Steven Adams
Steven Adams is ranked #9 among 7 eligible NBA centers. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up.
Steven Adams 2026-27 fantasy outlook
OUTWe rank him #27 versus an ADP of 139.9 — the market drafts him 291 spots later than we rank him. Strong value if he's still there. Projection drivers: growing workload (25.4 minutes/gm late vs 22.8 season), a late-season decline in per-minute production.
HOU 2026-27 opening schedule
80 GAMES SCHEDULEDSteven Adams consistency and floor
1 GAMESAdams vs other centers
PERCENTILE · 65 RANKEDSteven Adams game log — 2026-27
■ BOOM · ■ BUST| DATE | OPP | RESULT | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | @SA | W 114-110 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 7.9 |
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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 139.9 (roughly round 14 in a 10-team league). We rank him #27, so he is a value at that price.
We project 21.3 points per game across an expected 47 games — approximately 1001 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 16.8 and 26.1 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #27 in projected scoring.
Based on 2025-26 production, Steven Adams finished #50 in 9-cat and #44 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #23 in points formats.
He delivered at least 75% of his average in 81% of games, with a floor of 13.5 and a ceiling of 31 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 22% of games and busted (under half his average) in 6%.
Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.