Where should Kevin Durant be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 8 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 14 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 15.9 on average, 8 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

How many games will Kevin Durant play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 68 games, after 78 last season.

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Kevin Durant

Houston Rockets · SG/SF/PF · Age 38 · 6′11″ · 20th season

Rankings Tyrese Maxey Jayson Tatum

Rank#8SG #4 · of 233

Value0.5489-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP15.9ESPN 21.2

$ Max value$43Yahoo avg $45.8

Games6835 min a game

Rostered99.8%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 8 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 14 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in points, free-throw percentage, field-goal percentage, and blocks among rotation players; the cost is turnovers at 3.0 a game, which makes him a natural punt-TO pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 15.9 on average, 8 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

Stats over time

Falling: down 4 seasons in a row, and top 20 among rotation players every season on our board.

Last season26.0

5-season average27.7

Trend a season−1.0

2026-27 proj.25.0

Very steady: between 26.0 (2025-26) and 29.9 (2021-22).
Per 36 minutes: 28.9 in 2021-22, 25.7 last season, on 37.2 → 36.4 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (25.0) is below anything in his last 5 seasons.

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#6of 24724-25#7of 26625-26#13of 27226-27*#12of 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.	8	0.548	68	35	25.0	2.4	5.5	4.2	0.8	0.9	52.1%	8.9/17.0	87.0%	4.8/5.5	3.0
2025-26	14	0.575	78	36	26.0	2.4	5.5	4.8	0.8	0.9	52.0%	9.2/17.6	87.4%	5.2/6.0	3.2
2024-25	5	0.745	62	37	26.6	2.6	6.0	4.2	0.8	1.2	52.7%	9.6/18.1	83.9%	4.9/5.8	3.1
2023-24	7	0.464	75	37	27.1	2.2	6.6	5.0	0.9	1.2	52.3%	10.0/19.2	85.6%	4.8/5.6	3.3
2022-23	-	-	47	36	29.1	2.0	6.7	5.0	0.7	1.4	56.3%	10.3/18.3	91.5%	6.5/7.1	3.3
2021-22	-	-	55	37	29.9	2.1	7.4	6.4	0.9	0.9	51.7%	10.5/20.3	91.9%	6.8/7.4	3.5

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

25.0#12 of 2130.99

3PM

2.4#55 of 2130.45

REB

5.5#60 of 213-0.01

AST

4.2#58 of 2130.09

STL

0.8#150 of 213-0.22

BLK

0.9#23 of 2130.52

FG%

52.1%8.9/17.0#20 of 2130.38

FT%

87.0%4.8/5.5#15 of 2130.40

TO

3.0#196 of 213-0.66

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

Team role · Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets starter at SF, with Tari Eason behind him. 48 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Josh Okogie, Dorian Finney-Smith, and Aaron Holiday; Fred VanVleet is the arrival projected for the most minutes (32).

SF

Left since 2025-26

Josh OkogieSigned by UTAH Jul 1017 min → UTAH
Dorian Finney-SmithAcquired by CHA Jul 617 min → ATL
Aaron Holiday14 min
Minutes a night48

Arrived

Marcus SmartSigned Jul 1029 min from LAL
Bogdan Bogdanovic20 min from LAC
Oscar Tshiebwe17 min from UTAH
Sean PedullaSigned Aug 174 min from LAC
Fred VanVleetnew
Bruce ThorntonSigned Jul 7new
Quadir Copelandnew

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. Houston Rockets depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	HOU	78	36.4	26.0	2.4	5.5	4.8	0.8	0.9	52.3%	9.2/17.6	86.7%	5.2/6.0	3.2
2024-25	PHX	62	36.5	26.6	2.6	6.0	4.2	0.8	1.2	52.5%	9.5/18.1	84.5%	4.9/5.8	3.1
2023-24	PHX	75	37.2	27.1	2.2	6.6	5.0	0.9	1.2	52.4%	10.0/19.1	85.7%	4.8/5.6	3.3
2022-23	BKN/PHX	47	35.6	29.1	2.0	6.7	5.0	0.7	1.4	56.3%	10.3/18.3	91.5%	6.5/7.1	3.3
2021-22	BKN	55	37.2	29.9	2.1	7.4	6.4	0.9	0.9	51.7%	10.5/20.3	91.9%	6.8/7.4	3.5
2020-21	BKN	35	33.1	26.9	2.4	7.1	5.6	0.7	1.3	54.1%	9.3/17.2	88.2%	6.0/6.8	3.4
2018-19	GS	78	34.6	26.0	1.8	6.4	5.9	0.7	1.1	52.0%	9.2/17.7	87.7%	5.7/6.5	2.9
2017-18	GS	68	34.2	26.4	2.5	6.8	5.4	0.7	1.8	51.7%	9.3/18.0	89.8%	5.3/5.9	3.0
2016-17	GS	62	33.4	25.1	1.9	8.3	4.8	1.1	1.6	53.9%	8.9/16.5	87.1%	5.4/6.2	2.2
2015-16	OKC	72	35.8	28.2	2.6	8.2	5.0	1.0	1.2	50.5%	9.7/19.2	89.9%	6.2/6.9	3.5
2014-15	OKC	27	33.8	25.4	2.4	6.6	4.1	0.9	0.9	50.9%	8.8/17.3	85.7%	5.4/6.3	2.7
2013-14	OKC	81	38.5	32.0	2.4	7.4	5.5	1.3	0.7	50.5%	10.5/20.8	87.9%	8.7/9.9	3.5
2012-13	OKC	81	38.5	28.1	1.7	7.9	4.6	1.4	1.3	50.8%	9.0/17.7	90.3%	8.4/9.3	3.5
2011-12	OKC	66	38.6	28.0	2.0	8.0	3.5	1.3	1.2	49.2%	9.7/19.7	85.5%	6.5/7.6	3.8
2010-11	OKC	78	38.9	27.7	1.9	6.8	2.7	1.1	1.0	46.2%	9.1/19.7	87.4%	7.6/8.7	2.8
2009-10	OKC	82	39.5	30.1	1.6	7.6	2.8	1.4	1.0	47.8%	9.7/20.3	90.2%	9.2/10.2	3.3
2008-09	OKC	74	39.0	25.3	1.3	6.5	2.8	1.3	0.7	47.3%	8.9/18.8	85.9%	6.1/7.1	3.0
2007-08	SEA	80	34.6	20.3	0.7	4.4	2.4	1.0	0.9	42.7%	7.3/17.1	87.5%	4.9/5.6	2.9

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Kevin Durant 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.