free-throw percentage at 78.7%.

Stats over time

Rising: up 2 seasons in a row.

Last season15.2

5-season average10.1

Trend a season+2.3

2026-27 proj.12.7

Up and down: between 5.7 (2021-22) and 15.2 (2025-26).
Per 36 minutes: 15.3 in 2021-22, 18.5 last season, on 13.4 → 29.5 minutes: the change is mostly his playing time.
The projection (12.7) sits between last season (15.2) and his 5-season average (10.1).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24–of 24724-25#116of 26625-26#92of 27226-27*#137of 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.	207	-0.916	72	22	12.7	0.7	4.1	2.6	0.9	0.1	50.0%	4.6/9.3	78.7%	2.7/3.4	1.4
2025-26	200	-0.348	74	30	15.2	0.8	4.7	3.3	1.1	0.1	51.0%	5.7/11.1	76.0%	3.1/4.1	1.6
2024-25	150	-0.218	69	28	13.2	0.9	4.8	3.0	1.0	0.2	50.8%	5.3/10.3	81.2%	1.9/2.3	1.6
2023-24	236	-0.595	66	19	7.1	0.9	3.6	1.9	0.7	0.2	46.3%	2.6/5.6	79.1%	1.0/1.3	1.0
2022-23	-	-	77	23	9.1	0.9	3.6	2.5	0.7	0.2	43.2%	3.2/7.4	78.3%	1.8/2.3	1.3
2021-22	-	-	55	13	5.7	0.4	2.6	1.1	0.6	0.1	40.8%	2.0/4.9	76.5%	1.3/1.7	0.8

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

12.7#137 of 213-0.34

3PM

0.7#184 of 213-0.47

REB

4.1#121 of 213-0.42

AST

2.6#130 of 213-0.39

STL

0.9#109 of 213-0.05

BLK

0.1#207 of 213-0.87

FG%

50.0%4.6/9.3#61 of 2130.00

FT%

78.7%2.7/3.4#142 of 213-0.88

TO

1.4#76 of 2130.29

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

Team role · Dallas Mavericks

No. 4 at SG for the Dallas Mavericks, behind Zaccharie Risacher, Max Christie, and Caleb Martin. 208 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Anthony Davis, Brandon Williams, and Klay Thompson; Kyrie Irving is the arrival projected for the most minutes (33).

SG

1Zaccharie RisacherNew
2Max Christie
3Caleb Martin
4Naji Marshall
5Marcus SasserNew
6Sergio de LarreaNew
7John Poulakidas
8Jett HowardNew
9Tarik BiberovicNew

SF

1Cooper Flagg
2Naji Marshall
3Zaccharie RisacherNew
4Santi AldamaNew
5Caleb Martin
6John Poulakidas
7Tobi LawalNew
8Jett HowardNew
9Tarik BiberovicNew

PF

1P.J. Washington
2Santi AldamaNew
3Morez Johnson Jr.New
4Caleb Martin
5Naji Marshall
6Tobi LawalNew
7Jett HowardNew
8Tarik BiberovicNew

Left since 2025-26

Anthony Davis31 min → WSH
Brandon WilliamsSigned by GS Aug 2622 min → GS
Klay ThompsonWaived Aug 2122 min → MIA
Marvin Bagley III21 min → DEN
Khris MiddletonAcquired by WSH Jul 821 min → WSH
Ryan NembhardAcquired by CHA Sep 2220 min → CHA
D'Angelo RussellAcquired by MEM Jul 819 min → MEM
Dwight Powell14 min
Tyler Smith14 min
Jaden HardyAcquired by LAL Jul 713 min → LAL
AJ JohnsonAcquired by NO Sep 810 min → NO
Minutes a night208

Arrived

Santi AldamaAcquired Jul 828 min from MEM
Zaccharie Risacher22 min from ATL
Jett Howard13 min from ORL
Marcus SasserAcquired Jul 812 min from DET
Kyrie Irvingnew
Sergio de LarreaSigned Jul 3new
Tarik BiberovicSigned Jul 10new
Tobi LawalSigned Jul 3new
Morez Johnson Jr.new

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. Dallas Mavericks depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	DAL	74	29.5	15.2	0.8	4.7	3.3	1.1	0.1	51.4%	5.7/11.1	75.6%	3.1/4.1	1.6
2024-25	DAL	69	27.8	13.2	0.9	4.8	3.0	1.0	0.2	50.5%	5.2/10.3	82.6%	1.9/2.3	1.6
2023-24	NO	66	19.0	7.1	0.9	3.6	1.9	0.7	0.2	46.4%	2.6/5.6	76.9%	1.0/1.3	1.0
2022-23	NO	77	23.3	9.1	0.9	3.6	2.5	0.7	0.2	43.2%	3.2/7.4	78.3%	1.8/2.3	1.3
2021-22	NO	55	13.4	5.7	0.4	2.6	1.1	0.6	0.1	40.8%	2.0/4.9	76.5%	1.3/1.7	0.8
2020-21	NO	32	21.9	7.7	0.9	4.6	2.8	0.8	0.3	40.0%	2.6/6.5	73.9%	1.7/2.3	1.2

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Naji Marshall 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.