
Jimmy Butler III
Jimmy Butler III is ranked #1 among 28 eligible NBA forwards. Build around him. He closed the season hot — 1.8 points per game above his average over the final five games on essentially the same workload — an efficiency spike that may not fully carry over.
Jimmy Butler III 2026-27 fantasy outlook
OUTWe rank him #1 versus an ADP of 138.2 — the market drafts him 206 spots later than we rank him. Strong value if he's still there. Projection drivers: shrinking workload (27.2 minutes/gm late vs 31.2 season), late-season gains in per-minute production.
GS 2026-27 opening schedule
80 GAMES SCHEDULEDJimmy Butler III consistency and floor
38 GAMESButler vs other forwards
PERCENTILE · 158 RANKEDButler fantasy points, last 15 games
2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUSTJimmy Butler III game log — 2025-26
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Yes. Jimmy Butler III ranks #1 overall and #1 among forwards at 37.3 fantasy points per game. 2025-26's top overall producer in points leagues.
His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 138.2 (roughly round 14 in a 10-team league). We rank him #1, so he is a value at that price.
We project 37.6 points per game across an expected 51 games — approximately 1918 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 30.7 and 45 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #1 in projected scoring.
Based on 2025-26 production, Jimmy Butler III finished #1 in 9-cat and #1 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #1 in points formats.
He delivered at least 75% of his average in 87% of games, with a floor of 26.6 and a ceiling of 51.4 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 18% of games and busted (under half his average) in 5%.
Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.