2026-27 fantasy · HOU · G
Fred VanVleet
Should I get him? · 12-team 9-cat
Worth watching
Small sample: he has very few NBA games, so this stays at "Worth watching" until he plays more.
- No. 67 in our 9-cat rankings, about the same spot as on Oct 24.
- Didn't play last season. 29 minutes a game in his last 3; started 2 of 3.
- 1 game this week (Oct 31–Nov 1), about a 80% chance he plays it.
Start or sit him vs…
Scoring from the league button up top.
This week
1 game this week (Oct 31–Nov 1), about a 80% chance he plays it.
- Sat Oct 31vs OKC79%Second night of a back-to-back
Played 5 of his team's last 6 games, 5 of the last 6.
How we work out the chance he playsHis role
Minutes a game, and whether he starts.
This preseason
27 min
2 games, started both
This season
30 min
5 games, off the bench
We project
33 min
about 51 games
Didn't play last season. 29 minutes a game in his last 3; started 2 of 3.
Why we project him this way: 30.4 min, 13 pts, 4 reb, 6.4 ast in 5 games this season.
Numbers
Our projection for a game he plays, 2026-27.
13.7Points
3.8Rebounds
5.5Assists
1.5Steals
0.3Blocks
2.4Threes
1.4Turnovers
38.7%FG%
83.3%FT%
Helps you most in steals, assists, threes. Costs you in FG% and rebounds.
- FG%-2
- FT%+0.3
- threes+0.8
- points-0.5
- rebounds-0.9
- assists+0.9
- steals+1.3
- blocks-0.8
- turnovers+0.7
When teammates sit
His minutes and fantasy points in real games without a teammate.
No teammate's absence has changed his minutes much yet (we need 5 or more games without them to say).
If he sits, who gains
Not enough games without him on this team to say yet.
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