2026-27 fantasy · LAC · F

Derrick Jones Jr.

Should I get him? · 12-team 9-cat
Worth adding

Fairly sure, though he's not far from the edge of what a 12-team league keeps.

  • No. 106 in our 9-cat rankings, up 47 spots since Oct 24.
  • 29 minutes a game this season, off the bench.
  • 1 game this week (Oct 31–Nov 1), about a 95% 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 95% chance he plays it.

  • Sun Nov 1@ GSW93%

Played 50 of his team's last 82 games, 10 of the last 10.

How we work out the chance he plays

His role

Minutes a game, and whether he starts.

Last season
27 min
50 games, started 45 of 50
This preseason
19 min
3 games, started all 3
This season
29 min
5 games, off the bench
We project
28 min
about 63 games

Why we project him this way: 28.9 min, 12 pts, 4.4 reb, 1.6 ast in 5 games this season.

Numbers

Our projection for a game he plays, 2026-27.

11.2Points
3.9Rebounds
1.4Assists
1.1Steals
0.7Blocks
1.5Threes
0.9Turnovers
53.1%FG%
70.6%FT%

Helps you most in turnovers, FG%. Costs you in assists and points.

  • FG%+0.7
  • FT%-0.5
  • threes-0.2
  • points-1.1
  • rebounds-0.8
  • assists-1.2
  • steals+0.1
  • blocks+0.1
  • turnovers+1.4

When teammates sit

His minutes and fantasy points in real games without a teammate.

If he sits, who gains

In 25 games without him, Jordan Miller went from 21 to 20 minutes and 16.6 to 17.1 fantasy points a game.

Who gains when Derrick Jones Jr. is out →
Full stats and teammates on his player page