Paolo Banchero
Paolo Banchero 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.
Paolo Banchero 2026-27 fantasy outlook
OUTWe rank him #22 versus an ADP of 44.2 — the market drafts him 24 spots later than we rank him. Strong value if he's still there. Projection drivers: shrinking workload (32.6 minutes/gm late vs 34.7 season), steady per-minute production.
ORL 2026-27 opening schedule
80 GAMES SCHEDULEDPaolo Banchero consistency and floor
2 GAMESBanchero vs other forwards
PERCENTILE · 158 RANKEDBanchero fantasy points, last 2 games
2026-27 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUSTPaolo Banchero game log — 2026-27
■ BOOM · ■ BUST| DATE | OPP | RESULT | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | MIN | L 115-93 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 29.7 |
| Oct 21 | ATL | L 132-125 | 41 | 35 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10-12 | 3-4 | 55.4 |
More on Banchero and the F board
He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #20 overall, #9 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.
His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 44.2 (roughly round 5 in a 10-team league). We rank him #22, so he is a value at that price.
We project 39.9 points per game across an expected 76 games — approximately 3032 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 34.4 and 50.2 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #22 in projected scoring.
Based on 2025-26 production, Paolo Banchero finished #87 in 9-cat and #49 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #20 in points formats. High turnovers cost him in 9-cat — he climbs to #49 when turnovers are excluded.
He delivered at least 75% of his average in 80% of games, with a floor of 22.9 and a ceiling of 54 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 19% of games and busted (under half his average) in 7%.
Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.