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Jamal Cain

RANK #3632025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEF1312025-26 9-CAT #342 8-CAT #350F · Orlando MagicAge 276' 7"2025-26 season

5.4

Points / game

2.0

Rebounds

0.7

Assists

12.2

Minutes

48.7%

FG%

9.6

FPTS / game

-22.3

vs F median

TIER 6 · #363 OVERALLDepth piece — #131 among forwards

Jamal Cain is ranked #131 among 150 eligible NBA forwards. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. He closed the season hot — 4.6 points per game above his average over the final five games, driven by a bigger role: 16.8 minutes/game vs 13.1 season-long. Volume gains tend to stick.

Percentile13%

2025-26 season results · Computed from official box scores · Points scoring: PTS + 1.2×REB + 1.5×AST + 3×STL + 3×BLK − TO · updated August 4

LATE FLIER

Jamal Cain 2026-27 fantasy outlook

12.2Proj FPTS/G · ~634 / 52 games

4.4–17Typical game · middle 50%

#339Projected rank

—ADP (ESPN drafts)

No live market price for him yet — we rank him #339. Projection drivers: growing workload (16.8 minutes/gm late vs 13.1 season), late-season gains in per-minute production.

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

Projection updated August 4 · ESPN ADP updated August 4 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025-26 game log

Jamal Cain consistency and floor

39 GAMES

Floor (p10)

9.6

Average

21.8

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered56%

Boom rate125%+ of average26%

Bust rateunder half of average31%

10.2

Season avg FPTS

16.1

Last 10 FPTS

14.2

Last 5 FPTS

Cain vs other forwards

PERCENTILE · 150 RANKED

Points5.422

Rebounds2.09

Assists0.715

Steals0.313

Blocks0.111

Minutes12.217

Fantasy PPG9.613

Percentile among all ranked NBA forwards · 99 = best

Cain fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 36.6SEASON LOW -4.8LAST 5 AVG 14.2

Jamal Cain game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Apr 17	CHA	W 121-90	12	9	1	0	0	0	1	3-3	0-0	9.2
Apr 15	@PHI	L 109-97	15	5	2	1	0	0	0	2-5	1-2	8.9
Apr 12	@BOS	L 113-108	16	2	2	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	4.4
Apr 11	@CHI	W 127-103	25	20	8	2	0	2	2	9-11	2-4	36.6
Apr 8	MIN	W 132-120	16	8	2	1	0	0	0	3-8	1-3	11.9
Apr 6	DET	W 123-107	11	3	2	1	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	6.9
Apr 5	@NO	W 112-108	28	8	5	2	0	0	0	3-7	0-3	17
Apr 4	@DAL	W 138-127	21	8	4	4	1	0	0	2-3	1-2	21.8
Apr 1	ATL	L 130-101	27	17	1	0	0	0	0	5-9	2-6	18.2
Mar 31	PHX	W 115-111	20	12	3	1	3	0	0	4-5	2-2	26.1
Mar 29	@TOR	L 139-87	8	0	1	0	0	0	6	0-3	0-2	-4.8
Mar 26	SAC	W 121-117	22	11	5	2	0	0	0	5-6	1-1	20
Mar 25	@CLE	L 136-131	32	17	6	3	0	0	0	5-11	1-3	28.7
Mar 23	IND	L 128-126	23	5	5	1	0	0	1	2-5	1-3	11.5
Mar 21	LAL	L 105-104	23	10	5	1	0	0	0	4-10	1-6	17.5
Mar 19	@CHA	L 130-111	18	15	1	1	1	0	1	5-10	3-7	19.7
Mar 17	OKC	L 113-108	10	3	2	1	1	0	0	1-4	1-2	9.9
Mar 16	@ATL	L 124-112	14	2	3	1	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	7.1
Mar 15	@MIA	W 121-117	19	12	7	0	0	1	2	5-8	2-4	21.4
Mar 9	@MIL	W 130-91	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	3-4	2-2	8
Mar 7	@MIN	W 119-92	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1-3	1-1	4.5
Mar 4	WSH	W 126-109	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0
Feb 20	@SAC	W 131-94	5	0	2	1	1	0	0	0-3	0-1	6.9
Feb 6	BKN	W 118-98	6	3	1	1	0	0	1	1-1	1-1	4.7
Jan 23	CHA	L 124-97	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0
Jan 18	MEM	L 126-109	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	1-1	0-0	1
Jan 11	NO	W 128-118	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
Jan 10	PHI	L 103-91	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0-2	0-2	1.7
Jan 7	@WSH	L 120-112	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
Jan 3	@CHI	L 121-114	15	8	3	0	0	0	0	2-5	2-3	11.6
Dec 31	@IND	W 112-110	12	11	0	1	0	0	0	3-4	1-2	12.5
Dec 30	@TOR	L 107-106	12	3	3	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	6.6
Dec 28	DEN	W 127-126	5	7	1	0	0	0	0	2-3	0-1	8.2
Dec 27	CHA	L 120-105	14	5	1	1	1	0	1	2-6	1-3	9.7
Dec 24	@POR	W 110-106	13	4	0	0	2	0	0	1-2	0-0	10
Dec 23	@GS	L 120-97	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-3	0-1	-1
Nov 26	@PHI	W 144-103	9	1	1	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	3.7
Nov 23	@BOS	L 138-129	16	2	3	0	1	1	1	1-6	0-4	10.6
Nov 21	LAC	W 129-101	5	5	0	1	0	0	1	2-2	1-1	5.5

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QIs Jamal Cain a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #363 overall, #131 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Jamal Cain be drafted in?

Late rounds or waivers — he finished #363, so treat him as a flier.

QHow many fantasy points will Jamal Cain score in 2026-27?

We project 12.2 points per game across an expected 52 games — approximately 634 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 4.4 and 17 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #339 in projected scoring.

QHow does Jamal Cain rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, Jamal Cain finished #342 in 9-cat and #350 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #363 in points formats. Low turnovers make him even more valuable when they count against you.

QHow consistent is Jamal Cain for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 56% of games, with a floor of 0 and a ceiling of 21.8 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 26% of games and busted (under half his average) in 31%.

Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.