Where should P.J. Washington be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 144 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 129 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 116.8 on average, 27 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will P.J. Washington play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 68 games, after 56 last season.

DAL

P.J. Washington

Dallas Mavericks · SF/PF · Age 28 · 6′7″ · 8th season

Rankings Brandin Podziemski Duncan Robinson

Rank#144SF #76 · of 233

Value-0.5649-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP116.8

$ Max value$1Yahoo avg $0.0

Games6831 min a game

Rostered10.6%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 144 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 129 in 2025-26. His weakest category is free-throw percentage at 68.9%. Yahoo drafters take him at 116.8 on average, 27 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Rising: 10.3 in 2021-22, 14.2 last season.

Last season14.2

5-season average13.6

Trend a season+0.7

2026-27 proj.14.1

Fairly steady: between 10.3 (2021-22) and 15.7 (2022-23).
Per 36 minutes: 13.6 in 2021-22, 16.5 last season, on 27.2 → 31.0 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (14.1) is in line with last season (14.2).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#112of 24724-25#96of 26625-26#105of 27226-27*#108of 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.	144	-0.564	68	31	14.1	1.4	7.0	1.8	1.0	1.0	44.8%	5.3/11.7	68.9%	2.2/3.3	1.7
2025-26	129	-0.148	56	31	14.2	1.4	7.0	1.8	1.0	1.1	45.0%	5.3/11.8	68.7%	2.2/3.3	1.7
2024-25	84	0.113	57	32	14.7	1.6	7.8	2.3	1.1	1.1	45.3%	5.3/11.7	72.2%	2.5/3.5	2.1
2023-24	112	-0.220	73	30	12.9	1.8	5.6	1.9	1.0	0.8	43.6%	4.9/11.1	68.3%	1.4/2.0	1.3
2022-23	-	-	73	33	15.7	2.0	4.9	2.4	0.9	1.1	44.0%	5.9/13.4	70.8%	1.7/2.4	1.5
2021-22	-	-	65	27	10.3	1.7	5.2	2.3	0.9	0.9	46.3%	3.8/8.2	75.0%	0.9/1.2	1.3

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

14.1#108 of 213-0.17

3PM

1.4#138 of 213-0.05

REB

7.0#40 of 2130.19

AST

1.8#172 of 213-0.61

STL

1.0#79 of 2130.10

BLK

1.0#30 of 2130.42

FG%

44.8%5.3/11.7#179 of 213-0.46

FT%

68.9%2.2/3.3#202 of 213-1.10

TO

1.7#113 of 2130.08

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

Team role · Dallas Mavericks

The Dallas Mavericks starter at PF; Santi Aldama, new to the team, is behind him. 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).

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	56	31.0	14.2	1.4	7.0	1.8	1.0	1.1	44.9%	5.3/11.8	66.7%	2.2/3.3	1.7
2024-25	DAL	57	32.2	14.7	1.6	7.8	2.3	1.1	1.1	45.3%	5.3/11.7	71.4%	2.5/3.5	2.1
2023-24	CHA/DAL	73	30.4	12.9	1.8	5.6	1.9	1.0	0.8	43.2%	4.8/11.1	70.0%	1.4/2.0	1.3
2022-23	CHA	73	32.6	15.7	2.0	4.9	2.4	0.9	1.1	44.0%	5.9/13.4	70.8%	1.7/2.4	1.5
2021-22	CHA	65	27.2	10.3	1.7	5.2	2.3	0.9	0.9	46.3%	3.8/8.2	75.0%	0.9/1.2	1.3
2020-21	CHA	64	30.5	12.9	1.8	6.5	2.5	1.1	1.2	43.9%	4.7/10.7	73.9%	1.7/2.3	2.0
2019-20	CHA	58	30.3	12.2	1.5	5.4	2.1	0.9	0.8	45.1%	4.6/10.2	65.2%	1.5/2.3	1.6

Box-score averages from ESPN.

P.J. Washington 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.