2026-27 fantasy · HOU · F

Jabari Smith Jr.

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

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

  • No. 38 in our 9-cat rankings, up 4 spots since Oct 24.
  • 35 minutes a game this season, off the bench.
  • 1 game this week (Oct 31–Nov 1), about a 90% chance he plays it.
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This week

1 game this week (Oct 31–Nov 1), about a 90% chance he plays it.

  • Sat Oct 31vs OKC92%

Played 78 of his team's last 82 games, 9 of the last 10.

How we work out the chance he plays

His role

Minutes a game, and whether he starts.

Last season
35 min
77 games, started all 77
This preseason
23 min
3 games, started all 3
This season
35 min
6 games, off the bench
We project
35 min
about 67 games

Why we project him this way: 34.5 min, 17.2 pts, 5.3 reb, 2.3 ast in 6 games this season.

Numbers

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

16.3Points
6.9Rebounds
2Assists
0.9Steals
0.9Blocks
2.3Threes
1.3Turnovers
46%FG%
80%FT%

Helps you most in turnovers, threes, rebounds. Costs you in assists and steals.

  • FG%-0.5
  • FT%+0.1
  • threes+0.7
  • points0
  • rebounds+0.6
  • assists-0.9
  • steals-0.5
  • blocks+0.5
  • turnovers+0.8

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

Nobody on his team gained much when he sat.

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