2026-27 fantasy · UTA · F-C

Lauri Markkanen

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

Fairly sure: a regular in any 12-team league.

  • No. 46 in our 9-cat rankings, down 17 spots since Oct 24.
  • On the injury report: questionable tonight (right wrist sprain).
  • 29 minutes a game this season, off the bench.
  • 1 game this week (Oct 31–Nov 1), about a 45% chance he plays it.
  • When Collier sat since last season, he played 37 minutes instead of 34 (8 games).
Start or sit him vs…
Scoring from the league button up top.

This week

1 game this week (Oct 31–Nov 1), about a 45% chance he plays it.

  • Sat Oct 31vs POR46%
    Injury report: Questionable · Listed questionable

Played 41 of his team's last 82 games, 4 of the last 10.

How we work out the chance he plays

His role

Minutes a game, and whether he starts.

Last season
34 min
42 games, started all 42
This preseason
19 min
3 games, started all 3
This season
29 min
4 games, off the bench
We project
32 min
about 50 games

Why we project him this way: 28.6 min, 16 pts, 5.5 reb, 1.8 ast in 4 games this season; 12 shots a game, down from 19.2 last season.

Numbers

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

20.2Points
6.6Rebounds
1.9Assists
0.8Steals
0.5Blocks
2.4Threes
1.4Turnovers
45.3%FG%
87.8%FT%

Helps you most in FT%, points, threes. Costs you in assists and steals.

  • FG%-0.7
  • FT%+1.5
  • threes+0.8
  • points+1
  • rebounds+0.5
  • assists-1
  • steals-0.8
  • blocks-0.4
  • turnovers+0.7

When teammates sit

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

If he sits, who gains

In 18 games without him, Kyle Filipowski went from 19 to 27 minutes and 18.4 to 30.3 fantasy points a game.

Who gains when Lauri Markkanen is out →
Full stats and teammates on his player page