Where should Trae Young be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 46 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 122 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 24.1 on average, 22 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will Trae Young play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 68 games, after 15 last season.

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Trae Young

Washington Wizards · PG · Age 28 · 6′2″ · 9th season

Rankings Franz Wagner Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Rank#46PG #20 · of 233

Value0.0879-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP24.1ESPN 22.9

$ Max value$21Yahoo avg $35.2

Games6834 min a game

Rostered98.3%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 46 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 122 in 2025-26. He is top 5 in assists, top 10 in free-throw percentage, and top 25 in points among rotation players; the cost is turnovers at 4.3 a game, which makes him a natural punt-TO pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 24.1 on average, 22 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Falling: down 4 seasons in a row.

Last season17.9

5-season average24.5

Trend a season−2.3

2026-27 proj.23.5

Fairly steady: between 17.9 (2025-26) and 28.4 (2021-22).
Per 36 minutes: 29.3 in 2021-22, 25.2 last season, on 34.9 → 25.6 minutes: the change is mostly his playing time.
The projection (23.5) sits between last season (17.9) and his 5-season average (24.5).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#30of 24724-25#23of 26625-26–of 27226-27*#22of 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.	46	0.087	68	34	23.5	2.7	2.8	10.3	1.2	0.1	43.0%	7.3/16.9	87.4%	6.3/7.2	4.3
2025-26	122	-0.129	15	25	17.9	1.8	2.0	8.0	0.9	0.1	45.8%	5.4/11.8	82.5%	5.3/6.5	2.6
2024-25	50	0.297	76	36	24.2	2.9	3.1	11.6	1.2	0.2	41.1%	7.5/18.1	87.5%	6.5/7.4	4.7
2023-24	47	0.038	54	36	25.7	3.2	2.8	10.8	1.3	0.2	43.0%	8.0/18.7	85.5%	6.4/7.5	4.4
2022-23	-	-	73	35	26.2	2.1	3.0	10.2	1.1	0.1	43.2%	8.2/19.0	88.6%	7.8/8.8	4.1
2021-22	-	-	76	35	28.4	3.1	3.7	9.7	0.9	0.1	46.3%	9.4/20.3	90.4%	6.6/7.3	4.0

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

23.5#22 of 2130.78

3PM

2.7#39 of 2130.60

REB

2.8#182 of 213-0.76

AST

10.3#2 of 2131.27

STL

1.2#59 of 2130.22

BLK

0.1#204 of 213-0.85

FG%

43.0%7.3/16.9#209 of 213-0.82

FT%

87.4%6.3/7.2#9 of 2130.58

TO

4.3#213 of 213-0.99

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

Team role · Washington Wizards

The Washington Wizards starter at PG, with Bub Carrington behind him. 184 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Julian Reese, C.J. McCollum, and Leaky Black; Anthony Davis is the arrival projected for the most minutes (32).

PG

Left since 2025-26

Julian ReeseSigned by NO Sep 2431 min → NO
C.J. McCollum31 min → ATL
Leaky Black29 min
Jaden HardyAcquired by LAL Jul 721 min → LAL
Corey Kispert20 min → ATL
Marvin Bagley III19 min → DEN
Sharife Cooper17 min
Cam WhitmoreSigned by DEN Sep 1817 min → DEN
Minutes a night184

Arrived

Anthony Davis31 min from DAL
Deandre AytonAcquired Jul 727 min from LAL
Tre MannAcquired Aug 2013 min from CHA
AJ Dybantsanew
Felix OkparaSigned Jul 7new

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. Washington Wizards depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	ATL/WSH	15	25.6	17.9	1.8	2.0	8.0	0.9	0.1	45.8%	5.4/11.8	81.5%	5.3/6.5	2.6
2024-25	ATL	76	36.0	24.2	2.9	3.1	11.6	1.2	0.2	40.9%	7.4/18.1	87.8%	6.5/7.4	4.7
2023-24	ATL	54	36.0	25.7	3.2	2.8	10.8	1.3	0.2	42.8%	8.0/18.7	85.3%	6.4/7.5	4.4
2022-23	ATL	73	34.8	26.2	2.1	3.0	10.2	1.1	0.1	43.2%	8.2/19.0	88.6%	7.8/8.8	4.1
2021-22	ATL	76	34.9	28.4	3.1	3.7	9.7	0.9	0.1	46.3%	9.4/20.3	90.4%	6.6/7.3	4.0
2020-21	ATL	63	33.7	25.3	2.2	3.9	9.4	0.8	0.2	43.5%	7.7/17.7	88.5%	7.7/8.7	4.1
2019-20	ATL	60	35.3	29.6	3.4	4.3	9.3	1.1	0.1	43.7%	9.1/20.8	86.0%	8.0/9.3	4.8
2018-19	ATL	81	30.9	19.1	1.9	3.7	8.1	0.9	0.2	41.9%	6.5/15.5	82.4%	4.2/5.1	3.8

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Trae Young 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.