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Josh Hart
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New York Knicks

Josh Hart

#3 · New York Knicks · 6-5 (196 cm) · 215 lb · Villanova

Josh Hart plays for the New York Knicks. On the depth chart he's listed as starter at shooting guard, #3 at small forward, and #4 at power forward. Josh Hart is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 8 games, 8 as a starter, averaging 30.9 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at shooting guard (61 %) and power forward (32 %). He averages 8.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards LeBron James, Jayson Tatum, and Joel Embiid, who score 13.7 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Jayson Tatum.

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Probable starter at shooting guard per the depth chart.

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On the depth chart

  • Shooting Guard Starter
  • Small Forward 3rd
  • Power Forward 4th

Positions he can play: Shooting Guard

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On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
8
Min/game
30.9
Starts
8

Minutes by position

  • Shooting Guard61 %
  • Power Forward32 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 8 30.9 8.3 6.9 3.8 1.9 0.3 38.5 31.7 60.0 49.1 13.8
2025-26 66 30.2 12.0 7.4 4.8 1.1 0.3 50.8 41.3 72.0 61.2 16.3

Game log

In his last 5 games: 5.8 pts, 5.6 reb and 4.0 ast in 29.3 min (2.5 pts below his season average, 8.3)

Best games of the season: 14 pts vs 76ers (Oct 20) · 12 reb @ Celtics (Oct 23) · 7 ast vs Nets (Nov 2)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 11 vs
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cavaliers
L 107-115 25:39 6 4 3 3-8 0-3 0-0 -3
Nov 2 vs
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Nets
W 103-90 26:54 8 6 7 3-6 2-5 0-0 +22
Oct 30 @
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
76ers
L 93-98 30:58 7 6 3 2-9 2-7 1-2 -10
Oct 28 @
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Bulls
W 133-127 35:44 2 8 3 1-6 0-3 0-0 -2
Oct 27 vs
DET
Detroit Pistons
Pistons
W 111-97 27:16 6 4 4 2-2 2-2 0-0 +19
Oct 25 vs
ORL
Orlando Magic
Magic
L 102-111 34:30 13 8 2 5-12 3-9 0-0 +3
Oct 23 @
BOS
Boston Celtics
Celtics
L 103-107 36:02 10 12 5 4-12 2-7 0-0 +4
Oct 20 vs
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
76ers
L 100-106 30:16 14 7 3 5-10 2-5 2-3 +1

Injury history

Each stretch listed as out or questionable on the injury report, with the team games he missed. Tracked since October 2026.

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Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
446
Pts/100 poss.
13.7
FG%
37%

Opponents he guarded most in 8 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
LeBron James 38 9 3/5
Jayson Tatum 24 2 1/2
Joel Embiid 21 3 1/3
Norman Powell 21 0 0/0
Desmond Bane 19 0 0/2

Who guards him

Possessions
444
Pts/100 poss.
27.5
FG%
45%

Defenders who guarded him most in 8 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Jayson Tatum 35 13 6/11
LeBron James 35 7 3/7
Desmond Bane 29 2 0/1
VJ Edgecombe 24 0 0/2
Josh Giddey 21 2 1/1