Team: New York Knicks · Status: standard contract · Position: C · Season age: 33 · Experience: entering 15th NBA season · Role: backup center · As of: 2026-07-18
2026-27 median projection
| GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 17.0 | .535 | .620 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
Nine-cat: top 180-260 neutral; top-120 potential in punt-FT builds. Points: C-, with injury-away upside. Dynasty: 2.0/10.
Role and evidence
Drummond averaged 6.4 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.6 steals, and 0.8 blocks in 19.5 minutes across 63 games in 2025-26, shooting .472 from the field and .631 at the line (Hashtag Basketball). New York officially signed him July 6 after Mitchell Robinson's departure (NBA.com).
The roster has no contracted third center as of July 18, so Drummond's healthy 17 minutes are structurally secure. Towns' shooting creates clean bench-unit spacing, but Drummond is unlikely to close except when rebounds or size dictate.
Role branches
- Ceiling: Towns misses time and Drummond reaches 25 minutes, producing 11 rebounds, one steal, and one block.
- Median: 17 minutes with strong rebounds/FG% and material FT damage.
- Floor: defensive matchup issues force small-ball; minutes fall near 12 and he becomes a category-only streamer.
Market and confidence
Hashtag placed him 309th in analyst dynasty and 591st on the crowd keeper board. Rebound-rate confidence is high; role is medium-high because of roster construction; games and defensive usability are medium-low.
Career record
Pre-NBA: UConn, one season (2011-12): 10.0 PTS / 7.6 REB / 2.7 BLK on .538 FG over 34 games (30 starts). Draft: 2012, Round 1, Pick 9, Detroit Pistons.
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 19 | DET | 60 | 20.7 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | .608 | .371 | 1.0 |
| 2013-14 | 20 | DET | 81 | 32.3 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.0 | .623 | .418 | 1.4 |
| 2014-15 | 21 | DET | 82 | 30.5 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.0 | .514 | .389 | 1.5 |
| 2015-16 | 22 | DET | 81 | 32.9 | 16.2 | 14.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | .521 | .355 | 1.9 |
| 2016-17 | 23 | DET | 81 | 29.7 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | .530 | .386 | 1.9 |
| 2017-18 | 24 | DET | 78 | 33.7 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.0 | .529 | .605 | 2.6 |
| 2018-19 | 25 | DET | 79 | 33.5 | 17.3 | 15.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.1 | .533 | .590 | 2.2 |
| 2019-20 | 26 | DET/CLE | 57 | 33.0 | 17.7 | 15.2 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | .533 | .575 | 3.6 |
| 2020-21 | 27 | CLE/LAL | 46 | 27.0 | 14.9 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | .493 | .600 | 2.7 |
| 2021-22 | 28 | PHI/BKN | 73 | 19.7 | 7.9 | 9.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | .570 | .524 | 1.6 |
| 2022-23 | 29 | CHI | 67 | 12.7 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .606 | .536 | 1.1 |
| 2023-24 | 30 | CHI | 79 | 17.1 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | .556 | .592 | 1.0 |
| 2024-25 | 31 | PHI | 40 | 18.8 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .500 | .622 | 1.4 |
| 2025-26 | 32 | PHI | 63 | 19.5 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .472 | .631 | 1.0 |
| Career | — | — | 967 | 26.3 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | .539 | .489 | 1.7 |
Durability: Iron-man early career — seven straight Detroit seasons of 78-82 games. The dips since: 57 GP in the pandemic-shortened 2019-20, 46 in the 2020-21 Cleveland shutdown-then-buyout year, and 40 in 2024-25 (in-and-out of the Philadelphia rotation with lower-leg issues). 63 games in 2025-26 at a steady backup load. For a 33-year-old center, availability is a relative strength.
Trajectory: Two clean phases. 2013-20: a four-time rebounding champion, two-time All-Star and All-NBA Third Team center peaking at 17.7 and 15.2. 2021-present: a per-minute-elite backup who still rebounds like a starter (8.4 in 19.5 minutes last year) and, new in 2025-26, shot 32-of-90 (.356) from three — the first real perimeter wrinkle of his career, worth noting against this file's 0.0 3PM projection. Career .489 FT is the permanent tax. In 2026-27 he holds New York's only conventional backup-center job behind Towns; he is fantasy-relevant now as a punt-FT rebounds/FG% specialist at 17 minutes, and becomes a must-add if a Towns absence pushes him to 25-plus, where his history says double-digit rebounds arrive immediately.
Career sources: StatMuse season averages · ESPN career stats · Wikipedia
Open questions
- Can Drummond stay on the floor defensively against playoff-level spacing?
- Does New York add a third center before camp?