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James Harden

RANK #192025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEG102025-26 9-CAT #23 8-CAT #12G · Cleveland CavaliersAge 366' 5"2025-26 seasonPROP GUIDE →

23.6

Points / game

4.8

Rebounds

8.0

Assists

34.8

Minutes

43.4%

FG%

42.4

FPTS / game

+10.9

vs G median

TIER 4 · #19 OVERALLDepth piece — #10 among guards

James Harden is ranked #10 among 198 eligible NBA guards. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. His final five games came in 11.1 points per game below his average, and the workload confirms it: 31.6 minutes/game over that stretch vs 34.9 on the season — a real role change worth monitoring.

Percentile95%

2025-26 season results · Computed from official box scores · Points scoring: PTS + 1.2×REB + 1.5×AST + 3×STL + 3×BLK − TO · updated July 27

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James Harden 2026-27 fantasy outlook

40.8Proj FPTS/G · ~3019 / 74 games

35.1–48.9Typical game · middle 50%

#25Projected rank

18ADP (ESPN drafts)

The market drafts him around #12; we rank him #25. Let someone else pay the premium. Projection drivers: shrinking workload (31.6 minutes/gm late vs 34.9 season), a late-season decline in per-minute production.

INJURY RISK Medium^?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK High^?ROLE SECURITY Contested^?How we grade risk

Projection updated July 27 · ESPN ADP updated July 27 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025-26 game log

James Harden consistency and floor

70 GAMES

29.5

Floor (p10)

42.4

Average

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered81%

Boom rate125%+ of average16%

Bust rateunder half of average3%

42.4

Season avg FPTS

37.9

Last 10 FPTS

31.2

Last 5 FPTS

Harden vs other guards

PERCENTILE · 199 RANKED

Points23.693

Rebounds4.890

Assists8.097

Steals1.176

Blocks0.482

Minutes34.895

Fantasy PPG42.495

Percentile among all ranked NBA guards · 99 = best

Harden fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 80.3SEASON LOW 12.9LAST 5 AVG 31.3

James Harden game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Apr 10	@ATL	L 124-102	25	20	0	5	0	0	5	6-13	2-6	22.5
Apr 8	ATL	W 122-116	34	21	5	4	2	0	2	6-23	4-10	37
Apr 5	IND	W 117-108	34	28	4	7	3	1	2	8-17	5-11	53.3
Apr 3	@GS	W 118-111	37	19	2	5	0	0	4	7-11	3-6	24.9
Apr 1	@LAL	L 127-113	28	17	0	3	0	0	3	6-13	2-5	18.5
Mar 31	@UTAH	W 122-113	39	13	6	14	1	1	1	4-9	1-5	46.2
Mar 27	MIA	W 149-128	30	17	5	14	2	0	1	4-11	2-6	49
Mar 25	MIA	L 120-103	43	18	9	7	0	1	5	4-10	3-9	37.3
Mar 25	ORL	W 136-131	37	26	3	7	1	1	2	8-16	4-6	44.1
Mar 21	@NO	W 111-106	36	20	6	10	1	1	2	8-17	4-9	46.2
Mar 20	@CHI	W 115-110	37	36	7	9	2	1	5	10-23	7-13	61.9
Mar 18	@MIL	W 123-116	34	27	5	6	2	0	2	7-10	2-4	46
Mar 15	DAL	L 130-120	38	13	5	7	1	0	6	4-12	1-5	26.5
Mar 13	@DAL	W 138-105	29	17	7	7	1	0	4	6-11	3-7	34.9
Mar 11	@ORL	L 128-122	37	30	5	8	0	0	4	11-16	5-9	44
Mar 9	PHI	W 115-101	29	21	5	5	0	1	2	6-11	3-8	35.5
Mar 8	BOS	L 109-98	38	19	4	10	0	0	0	6-16	3-8	38.8
Mar 4	DET	W 113-109	35	18	5	7	0	0	5	5-17	2-9	29.5
Mar 1	@BKN	W 106-102	36	22	9	8	0	0	5	5-9	4-7	39.8
Feb 25	NY	W 109-94	32	20	2	4	0	0	3	8-18	4-7	25.4
Feb 22	@OKC	L 121-113	34	20	5	9	1	1	5	8-14	3-7	40.5
Feb 21	@CHA	W 118-113	34	18	4	8	1	0	2	6-14	2-3	35.8
Feb 20	BKN	W 112-84	28	16	5	9	3	0	2	6-8	3-5	42.5
Feb 12	WSH	W 138-113	28	13	4	11	0	1	6	1-4	1-4	31.3
Feb 10	@DEN	W 119-117	36	22	10	7	0	3	2	7-16	2-7	51.5
Feb 8	@SAC	W 132-126	32	23	2	8	1	0	3	7-13	5-8	37.4
Jan 31	@DEN	L 122-109	34	25	5	9	0	1	4	8-17	4-10	43.5
Jan 28	@UTAH	W 115-103	31	16	3	10	4	0	2	5-14	3-8	44.6
Jan 26	BKN	W 126-89	31	19	6	8	1	1	5	3-8	3-5	39.2
Jan 23	LAL	W 112-104	38	18	7	10	2	0	7	6-21	2-6	40.4
Jan 21	@CHI	L 138-110	31	24	5	6	0	0	6	9-25	3-9	33
Jan 19	@WSH	W 110-106	37	36	7	9	1	1	3	9-17	0-5	60.9
Jan 17	@TOR	W 121-117 OT	42	31	2	10	1	1	4	10-27	2-15	50.4
Jan 15	WSH	W 119-105	37	22	5	8	0	0	2	5-17	2-9	38
Jan 13	CHA	W 117-109	38	32	4	10	4	0	1	11-28	3-11	62.8
Jan 11	@DET	W 98-92	37	19	7	7	3	0	5	4-20	1-7	41.9
Jan 10	@BKN	W 121-105	35	31	4	6	1	2	6	10-13	3-4	47.8
Jan 8	@NY	L 123-111	38	23	3	9	1	0	3	6-17	4-7	40.1
Jan 4	BOS	L 146-115	34	18	3	12	1	0	2	7-15	1-6	40.6
Jan 2	UTAH	W 118-101	29	20	3	7	0	0	1	5-14	1-6	33.1
Dec 31	SAC	W 131-90	30	21	3	5	1	0	0	6-14	1-6	35.1
Dec 29	DET	W 112-99	40	28	4	7	0	0	3	7-23	3-9	40.3
Dec 27	@POR	W 119-103	39	34	2	6	0	0	3	10-17	3-9	42.4
Dec 24	HOU	W 128-108	35	29	4	6	2	0	4	7-14	3-8	44.8
Dec 21	LAL	W 103-88	41	21	4	10	2	0	3	6-20	4-12	43.8
Dec 16	MEM	L 121-103	31	13	3	6	3	0	3	4-10	4-6	31.6
Dec 12	@HOU	L 115-113	40	22	3	7	3	0	4	7-18	4-10	41.1
Dec 7	@MIN	L 109-106	39	34	5	6	4	1	4	10-18	1-5	60
Dec 6	@MEM	L 107-98	36	18	2	7	0	1	4	6-13	3-7	29.9
Dec 4	@ATL	W 115-92	37	27	4	9	3	0	1	11-24	5-14	53.3
Dec 2	@MIA	L 140-123	20	11	2	3	0	0	5	2-6	1-4	12.9
Nov 30	DAL	L 114-110	37	29	8	11	0	1	7	5-17	2-6	51.1
Nov 29	MEM	L 112-107	40	23	7	11	2	0	5	6-18	4-13	48.9
Nov 26	@LAL	L 135-118	37	29	5	9	2	0	5	9-21	3-12	49.5
Nov 23	@CLE	L 120-105	32	19	2	6	1	0	3	5-16	0-8	30.4
Nov 22	@CHA	W 131-116	35	55	3	7	1	0	2	17-26	10-16	70.1
Nov 21	@ORL	L 129-101	31	31	5	8	2	0	5	8-16	5-11	50
Nov 18	@PHI	L 110-108	37	28	6	5	1	2	4	7-25	2-12	47.7
Nov 16	@BOS	L 121-118	38	37	7	8	1	0	3	9-22	5-11	57.4
Nov 15	@DAL	W 133-127 2OT	51	41	14	11	1	2	3	13-25	6-12	80.3
Nov 13	DEN	L 130-116	30	23	8	5	0	0	2	6-15	1-6	38.1
Nov 11	ATL	L 105-102	39	35	10	11	0	2	6	12-23	6-14	63.5
Nov 9	PHX	L 114-103	41	13	0	13	0	0	3	4-15	2-10	29.5
Nov 5	OKC	L 126-107	30	25	6	6	1	0	2	7-17	5-9	42.2
Nov 4	MIA	L 120-119	39	29	7	8	1	0	7	8-15	6-10	45.4
Nov 1	NO	W 126-124	39	24	5	14	2	0	4	8-19	4-13	53
Oct 29	@GS	L 98-79	32	20	4	1	2	0	3	6-15	1-5	29.3
Oct 27	POR	W 114-107	38	20	6	13	3	0	7	6-12	2-7	48.7
Oct 25	PHX	W 129-102	28	30	7	7	0	1	4	8-12	5-7	47.9
Oct 23	@UTAH	L 129-108	29	15	2	11	0	0	2	5-12	2-9	31.9

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QIs James Harden a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #19 overall, #10 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should James Harden be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 18 (roughly round 2 in a 10-team league). We rank him #25, so he is priced above our projection.

QHow many fantasy points will James Harden score in 2026-27?

We project 40.8 points per game across an expected 74 games — approximately 3019 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 35.1 and 48.9 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #25 in projected scoring.

QHow does James Harden rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, James Harden finished #23 in 9-cat and #12 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #19 in points formats. High turnovers cost him in 9-cat — he climbs to #12 when turnovers are excluded.

QHow consistent is James Harden for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 81% of games, with a floor of 29.5 and a ceiling of 60 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 16% of games and busted (under half his average) in 3%.

Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.