Where should Paul George be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 74 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 33 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 80.6 on average: priced about where he ranks.

How many games will Paul George play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 60 games, after 37 last season.

BOS

Paul George

Boston Celtics · SF/PF · Age 36 · 6′8″ · 17th season

Rankings Immanuel Quickley Ausar Thompson

Rank#74SF #38 · of 233

Value-0.1229-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP80.6ESPN 104.4

$ Max value$13Yahoo avg $2.3

Games6031 min a game

Rostered77.8%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 74 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 33 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in steals among rotation players; the cost is field-goal percentage at 43.7%, which makes him a natural punt-FG% pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 80.6 on average: priced about where he ranks.

Stats over time

Falling: 24.3 in 2021-22, 17.3 last season.

Last season17.3

5-season average20.8

Trend a season−2.2

2026-27 proj.17.8

Up and down: between 16.2 (2024-25) and 24.3 (2021-22).
Per 36 minutes: 25.2 in 2021-22, 20.3 last season, on 34.7 → 30.7 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (17.8) is in line with last season (17.3).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#21of 24724-25#80of 26625-26#64of 27226-27*#83of 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.	74	-0.122	60	31	17.8	2.8	5.1	3.8	1.5	0.5	43.7%	6.3/14.3	82.5%	2.5/3.0	2.3
2025-26	33	0.327	37	31	17.3	2.7	5.3	3.6	1.7	0.4	43.9%	6.1/13.9	82.0%	2.5/3.0	1.7
2024-25	65	0.203	41	33	16.2	2.3	5.3	4.3	1.8	0.5	43.0%	6.0/13.9	81.4%	1.9/2.4	2.6
2023-24	14	0.355	74	34	22.6	3.3	5.2	3.5	1.5	0.5	47.1%	7.9/16.7	90.7%	3.6/3.9	2.1
2022-23	-	-	56	35	23.8	2.8	6.1	5.1	1.5	0.4	45.8%	8.2/17.9	86.8%	4.6/5.3	3.1
2021-22	-	-	31	35	24.3	2.9	6.9	5.7	2.2	0.4	42.0%	8.6/20.5	85.4%	4.1/4.8	4.1

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

17.8#83 of 2130.04

3PM

2.8#29 of 2130.65

REB

5.1#122 of 213-0.42

AST

3.8#75 of 213-0.07

STL

1.5#15 of 2130.59

BLK

0.5#136 of 213-0.47

FG%

43.7%6.3/14.3#198 of 213-0.66

FT%

82.5%2.5/3.0#90 of 2130.00

TO

2.3#157 of 213-0.14

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

Team role · Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics starter at SF, with Sam Hauser behind him. 96 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Jaylen Brown, Anfernee Simons, and Nikola Vucevic; no arrival is projected for starter's minutes.

SF

1Paul GeorgeNew
2Sam Hauser
3Hugo Gonzalez
4Ron Harper Jr.
5Jordan Walsh
6Dillon MitchellNew

PF

1Jayson Tatum
2Jordan Walsh
3Paul GeorgeNew
4Chris Cenac Jr.New
5Sam Hauser
6Ron Harper Jr.
7Hugo Gonzalez
8Luka Garza
9Dillon MitchellNew

Left since 2025-26

Jaylen BrownAcquired by PHI Jul 634 min → PHI
Anfernee SimonsSigned by PHI Jul 625 min → PHI
Nikola VucevicSigned by ORL Jul 121 min → ORL
Josh MinottSigned by BKN Jul 616 min → BKN
Minutes a night96

Arrived

Paul GeorgeAcquired Jul 631 min from PHI
Mitchell RobinsonSigned Jul 620 min from NY
Mike ConleySigned Jul 618 min from MIN
Dillon Mitchellnew
Chris Cenac 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. Boston Celtics depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	PHI	37	30.7	17.3	2.7	5.3	3.6	1.7	0.4	43.9%	6.1/13.9	83.3%	2.5/3.0	1.7
2024-25	PHI	41	32.5	16.2	2.3	5.3	4.3	1.8	0.5	43.2%	6.0/13.9	79.2%	1.9/2.4	2.6
2023-24	LAC	74	33.8	22.6	3.3	5.2	3.5	1.5	0.5	47.3%	7.9/16.7	92.3%	3.6/3.9	2.1
2022-23	LAC	56	34.6	23.8	2.8	6.1	5.1	1.5	0.4	45.8%	8.2/17.9	86.8%	4.6/5.3	3.1
2021-22	LAC	31	34.7	24.3	2.9	6.9	5.7	2.2	0.4	42.0%	8.6/20.5	85.4%	4.1/4.8	4.1
2020-21	LAC	54	33.7	23.3	3.2	6.6	5.2	1.1	0.4	46.6%	8.2/17.6	88.1%	3.7/4.2	3.3
2019-20	LAC	48	29.6	21.5	3.3	5.7	3.9	1.4	0.4	43.6%	7.1/16.3	88.9%	4.0/4.5	2.6
2018-19	OKC	77	36.9	28.0	3.8	8.2	4.1	2.2	0.4	43.8%	9.2/21.0	84.3%	5.9/7.0	2.7
2017-18	OKC	79	36.6	21.9	3.1	5.7	3.3	2.0	0.5	42.9%	7.3/17.0	82.7%	4.3/5.2	2.7
2016-17	IND	75	35.9	23.7	2.6	6.6	3.3	1.6	0.4	46.1%	8.3/18.0	90.0%	4.5/5.0	2.9
2015-16	IND	81	34.8	23.1	2.6	7.0	4.1	1.9	0.4	41.9%	7.5/17.9	86.2%	5.6/6.5	3.3
2014-15	IND	6	15.2	8.8	1.5	3.7	1.0	0.8	0.2	36.6%	3.0/8.2	72.2%	1.3/1.8	2.0
2013-14	IND	80	36.2	21.7	2.3	6.8	3.5	1.9	0.3	42.4%	7.2/17.0	86.2%	5.0/5.8	2.8
2012-13	IND	79	37.6	17.4	2.2	7.6	4.1	1.8	0.6	41.6%	6.2/14.9	80.0%	2.8/3.5	2.9
2011-12	IND	66	29.7	12.1	1.4	5.6	2.4	1.6	0.6	44.3%	4.3/9.7	78.6%	2.2/2.8	1.8
2010-11	IND	61	20.7	7.8	0.7	3.7	1.1	1.0	0.4	44.6%	2.9/6.5	76.5%	1.3/1.7	1.1

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Paul George 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.