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LeBron James

RANK #232025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEF92025-26 9-CAT #47 8-CAT #35F · Philadelphia 76ersAge 416' 9"2025-26 seasonPROP GUIDE →

20.9

Points / game

6.1

Rebounds

7.2

Assists

33.2

Minutes

51.5%

FG%

41.4

FPTS / game

+9.5

vs F median

TIER 5 · #23 OVERALLDepth piece — #9 among forwards

LeBron James is ranked #9 among 149 eligible NBA forwards. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. He closed the season hot — 7.9 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.

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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LeBron James 2026-27 fantasy outlook

42.6Proj FPTS/G · ~2854 / 67 games

34.6–49.3Typical game · middle 50%

#18Projected rank

13.6ADP (ESPN drafts)

The market drafts him around #10; we rank him #18. Let someone else pay the premium. Projection drivers: shrinking workload (29.2 minutes/gm late vs 33.1 season), late-season gains in per-minute production.

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

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

LeBron James consistency and floor

60 GAMES

31.3

Floor (p10)

41.4

Average

57.1

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered90%

Boom rate125%+ of average17%

Bust rateunder half of average3%

41.4

Season avg FPTS

45.0

Last 10 FPTS

49.3

Last 5 FPTS

James vs other forwards

PERCENTILE · 149 RANKED

Points20.990

Rebounds6.185

Assists7.299

Steals1.294

Blocks0.676

Minutes33.292

Fantasy PPG41.495

Percentile among all ranked NBA forwards · 99 = best

James fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 63.2SEASON LOW 11.5LAST 5 AVG 49.3

LeBron James game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Apr 13	UTAH	W 131-107	17	18	4	6	3	0	4	6-15	0-3	36.8
Apr 11	PHX	W 101-73	32	28	6	12	4	0	2	10-16	2-2	63.2
Apr 10	@GS	W 119-103	32	26	8	11	2	1	4	11-17	3-5	57.1
Apr 5	@DAL	L 134-128	39	30	9	15	1	0	4	12-22	1-6	62.3
Apr 3	@OKC	L 139-96	26	13	6	2	1	1	2	3-7	1-4	27.2
Apr 1	CLE	W 127-113	31	14	5	6	1	1	3	4-8	1-3	32
Mar 31	WSH	W 120-101	33	21	10	12	0	1	4	8-16	1-3	50
Mar 28	BKN	W 116-99	37	14	6	8	1	0	1	5-11	0-1	35.2
Mar 25	@IND	W 137-130	34	23	9	9	1	0	1	9-17	0-1	49.3
Mar 23	@DET	L 113-110	39	12	9	10	0	1	4	4-10	1-2	36.8
Mar 21	@ORL	W 105-104	34	12	6	4	3	0	1	5-13	0-2	33.2
Mar 20	@MIA	W 134-126	38	19	15	10	0	0	3	8-12	0-0	49
Mar 19	@HOU	W 124-116	34	30	5	2	1	1	2	13-14	2-2	43
Mar 17	@HOU	W 100-92	33	18	5	5	2	0	1	7-13	1-3	36.5
Mar 15	DEN	W 127-125 OT	40	17	6	5	2	0	5	7-13	1-3	32.7
Mar 13	CHI	W 142-130	33	18	7	7	2	1	4	7-13	0-2	41.9
Mar 6	@DEN	L 120-113	34	16	5	8	3	1	1	7-11	0-2	45
Mar 4	NO	W 110-101	33	21	7	7	0	2	5	8-12	1-5	40.9
Mar 2	SAC	W 128-104	27	24	1	5	2	1	3	8-15	3-4	38.7
Mar 1	@GS	W 129-101	28	22	7	9	1	0	4	7-13	4-6	42.9
Feb 27	@PHX	L 113-110	35	15	6	5	0	0	1	7-16	0-3	28.7
Feb 25	ORL	L 110-109	32	21	6	4	0	2	5	8-13	2-6	35.2
Feb 22	BOS	L 111-89	34	20	4	5	2	1	1	9-21	1-5	40.3
Feb 21	LAC	W 125-122	33	13	3	11	1	0	3	5-13	1-3	33.1
Feb 13	DAL	W 124-104	35	28	10	12	0	1	4	10-20	2-7	57
Feb 10	OKC	L 119-110	36	22	6	10	1	0	3	9-17	0-4	44.2
Feb 8	GS	W 105-99	35	20	7	10	1	1	7	6-17	2-7	42.4
Feb 6	PHI	W 119-115	37	17	4	10	0	1	8	7-17	0-3	31.8
Feb 4	@BKN	W 125-109	30	25	3	7	3	0	1	10-16	0-3	47.1
Feb 2	@NY	L 112-100	35	22	5	6	1	0	1	9-15	2-6	39
Jan 31	@WSH	W 142-111	30	20	3	6	2	0	3	8-16	2-3	35.6
Jan 29	@CLE	L 129-99	27	11	3	5	1	0	6	3-10	0-3	19.1
Jan 27	@CHI	W 129-118	33	24	5	3	1	0	2	9-19	1-4	35.5
Jan 25	@DAL	W 116-110	37	17	8	5	1	1	1	8-16	1-3	39.1
Jan 23	@LAC	L 112-104	36	23	5	6	2	0	4	9-19	1-4	40
Jan 21	@DEN	W 115-107	34	19	9	8	0	0	6	8-15	1-1	35.8
Jan 19	TOR	W 110-93	32	24	4	7	0	2	3	9-17	2-4	42.3
Jan 18	@POR	L 132-116	32	20	9	8	1	2	4	6-16	1-3	47.8
Jan 16	CHA	L 135-117	33	29	9	6	2	1	3	10-19	3-6	54.8
Jan 14	ATL	W 141-116	33	31	9	10	1	1	4	12-20	2-4	58.8
Jan 13	@SAC	L 124-112	33	22	4	3	1	0	3	8-17	0-5	31.3
Jan 10	MIL	L 105-101	33	26	9	10	3	0	3	10-21	2-7	57.8
Jan 7	@NO	W 111-103	33	30	8	8	2	1	1	10-19	3-5	59.6
Jan 5	MEM	W 120-114	37	26	7	10	1	0	1	8-14	2-7	51.4
Jan 3	MEM	W 128-121	36	31	9	6	0	0	4	12-18	1-5	46.8
Dec 31	DET	L 128-106	32	17	4	4	1	1	5	6-17	3-10	28.8
Dec 29	SAC	W 125-101	29	24	3	5	2	0	2	11-13	1-2	39.1
Dec 26	HOU	L 119-96	32	18	2	5	2	1	3	7-13	1-3	33.9
Dec 24	@PHX	L 132-108	26	23	2	6	0	0	0	7-14	3-5	34.4
Dec 21	@LAC	L 103-88	38	36	4	3	2	1	3	15-28	3-7	51.3
Dec 19	@UTAH	W 143-135	33	28	7	10	1	0	2	8-17	0-5	52.4
Dec 15	@PHX	W 116-114	36	26	3	4	2	2	8	8-17	1-5	39.6
Dec 11	SA	L 132-119	36	19	15	8	0	3	3	7-14	0-3	55
Dec 8	@PHI	W 112-108	34	29	7	6	1	1	2	12-17	4-6	50.4
Dec 5	@TOR	W 123-120	36	8	6	11	0	0	0	4-17	0-5	31.7
Dec 2	PHX	L 125-108	31	10	0	3	0	0	3	3-10	1-4	11.5
Nov 29	DAL	W 129-119	34	13	5	7	1	0	2	5-13	2-6	30.5
Nov 26	LAC	W 135-118	32	25	6	6	1	1	3	9-15	2-5	44.2
Nov 24	@UTAH	W 108-106	34	17	6	8	1	0	2	8-18	0-4	37.2
Nov 19	UTAH	W 140-126	30	11	3	12	1	0	1	4-7	2-3	34.6

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QIs LeBron James a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #23 overall, #9 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should LeBron James be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 13.6 (roughly round 2 in a 10-team league). We rank him #18, so he is priced above our projection.

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

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.

QHow does LeBron James rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, LeBron James finished #47 in 9-cat and #35 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 #35 when turnovers are excluded.

QHow consistent is LeBron James for fantasy?

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.