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LeBron James

LeBron James

SF/PF • Philadelphia 76ers Proj Rank N/A Actual 4 36 ADP • Trade Value
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS FSP
21.267.216.1633.41.2.524.05
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LeBron James | Fantasy Outlook

LeBron James 2026-27 Fantasy Outlook: Elite Playmaking and High Floor in Year 24

Entering a historic 24th NBA season at age 41, LeBron James opens a new chapter as Philadelphia's starting small forward. While sharing offensive creation with Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid, our models expect James to retain primary playmaking duties and secure rotational volume. Drafted around an ADP of 35.5, managers continue to prioritize his steady offensive floor and multi-category contributions.

Our projections show James handling 32.3 minutes per game while producing 20.1 points, 7.3 assists, and 6.5 rebounds on 50.9% field-goal shooting. We project 68 games of availability, which yields approximately 1,365 total points and nearly 500 assists. While his defensive peripherals remain modest, his scoring efficiency and passing volume keep him remarkably reliable.

Universally rostered at 100% ownership, James remains an essential lineup staple whose age and rest management are already priced into draft expectations. Even with scheduled maintenance nights, his elite per-game floor and offensive stability cement him as a dependable mid-round fantasy anchor.

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LeBron James Fantasy

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DATE OPP M FG PTS AST STL REB BLK TO FPT Diff
05/11 OKC 40 8/18 24 3 0 12 1 4 410
05/09 OKC 36 7/19 19 8 1 6 0 3 370
05/07 OKC 37 9/18 23 6 3 2 0 3 370
05/05 OKC 36 12/17 27 6 1 4 0 2 410
05/01 HOU 37 10/25 28 8 0 7 0 3 4518
04/29 HOU 39 9/20 25 7 2 3 0 2 416
04/26 HOU 33 2/9 10 9 0 4 0 8 2030
04/24 HOU 45 10/22 29 6 3 13 1 8 540
04/21 HOU 39 8/20 28 7 1 8 0 3 471
04/18 HOU 38 9/15 19 13 2 8 1 2 520
04/12 UTA 16 6/15 18 6 3 4 0 4 3423
04/10 PHO 32 10/16 28 12 4 6 0 2 590
04/09 GS 31 11/17 26 11 2 8 1 4 544
04/05 DAL 38 12/22 30 15 1 9 0 4 610
04/02 OKC 25 3/7 13 2 1 6 1 2 2524
03/31 CLE 30 4/8 14 6 1 5 1 3 3021
03/30 WAS 33 8/16 21 12 0 10 1 4 490
03/27 BKN 37 5/11 14 8 1 6 0 1 3420
03/25 IND 34 9/17 23 9 1 9 0 1 483
03/23 DET 38 4/10 12 10 0 9 1 4 3617
03/21 ORL 34 5/13 12 4 3 6 0 1 3019
03/19 MIA 37 8/12 19 10 0 15 0 3 496
03/18 HOU 34 13/14 30 2 1 5 1 2 419
03/16 HOU 33 7/13 18 5 2 5 0 1 3517
03/14 DEN 40 7/13 17 5 2 6 0 5 3119
03/12 CHI 33 7/13 18 7 2 7 1 4 394
03/05 DEN 33 7/11 16 8 3 5 1 1 419
03/03 NO 33 8/12 21 7 0 7 2 5 392
03/01 SAC 26 8/15 24 5 2 1 1 3 367
02/28 GS 28 7/13 22 9 1 7 0 4 420
02/26 PHO 34 7/16 15 5 0 6 0 1 2925
02/24 ORL 31 8/13 21 4 0 6 2 5 3310
02/22 BOS 34 9/21 20 5 2 4 1 1 3723
02/20 LAC 33 5/13 13 11 1 3 0 3 3210
02/12 DAL 35 10/20 28 12 0 10 1 4 560
02/09 OKC 35 9/17 22 10 1 6 0 3 4312
02/07 GS 35 6/17 20 10 1 7 1 7 407
02/05 PHI 37 7/17 17 10 0 4 1 8 3118
02/03 BKN 29 10/16 25 7 3 3 0 1 440
02/01 NY 34 9/15 22 6 1 5 0 1 386
01/30 WAS 29 8/16 20 6 2 3 0 3 3412
01/28 CLE 27 3/10 11 5 1 3 0 6 1835
01/26 CHI 32 9/19 24 3 1 5 0 2 3511
01/24 DAL 36 8/16 17 5 1 8 1 1 375
01/22 LAC 35 9/19 23 6 2 5 0 4 3822
01/20 DEN 34 8/15 19 8 0 9 0 6 3611
01/18 TOR 31 9/17 24 7 0 4 2 3 4011
01/17 POR 32 6/16 20 8 1 9 2 4 458
01/15 CHA 32 10/19 29 6 2 9 1 3 520
01/13 ATL 32 12/20 31 10 1 9 1 4 570
01/12 SAC 33 8/17 22 3 1 4 0 3 3019
01/09 MIL 32 10/21 26 10 3 9 0 3 553
01/06 NO 33 10/19 30 8 2 8 1 1 570
01/04 MEM 37 8/14 26 10 1 7 0 1 500
01/02 MEM 36 12/18 31 6 0 9 0 4 4714
12/30 DET 31 6/17 17 4 1 4 1 5 2727
12/28 SAC 28 11/13 24 5 2 3 0 2 3747
12/25 HOU 32 7/13 18 5 2 2 1 3 315
12/23 PHO 25 7/14 23 6 0 2 0 0 3422
12/20 LAC 37 15/28 36 3 2 4 1 3 4810
12/18 UTA 32 8/17 28 10 1 7 0 2 510
12/14 PHO 36 8/17 26 4 2 3 2 8 3612
12/10 SA 36 7/14 19 8 0 15 3 3 520
12/07 PHI 34 12/17 29 6 1 7 1 2 480
12/04 TOR 35 4/17 8 11 0 6 0 0 3225
12/01 PHO 31 3/10 10 3 0 0 0 3 1240
11/28 DAL 33 5/13 13 7 1 5 0 2 3021
11/25 LAC 32 9/15 25 6 1 6 1 3 420
11/23 UTA 34 8/18 17 8 1 6 0 2 367
11/18 UTA 29 4/7 11 12 1 3 0 1 3416
Totals: 2338 557/1102 1488 505 85 431 38 217 2792
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YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
08-09 CLE 85 37.5 .493 .343 .778 28.3 7.1 7.6 1.1 1.7 2.9
09-10 CLE 75 39.1 .501 .333 .768 29.7 8.6 7.3 1.0 1.6 3.4
10-11 MIA 77 38.5 .512 .326 .759 26.7 7.0 7.4 0.6 1.6 3.6
11-12 MIA 62 37.3 .531 .362 .771 27.2 6.2 7.9 0.8 1.9 3.4
12-13 MIA 73 37.6 .567 .411 .753 26.8 7.3 8.1 0.9 1.7 3.0
13-14 MIA 77 37.5 .567 .379 .750 27.1 6.3 6.9 0.3 1.6 3.5
14-15 CLE 68 36.0 .487 .355 .710 25.3 7.5 6.1 0.7 1.6 4.0
15-16 CLE 75 35.4 .522 .311 .727 25.3 6.7 7.5 0.7 1.4 3.3
16-17 CLE 73 37.7 .545 .362 .678 26.4 8.8 8.7 0.6 1.2 4.1
17-18 CLE 82 36.9 .543 .367 .731 27.5 9.1 8.7 0.9 1.4 4.2
18-19 LAL 55 35.0 .510 .339 .665 27.4 8.3 8.4 0.6 1.3 3.6
19-20 LAL 60 34.7 .498 .349 .697 25.7 10.6 7.9 0.5 1.2 4.0
20-21 LAL 43 32.8 .512 .361 .701 24.7 7.7 7.7 0.6 1.0 3.7
21-22 LAL 59 36.0 .521 .356 .760 29.6 6.2 7.9 1.0 1.3 3.5
22-23 LAL 61 35.0 .502 .304 .755 28.0 6.7 8.5 0.7 0.9 3.2
23-24 LAL 76 35.2 .537 .406 .755 25.8 8.3 7.3 0.6 1.4 3.5
24-25 LAL 73 34.9 .512 .378 .780 24.7 8.0 7.8 0.7 1.1 3.6
25-26 LAL 66 33.2 .506 .315 .738 21.1 7.3 6.2 0.6 1.2 3.1
3-YEAR AVG 72 34.5 .519 .372 .757 24.0 7.9 7.1 0.6 1.2 3.4
Totals 1271 36.3 .520 .353 .741 26.5 7.6 7.7 0.7 1.4 3.5

James Projection

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MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
135.8 0.506 0.738 0.325 17.9 5.8 33.3 21.4 15.8 65.5 33.2 2.9 23.3 2.3 1.33 0.27 5.7 26.3 29.8 2.3 87.8 5 13 41.4
MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
34 0.504 0.737 0.31 3.9 1 8 5.3 4 15.4 7.7 0.6 5.6 2.3 0.33 0.07 1.4 6 7 0 21 1 3 39.5
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Depth Chart

Philadelphia 76ers

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Jaylen Brown SG/PF/SF 100% 100%
Tyrese Maxey PG 100% 100%
VJ Edgecombe SG/PG 100% 90%
Anfernee Simons SG/PG 17% 8%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope SG/SF 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
LeBron James SF/PF 100% 100%
NAME OWN START
Joel Embiid C 100% 100%
Adem Bona C 2% 0%

Team Injuries

PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Anfernee Simons
#5 · SG
QuestionableDTDHamstring
Simons is dealing with a hamstring injury and is uncertain to take the court for the 76ers.
INJ SINCE: Oct 16
PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Dean Wade
#45 · PF
QuestionableDTDAnkle
Wade is dealing with an ankle injury and is uncertain to take the court for the 76ers.
INJ SINCE: Oct 16
Dominick Barlow
#25 · PF
QuestionableDTDAnkle
Barlow is dealing with an ankle injury and is uncertain to take the court for the 76ers.
INJ SINCE: Oct 16
PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Ariel Hukporti
#55 · C
OutDTDAchilles
Hukporti suffered a ruptured right achilles and will miss the 2026-27 season.
INJ SINCE: Oct 6
Adem Bona
#30 · C
QuestionableDTDFoot
Bona is dealing with a foot injury and is uncertain to take the court for the 76ers.
INJ SINCE: Oct 16
Tacko Fall
#99 · C
QuestionableDTDHip
Fall is dealing with a hip injury and is uncertain to take the court for the 76ers.
INJ SINCE: Oct 16

Team Rankings

PTS
115.9
14th
REB
43.6
17th
AST
24.6
29th
TO
13.0
7th
FG%
46.2
23rd
3P%
34.9
23rd
FT%
80.9
4th
eFG%
53.1
26th
STL
9.1
6th
BLK
5.7
4th
PF
20.3
20th
TeamW-LWin %GBPTSOPP
CelticsCeltics56-260.6834114.9107.2
KnicksKnicks53-290.6467116.5110.1
RaptorsRaptors46-360.56114114.6111.8
76ers76ers45-370.54915115.9116.1
NetsNets20-620.24440105.9115.9

Team Stats

PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Tyrese Maxey7028.34.16.61.90.82.446.236.789.2  
Cameron Payne227.42.02.61.10.30.537.633.086.4  
Kyle Lowry141.20.60.80.10.10.316.016.083.3  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
VJ Edgecombe7516.05.64.21.40.51.843.835.481.8  
Quentin Grimes7513.43.63.30.90.41.845.033.484.0  
MarJon Beauchamp146.82.31.10.60.30.943.434.068.4  
Tyrese Martin466.32.51.70.50.10.939.432.167.9  
Hunter Sallis71.00.10.60.00.10.760.00.050.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Paul George3717.35.33.61.70.41.743.939.282.0  
Kelly Oubre Jr.5014.15.01.61.40.51.446.736.076.6  
Justin Edwards646.01.51.30.80.20.644.737.284.6  
Eric Gordon65.50.30.50.70.20.557.157.150.0  
Dalen Terry483.71.81.40.60.30.543.936.453.3  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Dominick Barlow717.74.81.20.90.70.853.925.671.8  
Trendon Watford536.53.32.50.30.41.251.520.077.9  
Jabari Walker644.33.00.50.40.20.445.533.773.5  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Joel Embiid3826.97.73.90.61.22.948.933.385.4  
Andre Drummond636.48.41.30.60.81.047.235.663.1  
Adem Bona714.84.30.50.41.20.859.533.370.8  
Johni Broome110.91.50.40.30.20.316.70.033.3  

Owned Breakdown

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE
10-20 @NY7:00 PM
10-22 CLE7:00 PM
10-24 MIL7:30 PM
10-25 DET7:30 PM

Player Timeline

Oct 19th

LeBron James Covers SLAM 265 as He Begins His 24th NBA Season

Oct 17th

LeBron James Set to Begin Record-Breaking 24th NBA Season Against the ...

Oct 16th

LeBron James and Tyrese Maxey Build Chemistry Ahead of 76ers’ Season ...

Oct 13th

LeBron James Announces New Children’s Book, Happy Spooky Halloween

Oct 9th

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Oct 8th

LeBron James Makes Preseason Debut for the 76ers Against the Nets

Oct 3rd

LeBron James Throws Down Alley-Oop at 76ers Scrimmage Ahead of Year 24

Oct 2nd

LeBron’s Helicopter Commutes Reawaken Fears After Kobe Bryant’s ...

Oct 1st

Nick Nurse Sees LeBron James as a Key Playmaker in the Sixers’ Offense ...

Sep 28th

LeBron James Says He Can Fill Any Role the Sixers Need

Sep 24th

Rob Pelinka Thanks LeBron James for a “Great Era” With the Lakers

Sep 17th

LeBron’s Departure Reshapes Pacific Division as Suns, Warriors and ...

Sep 16th

LeBron James Begins Historic 24th NBA Season with Sixers vs. Knicks ...

Aug 25th

LeBron James and PGA Tour Partner for Akron Charity Golf Invitational ...

Aug 21st

Phil Handy Finalizing Deal to Join 76ers Coaching Staff

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