Where should Kawhi Leonard be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 14 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 6 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 34.2 on average, 20 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

How many games will Kawhi Leonard play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 63 games, after 65 last season.

TOR

Kawhi Leonard

Toronto Raptors · SG/SF/PF · Age 35 · 6′6″ · 16th season

Rankings Tyrese Haliburton Stephen Curry

Rank#14SG #10 · of 233

Value0.5029-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP34.2ESPN 31.1

$ Max value$40Yahoo avg $25.6

Games6332 min a game

Rostered98.2%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 14 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 6 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in steals, free-throw percentage, and points among rotation players. Yahoo drafters take him at 34.2 on average, 20 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

Stats over time

Steady: between 21.5 and 27.9 for 5 seasons, and top 50 among rotation players every season on our board.

Last season27.9

5-season average24.3

Trend a season+0.4

2026-27 proj.26.0

Fairly steady: lowest in 2024-25, highest in 2025-26.
Per 36 minutes: 26.2 in 2020-21, 31.3 last season, on 34.1 → 32.1 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (26.0) sits between last season (27.9) and his 5-season average (24.3).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#22of 24724-25#36of 26625-26#7of 27226-27*#19of 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.	14	0.502	63	32	26.0	2.5	6.2	3.6	1.6	0.4	50.2%	9.4/18.6	87.7%	4.9/5.6	1.9
2025-26	6	0.863	65	32	27.9	2.6	6.4	3.6	1.9	0.4	50.5%	9.8/19.4	89.2%	5.7/6.4	2.0
2024-25	35	0.427	37	32	21.5	2.1	5.9	3.1	1.6	0.5	49.8%	8.4/16.8	81.0%	2.7/3.3	1.9
2023-24	10	0.412	68	34	23.7	2.1	6.1	3.6	1.6	0.9	52.5%	9.0/17.1	88.5%	3.7/4.2	1.8
2022-23	-	-	52	34	23.8	2.0	6.5	3.9	1.4	0.5	51.2%	8.6/16.8	87.0%	4.7/5.4	1.7
2020-21	-	-	52	34	24.8	1.9	6.5	5.2	1.6	0.4	50.9%	8.9/17.5	87.7%	5.0/5.7	2.0

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

26.0#19 of 2130.82

3PM

2.5#68 of 2130.34

REB

6.2#62 of 213-0.01

AST

3.6#97 of 213-0.20

STL

1.6#13 of 2130.65

BLK

0.4#122 of 213-0.41

FG%

50.2%9.4/18.6#31 of 2130.04

FT%

87.7%4.9/5.6#18 of 2130.40

TO

1.9#115 of 2130.08

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

Team role · Toronto Raptors

The Toronto Raptors starter at SF; Allen Graves, new to the team, is behind him. 85 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Brandon Ingram, Sandro Mamukelashvili, and Ochai Agbaji; no arrival is projected for starter's minutes.

SF

1Kawhi LeonardNew
2Allen GravesNew
3Jamison Battle
4Kyle AndersonNew
5Ja'Kobe Walter

Left since 2025-26

Brandon Ingram34 min → LAC
Sandro Mamukelashvili22 min → LAL
Ochai Agbaji16 min
Gradey Dick14 min → LAC
Minutes a night85

Arrived

Kawhi Leonard32 min from LAC
Malachi SmithWaived by BKN Jul 1024 min from BKN
Kyle AndersonSigned Jul 620 min from MIN
Trey Jemison III6 min from NY
Jaden BradleySigned Sep 21new
Allen GravesSigned Jul 2new

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. Toronto Raptors depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	LAC	65	32.1	27.9	2.6	6.4	3.6	1.9	0.4	50.5%	9.8/19.4	89.1%	5.7/6.4	2.0
2024-25	LAC	37	31.9	21.5	2.1	5.9	3.1	1.6	0.5	50.0%	8.4/16.8	78.8%	2.6/3.3	1.9
2023-24	LAC	68	34.3	23.7	2.1	6.1	3.6	1.6	0.9	52.6%	9.0/17.1	88.1%	3.7/4.2	1.8
2022-23	LAC	52	33.6	23.8	2.0	6.5	3.9	1.4	0.5	51.2%	8.6/16.8	87.0%	4.7/5.4	1.7
2020-21	LAC	52	34.1	24.8	1.9	6.5	5.2	1.6	0.4	50.9%	8.9/17.5	87.7%	5.0/5.7	2.0
2019-20	LAC	57	32.4	27.1	2.2	7.1	4.9	1.8	0.6	46.7%	9.3/19.9	87.3%	6.2/7.1	2.6
2018-19	TOR	60	34.0	26.6	1.9	7.3	3.3	1.8	0.4	49.5%	9.3/18.8	85.9%	6.1/7.1	2.0
2017-18	SA	9	23.3	16.2	1.2	4.7	2.3	2.0	1.0	47.2%	5.8/12.3	81.0%	3.4/4.2	1.8
2016-17	SA	74	33.4	25.5	2.0	5.8	3.5	1.8	0.7	48.6%	8.6/17.7	87.5%	6.3/7.2	2.1
2015-16	SA	72	33.1	21.2	1.8	6.8	2.6	1.8	1.0	51.0%	7.7/15.1	89.1%	4.1/4.6	1.5
2014-15	SA	64	31.8	16.5	1.0	7.2	2.5	2.3	0.8	48.4%	6.2/12.8	82.1%	3.2/3.9	1.5
2013-14	SA	66	29.1	12.8	1.0	6.2	2.0	1.7	0.8	52.0%	5.1/9.8	78.9%	1.5/1.9	1.2
2012-13	SA	58	31.2	11.9	1.1	6.0	1.6	1.7	0.6	49.5%	4.5/9.1	81.8%	1.8/2.2	1.1
2011-12	SA	64	24.0	7.9	0.6	5.1	1.1	1.3	0.4	49.2%	3.1/6.3	78.6%	1.1/1.4	0.7

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Kawhi Leonard 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.