Kawhi Leonard
- Age
- 36
- Height
- 6'6"
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Experience
- 14 yrs
Ignore his worst category (blocks) and he's worth 4.00.
A Raptor, officially. The league closed its Clippers cap investigation on September 2 without suspending him or voiding his contract, and the trade was processed on September 14 (he waived his $7.45M trade kicker to make the money work), so draft him in Toronto. The game travels: 25 a night on 50/88 splits with 2.5 threes, 1.7 steals and under two turnovers is top-six value in any format. You are still buying the games lottery, and that is the whole argument - we bank ~54 after a 65-game 2025-26, and a Toronto team with no reason to rush him is more likely to manage him than push him. Take the per-game elite and build durability around him.
Kawhi Leonard enters 2026-27 at #6 on our board — Round 1 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 25.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 30.8 minutes a night. The value is built on scoring and steals, with blocks the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-blocks builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability is the swing factor — we expect about 54 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 | 3.63 | 54 | 30.8 | 25.0 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 9.3 | 50.2% | 5.0 | 87.6% | 1.9 | 28.9% | 1.22 | 0.03 | -0.26 | 1.12 | -0.38 | 0.66 | 0.30 | 0.87 | 0.06 |
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 | |||
| 2018-19TOR | 4.15 | 60 | 34.0 | 26.6 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 9.3 | 49.6% | 6.1 | 85.4% | 2.0 | 30.7% | 1.58 | 0.35 | -0.09 | 1.11 | -0.41 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.99 | -0.12 |
| 2019-20LAC | 4.62 | 57 | 32.4 | 27.1 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 9.3 | 47.0% | 6.3 | 88.6% | 2.6 | 33.3% | 1.55 | 0.33 | 0.56 | 1.19 | -0.10 | 0.46 | -0.05 | 1.25 | -0.56 |
| 2020-21LAC | 3.87 | 52 | 34.1 | 24.8 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 9.0 | 51.2% | 5.0 | 88.5% | 2.0 | 29.0% | 1.14 | 0.22 | 0.58 | 0.90 | -0.39 | 0.09 | 0.54 | 0.90 | -0.11 |
| 2022-23LAC | 2.94 | 52 | 33.6 | 23.8 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 8.6 | 51.2% | 4.7 | 87.1% | 1.7 | 27.2% | 0.86 | 0.22 | -0.04 | 0.60 | -0.18 | 0.23 | 0.32 | 0.69 | 0.24 |
| 2023-24LAC | 3.60 | 68 | 34.3 | 23.7 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 9.0 | 52.5% | 3.7 | 88.5% | 1.8 | 26.9% | 0.91 | 0.05 | -0.16 | 0.94 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.57 | 0.69 | 0.09 |
| 2024-25LAC | 1.38 | 37 | 31.9 | 21.5 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 8.4 | 49.8% | 2.7 | 81.0% | 1.9 | 28.4% | 0.64 | -0.01 | -0.34 | 0.77 | -0.27 | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 2025-26LAC | 4.57 | 65 | 32.1 | 27.9 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 9.8 | 50.5% | 5.7 | 89.2% | 2.0 | 33.7% | 1.58 | 0.15 | -0.13 | 1.24 | -0.41 | 0.72 | 0.32 | 1.12 | -0.04 |
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What round should I draft Kawhi Leonard in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Kawhi Leonard at #6 overall — Round 1 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 54), not just the per-game line.
Is Kawhi Leonard a good fantasy basketball pick?
Yes — he projects as an early-round cornerstone at #6, helping most in scoring and steals, with blocks the main cost.
How many games will Kawhi Leonard play in 2026-27?
We project about 54 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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