Where should Klay Thompson be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 148 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 319 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 109.4 on average, 39 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will Klay Thompson play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 68 games, after 69 last season.

MIA

Klay Thompson

Miami Heat · SG/SF · Age 36 · 6′5″ · 16th season

Rankings Jimmy Butler III Tari Eason

Rank#148SG #91 · of 233

Value-0.5729-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP109.4ESPN 138.8

$ Max value$1Yahoo avg $1.0

Games6826 min a game

Rostered14.0%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 148 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 319 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in threes among rotation players; the cost is rebounds at 2.3 a game. Yahoo drafters take him at 109.4 on average, 39 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Falling: down 3 seasons in a row.

Last season11.7

5-season average17.2

Trend a season−2.5

2026-27 proj.13.9

Up and down: between 11.7 (2025-26) and 21.9 (2022-23).
Per 36 minutes: 25.0 in 2021-22, 19.4 last season, on 29.4 → 21.7 minutes: the change is mostly his playing time.
The projection (13.9) sits between last season (11.7) and his 5-season average (17.2).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#49of 24724-25#111of 26625-26#159of 27226-27*#121of 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.	148	-0.572	68	26	13.9	3.1	2.3	1.8	0.6	0.4	42.7%	5.0/11.7	87.3%	0.8/0.9	1.0
2025-26	319	-0.647	69	22	11.7	2.9	2.1	1.4	0.5	0.3	39.3%	4.1/10.6	76.6%	0.5/0.7	0.9
2024-25	137	-0.174	72	27	14.0	3.0	3.4	2.0	0.7	0.4	41.2%	5.0/12.2	90.5%	0.9/1.0	1.2
2023-24	70	-0.071	77	30	17.9	3.5	3.3	2.3	0.7	0.5	43.2%	6.4/14.7	92.7%	1.7/1.8	1.5
2022-23	-	-	69	33	21.9	4.4	4.1	2.4	0.7	0.4	43.6%	7.9/18.1	89.5%	1.7/1.9	1.8
2021-22	-	-	32	29	20.4	3.6	3.9	2.8	0.5	0.5	43.0%	7.7/17.9	87.5%	1.4/1.6	1.3

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

13.9#121 of 213-0.26

3PM

3.1#20 of 2130.79

REB

2.3#206 of 213-0.93

AST

1.8#178 of 213-0.66

STL

0.6#192 of 213-0.49

BLK

0.4#126 of 213-0.43

FG%

42.7%5.0/11.7#195 of 213-0.59

FT%

87.3%0.8/0.9#93 of 2130.00

TO

1.0#34 of 2130.49

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 SG; Tim Hardaway Jr., 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.; Giannis Antetokounmpo is the arrival projected for the most minutes (33).

SG

1Klay ThompsonNew
2Tim Hardaway Jr.New
3Ryan ConwellNew
4Pelle Larsson
5Myron Gardner
6Dru Smith

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	DAL	69	21.7	11.7	2.9	2.1	1.4	0.5	0.3	38.7%	4.1/10.6	71.4%	0.5/0.7	0.9
2024-25	DAL	72	27.3	14.0	3.0	3.4	2.0	0.7	0.4	41.0%	5.0/12.2	90.0%	0.9/1.0	1.2
2023-24	GS	77	29.7	17.9	3.5	3.3	2.3	0.6	0.5	43.5%	6.4/14.7	88.9%	1.6/1.8	1.5
2022-23	GS	69	33.0	21.9	4.4	4.1	2.4	0.7	0.4	43.6%	7.9/18.1	89.5%	1.7/1.9	1.8
2021-22	GS	32	29.4	20.4	3.6	3.9	2.8	0.5	0.5	43.0%	7.7/17.9	87.5%	1.4/1.6	1.3
2018-19	GS	78	34.0	21.5	3.1	3.8	2.4	1.1	0.6	46.7%	8.4/18.0	85.0%	1.7/2.0	1.5
2017-18	GS	73	34.3	20.0	3.1	3.8	2.5	0.8	0.5	49.1%	7.9/16.1	84.6%	1.1/1.3	1.8
2016-17	GS	78	34.0	22.3	3.4	3.7	2.1	0.8	0.5	47.2%	8.3/17.6	85.7%	2.4/2.8	1.6
2015-16	GS	80	33.3	22.1	3.5	3.8	2.1	0.8	0.6	46.8%	8.1/17.3	85.7%	2.4/2.8	1.7
2014-15	GS	77	31.9	21.7	3.1	3.2	2.9	1.1	0.8	46.2%	7.8/16.9	87.9%	2.9/3.3	1.9
2013-14	GS	81	35.4	18.4	2.8	3.1	2.2	0.9	0.5	44.5%	6.9/15.5	78.3%	1.8/2.3	1.7
2012-13	GS	82	35.8	16.6	2.6	3.7	2.2	1.0	0.5	42.2%	6.2/14.7	84.2%	1.6/1.9	1.9
2011-12	GS	66	24.4	12.5	1.7	2.4	2.0	0.7	0.3	44.0%	4.8/10.9	85.7%	1.2/1.4	1.6

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Klay Thompson 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.