Where should Anthony Davis be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 21 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 41 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 42.7 on average, 22 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

How many games will Anthony Davis play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 58 games, after 20 last season.

WSH

Anthony Davis

Washington Wizards · PF/C · Age 33 · 6′10″ · 15th season

Rankings Jalen Johnson Trey Murphy III

Rank#21PF #11 · of 233

Value0.4119-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP42.7ESPN 31.1

$ Max value$35Yahoo avg $17.8

Games5832 min a game

Rostered98.8%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 21 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 41 in 2025-26. He is top 10 in blocks and top 25 in rebounds among rotation players. Yahoo drafters take him at 42.7 on average, 22 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

Stats over time

Steady: between 20.4 and 25.9 for 5 seasons, and top 50 among rotation players every season on our board.

Last season20.4

5-season average23.8

Trend a season−0.7

2026-27 proj.21.7

Very steady: lowest in 2025-26, highest in 2022-23.
Per 36 minutes: 23.8 in 2021-22, 23.5 last season, on 35.1 → 31.3 minutes: the change is mostly his playing time.
The projection (21.7) sits between last season (20.4) and his 5-season average (23.8).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#12of 24724-25#13of 26625-26#38of 27226-27*#44of 213

Per game, from ESPN box scores. * Our 2026-27 projection, dashed.

Season by season

Season	Rank	Value	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2026-27Proj.	21	0.411	58	32	21.7	0.6	11.2	3.2	1.1	1.9	51.1%	8.2/16.1	78.3%	4.6/5.8	1.9
2025-26	41	0.272	20	31	20.4	0.5	11.1	2.8	1.1	1.7	50.6%	8.5/16.7	72.8%	3.0/4.1	2.1
2024-25	6	0.737	51	33	24.7	0.7	11.6	3.5	1.2	2.2	51.6%	9.2/17.8	77.5%	5.6/7.2	2.2
2023-24	3	0.772	76	36	24.7	0.4	12.6	3.5	1.2	2.3	55.6%	9.4/16.9	81.6%	5.5/6.8	2.1
2022-23	-	-	56	34	25.9	0.3	12.5	2.6	1.1	2.0	56.4%	9.7/17.2	78.5%	6.2/7.9	2.2
2021-22	-	-	40	35	23.2	0.3	9.9	3.1	1.2	2.3	53.4%	9.3/17.4	72.1%	4.4/6.1	2.1

Rank, Value and colours start with 2023-24, the first season on our board; earlier seasons show ESPN's box scores.

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

21.7#44 of 2130.46

3PM

0.6#182 of 213-0.45

REB

11.2#16 of 2130.69

AST

3.2#100 of 213-0.22

STL

1.1#76 of 2130.12

BLK

1.9#10 of 2130.93

FG%

51.1%8.2/16.1#50 of 2130.00

FT%

78.3%4.6/5.8#87 of 2130.00

TO

1.9#124 of 2130.05

Rank among rotation players (20+ minutes, 20+ games). Colour is the value in the category, as in Rankings.

Team role · Washington Wizards

The Washington Wizards starter at PF, with Khris Middleton behind him. 184 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Julian Reese, C.J. McCollum, and Leaky Black; AJ Dybantsa is the arrival projected for the most minutes (28).

PF

Left since 2025-26

Julian ReeseSigned by NO Sep 2431 min → NO
C.J. McCollum31 min → ATL
Leaky Black29 min
Jaden HardyAcquired by LAL Jul 721 min → LAL
Corey Kispert20 min → ATL
Marvin Bagley III19 min → DEN
Sharife Cooper17 min
Cam WhitmoreSigned by DEN Sep 1817 min → DEN
Minutes a night184

Arrived

Anthony Davis31 min from DAL
Deandre AytonAcquired Jul 727 min from LAL
Tre MannAcquired Aug 2013 min from CHA
AJ Dybantsanew
Felix OkparaSigned Jul 7new

Depth chart from ESPN. Who left and arrived: last season's box scores against today's roster; how and when: ESPN's transaction feed, where it lists the move. Minutes are last season's, per game. Washington Wizards depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	DAL	20	31.3	20.4	0.5	11.1	2.8	1.1	1.7	50.9%	8.5/16.7	73.2%	3.0/4.1	2.1
2024-25	LAL/DAL	51	33.4	24.7	0.7	11.6	3.5	1.2	2.2	51.7%	9.2/17.8	77.8%	5.6/7.2	2.2
2023-24	LAL	76	35.5	24.7	0.4	12.6	3.5	1.2	2.3	55.6%	9.4/16.9	80.9%	5.5/6.8	2.1
2022-23	LAL	56	34.0	25.9	0.3	12.5	2.6	1.1	2.0	56.4%	9.7/17.2	78.5%	6.2/7.9	2.2
2021-22	LAL	40	35.1	23.2	0.3	9.9	3.1	1.2	2.3	53.4%	9.3/17.4	72.1%	4.4/6.1	2.1
2020-21	LAL	36	32.3	21.8	0.7	7.9	3.1	1.3	1.6	49.4%	8.4/17.0	74.6%	4.4/5.9	2.1
2019-20	LAL	62	34.4	26.1	1.2	9.3	3.2	1.5	2.3	50.3%	8.9/17.7	84.7%	7.2/8.5	2.5
2018-19	NO	56	33.0	25.9	0.9	12.0	3.9	1.6	2.4	51.9%	9.5/18.3	79.2%	6.1/7.7	2.0
2017-18	NO	75	36.4	28.1	0.7	11.1	2.3	1.5	2.6	53.3%	10.4/19.5	82.5%	6.6/8.0	2.2
2016-17	NO	75	36.1	28.0	0.5	11.8	2.1	1.3	2.2	50.7%	10.3/20.3	80.2%	6.9/8.6	2.4
2015-16	NO	61	35.5	24.3	0.6	10.3	1.9	1.3	2.0	49.5%	9.2/18.6	75.7%	5.3/7.0	2.0
2014-15	NO	68	36.1	24.4	0.0	10.2	2.2	1.5	2.9	53.4%	9.4/17.6	80.9%	5.5/6.8	1.4
2013-14	NO	67	35.2	20.8	0.0	10.0	1.6	1.3	2.8	52.0%	7.8/15.0	78.8%	5.2/6.6	1.6
2012-13	NO	64	28.8	13.5	0.0	8.2	1.0	1.2	1.8	51.9%	5.5/10.6	74.3%	2.6/3.5	1.4

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Anthony Davis in fantasy basketball

The outlook above is written from our 2026-27 projection and his recent seasons, and changes with every projection run. His Value and ranks are the same numbers Rankings shows.