Where should Nikola Jokic be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 1 player on the 2026-27 projection, and first on our board 3 seasons running. Yahoo drafters take him at 1.5 on average: priced about where he ranks.

How many games will Nikola Jokic play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 69 games, after 65 last season.

DEN

Nikola Jokic

Denver Nuggets · C · Age 31 · 6′11″ · 12th season

Rankings Victor Wembanyama

Rank#1C #1 · of 233

Value1.5109-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP1.5ESPN 1.4

$ Max value$82Yahoo avg $78.9

Games6934 min a game

Rostered99.9%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 1 player on the 2026-27 projection, and first on our board 3 seasons running. He is first in assists and top 5 in rebounds, points, and steals among rotation players; the cost is turnovers at 3.6 a game, which makes him a natural punt-TO pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 1.5 on average: priced about where he ranks.

Stats over time

Steady: between 24.5 and 29.6 for 5 seasons, and top 10 among rotation players every season on our board.

Last season27.7

5-season average27.1

Trend a season+0.6

2026-27 proj.27.5

Very steady: lowest in 2022-23, highest in 2024-25.
Per 36 minutes: 29.1 in 2021-22, 28.7 last season, on 33.5 → 34.8 minutes: it has held.
The projection (27.5) is in line with last season (27.7).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#5of 24724-25#3of 26625-26#6of 27226-27*#4of 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.	1	1.510	69	34	27.5	1.7	12.8	10.2	1.4	0.8	56.1%	10.0/17.8	82.3%	5.9/7.1	3.6
2025-26	1	1.252	65	35	27.7	1.7	12.9	10.7	1.4	0.8	56.9%	9.9/17.4	83.1%	6.1/7.4	3.7
2024-25	1	1.388	70	37	29.6	2.0	12.7	10.2	1.8	0.6	57.6%	11.2/19.5	80.0%	5.2/6.4	3.3
2023-24	1	0.952	79	35	26.4	1.1	12.4	9.0	1.4	0.9	58.3%	10.4/17.9	81.7%	4.5/5.5	3.0
2022-23	-	-	69	34	24.5	0.8	11.8	9.8	1.3	0.7	63.5%	9.4/14.8	81.7%	4.9/6.0	3.6
2021-22	-	-	74	34	27.1	1.3	13.8	7.9	1.5	0.9	58.2%	10.3/17.7	81.0%	5.1/6.3	3.8

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

27.5#4 of 2131.30

3PM

1.7#36 of 2130.61

REB

12.8#2 of 2131.15

AST

10.2#1 of 2131.50

STL

1.4#4 of 2130.76

BLK

0.8#71 of 213-0.14

FG%

56.1%10.0/17.8#17 of 2130.45

FT%

82.3%5.9/7.1#8 of 2130.59

TO

3.6#212 of 213-0.98

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

Team role · Denver Nuggets

The Denver Nuggets starter at C; Marvin Bagley III, new to the team, is behind him. 110 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Peyton Watson, Tim Hardaway Jr., and Bruce Brown; DeMar DeRozan is the arrival projected for the most minutes (29).

C

1Nikola Jokic
2Marvin Bagley IIINew
3Zeke Nnaji
4DaRon Holmes II
5Trevon BrazileNew

Left since 2025-26

Peyton WatsonTraded Aug 2030 min → CLE
Tim Hardaway Jr.Signed by MIA Jul 627 min → MIA
Bruce Brown24 min
Jalen Pickett16 min → LAC
Jonas ValanciunasWaived Jul 813 min
Minutes a night110

Arrived

DeMar DeRozanWaived by SAC Jul 631 min from SAC
Marvin Bagley III20 min from DAL
RJ Nembhard Jr.new
Lonnie Walker IVnew
Alpha Diallonew
Bryce HopkinsSigned Aug 26new
Trevon BrazileSigned Jul 10new

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. Denver Nuggets depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	DEN	65	34.8	27.7	1.7	12.9	10.7	1.4	0.8	56.9%	9.9/17.4	82.4%	6.1/7.4	3.7
2024-25	DEN	70	36.7	29.6	2.0	12.7	10.2	1.8	0.6	57.4%	11.2/19.5	81.3%	5.2/6.4	3.3
2023-24	DEN	79	34.6	26.4	1.1	12.4	9.0	1.4	0.9	58.1%	10.4/17.9	81.8%	4.5/5.5	3.0
2022-23	DEN	69	33.7	24.5	0.8	11.8	9.8	1.3	0.7	63.5%	9.4/14.8	81.7%	4.9/6.0	3.6
2021-22	DEN	74	33.5	27.1	1.3	13.8	7.9	1.5	0.9	58.2%	10.3/17.7	81.0%	5.1/6.3	3.8
2020-21	DEN	72	34.6	26.4	1.3	10.8	8.3	1.3	0.7	56.7%	10.2/18.0	87.3%	4.8/5.5	3.1
2019-20	DEN	73	32.0	19.9	1.1	9.7	7.0	1.2	0.6	52.4%	7.7/14.7	82.9%	3.4/4.1	3.1
2018-19	DEN	80	31.3	20.1	1.0	10.8	7.3	1.4	0.7	51.0%	7.7/15.1	81.8%	3.6/4.4	3.1
2017-18	DEN	75	32.5	18.5	1.5	10.7	6.1	1.2	0.8	49.6%	6.7/13.5	83.3%	3.5/4.2	2.8
2016-17	DEN	73	27.9	16.7	0.6	9.8	4.9	0.8	0.8	58.1%	6.8/11.7	83.9%	2.6/3.1	2.3
2015-16	DEN	80	21.7	10.0	0.4	7.0	2.4	1.0	0.6	50.7%	3.8/7.5	79.2%	1.9/2.4	1.3

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Nikola Jokic 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.