Where should Brook Lopez be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 125 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 188 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 107.9 on average: priced about where he ranks.

How many games will Brook Lopez play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 70 games, after 75 last season.

LAC

Brook Lopez

LA Clippers · C · Age 38 · 7′1″ · 19th season

Rankings Egor Dëmin Jrue Holiday

Rank#125C #35 · of 233

Value-0.4609-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP107.9

$ Max value$1Yahoo avg $0.0

Games7022 min a game

Rostered10.3%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 125 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 188 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in turnovers among rotation players; the cost is rebounds at 3.7 a game. Yahoo drafters take him at 107.9 on average: priced about where he ranks.

Stats over time

Falling: 12.4 in 2021-22, 8.5 last season.

Last season8.5

5-season average12.5

Trend a season−1.1

2026-27 proj.9.7

Up and down: between 8.5 (2025-26) and 15.9 (2022-23).
Per 36 minutes: 19.5 in 2021-22, 14.0 last season, on 22.9 → 21.8 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (9.7) sits between last season (8.5) and his 5-season average (12.5).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#105of 24724-25#117of 26625-26#218of 27226-27*#171of 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.	125	-0.460	70	22	9.7	1.5	3.7	1.3	0.6	1.3	45.3%	3.5/7.8	80.7%	1.1/1.3	0.8
2025-26	188	-0.333	75	22	8.5	1.5	3.6	1.3	0.6	1.2	42.8%	3.1/7.2	75.7%	0.8/1.0	0.8
2024-25	72	0.184	80	32	13.0	1.7	5.0	1.8	0.6	1.9	50.9%	4.9/9.7	82.6%	1.4/1.7	1.1
2023-24	29	0.205	79	31	12.5	1.9	5.2	1.6	0.5	2.4	48.5%	4.6/9.6	82.1%	1.4/1.7	1.0
2022-23	-	-	78	30	15.9	1.7	6.7	1.3	0.5	2.5	53.0%	6.1/11.5	79.2%	1.9/2.4	1.4
2021-22	-	-	13	23	12.4	1.5	4.1	0.5	0.6	1.2	46.5%	4.7/10.1	83.3%	1.5/1.8	0.9

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

9.7#171 of 213-0.59

3PM

1.5#60 of 2130.40

REB

3.7#184 of 213-0.77

AST

1.3#187 of 213-0.72

STL

0.6#188 of 213-0.47

BLK

1.3#28 of 2130.45

FG%

45.3%3.5/7.8#189 of 213-0.54

FT%

80.7%1.1/1.3#59 of 2130.00

TO

0.8#22 of 2130.57

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

Team role · LA Clippers

No. 2 at C for the LA Clippers, behind Isaiah Jackson. 205 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, and Ivica Zubac; Brandon Ingram is the arrival projected for the most minutes (31).

C

1Isaiah Jackson
2Brook Lopez
3Baba MillerNew
4Yanic Konan Niederhauser

Left since 2025-26

James HardenSigned by CLE Sep 836 min → CLE
Kawhi Leonard32 min → TOR
Ivica Zubac31 min → IND
Bennedict MathurinSigned by NO Sep 1028 min → NO
John CollinsAcquired by DET Jul 827 min → DET
Bogdan Bogdanovic20 min → HOU
Nicolas Batum18 min
Chris Paul14 min
Minutes a night205

Arrived

Brandon Ingram34 min from TOR
Rui Hachimura28 min from LAL
Max StrusAcquired Aug 2024 min from CLE
Jalen Pickett16 min from DEN
Gradey Dick14 min from TOR
Blake Wesley12 min from POR
Keaton Waglernew
Nick Martinellinew
Baba Millernew

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. LA Clippers depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	LAC	75	21.8	8.5	1.5	3.6	1.3	0.6	1.2	43.1%	3.1/7.2	70.0%	0.7/1.0	0.8
2024-25	MIL	80	31.8	13.0	1.7	5.0	1.8	0.6	1.9	50.5%	4.9/9.7	82.4%	1.4/1.7	1.1
2023-24	MIL	79	30.5	12.5	1.9	5.2	1.6	0.5	2.4	47.9%	4.6/9.6	82.4%	1.4/1.7	1.0
2022-23	MIL	78	30.4	15.9	1.7	6.7	1.3	0.5	2.5	53.0%	6.1/11.5	79.2%	1.9/2.4	1.4
2021-22	MIL	13	22.9	12.4	1.5	4.1	0.5	0.6	1.2	46.5%	4.7/10.1	83.3%	1.5/1.8	0.9
2020-21	MIL	70	27.2	12.3	1.4	5.0	0.7	0.6	1.5	50.5%	4.6/9.1	85.0%	1.7/2.0	0.9
2019-20	MIL	68	26.7	12.0	1.5	4.6	1.5	0.7	2.4	43.4%	4.3/9.9	86.4%	1.9/2.2	1.0
2018-19	MIL	81	28.7	12.5	2.3	4.9	1.2	0.6	2.2	45.4%	4.4/9.7	87.5%	1.4/1.6	1.0
2017-18	LAL	74	23.4	13.0	1.5	4.0	1.7	0.4	1.3	46.7%	5.0/10.7	71.4%	1.5/2.1	1.3
2016-17	BKN	75	29.6	20.5	1.8	5.4	2.3	0.5	1.7	47.4%	7.4/15.6	79.6%	3.9/4.9	2.5
2015-16	BKN	73	33.7	20.6	0.0	7.8	2.0	0.8	1.7	51.3%	8.1/15.8	78.2%	4.3/5.5	2.4
2014-15	BKN	72	29.2	17.2	0.0	7.4	0.7	0.6	1.8	51.1%	7.0/13.7	81.6%	3.1/3.8	1.4
2013-14	BKN	17	31.4	20.7	0.0	6.0	0.9	0.5	1.8	56.3%	7.6/13.5	80.9%	5.5/6.8	1.6
2012-13	BKN	74	30.4	19.4	0.0	6.9	0.9	0.4	2.1	52.0%	7.7/14.8	75.5%	4.0/5.3	1.8
2011-12	NJ	5	27.2	19.2	0.0	3.6	1.2	0.2	0.8	49.4%	7.6/15.4	62.5%	4.0/6.4	1.2
2010-11	NJ	82	35.2	20.4	0.0	6.0	1.6	0.6	1.5	49.4%	7.9/16.0	78.3%	4.7/6.0	2.1
2009-10	NJ	82	36.9	18.8	0.0	8.6	2.3	0.7	1.7	50.0%	6.9/13.8	82.3%	5.1/6.2	2.5
2008-09	NJ	82	30.5	13.0	0.0	8.1	1.0	0.5	1.8	53.4%	5.5/10.3	80.8%	2.1/2.6	1.8

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Brook Lopez 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.