2026-27 projection
| GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 7.0 | .430 | .700 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
- 9-cat: 300+; points: two-way depth; dynasty: 300-450.
- Role: fourth point guard on a two-way contract for Utah Jazz.
- 2025-26 baseline: nine games for New Orleans, 12.3 minutes, 5.2 points, 1.2 rebounds, 1.0 assist, and 0.7 steals. ESPN player stats, accessed 2026-07-18
Fantasy thesis
Utah signed Alexander to a two-way contract July 7. He has more NBA experience than Bates but less specialized scoring than Hinson; his likely value is injury insurance and G League production. NBA movement data, accessed 2026-07-18
Ceiling: multiple guard absences create short-term assists/steals minutes. Floor: no meaningful NBA role.
Career record
Pre-NBA: Creighton, three seasons: 7.4 PPG (2021-22, Big East All-Freshman), 13.6 PPG (2022-23), then 17.6 PTS / 5.7 REB / 4.7 AST as a junior (2023-24, second-team All-Big East). Draft: undrafted (2024); signed a two-way with Denver.
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21 | DEN | 24 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .317 | .750 | 0.2 |
| 2025-26 | 22 | NOP | 9 | 12.3 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .514 | .600 | 0.3 |
| Career | — | DEN/NOP | 33 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .410 | .667 | 0.2 |
The NBA sample is 33 garbage-time games. The real professional record is in the G League: 30 games for Grand Rapids in 2024-25 at 25.8 PTS, 5.7 REB, 5.6 AST, 1.7 STL on .461/.395, winning 2024-25 G League Rookie of the Year (second in the league in scoring).
Durability: No injury history of note at any level; low NBA GP is entirely role-driven.
Trajectory: The record shows a proven bucket-getter one level down — G League Rookie of the Year production with lead-guard usage — that two organizations have not yet converted into NBA minutes. In 2026-27 he is Utah's fourth point guard on a two-way behind George, Peterson and Collier, with the Salt Lake City Stars as his primary stage. He becomes fantasy-relevant only through the two-way pipeline: multiple Jazz guard absences plus a standard-contract conversion, at which point his G League scoring-and-assists profile makes him a viable deep-league stream. Absent that, he is a name to track in dynasty leagues of 400+ rostered players.
Career sources: StatMuse season averages · Wikipedia · G League Rookie of the Year announcement
Open questions
- Is Alexander ahead of Bates for NBA call-ups?
- Can he develop enough shooting to play beside a lead guard?