Where should Luka Doncic be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 4 player on the 2026-27 projection, where he finished 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 3.4 on average: priced about where he ranks.

How many games will Luka Doncic play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 68 games, after 64 last season.

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Luka Doncic

Los Angeles Lakers · PG/SG · Age 27 · 6′8″ · 9th season

Rankings Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Anthony Edwards

Rank#4PG #2 · of 233

Value0.6749-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP3.4ESPN 3.6

$ Max value$49Yahoo avg $71.7

Games6836 min a game

Rostered99.9%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 4 player on the 2026-27 projection, where he finished 2025-26. He is first in points, top 5 in threes, and top 10 in assists and steals among rotation players; the cost is free-throw percentage at 78.3%, which makes him a natural punt-FT% pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 3.4 on average: priced about where he ranks.

Stats over time

Steady: between 28.2 and 33.9 for 5 seasons, and top 5 among rotation players every season on our board.

Last season33.5

5-season average31.3

Trend a season+0.6

2026-27 proj.34.7

Very steady: lowest in 2024-25, highest in 2023-24.
Per 36 minutes: 28.9 in 2021-22, 33.7 last season, on 35.4 → 35.8 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (34.7) is above anything in his last 5 seasons.

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#1of 24724-25#4of 26625-26#1of 27226-27*#1of 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.	4	0.674	68	36	34.7	4.1	7.7	8.9	1.6	0.5	47.3%	11.2/23.7	78.3%	8.2/10.5	4.0
2025-26	4	1.012	64	36	33.5	4.0	7.7	8.3	1.6	0.5	47.6%	10.8/22.8	78.0%	7.9/10.1	4.0
2024-25	4	0.839	50	35	28.2	3.5	8.2	7.7	1.8	0.4	45.0%	9.2/20.5	78.2%	6.2/7.9	3.6
2023-24	4	0.763	70	37	33.9	4.1	9.2	9.8	1.4	0.5	48.7%	11.5/23.6	78.6%	6.8/8.7	4.0
2022-23	-	-	66	36	32.4	2.8	8.6	8.0	1.4	0.5	49.5%	10.9/22.0	74.3%	7.8/10.5	3.6
2021-22	-	-	65	35	28.4	3.1	9.1	8.7	1.2	0.6	45.8%	9.9/21.6	74.7%	5.6/7.5	4.5

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

34.7#1 of 2131.50

3PM

4.1#2 of 2131.14

REB

7.7#15 of 2130.73

AST

8.9#7 of 2131.10

STL

1.6#7 of 2130.70

BLK

0.5#67 of 213-0.10

FG%

47.3%11.2/23.7#97 of 213-0.13

FT%

78.3%8.2/10.5#179 of 213-0.96

TO

4.0#211 of 213-0.94

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

Team role · Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers starter at PG; Collin Sexton, new to the team, is behind him. 201 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it LeBron James, Marcus Smart, and Rui Hachimura; Walker Kessler is the arrival projected for the most minutes (32).

PG

Left since 2025-26

LeBron JamesSigned by PHI Jul 2633 min → PHI
Marcus SmartSigned by HOU Jul 1029 min → HOU
Rui Hachimura28 min → LAC
Deandre AytonAcquired by WSH Jul 727 min → WSH
Luke KennardSigned by PHX Jul 1423 min → PHX
Gabe Vincent19 min
Jaxson HayesSigned by UTAH Jul 1018 min → UTAH
Nick Smith Jr.13 min
Maxi Kleber11 min
Minutes a night201

Arrived

Walker KesslerAcquired Jul 831 min from UTAH
Quentin Grimes30 min from PHI
Collin Sexton24 min from CHI
Ziaire Williams23 min from BKN
Sandro Mamukelashvili22 min from TOR
Matisse Thybulle16 min from POR
Jaden HardyAcquired Jul 716 min from WSH
Kevon Looney15 min from NO
Cameron Carrnew
Arthur Kalumanew
AK Okerekenew

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. Los Angeles Lakers depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	LAL	64	35.8	33.5	4.0	7.7	8.3	1.6	0.5	47.4%	10.8/22.8	78.2%	7.9/10.1	4.0
2024-25	DAL/LAL	50	35.4	28.2	3.5	8.2	7.7	1.8	0.4	44.9%	9.2/20.5	78.5%	6.2/7.9	3.6
2023-24	DAL	70	37.5	33.9	4.1	9.2	9.8	1.4	0.5	48.7%	11.5/23.6	78.2%	6.8/8.7	4.0
2022-23	DAL	66	36.2	32.4	2.8	8.6	8.0	1.4	0.5	49.5%	10.9/22.0	74.3%	7.8/10.5	3.6
2021-22	DAL	65	35.4	28.4	3.1	9.1	8.7	1.2	0.6	45.8%	9.9/21.6	74.7%	5.6/7.5	4.5
2020-21	DAL	66	34.3	27.7	2.9	8.0	8.6	1.0	0.5	47.8%	9.8/20.5	73.2%	5.2/7.1	4.3
2019-20	DAL	61	33.6	28.8	2.8	9.4	8.8	1.0	0.2	46.1%	9.5/20.6	76.1%	7.0/9.2	4.3
2018-19	DAL	72	32.2	21.2	2.3	7.8	6.0	1.1	0.3	42.4%	7.0/16.5	71.6%	4.8/6.7	3.4

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Luka Doncic 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.