Where should Scottie Barnes be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 19 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 8 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 15.1 on average, 4 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will Scottie Barnes play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 73 games, after 80 last season.

TOR

Scottie Barnes

Toronto Raptors · SF/PF/C · Age 25 · 6′8″

Rankings Austin Reaves Jalen Johnson

Rank#19SF #10 · of 233

Value0.4209-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP15.1ESPN 16.8

$ Max value$35Yahoo avg $46.7

Games7334 min a game

Rostered99.6%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 19 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 8 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in assists and steals among rotation players; the cost is turnovers at 2.7 a game, which makes him a natural punt-TO pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 15.1 on average, 4 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Rising: 15.3 in 2021-22, 18.1 last season.

Last season18.1

5-season average17.6

Trend a season+1.0

2026-27 proj.17.8

Fairly steady: between 15.3 (2021-22) and 19.9 (2023-24).
Per 36 minutes: 15.6 in 2021-22, 19.5 last season, on 35.4 → 33.5 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (17.8) is in line with last season (18.1).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#62of 24724-25#53of 26625-26#60of 27226-27*#48of 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.	19	0.420	73	34	17.8	0.9	7.0	5.6	1.2	1.2	50.0%	7.0/14.0	79.3%	2.9/3.7	2.7
2025-26	8	0.645	80	34	18.1	0.9	7.5	5.9	1.4	1.5	50.7%	7.1/14.0	81.5%	3.0/3.7	2.6
2024-25	29	0.444	65	33	19.3	1.2	7.7	5.8	1.4	1.0	44.6%	7.3/16.4	75.5%	3.5/4.7	2.8
2023-24	31	0.176	60	35	19.9	1.7	8.2	6.1	1.3	1.5	47.5%	7.5/15.7	78.1%	3.3/4.2	2.8
2022-23	-	-	77	35	15.3	0.8	6.6	4.8	1.1	0.8	45.5%	6.0/13.2	78.1%	2.5/3.2	2.0
2021-22	-	-	74	35	15.3	0.8	7.5	3.5	1.1	0.7	49.2%	6.2/12.6	72.4%	2.1/2.9	1.8

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

17.8#48 of 2130.41

3PM

0.9#156 of 213-0.17

REB

7.0#49 of 2130.10

AST

5.6#16 of 2130.85

STL

1.2#16 of 2130.58

BLK

1.2#27 of 2130.46

FG%

50.0%7.0/14.0#80 of 213-0.08

FT%

79.3%2.9/3.7#60 of 2130.00

TO

2.7#195 of 213-0.64

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

Team role · Toronto Raptors

The Toronto Raptors starter at PF, with Collin Murray-Boyles behind him. 85 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Brandon Ingram, Sandro Mamukelashvili, and Ochai Agbaji; Kawhi Leonard is the arrival projected for the most minutes (32).

PF

1Scottie Barnes
2Collin Murray-Boyles
3Kyle AndersonNew
4Allen GravesNew
5Jamison Battle

Left since 2025-26

Brandon Ingram34 min → LAC
Sandro Mamukelashvili22 min → LAL
Ochai Agbaji16 min
Gradey Dick14 min → LAC
Minutes a night85

Arrived

Kawhi Leonard32 min from LAC
Malachi SmithWaived by BKN Jul 1024 min from BKN
Kyle AndersonSigned Jul 620 min from MIN
Trey Jemison III6 min from NY
Jaden BradleySigned Sep 21new
Allen GravesSigned Jul 2new

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. Toronto Raptors depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	TOR	80	33.5	18.1	0.9	7.5	5.9	1.4	1.5	50.7%	7.1/14.0	81.1%	3.0/3.7	2.6
2024-25	TOR	65	32.8	19.3	1.2	7.7	5.8	1.4	1.0	44.5%	7.3/16.4	76.1%	3.5/4.6	2.8
2023-24	TOR	60	34.9	19.9	1.7	8.2	6.1	1.3	1.5	47.8%	7.5/15.7	78.6%	3.3/4.2	2.8
2022-23	TOR	77	34.8	15.3	0.8	6.6	4.8	1.1	0.8	45.5%	6.0/13.2	78.1%	2.5/3.2	2.0
2021-22	TOR	74	35.4	15.3	0.8	7.5	3.5	1.1	0.7	49.2%	6.2/12.6	72.4%	2.1/2.9	1.8

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Scottie Barnes 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.