Where should Kyrie Irving be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 28 player on the 2026-27 projection, after missing 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 49.0 on average, 21 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

How many games will Kyrie Irving play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 58 games.

DAL

Kyrie Irving

Dallas Mavericks · PG · Age 34 · 6′2″ · 16th season

Rankings Lauri Markkanen Bam Adebayo

Rank#28PG #13 · of 233

Value0.2859-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP49.0ESPN 55.1

$ Max value$29Yahoo avg $12.2

Games5833 min a game

Rostered89.9%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 28 player on the 2026-27 projection, after missing 2025-26. He is top 25 in free-throw percentage among rotation players. Yahoo drafters take him at 49.0 on average, 21 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

Stats over time

Steady: between 24.7 and 27.4 for 5 seasons, and top 50 among rotation players every season on our board.

2024-2524.7

5-season average26.3

Trend a season−0.6

2026-27 proj.24.6

Very steady: lowest in 2024-25, highest in 2021-22.
Per 36 minutes: 27.7 in 2020-21, 24.6 in 2024-25, on 34.9 → 36.1 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (24.6) is in line with 2024-25 (24.7).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#26of 24724-25#20of 26626-27*#33of 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.	28	0.285	58	33	24.6	3.0	4.7	5.4	1.2	0.4	47.2%	8.9/18.8	90.8%	3.8/4.2	2.2
2024-25	11	0.688	50	36	24.7	2.9	4.8	4.6	1.3	0.5	47.3%	8.9/18.9	91.6%	3.9/4.3	2.2
2023-24	28	0.238	58	35	25.6	3.0	5.0	5.2	1.3	0.5	49.7%	9.7/19.5	90.5%	3.3/3.6	1.8
2022-23	-	-	60	37	27.1	3.1	5.1	5.5	1.1	0.8	49.3%	9.9/20.1	89.1%	4.1/4.6	2.1
2021-22	-	-	29	38	27.4	3.4	4.4	5.8	1.4	0.6	47.2%	10.0/21.2	93.2%	4.1/4.4	2.5
2020-21	-	-	54	35	26.9	2.8	4.8	6.0	1.4	0.7	50.7%	10.2/20.1	92.5%	3.7/4.0	2.4

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

24.6#33 of 2130.59

3PM

3.0#41 of 2130.58

REB

4.7#117 of 213-0.38

AST

5.4#50 of 2130.15

STL

1.2#88 of 2130.04

BLK

0.4#104 of 213-0.35

FG%

47.2%8.9/18.8#91 of 213-0.10

FT%

90.8%3.8/4.2#16 of 2130.40

TO

2.2#135 of 213-0.01

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

Team role · Dallas Mavericks

The Dallas Mavericks starter at PG; Marcus Sasser, new to the team, is behind him. 208 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Anthony Davis, Brandon Williams, and Klay Thompson; no arrival is projected for starter's minutes.

PG

1Kyrie IrvingNew
2Marcus SasserNew
3Sergio de LarreaNew

Left since 2025-26

Anthony Davis31 min → WSH
Brandon WilliamsSigned by GS Aug 2622 min → GS
Klay ThompsonWaived Aug 2122 min → MIA
Marvin Bagley III21 min → DEN
Khris MiddletonAcquired by WSH Jul 821 min → WSH
Ryan NembhardAcquired by CHA Sep 2220 min → CHA
D'Angelo RussellAcquired by MEM Jul 819 min → MEM
Dwight Powell14 min
Tyler Smith14 min
Jaden HardyAcquired by LAL Jul 713 min → LAL
AJ JohnsonAcquired by NO Sep 810 min → NO
Minutes a night208

Arrived

Santi AldamaAcquired Jul 828 min from MEM
Zaccharie Risacher22 min from ATL
Jett Howard13 min from ORL
Marcus SasserAcquired Jul 812 min from DET
Kyrie Irvingnew
Sergio de LarreaSigned Jul 3new
Tarik BiberovicSigned Jul 10new
Tobi LawalSigned Jul 3new
Morez Johnson Jr.new

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. Dallas Mavericks depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2024-25	DAL	50	36.1	24.7	2.9	4.8	4.6	1.3	0.5	47.1%	8.9/18.9	90.7%	3.9/4.3	2.2
2023-24	DAL	58	35.0	25.6	3.0	5.0	5.2	1.3	0.5	49.7%	9.7/19.5	91.7%	3.3/3.6	1.8
2022-23	BKN/DAL	60	37.4	27.1	3.1	5.1	5.5	1.1	0.8	49.3%	9.9/20.1	89.1%	4.1/4.6	2.1
2021-22	BKN	29	37.7	27.4	3.4	4.4	5.8	1.4	0.6	47.2%	10.0/21.2	93.2%	4.1/4.4	2.5
2020-21	BKN	54	34.9	26.9	2.8	4.8	6.0	1.4	0.7	50.7%	10.2/20.1	92.5%	3.7/4.0	2.4
2019-20	BKN	20	32.9	27.4	2.8	5.2	6.4	1.4	0.5	48.1%	10.0/20.8	92.2%	4.7/5.1	2.6
2018-19	BOS	67	33.0	23.8	2.6	5.0	6.9	1.5	0.5	48.6%	9.0/18.5	86.5%	3.2/3.7	2.6
2017-18	BOS	60	32.2	24.4	2.8	3.8	5.1	1.1	0.3	49.2%	8.9/18.1	88.6%	3.9/4.4	2.3
2016-17	CLE	72	35.1	25.2	2.5	3.2	5.8	1.2	0.3	47.2%	9.3/19.7	89.1%	4.1/4.6	2.5
2015-16	CLE	53	31.5	19.6	1.6	3.0	4.7	1.1	0.3	44.6%	7.4/16.6	88.9%	3.2/3.6	2.3
2014-15	CLE	75	36.4	21.7	2.1	3.2	5.2	1.5	0.3	46.7%	7.7/16.5	85.7%	4.2/4.9	2.5
2013-14	CLE	71	35.2	20.8	1.7	3.6	6.1	1.5	0.3	43.1%	7.5/17.4	85.4%	4.1/4.8	2.7
2012-13	CLE	59	34.7	22.5	1.8	3.7	5.9	1.5	0.4	45.3%	8.2/18.1	85.7%	4.2/4.9	3.2
2011-12	CLE	51	30.5	18.5	1.4	3.7	5.4	1.1	0.4	47.3%	6.9/14.6	89.5%	3.4/3.8	3.1

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Kyrie Irving 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.