It’s the final weekend before the NBA regular season begins, which means you’re coming here for your fantasy basketball drafts.
Should you draft Bennedict Mathurin this season? Here’s the latest outlook, projections, and rankings for the Indiana Pacers Shooting Guard.
Should You Draft Bennedict Mathurin in Fantasy Basketball?
Bennedict Mathurin has been a relatively one-dimensional fantasy contributor through his first three seasons, offering steady scoring with limited complementary stats. He peaked offensively as a rookie, averaging 16.7 points per game, but still finished as Indiana’s third-leading scorer last season (16.1 ppg), trailing Pascal Siakam (20.2 ppg) and Tyrese Haliburton (18.6 ppg).
With Haliburton (Achilles) sidelined for the entire 2025-26 campaign and Myles Turner now in Milwaukee, Mathurin enters Year 4 with a prime opportunity to break out. Fresh off his first NBA Finals appearance, the 23-year-old shooting guard is expected to take on increased shot-creation duties in a consistent starting role, possibly at the expense of his efficiency (45.8 fg%).
To elevate his fantasy value, Mathurin will need to improve his playmaking and outside shooting. He averaged just 1.9 assists and 1.4 3-pointers per game in the 2024-25 season, shooting 34.0% from deep. Still, his offensive upside makes him a high-ceiling eighth to ninth-round target, particularly appealing in points leagues.
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What Are Mathurin’s Fantasy Basketball Projections This Season?
Based on our proprietary metrics here at PFSN, we project Mathurin to score 2,184.8 fantasy points this season, with him averaging 16.9 points per game.
This includes 5.8 field goals per game, 1.2 three-pointers per game, 4.1 free throws per game, 5.0 rebounds per game, 1.9 assists per game, 0.6 steals per game, and 0.3 blocks per game.
Where Does Bennedict Mathurin Rank in the Upcoming Fantasy Basketball Season?
Mathurin is ranked 78th overall and 18th at his position. The five players ranked ahead of him overall include OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, Onyeka Okongwu, Payton Pritchard, and Anfernee Simons.
The five players ranked behind him overall include Donovan Clingan, Immanuel Quickley, Tyler Herro, Mark Williams, and Jrue Holiday.
The five players ranked ahead of him at his position include Austin Reaves, RJ Barrett, Shaedon Sharpe, Cam Thomas, and Simons.
The five players ranked behind him at his position include Herro, Stephon Castle, Bilal Coulibaly, Jaden Ivey, and Ausar Thompson.
