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Dylan Cardwell

RANK #1772025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEC332025-26 9-CAT #145 8-CAT #166C · Sacramento KingsAge 246' 10"2025-26 season

5.4

Points / game

7.5

Rebounds

1.4

Assists

20.6

Minutes

58.7%

FG%

22.2

FPTS / game

-10.2

vs C median

TIER 6 · #177 OVERALLDepth piece — #33 among centers

Dylan Cardwell is ranked #33 among 58 eligible NBA centers. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. He closed the season hot — 8.4 points per game above his average over the final five games, driven by a bigger role: 24.4 minutes/game vs 20.7 season-long. Volume gains tend to stick.

Percentile45%

2025-26 season results · Computed from official box scores · Points scoring: PTS + 1.2×REB + 1.5×AST + 3×STL + 3×BLK − TO · updated July 27

LATE FLIER

Dylan Cardwell 2026-27 fantasy outlook

22.6Proj FPTS/G · ~1243 / 55 games

15.1–29.6Typical game · middle 50%

#178Projected rank

—ADP (ESPN drafts)

No live market price for him yet — we rank him #178. Projection drivers: growing workload (24.4 minutes/gm late vs 20.7 season), late-season gains in per-minute production.

INJURY RISK High^?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK Low^?ROLE SECURITY Unsettled^?How we grade risk

Projection updated July 27 · ESPN ADP updated July 27 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025-26 game log

Dylan Cardwell consistency and floor

44 GAMES

Floor (p10)

22.2

Average

32.7

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered70%

Boom rate125%+ of average30%

Bust rateunder half of average11%

22.3

Season avg FPTS

23.3

Last 10 FPTS

30.6

Last 5 FPTS

Cardwell vs other centers

PERCENTILE · 58 RANKED

Points5.417

Rebounds7.562

Assists1.445

Steals0.767

Blocks1.588

Minutes20.640

Fantasy PPG22.245

Percentile among all ranked NBA centers · 99 = best

Cardwell fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 42.6SEASON LOW 3.2LAST 5 AVG 30.6

Dylan Cardwell game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Apr 13	@POR	L 122-110	21	6	8	0	1	1	1	3-7	0-1	20.6
Apr 11	GS	W 124-118	24	7	7	1	2	2	0	3-6	1-1	28.9
Apr 8	@GS	L 110-105	26	8	9	2	0	3	0	4-4	0-0	30.8
Apr 6	LAC	L 138-109	27	15	8	2	2	4	3	7-8	1-1	42.6
Apr 4	NO	W 117-113	24	6	8	1	0	5	2	3-3	0-0	30.1
Apr 2	@TOR	W 123-115	14	2	6	3	0	1	2	1-3	0-0	14.7
Mar 29	@BKN	L 116-99	14	4	3	1	0	2	0	2-4	0-0	15.1
Mar 28	@ATL	L 123-113	19	3	7	4	1	0	1	1-4	0-0	19.4
Mar 26	@ORL	L 121-117	16	2	5	2	0	0	1	1-1	0-0	10
Mar 24	@CHA	L 134-90	24	6	11	1	0	1	3	3-8	0-0	20.7
Mar 22	BKN	W 126-122	15	5	3	2	0	1	1	2-3	0-0	13.6
Mar 20	PHI	L 139-118	21	9	13	3	1	0	1	4-8	0-0	31.1
Mar 18	SA	L 132-104	18	7	8	2	0	0	0	3-6	0-0	19.6
Mar 16	UTAH	W 116-111	16	2	7	1	1	0	0	1-1	0-0	14.9
Mar 15	@LAC	W 118-109	13	0	6	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	8.7
Feb 12	@UTAH	L 121-93	27	6	10	3	1	0	2	2-5	0-0	23.5
Feb 10	@NO	L 120-94	32	6	11	1	2	2	0	3-5	0-0	32.7
Feb 8	CLE	L 132-126	25	12	11	4	1	1	1	6-9	0-0	36.2
Feb 7	LAC	L 114-111	31	14	14	1	1	2	2	7-11	0-0	39.3
Feb 5	MEM	L 129-125	26	5	11	1	0	1	0	1-2	0-0	22.7
Feb 1	@WSH	L 116-112	20	5	2	0	0	3	1	2-2	0-0	15.4
Jan 31	@BOS	L 112-93	28	8	8	1	1	2	3	3-4	0-0	25.1
Jan 30	@PHI	L 113-111	14	0	4	0	0	1	2	0-0	0-0	5.8
Jan 28	@NY	L 103-87	22	4	10	0	0	2	0	2-3	0-0	22
Jan 25	@DET	L 139-116	27	4	9	5	1	2	0	2-2	0-0	31.3
Jan 24	@CLE	L 123-118	23	8	3	1	2	2	0	4-4	0-0	25.1
Jan 22	TOR	L 122-109	25	2	13	3	1	4	1	1-2	0-0	36.1
Jan 21	MIA	L 130-117	21	4	12	1	1	2	0	2-3	0-0	28.9
Jan 19	POR	L 117-110	26	12	10	2	1	1	1	5-8	0-0	32
Jan 17	WSH	W 128-115	19	8	9	1	0	0	1	4-5	0-0	19.3
Jan 15	NY	W 112-101	21	2	6	1	1	3	0	1-2	0-0	22.7
Jan 13	LAL	W 124-112	17	2	7	0	0	1	1	1-3	0-0	12.4
Jan 12	HOU	W 111-98	19	9	11	1	0	0	1	4-11	0-0	22.7
Jan 10	@GS	L 137-103	22	6	8	1	0	1	0	3-5	0-0	20.1
Jan 7	DAL	L 100-98	11	4	9	1	0	1	1	2-4	0-0	18.3
Dec 29	@LAL	L 125-101	24	7	7	0	3	0	0	3-4	0-0	24.4
Dec 27	DAL	W 113-107	21	4	8	3	1	2	2	2-4	0-0	25.1
Dec 24	DET	L 136-127	27	5	6	4	2	1	0	0-1	0-0	27.2
Dec 22	HOU	W 125-124 OT	21	2	4	0	0	2	0	1-1	0-0	12.8
Dec 21	POR	L 98-93	21	4	8	0	1	5	2	1-3	0-0	29.6
Dec 19	@POR	L 134-133 OT	16	8	7	1	0	3	1	3-3	0-0	25.9
Nov 1	@MIL	W 135-133	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	3.2
Oct 27	LAL	L 127-120	13	0	3	0	1	1	2	0-1	0-1	7.6
Oct 23	@PHX	L 120-116	15	3	1	0	1	2	0	1-4	0-0	13.2

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QIs Dylan Cardwell a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #177 overall, #33 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Dylan Cardwell be drafted in?

Late rounds or waivers — he finished #177, so treat him as a flier.

QHow many fantasy points will Dylan Cardwell score in 2026-27?

We project 22.6 points per game across an expected 55 games — approximately 1243 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 15.1 and 29.6 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #178 in projected scoring.

QHow does Dylan Cardwell rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, Dylan Cardwell finished #145 in 9-cat and #166 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #177 in points formats. Low turnovers make him even more valuable when they count against you.

QHow consistent is Dylan Cardwell for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 70% of games, with a floor of 10 and a ceiling of 32.7 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 30% of games and busted (under half his average) in 11%.

Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.