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Kevin Durant

RANK #212025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEF82025-26 9-CAT #13 8-CAT #8F · Houston RocketsAge 376' 11"2025-26 seasonPROP GUIDE →

26.0

Points / game

5.5

Rebounds

4.8

Assists

36.4

Minutes

52.0%

FG%

41.7

FPTS / game

+9.8

vs F median

TIER 5 · #21 OVERALLDepth piece — #8 among forwards

Kevin Durant is ranked #8 among 149 eligible NBA forwards. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. He closed the season hot — 4.8 points per game above his average over the final five games on essentially the same workload — an efficiency spike that may not fully carry over.

Percentile95%

2025-26 season results · Computed from official box scores · Points scoring: PTS + 1.2×REB + 1.5×AST + 3×STL + 3×BLK − TO · updated July 27

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Kevin Durant 2026-27 fantasy outlook

DAY TO DAY

42.9Proj FPTS/G · ~3389 / 79 games

34.8–48.6Typical game · middle 50%

#17Projected rank

25.9ADP (ESPN drafts)

We rank him #17 versus an ADP of 25.9 — the market drafts him 14 spots later than we rank him. Strong value if he's still there. Projection drivers: stable workload (36.4 minutes/gm), late-season gains in per-minute production.

INJURY RISK High^?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK High^?ROLE SECURITY Unsettled^?How we grade risk

Projection updated July 27 · ESPN ADP updated July 27 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025-26 game log

Kevin Durant consistency and floor

78 GAMES

29.5

Floor (p10)

41.7

Average

54.5

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered88%

Boom rate125%+ of average14%

Bust rateunder half of average4%

41.6

Season avg FPTS

45.3

Last 10 FPTS

46.5

Last 5 FPTS

Durant vs other forwards

PERCENTILE · 149 RANKED

Points26.098

Rebounds5.574

Assists4.894

Steals0.864

Blocks0.991

Minutes36.499

Fantasy PPG41.795

Percentile among all ranked NBA forwards · 99 = best

Durant fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 61.6SEASON LOW 16.7LAST 5 AVG 46.5

Kevin Durant game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Apr 11	MIN	L 136-132	39	33	7	7	1	2	3	13-18	0-1	57.9
Apr 10	PHI	W 113-102	38	29	7	5	0	0	3	10-18	3-6	41.9
Apr 8	@PHX	W 119-105	36	24	4	3	0	0	2	8-20	5-9	31.3
Apr 6	@GS	W 117-116	37	31	8	8	0	3	3	10-17	3-6	58.6
Apr 4	UTAH	W 140-106	30	25	5	6	0	2	3	8-12	2-4	43
Apr 2	MIL	W 119-113	39	19	5	9	0	1	2	7-16	2-6	39.5
Apr 1	NY	W 111-94	35	27	6	8	0	2	2	10-18	4-7	50.2
Mar 29	@NO	W 134-102	29	20	4	6	1	0	2	7-16	1-7	34.8
Mar 28	@MEM	W 119-109	35	25	6	10	1	0	3	8-14	3-7	47.2
Mar 26	@MIN	L 110-108 OT	43	30	3	8	2	1	6	9-22	2-5	48.6
Mar 24	@CHI	L 132-124	40	40	7	5	0	0	4	15-23	5-10	51.9
Mar 22	MIA	W 123-122	37	27	3	3	0	0	3	9-17	5-9	32.1
Mar 21	ATL	W 117-95	30	25	3	6	2	2	0	9-15	3-5	49.6
Mar 19	LAL	L 124-116	38	18	6	4	2	0	4	7-11	2-5	33.2
Mar 17	LAL	L 100-92	37	18	5	2	0	0	7	8-16	0-3	20
Mar 14	NO	W 107-105	40	32	6	5	1	1	1	13-24	3-7	51.7
Mar 12	@DEN	L 129-93	26	11	4	5	0	0	3	5-8	0-2	20.3
Mar 11	TOR	W 113-99	33	29	8	2	2	2	2	12-16	4-5	51.6
Mar 9	@SA	L 145-120	33	23	5	4	0	2	1	7-12	1-3	40
Mar 7	POR	W 106-99	39	20	8	5	0	1	8	8-18	0-1	32.1
Mar 6	GS	L 115-113 OT	41	23	6	3	4	1	3	8-16	3-5	46.7
Mar 3	@WSH	W 123-118	37	30	7	1	0	1	6	8-15	3-6	36.9
Feb 28	@MIA	L 115-105	37	32	5	8	0	2	1	12-20	2-8	55
Feb 27	@ORL	W 113-108	40	40	8	3	2	0	2	14-28	2-10	58.1
Feb 26	SAC	W 128-97	28	21	4	5	0	0	2	8-13	2-5	31.3
Feb 24	UTAH	W 125-105	34	18	5	12	1	1	4	7-13	4-6	44
Feb 22	@NY	L 108-106	38	30	6	3	0	0	4	10-26	4-10	37.7
Feb 20	@CHA	W 105-101	36	35	8	4	1	3	1	14-20	2-4	61.6
Feb 12	LAC	L 105-102	36	21	8	6	0	1	8	7-15	3-9	34.6
Feb 11	LAC	W 102-95	38	26	6	3	2	0	5	8-22	3-7	38.7
Feb 7	@OKC	W 112-106	40	20	1	4	1	1	4	6-10	2-5	29.2
Feb 6	CHA	L 109-99	31	31	3	1	5	0	6	11-21	3-4	45.1
Feb 5	BOS	L 114-93	33	15	5	1	2	1	2	4-11	0-4	29.5
Feb 1	DAL	W 111-107	38	13	5	8	2	0	1	6-17	1-4	36
Jan 30	@ATL	W 104-86	34	31	5	4	0	0	3	12-22	3-8	40
Jan 29	SA	L 111-99	36	24	2	6	0	1	3	8-17	2-4	35.4
Jan 27	MEM	W 108-99	37	33	8	2	0	1	2	11-24	4-9	46.6
Jan 24	@DET	W 111-104	41	32	7	3	1	1	0	11-19	5-11	50.9
Jan 23	@PHI	L 128-122 OT	44	36	7	3	0	1	8	13-21	5-8	43.9
Jan 21	SA	W 111-106	39	18	4	7	1	1	4	7-12	2-4	35.3
Jan 19	NO	W 119-110	36	18	6	8	1	0	3	5-18	1-8	37.2
Jan 17	MIN	W 110-105	40	39	4	7	2	1	5	11-18	6-8	58.3
Jan 16	OKC	L 111-91	37	19	7	3	3	1	2	7-23	0-5	41.9
Jan 14	CHI	W 119-113	40	28	10	4	0	0	3	12-23	1-5	43
Jan 12	@SAC	L 111-98	38	23	4	6	0	0	1	9-18	4-9	35.8
Jan 10	@POR	L 111-105	39	30	12	4	0	2	2	11-20	4-9	54.4
Jan 8	@POR	L 103-102	37	37	4	0	0	1	3	14-26	2-6	41.8
Jan 6	PHX	W 100-97	39	26	10	4	0	1	1	9-21	2-12	46
Jan 4	@DAL	L 110-104	38	34	5	7	0	3	2	14-26	2-7	57.5
Jan 1	@BKN	W 120-96	37	22	5	11	0	0	6	8-15	2-7	38.5
Dec 30	IND	W 126-119	34	30	6	5	0	1	3	13-20	2-6	44.7
Dec 28	CLE	W 117-100	29	30	4	7	0	0	3	11-17	2-4	42.3
Dec 26	@LAL	W 119-96	33	25	4	8	1	2	3	8-14	4-6	47.8
Dec 24	@LAC	L 128-108	29	22	5	1	0	2	3	8-15	1-4	32.5
Dec 22	@SAC	L 125-124 OT	48	24	10	8	0	0	2	8-21	3-9	46
Dec 20	@DEN	W 115-101	40	31	6	5	0	1	3	8-14	5-6	45.7
Dec 19	@NO	L 133-128 OT	43	32	7	2	1	4	6	12-15	4-6	52.4
Dec 16	@DEN	L 128-125 OT	44	25	5	7	1	5	5	8-14	2-3	54.5
Dec 12	LAC	W 115-113	37	16	1	3	0	0	5	5-14	3-5	16.7
Dec 7	@DAL	L 122-109	31	27	1	3	0	0	1	11-20	1-3	31.7
Dec 6	PHX	W 117-98	32	28	4	8	2	1	5	11-17	2-2	48.8
Dec 4	SAC	W 121-95	32	24	3	8	0	1	0	9-16	1-4	42.6
Dec 2	@UTAH	L 133-125	40	32	9	5	0	0	5	10-25	2-7	45.3
Nov 30	@UTAH	W 129-101	30	25	7	4	3	1	1	10-14	3-4	50.4
Nov 22	DEN	L 112-109	35	13	8	2	2	1	2	5-15	1-5	32.6
Nov 20	@CLE	W 114-104	37	20	3	3	0	0	4	6-18	1-6	24.1
Nov 17	ORL	W 117-113 OT	45	35	5	6	0	1	5	13-24	2-8	48
Nov 15	POR	W 140-116	36	30	5	3	1	0	3	12-19	3-6	40.5
Nov 13	WSH	W 135-112	31	23	5	4	2	0	1	7-16	2-5	40
Nov 9	@MIL	W 122-115	37	31	3	7	0	0	3	11-15	2-2	42.1
Nov 8	@SA	L 121-110	37	24	1	2	1	0	8	8-18	1-2	23.2
Nov 6	@MEM	W 124-109	34	11	4	5	1	1	2	5-18	1-2	27.3
Nov 4	DAL	W 110-102	38	21	6	5	1	1	3	6-18	2-8	38.7
Nov 2	@BOS	W 128-101	30	26	4	1	2	1	2	8-11	2-3	39.3
Oct 29	@TOR	W 139-121	37	31	5	1	0	3	2	11-19	4-8	45.5
Oct 28	BKN	W 137-109	25	19	6	3	1	0	3	6-14	0-4	30.7
Oct 25	DET	L 115-111	37	37	3	1	3	1	0	9-18	3-3	54.1
Oct 21	@OKC	L 125-124 2OT	47	23	9	3	0	0	4	9-16	0-4	34.3

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QIs Kevin Durant a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #21 overall, #8 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Kevin Durant be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 25.9 (roughly round 3 in a 10-team league). We rank him #17, so he is a value at that price.

QHow many fantasy points will Kevin Durant score in 2026-27?

We project 42.9 points per game across an expected 79 games — approximately 3389 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 34.8 and 48.6 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #17 in projected scoring.

QHow does Kevin Durant rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, Kevin Durant finished #13 in 9-cat and #8 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #21 in points formats. High turnovers cost him in 9-cat — he climbs to #8 when turnovers are excluded.

QHow consistent is Kevin Durant for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 88% of games, with a floor of 29.5 and a ceiling of 54.5 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 14% of games and busted (under half his average) in 4%.

Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.