LeBron James
LeBron James is ranked #9 among 28 eligible NBA forwards. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up.
LeBron James 2026-27 fantasy outlook
We rank him #18 versus an ADP of 38 — the market drafts him 24 spots later than we rank him. Strong value if he's still there. Projection drivers: shrinking workload (29.2 minutes/gm late vs 33.1 season), late-season gains in per-minute production.
PHI 2026-27 opening schedule
80 GAMES SCHEDULEDLeBron James consistency and floor
3 GAMESJames vs other forwards
PERCENTILE · 158 RANKEDJames fantasy points, last 3 games
2026-27 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUSTLeBron James game log — 2026-27
■ BOOM · ■ BUST| DATE | OPP | RESULT | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | DET | L 106-93 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8-15 | 0-3 | 30.9 |
| Oct 22 | CLE | W 114-106 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 43.5 |
| Oct 20 | @NY | W 106-100 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-3 | 40.3 |
More on James and the F board
He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #23 overall, #9 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.
His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 38 (roughly round 4 in a 10-team league). We rank him #18, so he is a value at that price.
We project 42.6 points per game across an expected 67 games — approximately 2854 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 34.6 and 49.3 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #18 in projected scoring.
Based on 2025-26 production, LeBron James finished #46 in 9-cat and #34 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #23 in points formats. High turnovers cost him in 9-cat — he climbs to #34 when turnovers are excluded.
He delivered at least 75% of his average in 90% of games, with a floor of 31.3 and a ceiling of 57.1 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 17% of games and busted (under half his average) in 3%.
Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.