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Alex Caruso

RANK #2642025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEG1252025-26 9-CAT #232 8-CAT #240G · Oklahoma City ThunderAge 326' 5"2025-26 season

6.2

Points / game

2.8

Rebounds

2.0

Assists

18.2

Minutes

42.3%

FG%

16.5

FPTS / game

-15.0

vs G median

TIER 6 · #264 OVERALLDepth piece — #125 among guards

Alex Caruso is ranked #125 among 198 eligible NBA guards. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. His final five games came in 6.0 points per game below his average, and the workload confirms it: 16.2 minutes/game over that stretch vs 18.3 on the season — a real role change worth monitoring.

Percentile37%

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

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Alex Caruso 2026-27 fantasy outlook

14.9Proj FPTS/G · ~954 / 64 games

11.2–21.9Typical game · middle 50%

#300Projected rank

138.5ADP (ESPN drafts)

The market drafts him around #197; we rank him #300. Let someone else pay the premium. Projection drivers: shrinking workload (16.2 minutes/gm late vs 18.3 season), a late-season decline in per-minute production.

INJURY RISK High^?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK Medium^?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

Alex Caruso consistency and floor

56 GAMES

6.5

Floor (p10)

16.5

Average

26.4

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered70%

Boom rate125%+ of average30%

Bust rateunder half of average14%

16.4

Season avg FPTS

12.2

Last 10 FPTS

10.5

Last 5 FPTS

Caruso vs other guards

PERCENTILE · 199 RANKED

Points6.225

Rebounds2.850

Assists2.038

Steals1.386

Blocks0.371

Minutes18.228

Fantasy PPG16.538

Percentile among all ranked NBA guards · 99 = best

Caruso fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 34.1SEASON LOW 0LAST 5 AVG 10.5

Alex Caruso game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Apr 9	@LAC	W 128-110	13	2	4	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-2	6.8
Apr 8	@LAL	W 123-87	10	6	1	2	0	0	2	2-3	2-3	8.2
Apr 5	UTAH	W 146-111	13	5	4	0	1	0	1	2-4	1-3	11.8
Mar 31	DET	W 114-110 OT	27	3	1	4	1	0	1	1-2	1-2	12.2
Mar 29	NY	W 111-100	18	6	2	2	1	0	1	2-5	2-4	13.4
Mar 28	CHI	W 131-113	15	6	5	2	0	0	0	2-3	0-1	15
Mar 25	@BOS	L 119-109	21	9	4	2	1	0	0	3-11	1-8	19.8
Mar 23	@PHI	W 123-103	16	4	2	2	0	0	0	1-2	0-1	9.4
Mar 21	@WSH	W 132-111	20	4	1	5	1	2	1	2-4	0-2	20.7
Mar 18	@BKN	W 121-92	5	0	2	1	1	0	2	0-2	0-2	4.9
Mar 17	@ORL	W 113-108	24	2	8	1	2	0	1	1-3	0-1	18.1
Mar 15	MIN	W 116-103	22	17	2	1	3	0	0	6-10	1-3	29.9
Mar 13	BOS	W 104-102	23	7	4	2	2	1	1	3-11	1-8	22.8
Mar 5	@NY	W 103-100	12	3	4	1	2	0	1	1-1	1-1	14.3
Mar 4	@CHI	W 116-108	19	8	4	1	2	0	1	2-9	0-3	19.3
Mar 2	@DAL	W 100-87	22	4	6	1	0	1	1	2-5	0-3	14.7
Feb 28	DEN	W 127-121 OT	28	12	1	1	2	0	1	5-11	2-6	19.7
Feb 25	@TOR	W 116-107	23	16	2	4	2	0	4	6-10	2-5	26.4
Feb 21	BKN	W 105-86	11	0	0	3	1	0	1	0-5	0-3	6.5
Feb 13	MIL	L 110-93	20	9	3	1	1	0	2	3-6	3-4	15.1
Feb 12	@PHX	W 136-109	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	1.2
Feb 10	@LAL	W 119-110	24	17	1	2	1	0	0	7-8	3-4	24.2
Feb 7	HOU	L 112-106	26	8	2	1	2	1	1	3-9	2-6	19.9
Feb 4	ORL	W 128-92	19	6	0	3	1	0	1	2-4	0-2	12.5
Jan 19	@CLE	W 136-104	7	1	1	2	2	0	0	0-5	0-4	11.2
Jan 18	@MIA	L 122-120	21	5	4	2	1	0	1	1-3	1-2	14.8
Jan 16	@HOU	W 111-91	18	5	4	2	2	1	1	2-7	1-5	20.8
Jan 14	SA	W 119-98	20	13	2	4	1	0	0	5-8	2-4	24.4
Jan 12	MIA	W 124-112	14	7	1	2	0	0	0	3-5	1-2	11.2
Jan 10	@MEM	W 117-116	24	7	3	2	1	2	1	2-4	0-1	21.6
Jan 5	@PHX	L 108-105	22	2	1	3	0	0	0	1-4	0-2	7.7
Jan 3	@GS	W 131-94	11	4	1	2	1	0	0	1-3	0-2	11.2
Jan 1	POR	W 124-95	9	3	1	0	1	1	1	1-2	1-2	9.2
Dec 30	ATL	W 140-129	24	16	8	2	2	0	1	7-8	2-2	33.6
Dec 28	PHI	W 129-104	16	7	1	0	0	0	0	3-5	1-3	8.2
Dec 25	SA	L 117-102	20	12	1	0	0	1	1	3-13	2-12	15.2
Dec 24	@SA	L 130-110	19	2	4	1	0	0	2	1-3	0-2	6.3
Dec 20	@MIN	L 112-107	23	7	12	1	0	2	0	2-7	1-6	28.9
Dec 19	LAC	W 122-101	15	4	2	3	4	0	0	2-4	0-1	22.9
Dec 14	SA	L 111-109	24	11	8	3	3	0	0	5-9	1-3	34.1
Dec 11	PHX	W 138-89	13	3	1	1	3	0	2	1-3	1-2	12.7
Nov 29	PHX	W 123-119	24	4	7	3	2	1	4	2-3	0-0	21.9
Nov 27	MIN	W 113-105	22	5	2	0	0	0	1	1-5	1-4	6.4
Nov 24	POR	W 122-95	14	5	2	3	1	0	0	2-3	1-1	14.9
Nov 22	@UTAH	W 144-112	18	11	0	3	1	0	1	4-5	2-3	17.5
Nov 20	SAC	W 113-99	21	2	4	5	1	1	0	1-7	0-5	20.3
Nov 16	@CHA	W 109-96	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
Nov 13	LAL	W 121-92	17	10	4	3	2	0	1	4-7	2-3	24.3
Nov 12	GS	W 126-102	15	8	2	3	5	0	3	3-6	2-3	26.9
Nov 9	@MEM	W 114-100	21	5	4	2	1	0	2	1-6	1-6	13.8
Nov 8	@SAC	W 132-101	22	3	2	5	1	0	0	1-3	0-1	15.9
Nov 5	@LAC	W 126-107	24	8	1	3	2	0	0	3-6	2-5	19.7
Nov 2	NO	W 137-106	12	8	2	0	1	1	1	3-5	2-3	15.4
Oct 31	WSH	W 127-108	17	0	2	2	3	0	1	0-5	0-3	13.4
Oct 29	SAC	W 107-101	24	8	2	3	2	1	1	2-5	2-5	22.9
Oct 21	HOU	W 125-124 2OT	30	8	2	3	2	1	0	3-9	2-6	23.9

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QIs Alex Caruso a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #264 overall, #125 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Alex Caruso be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 138.5 (roughly round 14 in a 10-team league). We rank him #300, so he is priced above our projection.

QHow many fantasy points will Alex Caruso score in 2026-27?

We project 14.9 points per game across an expected 64 games — approximately 954 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 11.2 and 21.9 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #300 in projected scoring.

QHow does Alex Caruso rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, Alex Caruso finished #232 in 9-cat and #240 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #264 in points formats. Low turnovers make him even more valuable when they count against you.

QHow consistent is Alex Caruso for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 70% of games, with a floor of 6.5 and a ceiling of 26.4 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 30% of games and busted (under half his average) in 14%.

Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.