Where should Shai Gilgeous-Alexander be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 3 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 2 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 3.9 on average: priced about where he ranks.

How many games will Shai Gilgeous-Alexander play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 72 games, after 68 last season.

OKC

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Oklahoma City Thunder · PG · Age 28 · 6′6″ · 9th season

Rankings Victor Wembanyama Luka Doncic

Rank#3PG #1 · of 233

Value1.4389-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP3.9ESPN 3.1

$ Max value$75Yahoo avg $66.3

Games7233 min a game

Rostered99.9%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 3 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 2 in 2025-26. He is first in free-throw percentage, top 5 in points and steals, and top 10 in field-goal percentage among rotation players. Yahoo drafters take him at 3.9 on average: priced about where he ranks.

Stats over time

Rising: 24.5 in 2021-22, 31.1 last season, and top 3 among rotation players every season on our board.

Last season31.1

5-season average30.0

Trend a season+1.5

2026-27 proj.30.9

Fairly steady: between 24.5 (2021-22) and 32.7 (2024-25).
Per 36 minutes: 25.4 in 2021-22, 33.7 last season, on 34.7 → 33.2 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (30.9) is in line with last season (31.1).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#2of 24724-25#1of 26625-26#2of 27226-27*#3of 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.	3	1.438	72	33	30.9	1.9	4.5	6.4	1.6	0.9	53.6%	10.5/19.7	88.1%	7.9/9.0	2.2
2025-26	2	1.052	68	33	31.1	1.7	4.3	6.6	1.4	0.8	55.3%	10.8/19.4	87.9%	7.9/9.0	2.2
2024-25	2	1.346	76	34	32.7	2.1	5.0	6.4	1.7	1.0	51.9%	11.3/21.8	89.8%	7.9/8.8	2.4
2023-24	2	0.792	75	34	30.1	1.3	5.5	6.2	2.0	0.9	53.5%	10.6/19.8	87.4%	7.6/8.7	2.2
2022-23	-	-	68	36	31.4	0.9	4.8	5.5	1.6	1.0	51.2%	10.4/20.3	89.9%	9.8/10.9	2.8
2021-22	-	-	56	35	24.5	1.6	5.0	5.9	1.3	0.8	45.2%	8.5/18.8	81.9%	5.9/7.2	2.8

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

30.9#3 of 2131.37

3PM

1.9#87 of 2130.25

REB

4.5#75 of 213-0.20

AST

6.4#17 of 2130.70

STL

1.6#5 of 2130.74

BLK

0.9#15 of 2130.75

FG%

53.6%10.5/19.7#10 of 2130.84

FT%

88.1%7.9/9.0#1 of 2130.77

TO

2.2#165 of 213-0.22

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

Team role · Oklahoma City Thunder

The Oklahoma City Thunder starter at PG, with Ajay Mitchell behind him. 93 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Luguentz Dort, Aaron Wiggins, and Isaiah Joe; no arrival is projected for starter's minutes.

PG

1Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
2Ajay Mitchell
3Bennett StirtzNew
4Nikola Topic
5Jared McCain
6Otega OwehNew

Left since 2025-26

Luguentz DortAcquired by ATL Jul 1927 min → ATL
Aaron WigginsTraded Jul 622 min → ATL
Isaiah JoeAcquired by DET Jul 621 min → DET
Branden CarlsonSigned by POR Jul 112 min → POR
Ousmane Dieng11 min → MIL
Minutes a night93

Arrived

Bennett StirtzSigned Jul 3new
Otega OwehSigned Jul 3new
Josh DixSigned Jul 3new
Aday MaraSigned Jul 3new
Thomas Sorbernew

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. Oklahoma City Thunder depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	OKC	68	33.2	31.1	1.7	4.3	6.6	1.4	0.8	55.7%	10.8/19.4	87.8%	7.9/9.0	2.2
2024-25	OKC	76	34.2	32.7	2.1	5.0	6.4	1.7	1.0	51.8%	11.3/21.8	89.8%	7.9/8.8	2.4
2023-24	OKC	75	34.0	30.1	1.3	5.5	6.2	2.0	0.9	53.5%	10.6/19.8	87.4%	7.6/8.7	2.2
2022-23	OKC	68	35.5	31.4	0.9	4.8	5.5	1.6	1.0	51.2%	10.4/20.3	89.9%	9.8/10.9	2.8
2021-22	OKC	56	34.7	24.5	1.6	5.0	5.9	1.3	0.8	45.2%	8.5/18.8	81.9%	5.9/7.2	2.8
2020-21	OKC	35	33.7	23.7	2.0	4.7	5.9	0.8	0.7	50.9%	8.2/16.1	81.5%	5.3/6.5	3.0
2019-20	OKC	70	34.7	19.0	1.2	5.9	3.3	1.1	0.7	46.9%	6.8/14.5	80.4%	4.1/5.1	1.9
2018-19	LAC	82	26.5	10.8	0.6	2.8	3.3	1.2	0.5	48.3%	4.2/8.7	79.2%	1.9/2.4	1.7

Box-score averages from ESPN.