Jimmy Butler III
- Age
- 37
- Height
- 6'6"
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Experience
- 15 yrs
Ignore his worst category (threes) and he's worth 1.31.
A stash, and only if your league has the roster spot to burn. The January 2026 ACL tear keeps him out until roughly February 2027, which leaves about 32 team games — and a 37-year-old returning from an ACL gets a ramp and rest days on top, so we carry 22. The per-game version that comes back is still efficient and useful (17.6 on 51/85 splits with a steal), which is exactly why he ranks 50th on rate and why that rank is a trap: rank him by the Draft column, not the Value one. ESPN drafters are already reaching at 82; Fantrax has him at 207 and has it closer to right.
Jimmy Butler III enters 2026-27 at #47 on our board — Round 4 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 17.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists in 29.5 minutes a night. The value is built on free-throw percentage and turnovers, with threes the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-threes builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability is the swing factor — we expect about 22 games, which is priced into his draft value.
GP = expected games this season (availability model + analyst judgment), not last year's total. DRAFT VAL = draft-day value (round/window-paced), used for draft decisions. MPG = projected minutes per game.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Projected per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2026-27projected | 0.53 | 22 | 29.5 | 17.6 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 6.0 | 50.7% | 6.2 | 85.4% | 1.4 | 21.4% | 0.09 | -0.26 | 0.26 | 0.37 | -0.69 | -0.78 | 0.24 | 0.78 | 0.52 |
Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2018-19PHI | 2.10 | 65 | 33.6 | 18.7 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 46.2% | 4.8 | 85.5% | 1.5 | 22.3% | 0.43 | -0.27 | 0.19 | 1.25 | -0.12 | -0.34 | -0.15 | 0.79 | 0.33 |
| 2019-20MIA | 2.26 | 58 | 33.8 | 19.9 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 45.5% | 7.6 | 83.4% | 2.2 | 25.5% | 0.53 | 0.20 | 1.01 | 1.19 | -0.10 | -0.85 | -0.21 | 0.72 | -0.22 |
| 2020-21MIA | 3.46 | 52 | 33.6 | 21.5 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 7.1 | 49.7% | 6.9 | 86.3% | 2.1 | 26.8% | 0.68 | 0.35 | 1.31 | 1.64 | -0.53 | -0.98 | 0.25 | 0.93 | -0.20 |
| 2021-22MIA | 2.16 | 57 | 33.9 | 21.4 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 48.0% | 7.0 | 87.0% | 2.1 | 26.8% | 0.72 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 0.86 | -0.24 | -0.94 | 0.10 | 1.14 | -0.18 |
| 2022-23MIA | 2.85 | 64 | 33.4 | 22.9 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 7.5 | 53.9% | 7.4 | 85.0% | 1.6 | 26.0% | 0.74 | 0.02 | 0.51 | 1.17 | -0.47 | -0.82 | 0.59 | 0.77 | 0.33 |
| 2023-24MIA | 1.18 | 60 | 34.0 | 20.8 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 6.6 | 49.9% | 6.6 | 85.8% | 1.7 | 24.3% | 0.51 | -0.21 | 0.40 | 0.49 | -0.59 | -0.57 | 0.13 | 0.84 | 0.18 |
| 2024-25GSW | 0.86 | 55 | 31.7 | 17.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 5.5 | 50.4% | 6.0 | 84.2% | 1.3 | 21.1% | 0.07 | -0.17 | 0.63 | 0.48 | -0.56 | -0.94 | 0.24 | 0.53 | 0.58 |
| 2025-26GSW | 1.44 | 38 | 31.1 | 20.0 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 51.9% | 6.6 | 86.4% | 1.6 | 23.3% | 0.43 | -0.12 | 0.42 | 0.51 | -0.70 | -0.71 | 0.36 | 0.92 | 0.33 |
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What round should I draft Jimmy Butler III in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Jimmy Butler III at #47 overall — Round 4 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 22), not just the per-game line.
Is Jimmy Butler III a good fantasy basketball pick?
Yes, at the right price — he projects as a solid mid-round pick at #47, helping most in free-throw percentage and turnovers, with threes the main cost.
How many games will Jimmy Butler III play in 2026-27?
We project about 22 games — an expected-games estimate from our availability model plus analyst judgment, rather than a repeat of last season's total.
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