Where should Quentin Grimes be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 111 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 154 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 120.4 on average: priced about where he ranks.

How many games will Quentin Grimes play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 72 games, after 75 last season.

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Quentin Grimes

Los Angeles Lakers · SG/SF · Age 26 · 6′4″

Rankings Jeremiah Fears Tobias Harris

Rank#111SG #67 · of 233

Value-0.3909-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP120.4ESPN 129.9

$ Max value$3Yahoo avg $1.0

Games7230 min a game

Rostered38.9%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 111 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 154 in 2025-26. His weakest category is rebounds at 3.4 a game. Yahoo drafters take him at 120.4 on average: priced about where he ranks.

Stats over time

Rising: 6.0 in 2021-22, 13.4 last season.

Last season13.4

5-season average10.5

Trend a season+1.8

2026-27 proj.13.1

Up and down: between 6.0 (2021-22) and 14.6 (2024-25).
Per 36 minutes: 12.6 in 2021-22, 16.4 last season, on 17.1 → 29.4 minutes: the change is mostly his playing time.
The projection (13.1) is in line with last season (13.4).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#226of 24724-25#100of 26625-26#126of 27226-27*#128of 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.	111	-0.390	72	30	13.1	1.8	3.4	2.7	1.1	0.3	46.0%	4.5/9.8	82.9%	2.3/2.8	1.5
2025-26	154	-0.238	75	29	13.4	1.7	3.6	3.3	0.9	0.4	45.0%	4.5/10.1	84.0%	2.7/3.2	1.8
2024-25	124	-0.106	75	27	14.6	2.2	4.3	3.0	1.0	0.3	46.7%	5.1/11.0	75.7%	2.2/2.9	1.9
2023-24	296	-0.735	51	20	7.0	1.6	2.0	1.3	0.7	0.1	37.2%	2.4/6.4	75.6%	0.7/0.9	0.6
2022-23	-	-	71	30	11.3	2.2	3.2	2.1	0.7	0.4	47.1%	4.0/8.5	78.6%	1.1/1.4	1.0
2021-22	-	-	46	17	6.0	1.6	2.0	1.0	0.7	0.2	41.2%	2.1/5.1	75.0%	0.3/0.4	0.6

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

13.1#128 of 213-0.29

3PM

1.8#110 of 2130.12

REB

3.4#160 of 213-0.61

AST

2.7#118 of 213-0.35

STL

1.1#78 of 2130.11

BLK

0.3#150 of 213-0.54

FG%

46.0%4.5/9.8#105 of 213-0.17

FT%

82.9%2.3/2.8#64 of 2130.00

TO

1.5#92 of 2130.23

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

Team role · Los Angeles Lakers

No. 2 at SG for the Los Angeles Lakers, behind Austin Reaves. 201 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it LeBron James, Marcus Smart, and Rui Hachimura; Walker Kessler is the arrival projected for the most minutes (32).

SG

SF

1Ziaire WilliamsNew
2Quentin GrimesNew
3Matisse ThybulleNew
4Cameron CarrNew
5Jake LaRavia
6Adou Thiero
7Dalton Knecht
8Jaden HardyNew
9Chris Manon
10Arthur KalumaNew
11AK OkerekeNew

Left since 2025-26

LeBron JamesSigned by PHI Jul 2633 min → PHI
Marcus SmartSigned by HOU Jul 1029 min → HOU
Rui Hachimura28 min → LAC
Deandre AytonAcquired by WSH Jul 727 min → WSH
Luke KennardSigned by PHX Jul 1423 min → PHX
Gabe Vincent19 min
Jaxson HayesSigned by UTAH Jul 1018 min → UTAH
Nick Smith Jr.13 min
Maxi Kleber11 min
Minutes a night201

Arrived

Walker KesslerAcquired Jul 831 min from UTAH
Quentin Grimes30 min from PHI
Collin Sexton24 min from CHI
Ziaire Williams23 min from BKN
Sandro Mamukelashvili22 min from TOR
Matisse Thybulle16 min from POR
Jaden HardyAcquired Jul 716 min from WSH
Kevon Looney15 min from NO
Cameron Carrnew
Arthur Kalumanew
AK Okerekenew

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. Los Angeles Lakers depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	PHI	75	29.4	13.4	1.7	3.6	3.3	0.9	0.4	44.6%	4.5/10.1	84.4%	2.7/3.2	1.8
2024-25	DAL/PHI	75	26.8	14.6	2.2	4.3	3.0	1.0	0.3	46.4%	5.1/11.0	75.9%	2.2/2.9	1.9
2023-24	NY/DET	51	20.1	7.0	1.6	2.0	1.3	0.7	0.1	37.5%	2.4/6.4	77.8%	0.7/0.9	0.5
2022-23	NY	71	29.9	11.3	2.2	3.2	2.1	0.7	0.4	47.1%	4.0/8.5	78.6%	1.1/1.4	1.0
2021-22	NY	46	17.1	6.0	1.6	2.0	1.0	0.7	0.2	41.2%	2.1/5.1	75.0%	0.3/0.4	0.6

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Quentin Grimes 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.