Where should Stephen Curry be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 15 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 16 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 22.9 on average, 8 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

How many games will Stephen Curry play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 66 games, after 43 last season.

Stephen Curry

Golden State Warriors · PG · Age 38 · 6′2″ · 18th season

Rankings Kawhi Leonard Giannis Antetokounmpo

Rank#15PG #8 · of 233

Value0.4989-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP22.9ESPN 30.0

$ Max value$39Yahoo avg $32.1

Games6632 min a game

Rostered99.6%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 15 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 16 in 2025-26. He is first in threes, top 5 in free-throw percentage, and top 25 in points among rotation players; the cost is turnovers at 2.9 a game, which makes him a natural punt-TO pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 22.9 on average, 8 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

Stats over time

Steady: between 24.5 and 29.4 for 5 seasons, and top 50 among rotation players every season on our board.

Last season26.6

5-season average26.5

Trend a season−0.3

2026-27 proj.25.8

Very steady: lowest in 2024-25, highest in 2022-23.
Per 36 minutes: 26.6 in 2021-22, 31.0 last season, on 34.5 → 30.9 minutes: it has held.
The projection (25.8) is in line with last season (26.6).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#10of 24724-25#21of 26625-26#12of 27226-27*#11of 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.	15	0.498	66	32	25.8	4.5	3.8	5.3	1.1	0.4	46.0%	8.4/18.3	93.2%	4.5/4.9	2.9
2025-26	16	0.539	43	31	26.6	4.4	3.6	4.7	1.1	0.4	46.8%	8.7/18.6	92.3%	4.7/5.1	2.8
2024-25	14	0.680	70	32	24.5	4.4	4.4	6.0	1.1	0.4	44.8%	8.1/18.0	93.3%	4.0/4.3	2.9
2023-24	15	0.347	74	33	26.4	4.8	4.5	5.1	0.7	0.4	45.0%	8.8/19.5	92.3%	4.0/4.4	2.8
2022-23	-	-	56	35	29.4	4.9	6.1	6.3	0.9	0.4	49.5%	10.0/20.2	92.0%	4.6/5.0	3.2
2021-22	-	-	64	35	25.5	4.5	5.2	6.3	1.3	0.4	44.0%	8.4/19.1	91.5%	4.3/4.7	3.2

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

25.8#11 of 2131.00

3PM

4.5#1 of 2131.21

REB

3.8#130 of 213-0.47

AST

5.3#38 of 2130.28

STL

1.1#73 of 2130.13

BLK

0.4#113 of 213-0.38

FG%

46.0%8.4/18.3#150 of 213-0.32

FT%

93.2%4.5/4.9#3 of 2130.69

TO

2.9#186 of 213-0.51

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

Team role · Golden State Warriors

The Golden State Warriors starter at PG, with De'Anthony Melton behind him. 119 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Jonathan Kuminga, Pat Spencer, and Buddy Hield; no arrival is projected for starter's minutes.

PG

Left since 2025-26

Jonathan Kuminga24 min → MIN
Pat SpencerSigned by PHX Jul 419 min → PHX
Buddy HieldAcquired by CHI Sep 2718 min → CHI
Quinten Post17 min → MEM
Nate Williams17 min
Seth Curry13 min
Trayce Jackson-Davis11 min → TOR
Minutes a night119

Arrived

Brandon WilliamsSigned Aug 2622 min from DAL
Yaxel LendeborgSigned Jul 1new
Georges Niangnew
Alex Tooheynew

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. Golden State Warriors depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	GS	43	30.9	26.6	4.4	3.6	4.7	1.1	0.4	46.8%	8.7/18.6	92.2%	4.7/5.1	2.8
2024-25	GS	70	32.2	24.5	4.4	4.4	6.0	1.1	0.4	45.0%	8.1/18.0	93.0%	4.0/4.3	2.9
2023-24	GS	74	32.7	26.4	4.8	4.5	5.1	0.7	0.4	45.1%	8.8/19.5	90.9%	4.0/4.4	2.8
2022-23	GS	56	34.7	29.4	4.9	6.1	6.3	0.9	0.4	49.5%	10.0/20.2	92.0%	4.6/5.0	3.2
2021-22	GS	64	34.5	25.5	4.5	5.2	6.3	1.3	0.4	44.0%	8.4/19.1	91.5%	4.3/4.7	3.2
2020-21	GS	63	34.2	32.0	5.3	5.5	5.8	1.2	0.1	47.9%	10.4/21.7	90.5%	5.7/6.3	3.4
2019-20	GS	5	27.8	20.8	2.4	5.2	6.6	1.0	0.4	40.2%	6.6/16.4	100.0%	5.2/5.2	3.2
2018-19	GS	69	33.8	27.3	5.1	5.3	5.2	1.3	0.4	47.4%	9.2/19.4	90.5%	3.8/4.2	2.8
2017-18	GS	51	32.0	26.4	4.2	5.1	6.1	1.6	0.2	49.7%	8.4/16.9	93.2%	5.5/5.9	3.0
2016-17	GS	79	33.4	25.3	4.1	4.5	6.6	1.8	0.2	46.4%	8.5/18.3	89.1%	4.1/4.6	3.0
2015-16	GS	79	34.2	30.1	5.1	5.4	6.7	2.1	0.2	50.5%	10.2/20.2	90.2%	4.6/5.1	3.3
2014-15	GS	80	32.7	23.8	3.6	4.3	7.7	2.0	0.2	48.8%	8.2/16.8	92.9%	3.9/4.2	3.1
2013-14	GS	78	36.5	24.0	3.3	4.3	8.5	1.6	0.2	47.5%	8.4/17.7	86.7%	3.9/4.5	3.8
2012-13	GS	78	38.2	22.9	3.5	4.0	6.9	1.6	0.2	44.9%	8.0/17.8	91.9%	3.4/3.7	3.1
2011-12	GS	26	28.2	14.7	2.1	3.4	5.3	1.5	0.3	49.1%	5.6/11.4	83.3%	1.5/1.8	2.5
2010-11	GS	74	33.6	18.6	2.0	3.9	5.8	1.5	0.3	47.9%	6.8/14.2	93.5%	2.9/3.1	3.1
2009-10	GS	80	36.2	17.5	2.1	4.5	5.9	1.9	0.2	46.2%	6.6/14.3	88.0%	2.2/2.5	3.1

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Stephen Curry 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.