2026-27 fantasy · NOP · F

Zion Williamson

Should I get him? · 12-team 9-cat
Worth adding

Fairly sure: a regular in any 12-team league.

  • No. 55 in our 9-cat rankings, up 48 spots since Oct 24.
  • 32 minutes a game this season, off the bench.
  • 1 game this week (Oct 31–Nov 1), about a 95% chance he plays it.
Start or sit him vs…
Scoring from the league button up top.

This week

1 game this week (Oct 31–Nov 1), about a 95% chance he plays it.

  • Sat Oct 31vs ATL95%

Played 63 of his team's last 82 games, 7 of the last 10.

How we work out the chance he plays

His role

Minutes a game, and whether he starts.

Last season
30 min
62 games, started 55 of 62
This preseason
18 min
4 games, started 3 of 4
This season
32 min
5 games, off the bench
We project
31 min
about 56 games

Why we project him this way: 32 min, 21.8 pts, 4 reb, 2.2 ast in 5 games this season.

Numbers

Our projection for a game he plays, 2026-27.

19.8Points
5.5Rebounds
3.1Assists
1.5Steals
0.6Blocks
0.3Threes
2.1Turnovers
60%FG%
71.9%FT%

Helps you most in FG%, steals, points. Costs you in FT% and threes.

  • FG%+2.6
  • FT%-1.8
  • threes-1.6
  • points+0.9
  • rebounds+0.1
  • assists-0.3
  • steals+1.3
  • blocks-0.1
  • turnovers-0.3

When teammates sit

His minutes and fantasy points in real games without a teammate.

If he sits, who gains

In 15 games without him, Derik Queen went from 23 to 29 minutes and 26.7 to 34.4 fantasy points a game.

Who gains when Zion Williamson is out →
Full stats and teammates on his player page