Snapshot
- Role: projected 19-minute reserve wing and transition finisher.
- Transaction: acquired with LaMelo Ball in the four-team trade finalized July 10.
- 2025-26 baseline: shoulder surgery cost him the first 24 games; he debuted December 12 and played 58 games at 15.7 MPG with 4.3 PTS, 1.8 REB, 0.8 AST and 0.6 STL on .459 FG and .420 from three.
- Fantasy fit: low-turnover threes and steals streamer, not a volume scorer. The .420 three-point mark is the one genuinely useful category.
2026-27 projection
| GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 19 | .465 | .820 | 1.4 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Correction 2026-07-18 This file carried no injury history at all and projected 65 games and 1.4 assists. Green underwent shoulder surgery and missed the first 24 games of 2025-26 (Yahoo), a material availability flag against a 65-game line; games are cut to 62. The assist projection was nearly double his 0.8 baseline on a team where Ball and Edwards will dominate initiation, and is trimmed to 1.0. Threes are raised from 1.2 to 1.4 to reflect the .420 mark the file previously undersold.
Fantasy translation
- Nine-category: 200+; deep-league or injury-streaming value only.
- Points: 180+ because low usage suppresses every volume category.
- Dynasty: 350+; real-life role security is stronger than fantasy ceiling.
Role, floor and ceiling
Green can play beside any two of Ball, Edwards, and Dosunmu without demanding touches. Floor: 12-15 minutes if Shannon wins the bench-wing role and Minnesota adds a veteran. Ceiling: 26 minutes, 8-9 points, 1.5 threes, and one steal if injuries create a starting opening.
Risk and transaction monitor
The trade gives Green a cleaner defensive role but less creation than a rebuilding team might offer. A late DiVincenzo return compresses his minutes. The positive branch is that Minnesota needs his perimeter defense when Ball and Edwards share the floor.
The health item is the shoulder. He had surgery ahead of 2025-26 and lost the first 24 games to it, and his role never fully recovered afterward — 15.7 minutes across 58 games is the lowest usage of his career. Nothing suggests a lingering problem into 2026-27, but a recent surgical shoulder on a player whose value is defensive contact belongs in the risk column rather than nowhere. Minnesota has also been reported to be considering Green as one of its power-forward-sized lineup answers, which would be a different and more physical assignment than bench wing.
Sources
- Official NBA offseason trade tracker — updated 2026-07-14; Green's Minnesota acquisition.
- Official Ball trade report — finalized 2026-07-10.
- RealGM 2026-27 Minnesota roster — accessed 2026-07-18.
- Hashtag crowdsourced keeper ranks — accessed 2026-07-18; Green No. 478.
- Yahoo: Hornets 2025-26 player grades, Josh Green — shoulder surgery, 24 games missed, and 2025-26 production.
Career record
Pre-NBA: Australian. Named to a 24-man senior squad for FIBA World Cup qualifying in September 2018 but a torn right labrum prevented the debut; he later played for Australia at the 2020 Olympics. One season at Arizona (2019-20): 30 games, 30.9 minutes, 12.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.5 steals on .424/.361/.780. Draft: 2020, first round, 18th overall, Dallas Mavericks.
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 20 | DAL | 39 | 11.4 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .452 | .565 | 0.4 |
| 2021-22 | 21 | DAL | 67 | 15.5 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .508 | .689 | 0.7 |
| 2022-23 | 22 | DAL | 60 | 25.7 | 9.1 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 | .537 | .723 | 1.2 |
| 2023-24 | 23 | DAL | 57 | 26.4 | 8.2 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.3 | .479 | .684 | 1.1 |
| 2024-25 | 24 | CHA | 68 | 27.8 | 7.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | .428 | .681 | 1.0 |
| 2025-26 | 25 | CHA | 58 | 15.7 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 | .459 | .893 | 0.6 |
| Career | 349 | 21.0 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | .480 | .705 | 0.9 |
Durability: Six seasons, never more than 68 games. Shoulders are the recurring theme: a torn right labrum in 2018 cost him his senior international debut, and surgery on left shoulder instability on June 20, 2025 kept him out until a December 12 debut, costing the first 24 games of 2025-26. The 2020-21 through 2023-24 shortfalls were assorted smaller absences rather than one event.
Trajectory: The career peaked in 2022-23 and 2023-24 — 26 minutes a night in Dallas, 8-9 points, near-40 percent from three — and has receded since. Charlotte gave him 27.8 minutes in 2024-25 but his shooting collapsed to .428, and after the shoulder surgery his 2025-26 role never came back: 15.7 minutes is the lowest of his career. The one useful signal is the .420 from three on that reduced volume, and an 89.3 FT% he has never approached before or since. In Minnesota he is a low-usage defensive wing who can play beside Ball and Edwards without needing touches, which is real-life value but not fantasy value. He matters only if DiVincenzo or Edwards misses extended time and he wins 26-plus minutes, or if Minnesota's reported interest in using him as a small-ball four sticks and adds rebounds to the profile.
Career sources: ESPN career stats · Wikipedia · Yahoo Hornets player grades · NBA.com trade report
Open questions
- Does Green or Shannon become the sixth wing in closing-lineup contingencies?
- Can he lift his steal rate enough to matter in deep nine-category leagues?
- Will Minnesota add another veteran wing before camp?