Where should Nickeil Alexander-Walker be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 47 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 24 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 61.8 on average, 15 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

How many games will Nickeil Alexander-Walker play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 72 games, after 78 last season.

ATL

Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Atlanta Hawks · PG/SG · Age 28 · 6′5″ · 8th season

Rankings Trae Young Walker Kessler

Rank#47PG #27 · of 233

Value0.0809-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP61.8ESPN 56.3

$ Max value$21Yahoo avg $3.7

Games7233 min a game

Rostered86.4%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 47 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 24 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in threes among rotation players; the cost is rebounds at 3.3 a game, which makes him a natural punt-REB pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 61.8 on average, 15 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

Stats over time

Rising: up 3 seasons in a row.

Last season20.8

5-season average11.0

Trend a season+2.4

2026-27 proj.19.5

Up and down: between 6.2 (2022-23) and 20.8 (2025-26).
Per 36 minutes: 16.9 in 2021-22, 22.4 last season, on 22.6 → 33.4 minutes: the change is mostly his playing time.
The projection (19.5) sits between last season (20.8) and his 5-season average (11.0).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#180of 24724-25#200of 26625-26#35of 27226-27*#53of 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.	47	0.080	72	33	19.5	3.0	3.3	3.4	1.2	0.4	45.4%	6.6/14.5	88.7%	3.3/3.7	2.1
2025-26	24	0.407	78	33	20.8	3.2	3.4	3.7	1.3	0.5	45.9%	7.0/15.3	90.2%	3.6/3.9	2.1
2024-25	211	-0.357	82	25	9.4	1.7	3.2	2.7	0.6	0.4	43.8%	3.3/7.5	78.0%	1.1/1.4	1.2
2023-24	146	-0.358	82	23	8.0	1.6	2.0	2.5	0.8	0.5	43.9%	2.9/6.6	80.0%	0.6/0.8	0.9
2022-23	-	-	59	15	6.2	1.0	1.7	1.8	0.5	0.4	44.0%	2.2/5.0	70.0%	0.7/1.0	0.9
2021-22	-	-	65	23	10.6	1.6	2.9	2.4	0.7	0.4	37.1%	3.9/10.5	70.6%	1.2/1.7	1.4

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

19.5#53 of 2130.39

3PM

3.0#15 of 2130.81

REB

3.3#156 of 213-0.59

AST

3.4#99 of 213-0.21

STL

1.2#53 of 2130.24

BLK

0.4#91 of 213-0.28

FG%

45.4%6.6/14.5#154 of 213-0.34

FT%

88.7%3.3/3.7#27 of 2130.28

TO

2.1#149 of 213-0.10

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

Team role · Atlanta Hawks

The Atlanta Hawks starter at SG; Luguentz Dort, new to the team, is behind him. 174 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Trae Young, Kristaps Porzingis, and Zaccharie Risacher; Luguentz Dort is the arrival projected for the most minutes (25).

SG

Left since 2025-26

Trae Young28 min → WSH
Kristaps Porzingis24 min → GS
Zaccharie Risacher22 min → DAL
Vit Krejci22 min → POR
Jonathan Kuminga22 min → MIN
Luke KennardSigned by PHX Jul 1421 min → PHX
Gabe Vincent13 min
Christian Koloko11 min
Keaton Wallace10 min
Minutes a night174

Arrived

Luguentz DortAcquired Jul 1927 min from OKC
Aaron WigginsAcquired Jul 622 min from OKC
Dorian Finney-SmithTraded by CHA Sep 2217 min from HOU
Jalen WilsonSigned Jul 2216 min from BKN
Kingston FlemingsSigned Jul 2new
Zuby EjioforSigned Jul 1new
Henri VeesaarSigned Jul 1new

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. Atlanta Hawks depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	ATL	78	33.4	20.8	3.2	3.4	3.7	1.3	0.5	45.8%	7.0/15.3	92.3%	3.6/3.9	2.1
2024-25	MIN	82	25.3	9.4	1.7	3.2	2.7	0.6	0.4	44.0%	3.3/7.5	78.6%	1.1/1.4	1.2
2023-24	MIN	82	23.4	8.0	1.6	2.0	2.5	0.8	0.5	43.9%	2.9/6.6	75.0%	0.6/0.8	0.9
2022-23	UTAH/MIN	59	15.0	6.2	1.0	1.7	1.8	0.5	0.4	44.0%	2.2/5.0	70.0%	0.7/1.0	0.9
2021-22	NO/UTAH	65	22.6	10.6	1.6	2.9	2.4	0.7	0.4	37.1%	3.9/10.5	70.6%	1.2/1.7	1.4
2020-21	NO	46	21.9	11.0	1.7	3.1	2.2	1.0	0.5	42.0%	4.2/10.0	71.4%	1.0/1.4	1.5
2019-20	NO	47	12.6	5.7	1.0	1.8	1.9	0.4	0.2	36.8%	2.1/5.7	62.5%	0.5/0.8	1.1

Box-score averages from ESPN.