Where should LeBron James be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 63 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 57 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 38.0 on average, 25 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will LeBron James play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 65 games, after 60 last season.

PHI

LeBron James

Philadelphia 76ers · SF/PF · Age 41 · 6′9″ · 24th season

Rankings Donovan Clingan Ryan Rollins

Rank#63SF #31 · of 233

Value-0.0549-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP38.0ESPN 38.9

$ Max value$15Yahoo avg $20.4

Games6532 min a game

Rostered99.3%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 63 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 57 in 2025-26. He is top 10 in assists among rotation players; the cost is free-throw percentage at 75.3%, which makes him a natural punt-FT% pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 38.0 on average, 25 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Falling: down 4 seasons in a row, and top 50 among rotation players every season on our board.

Last season20.9

5-season average26.0

Trend a season−2.3

2026-27 proj.20.3

Fairly steady: between 20.9 (2025-26) and 30.3 (2021-22).
Per 36 minutes: 29.3 in 2021-22, 22.7 last season, on 37.2 → 33.2 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (20.3) is in line with last season (20.9).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#15of 24724-25#19of 26625-26#33of 27226-27*#42of 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.	63	-0.054	65	32	20.3	1.5	6.8	7.8	1.1	0.6	51.1%	7.6/14.8	75.3%	3.7/4.9	3.0
2025-26	57	0.170	60	33	20.9	1.3	6.1	7.2	1.2	0.6	51.5%	7.9/15.3	73.7%	3.9/5.3	3.0
2024-25	15	0.608	70	35	24.4	2.1	7.8	8.2	1.0	0.6	51.3%	9.3/18.1	78.2%	3.7/4.7	3.7
2023-24	11	0.390	71	35	25.7	2.1	7.3	8.3	1.3	0.5	54.0%	9.7/17.9	75.0%	4.3/5.7	3.5
2022-23	-	-	55	36	28.9	2.2	8.3	6.8	0.9	0.6	50.0%	11.1/22.2	78.0%	4.6/5.9	3.2
2021-22	-	-	56	37	30.3	2.9	8.2	6.2	1.3	1.1	52.3%	11.4/21.8	75.0%	4.5/6.0	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

20.3#42 of 2130.48

3PM

1.5#120 of 2130.03

REB

6.8#47 of 2130.12

AST

7.8#8 of 2131.10

STL

1.1#55 of 2130.23

BLK

0.6#73 of 213-0.15

FG%

51.1%7.6/14.8#53 of 2130.00

FT%

75.3%3.7/4.9#180 of 213-0.96

TO

3.0#197 of 213-0.69

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

Team role · Philadelphia 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers starter at PF; Dean Wade, new to the team, is behind him. 188 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Kelly Oubre Jr., Paul George, and Quentin Grimes; Jaylen Brown is the arrival projected for the most minutes (35).

PF

Left since 2025-26

Kelly Oubre Jr.32 min → IND
Paul GeorgeAcquired by BOS Jul 631 min → BOS
Quentin Grimes30 min → LAL
Andre DrummondSigned by NY Jul 620 min → NY
Cameron Payne17 min
Jared McCain17 min → OKC
Trendon WatfordSigned by NO Aug 1716 min → NO
MarJon Beauchamp14 min
Dalen TerryWaived Jul 2612 min
Minutes a night188

Arrived

Jaylen BrownAcquired Jul 634 min from BOS
LeBron JamesSigned Jul 2633 min from LAL
Anfernee SimonsSigned Jul 625 min from CHI
Dean WadeSigned Jul 622 min from CLE
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeWaived by MEM Jul 2621 min from MEM
Caleb LoveSigned Jul 521 min from POR
Rayan Rupert17 min from MEM
Ariel HukportiSigned Jul 69 min from NY
Labaron Philon 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. Philadelphia 76ers depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	LAL	60	33.2	20.9	1.3	6.1	7.2	1.2	0.6	51.6%	7.9/15.3	73.6%	3.9/5.3	3.0
2024-25	LAL	70	34.9	24.4	2.1	7.8	8.2	1.0	0.6	51.4%	9.3/18.1	78.7%	3.7/4.7	3.7
2023-24	LAL	71	35.3	25.7	2.1	7.3	8.3	1.3	0.5	53.6%	9.6/17.9	75.4%	4.3/5.7	3.5
2022-23	LAL	55	35.5	28.9	2.2	8.3	6.8	0.9	0.6	50.0%	11.1/22.2	78.0%	4.6/5.9	3.2
2021-22	LAL	56	37.2	30.3	2.9	8.2	6.2	1.3	1.1	52.3%	11.4/21.8	75.0%	4.5/6.0	3.5
2020-21	LAL	45	33.4	25.0	2.3	7.7	7.8	1.1	0.6	51.4%	9.4/18.3	70.2%	4.0/5.7	3.7
2019-20	LAL	67	34.6	25.3	2.2	7.8	10.2	1.2	0.5	49.5%	9.6/19.4	68.4%	3.9/5.7	3.9
2018-19	LAL	55	35.2	27.4	2.0	8.5	8.3	1.3	0.6	50.8%	10.1/19.9	67.1%	5.1/7.6	3.6
2017-18	CLE	82	36.9	27.5	1.8	8.6	9.1	1.4	0.9	54.4%	10.5/19.3	72.3%	4.7/6.5	4.2
2016-17	CLE	74	37.8	26.4	1.7	8.6	8.7	1.2	0.6	54.4%	9.9/18.2	66.7%	4.8/7.2	4.1
2015-16	CLE	76	35.6	25.3	1.1	7.4	6.8	1.4	0.6	52.2%	9.7/18.6	72.3%	4.7/6.5	3.3
2014-15	CLE	69	36.1	25.3	1.7	6.0	7.4	1.6	0.7	48.6%	9.0/18.5	70.1%	5.4/7.7	3.9
2013-14	MIA	77	37.7	27.1	1.5	6.9	6.3	1.6	0.3	56.8%	10.0/17.6	75.0%	5.7/7.6	3.5
2012-13	MIA	76	37.9	26.8	1.4	8.0	7.3	1.7	0.9	56.7%	10.1/17.8	75.7%	5.3/7.0	3.0
2011-12	MIA	62	37.5	27.1	0.9	7.9	6.2	1.9	0.8	52.9%	10.0/18.9	76.5%	6.2/8.1	3.4
2010-11	MIA	79	38.8	26.7	1.2	7.5	7.0	1.6	0.6	51.1%	9.6/18.8	76.2%	6.4/8.4	3.6
2009-10	CLE	76	39.0	29.7	1.7	7.3	8.6	1.6	1.0	50.2%	10.1/20.1	76.5%	7.8/10.2	3.4
2008-09	CLE	81	37.7	28.4	1.6	7.6	7.2	1.7	1.1	48.7%	9.7/19.9	77.7%	7.3/9.4	3.0
2007-08	CLE	75	40.4	30.0	1.5	7.9	7.2	1.8	1.1	48.4%	10.6/21.9	70.9%	7.3/10.3	3.4
2006-07	CLE	78	40.9	27.3	1.3	6.7	6.0	1.6	0.7	47.6%	9.9/20.8	70.0%	6.3/9.0	3.2
2005-06	CLE	79	42.5	31.4	1.6	7.0	6.6	1.6	0.8	48.1%	11.1/23.1	73.8%	7.6/10.3	3.3
2004-05	CLE	80	42.4	27.2	1.4	7.4	7.2	2.2	0.7	46.9%	9.9/21.1	75.0%	6.0/8.0	3.3
2003-04	CLE	79	39.5	20.9	0.8	5.5	5.9	1.6	0.7	41.8%	7.9/18.9	75.9%	4.4/5.8	3.5

Box-score averages from ESPN.

LeBron James 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.