James Harden vs Josh Giddey
Comparison based on 2025-26 results · Points scoring: PTS + 1.2×REB + 1.5×AST + 3×STL + 3×BLK − TO · the verdict also weighs 2026-27 projections, availability and ADP
Fantasy pts / game
42.441.5
42.4Fantasy pts / game41.5
Points
23.617.0
23.6Points17.0
Rebounds
4.88.3
4.8Rebounds8.3
Assists
8.09.1
8.0Assists9.1
Minutes
34.832.1
34.8Minutes32.1
Games played
7054
70Games played54
Floor (p10)
29.522.3
29.5Floor (p10)22.3
Ceiling (p90)
60.058.9
60.0Ceiling (p90)58.9
Consistency %
8178
81Consistency %78
Proj pts/game (2026-27)
40.841.6
40.8Proj pts/game (2026-27)41.6
Proj games (2026-27)
7462
74Proj games (2026-27)62
ADP (lower = pricier)
18.632.1
18.6ADP (lower = pricier)32.1
9-Cat rank (2025-26)
#22#64
#229-Cat rank (2025-26)#64
8-Cat rank (2025-26)
#12#34
#128-Cat rank (2025-26)#34
POINTS PICKJames Harden
James Harden holds the 2025-26 edge: 0.9 fantasy points per game, finishing #19 overall vs #22. That said, our 2026-27 projection actually flips the call — 41.6 vs 40.8 projected points per game in Giddey's favor; Giddey goes 14 picks later by ADP (32.1 vs 18.6), so he is the cheaper route; and Giddey closed the season hotter (-3.7 vs his average), so the gap may be tightening. James Harden remains the preferred points-league pick.
Based on 2025-26 results plus 2026-27 projections and live ADP · Computed by HoopSplit from official box scores — not an opinion poll.
Game-by-game form · 2025-26BOTH CHARTS SHARE ONE SCALE
James Harden — last 12 gamesLAST 5 VS AVG -11.1
Josh Giddey — last 12 gamesLAST 5 VS AVG -3.7