2026-27 projection
| GP | MPG* | FG% (FGA) | FT% (FTA) | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 7 | .455 (2.1) | .800 (0.4) | 0.5 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
*MPG is the expected workload when he appears; Suder receives zero of the fixed 240 healthy-night minutes. Two-way rules also limit NBA availability.
- Healthy-night role: Outside the base rotation; two-way development guard.
- 9-category: No base redraft value.
- Points leagues: No base redraft value.
- Dynasty: Deep-league stash whose shooting and decision-making provide a plausible reserve-guard path.
Projection logic
Suder won MAC Player of the Year after averaging 14.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 1.3 steals in 33 starts while shooting .546 from the field and .421 from three. That combination of efficiency and connective play is promising, but Dončić, Reaves, Grimes, Sexton, Hardy, and James form a daunting guard queue. The 15-game median is a call-up estimate, not an assertion that his college percentages translate immediately. Yahoo Sports signing report · ESPN player page
Redraft, dynasty, and scenarios
- Median: Development-heavy season with occasional low-leverage NBA minutes.
- Ceiling: Suder's shot and low-mistake play earn a steady late-season reserve role and very-deep-league threes/assists value.
- Floor: NBA athleticism erodes his finishing and defense, keeping him away from meaningful minutes.
- Draft stance: Undrafted in redraft.
- Dynasty: More appealing in two-way or 30-team formats than his raw athletic profile suggests because shooting plus processing can stick.
Confidence
- Roster/contract: High — listed by the Lakers on a two-way deal.
- Minutes: Low — no fixed rotation allocation.
- Rates: Low — rookie with no NBA sample.
Sources
- Yahoo Sports: Lakers sign Okereke and Suder
- Sports Illustrated: Lakers add undrafted shooter
- ESPN player page
- Official Lakers roster
Career record
Pre-NBA: Four college seasons, 130 games, 130 starts. Bellarmine (2022-24): 9.9 PTS/4.3 REB/2.6 AST as a freshman (ASUN All-Freshman), 10.5/4.3/3.3 as a sophomore. Transferred to Miami (OH) (2024-26): 13.7/4.9/3.8 with First-Team All-MAC as a junior; 14.8 PTS, 4.6 REB, 4.0 AST, 1.3 STL on .546 FG/.421 3P as a senior — 2026 MAC Player of the Year while leading Miami to a 31-0 regular season, the first unbeaten D-I regular season since 2021 Gonzaga. Draft: undrafted (2026); signed a Lakers two-way in July 2026.
No NBA record. Most recent competitive season is the 2025-26 Miami (OH) year above.
Durability: Started every game of his college career — 32, 31, 34, 33 — with no reported injuries. As clean as an amateur ledger gets.
Trajectory: The record shows a four-year riser: scoring, assists, and efficiency improved every season, and the senior year paired elite efficiency (.546/.421) with connective playmaking and low mistakes. That is a real reserve-combo-guard profile, but it was built against MAC athleticism. In 2026-27 he sits behind Dončić, Reaves, Grimes, Sexton, and Hardy with zero healthy-night minutes; the season is a G League proving ground. He becomes fantasy-relevant only in two-way/30-team formats, and only if his shooting survives NBA closeouts well enough to win a late-season reserve role.
Career sources: Wikipedia · Yahoo signing report · ESPN player page
Open questions
- Does Suder's college finishing efficiency survive against NBA length?
- Can he defend either guard spot well enough to turn shooting into an NBA rotation role?