Where should Peyton Watson be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 114 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 121 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 116.1 on average: priced about where he ranks.

How many games will Peyton Watson play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 68 games, after 54 last season.

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Peyton Watson

Cleveland Cavaliers · SF/PF · Age 24 · 6′8″

Rankings Collin Gillespie Caleb Wilson

Rank#114SF #61 · of 233

Value-0.4189-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP116.1ESPN 126.1

$ Max value$2Yahoo avg $1.0

Games6831 min a game

Rostered44.0%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 114 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 121 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in blocks among rotation players; the cost is free-throw percentage at 72.4%. Yahoo drafters take him at 116.1 on average: priced about where he ranks.

Stats over time

Rising: up 3 seasons in a row.

Last season14.6

4-season average8.2

Trend a season+3.5

2026-27 proj.15.0

Up and down: between 3.3 (2022-23) and 14.6 (2025-26).
Per 36 minutes: 14.7 in 2022-23, 17.8 last season, on 8.1 → 29.6 minutes: the change is mostly his playing time.
The projection (15.0) is in line with last season (14.6).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24–of 24724-25#231of 26625-26#99of 27226-27*#98of 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.	114	-0.418	68	31	15.0	1.5	5.2	2.2	1.1	1.1	48.7%	5.5/11.3	72.4%	2.4/3.3	1.9
2025-26	121	-0.127	54	30	14.6	1.5	4.9	2.1	0.9	1.1	49.1%	5.3/10.8	73.0%	2.6/3.5	1.7
2024-25	186	-0.324	68	24	8.1	0.7	3.4	1.4	0.7	1.4	47.7%	3.0/6.3	69.3%	1.4/2.0	0.8
2023-24	196	-0.486	80	19	6.7	0.6	3.2	1.1	0.5	1.1	46.5%	2.6/5.6	67.0%	0.9/1.3	0.7
2022-23	-	-	23	8	3.3	0.3	1.6	0.5	0.1	0.5	50.0%	1.3/2.6	55.6%	0.5/0.9	0.3

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

15.0#98 of 213-0.11

3PM

1.5#118 of 2130.04

REB

5.2#95 of 213-0.29

AST

2.2#144 of 213-0.47

STL

1.1#68 of 2130.15

BLK

1.1#19 of 2130.57

FG%

48.7%5.5/11.3#69 of 213-0.01

FT%

72.4%2.4/3.3#188 of 213-1.00

TO

1.9#138 of 213-0.03

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

Team role · Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers starter at SF, with Jaylon Tyson behind him. 183 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Darius Garland, De'Andre Hunter, and Keon Ellis; no arrival is projected for starter's minutes.

SF

1Peyton WatsonNew
2Jaylon Tyson
3Sam Merrill
4Mario HezonjaNew
5Nae'Qwan Tomlin
6Tristan Enaruna
7Riley Minix

Left since 2025-26

Darius Garland30 min → LAC
De'Andre Hunter26 min → SAC
Keon EllisSigned by BKN Jul 625 min → BKN
Max StrusAcquired by LAC Aug 2024 min → LAC
Dean WadeSigned by PHI Jul 622 min → PHI
Dennis SchroderAcquired by CHA Aug 2021 min → CHA
Lonzo Ball21 min
Larry Nance Jr.Signed by IND Jul 913 min → IND
Minutes a night183

Arrived

Peyton WatsonTraded by DEN Aug 2030 min from DEN
Meleek ThomasSigned Jul 1new
Mario HezonjaSigned Jul 31new
Khalifa DiopSigned Sep 2new
Ernest Udeh Jr.Signed 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. Cleveland Cavaliers depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	DEN	54	29.6	14.6	1.5	4.9	2.1	0.9	1.1	49.1%	5.3/10.8	74.3%	2.6/3.5	1.7
2024-25	DEN	68	24.4	8.1	0.7	3.4	1.4	0.7	1.4	47.6%	3.0/6.3	70.0%	1.4/2.0	0.8
2023-24	DEN	80	18.6	6.7	0.6	3.2	1.1	0.5	1.1	46.4%	2.6/5.6	69.2%	0.9/1.3	0.7
2022-23	DEN	23	8.1	3.3	0.3	1.6	0.5	0.1	0.5	50.0%	1.3/2.6	55.6%	0.5/0.9	0.3

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Peyton Watson 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.