Where should Jimmy Butler III be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 147 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 21 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 115.8 on average, 31 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will Jimmy Butler III play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 47 games, after 38 last season.

Jimmy Butler III

Golden State Warriors · SF/PF · Age 37 · 6′6″ · 16th season

Rankings T.J. McConnell Klay Thompson

Rank#147SF #78 · of 233

Value-0.5719-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP115.8ESPN 137.5

$ Max value$1Yahoo avg $1.0

Games4727 min a game

Rostered46.4%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 147 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 21 in 2025-26. His weakest category is blocks at 0.2 a game. Yahoo drafters take him at 115.8 on average, 31 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Falling: 21.4 in 2021-22, 20.0 last season.

Last season20.0

5-season average20.5

Trend a season−0.8

2026-27 proj.15.0

Fairly steady: between 17.5 (2024-25) and 22.9 (2022-23).
Per 36 minutes: 22.7 in 2021-22, 23.2 last season, on 33.9 → 31.1 minutes: the change is mostly his playing time.
The projection (15.0) is below anything in his last 5 seasons.

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#53of 24724-25#71of 26625-26#46of 27226-27*#157of 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.	147	-0.571	47	27	15.0	0.8	5.0	4.4	1.2	0.2	46.6%	4.8/10.4	84.2%	4.6/5.5	1.4
2025-26	21	0.434	38	31	20.0	0.8	5.6	4.9	1.4	0.2	51.9%	6.3/12.2	86.4%	6.5/7.6	1.6
2024-25	38	0.407	55	32	17.5	0.6	5.4	5.4	1.4	0.3	50.4%	5.5/10.9	84.2%	6.0/7.1	1.3
2023-24	65	-0.047	60	34	20.8	1.0	5.3	5.0	1.3	0.3	49.9%	6.6/13.2	85.8%	6.6/7.7	1.7
2022-23	-	-	64	33	22.9	0.6	5.9	5.3	1.8	0.3	54.0%	7.5/13.9	85.1%	7.4/8.7	1.6
2021-22	-	-	57	34	21.4	0.5	5.9	5.5	1.6	0.5	48.3%	7.0/14.5	86.3%	6.9/8.0	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

15.0#157 of 213-0.49

3PM

0.8#188 of 213-0.52

REB

5.0#166 of 213-0.65

AST

4.4#84 of 213-0.12

STL

1.2#127 of 213-0.12

BLK

0.2#200 of 213-0.84

FG%

46.6%4.8/10.4#100 of 213-0.15

FT%

84.2%4.6/5.5#33 of 2130.13

TO

1.4#42 of 2130.45

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

Team role · Golden State Warriors

No. 4 at SF for the Golden State Warriors, behind Yaxel Lendeborg, Gui Santos, and Will Richard. 119 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Jonathan Kuminga, Pat Spencer, and Buddy Hield; no arrival is projected for starter's minutes.

SF

PF

Left since 2025-26

Jonathan Kuminga24 min → MIN
Pat SpencerSigned by PHX Jul 419 min → PHX
Buddy HieldAcquired by CHI Sep 2718 min → CHI
Quinten Post17 min → MEM
Nate Williams17 min
Seth Curry13 min
Trayce Jackson-Davis11 min → TOR
Minutes a night119

Arrived

Brandon WilliamsSigned Aug 2622 min from DAL
Yaxel LendeborgSigned Jul 1new
Georges Niangnew
Alex Tooheynew

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. Golden State Warriors depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	GS	38	31.1	20.0	0.8	5.6	4.9	1.4	0.2	51.6%	6.3/12.2	85.5%	6.5/7.6	1.6
2024-25	MIA/GS	55	31.7	17.5	0.6	5.4	5.4	1.4	0.3	50.5%	5.5/10.9	84.5%	6.0/7.1	1.3
2023-24	MIA	60	34.0	20.8	1.0	5.3	5.0	1.3	0.3	50.0%	6.6/13.2	85.7%	6.6/7.7	1.7
2022-23	MIA	64	33.4	22.9	0.6	5.9	5.3	1.8	0.3	54.0%	7.5/13.9	85.1%	7.4/8.7	1.6
2021-22	MIA	57	33.9	21.4	0.5	5.9	5.5	1.6	0.5	48.3%	7.0/14.5	86.3%	6.9/8.0	2.1
2020-21	MIA	52	33.6	21.5	0.5	6.9	7.1	2.1	0.3	49.3%	7.0/14.2	86.3%	6.9/8.0	2.1
2019-20	MIA	58	33.8	19.9	0.5	6.7	6.0	1.8	0.6	45.0%	5.9/13.1	83.5%	7.6/9.1	2.2
2018-19	MIN/PHI	65	33.6	18.7	1.0	5.3	4.0	1.9	0.6	46.0%	6.4/13.9	85.7%	4.8/5.6	1.5
2017-18	MIN	59	36.7	22.2	1.2	5.3	4.9	2.0	0.4	47.4%	7.4/15.6	86.1%	6.2/7.2	1.8
2016-17	CHI	76	37.0	23.9	1.2	6.2	5.5	1.9	0.4	45.5%	7.5/16.5	86.5%	7.7/8.9	2.1
2015-16	CHI	67	36.9	20.9	1.0	5.3	4.8	1.6	0.6	45.5%	7.0/15.4	83.1%	5.9/7.1	2.0
2014-15	CHI	65	38.7	20.0	1.1	5.8	3.3	1.8	0.6	46.4%	6.5/14.0	83.1%	5.9/7.1	1.4
2013-14	CHI	67	38.7	13.1	1.0	4.9	2.6	1.9	0.5	39.8%	4.1/10.3	78.0%	3.9/5.0	1.5
2012-13	CHI	82	26.0	8.6	0.5	4.0	1.4	1.0	0.4	46.8%	2.9/6.2	82.1%	2.3/2.8	0.8
2011-12	CHI	42	8.5	2.6	0.0	1.3	0.3	0.3	0.1	42.1%	0.8/1.9	76.9%	1.0/1.3	0.3

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Jimmy Butler III 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.