Where should Giannis Antetokounmpo be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 16 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 36 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 6.3 on average, 10 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will Giannis Antetokounmpo play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 68 games, after 36 last season.

MIA

Giannis Antetokounmpo

Miami Heat · PF/C · Age 31 · 6′11″ · 14th season

Rankings Stephen Curry Jamal Murray

Rank#16PF #8 · of 233

Value0.4959-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP6.3ESPN 5.7

$ Max value$39Yahoo avg $61.7

Games6833 min a game

Rostered99.9%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 16 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 36 in 2025-26. He is first in field-goal percentage, top 5 in points, and top 10 in rebounds and assists among rotation players; the cost is free-throw percentage at 67.4%, which makes him a natural punt-FT% pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 6.3 on average, 10 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Steady: between 27.6 and 31.1 for 5 seasons, and top 10 among rotation players every season on our board.

Last season27.6

5-season average29.9

Trend a season−0.5

2026-27 proj.30.8

Very steady: lowest in 2025-26, highest in 2022-23.
Per 36 minutes: 32.7 in 2021-22, 34.4 last season, on 32.9 → 28.9 minutes: the change is mostly his playing time.
The projection (30.8) is up on last season (27.6).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#3of 24724-25#2of 26625-26#8of 27226-27*#2of 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.	16	0.495	68	33	30.8	0.4	11.2	6.3	1.0	1.1	61.1%	11.9/19.5	67.4%	6.7/9.9	3.1
2025-26	36	0.299	36	29	27.6	0.4	9.8	5.4	0.9	0.7	62.4%	10.4/16.6	65.0%	6.4/9.9	3.2
2024-25	39	0.403	67	34	30.4	0.2	11.9	6.5	0.9	1.2	60.1%	11.8/19.7	61.7%	6.5/10.6	3.1
2023-24	16	0.337	73	35	30.4	0.5	11.5	6.5	1.2	1.1	61.1%	11.5/18.8	65.7%	7.0/10.7	3.4
2022-23	-	-	63	32	31.1	0.7	11.8	5.7	0.8	0.8	55.2%	11.2/20.3	64.2%	7.9/12.3	3.9
2021-22	-	-	67	33	29.9	1.1	11.6	5.8	1.1	1.4	55.4%	10.3/18.6	72.8%	8.3/11.4	3.3

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

30.8#2 of 2131.45

3PM

0.4#192 of 213-0.57

REB

11.2#7 of 2131.01

AST

6.3#9 of 2130.98

STL

1.0#52 of 2130.25

BLK

1.1#33 of 2130.37

FG%

61.1%11.9/19.5#1 of 2131.43

FT%

67.4%6.7/9.9#213 of 213-1.50

TO

3.1#208 of 213-0.80

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

Team role · Miami Heat

The Miami Heat starter at PF; Bobby Portis, new to the team, is behind him. 129 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Tyler Herro, Norman Powell, and Jaime Jaquez Jr.; Klay Thompson is the arrival projected for the most minutes (26).

PF

Left since 2025-26

Tyler HerroTraded Jul 631 min → MIL
Norman Powell30 min → CHI
Jaime Jaquez Jr.Traded Jul 628 min → MIL
Kel'el WareTraded Jul 622 min → MIL
Kasparas JakučionisTraded Jul 618 min → MIL
Minutes a night129

Arrived

Giannis AntetokounmpoAcquired Jul 629 min from MIL
Tim Hardaway Jr.Signed Jul 627 min from DEN
Bobby PortisAcquired Jul 624 min from MIL
Klay ThompsonWaived by DAL Aug 2122 min from DAL
Nick RichardsSigned Aug 2715 min from CHI
Ryan Conwellnew
Tre DonaldsonSigned Jul 3new

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. Miami Heat depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	MIL	36	28.9	27.6	0.4	9.8	5.4	0.9	0.7	62.7%	10.4/16.6	64.6%	6.4/9.9	3.2
2024-25	MIL	67	34.2	30.4	0.2	11.9	6.5	0.9	1.2	59.9%	11.8/19.7	61.3%	6.5/10.6	3.1
2023-24	MIL	73	35.2	30.4	0.5	11.5	6.5	1.2	1.1	61.2%	11.5/18.8	65.4%	7.0/10.7	3.4
2022-23	MIL	63	32.1	31.1	0.7	11.8	5.7	0.8	0.8	55.2%	11.2/20.3	64.2%	7.9/12.3	3.9
2021-22	MIL	67	32.9	29.9	1.1	11.6	5.8	1.1	1.4	55.4%	10.3/18.6	72.8%	8.3/11.4	3.3
2020-21	MIL	61	33.0	28.1	1.1	11.0	5.9	1.2	1.2	57.2%	10.3/18.0	68.4%	6.5/9.5	3.4
2019-20	MIL	63	30.4	29.5	1.4	13.6	5.6	1.0	1.0	55.3%	10.9/19.7	63.0%	6.3/10.0	3.7
2018-19	MIL	72	32.8	27.7	0.7	12.5	5.9	1.3	1.5	57.8%	10.0/17.3	72.6%	6.9/9.5	3.7
2017-18	MIL	75	36.7	26.9	0.6	10.0	4.8	1.5	1.4	52.9%	9.9/18.7	76.5%	6.5/8.5	3.0
2016-17	MIL	80	35.6	22.9	0.6	8.8	5.4	1.6	1.9	52.2%	8.2/15.7	76.6%	5.9/7.7	2.9
2015-16	MIL	80	35.3	16.9	0.4	7.7	4.3	1.2	1.4	50.4%	6.4/12.7	72.5%	3.7/5.1	2.6
2014-15	MIL	81	31.4	12.7	0.1	6.7	2.6	0.9	1.0	49.0%	4.7/9.6	74.4%	3.2/4.3	2.1
2013-14	MIL	77	24.6	6.8	0.5	4.4	1.9	0.8	0.8	40.7%	2.2/5.4	69.2%	1.8/2.6	1.6

Box-score averages from ESPN.