Team: Detroit Pistons · Age: 21 · Position: SF/PF · As of: 2026-07-18
2026-27 median projection
| GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 18.0 | .440 | .770 | 0.7 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
Nine-cat: deep-league stocks streamer. Points: C-. Dynasty: 7.5/10; age and two-way ceiling justify patience.
Role and evidence
Holland averaged 8.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1.2 steals in 19.9 minutes across 78 games, shooting .432 from the field and .805 from the line (Basketball-Reference). That is a meaningful NBA defensive baseline for a player who turned 21 in July.
John Collins takes the starting power-forward role, while Thompson, Robinson, Joe, and Huerter crowd the wing. Holland's best path is becoming the first energetic reserve at both forward spots. He can gain minutes even without a jumper if his transition pressure and switching defense produce winning bench lineups; he needs improved half-court decision-making to close.
Range
- Ceiling: 25 MPG, 11/5 with 1.5 steals and a usable three, especially after a veteran consolidation trade.
- Floor: a repeat of sub-20 minutes with poor FG% and turnovers, producing no redraft value.
Career record
Pre-NBA: Duncanville HS (Texas) five-star and McDonald's All-American, then G League Ignite 2023-24: 15 GP (14 starts), 18.5 PTS / 6.7 REB / 2.8 AST / 2.1 STL on .474/.239/.682 before a ruptured right-thumb tendon ended his season in January 2024. Draft: 2024, Round 1, Pick 5, Detroit Pistons.
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19 | DET | 81 | 15.6 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .474 | .754 | 0.9 |
| 2025-26 | 20 | DET | 78 | 19.9 | 8.2 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .432 | .805 | 1.2 |
| Career | — | DET | 159 | 17.7 | 7.3 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .450 | .782 | 1.1 |
Durability: 81 then 78 games — an iron-man profile in the NBA. The only serious injury on record is the 2024 thumb-tendon surgery that cut the Ignite season to 15 games; it has not recurred.
Trajectory: Two seasons in, the record is exactly the Ignite scouting report at NBA scale: steal generation that doubled to 1.2 per game in year two, growing rebounding, and a three-point shot stuck in the mid-.20s (.238, then .253). For 2026-27 he competes to be Detroit's first reserve at both forward spots against a veteran-loaded wing group. He becomes fantasy-relevant if he reaches roughly 24-25 minutes — his per-minute steals already clear the streamer bar, so minutes, not skill growth, is the near-term gate; a usable jumper is what would push him from streamer to hold.
Career sources: ESPN career stats, Wikipedia, RealGM.
Open questions
- Has Holland's three-point form progressed enough to share the floor with Thompson and Duren?
- Is he the first reserve forward ahead of Prince?
- Does Detroit prioritize his development over a veteran-heavy playoff rotation?