It’s the final weekend before the NBA regular season begins, which means you’re coming here for your fantasy basketball drafts.
Should you draft Norman Powell this season? Here’s the latest outlook, projections, and rankings for the Miami Heat Shooting Guard.
Should You Draft Norman Powell in Fantasy Basketball?
Norman Powell delivered career-best production in his age-31 campaign with the Clippers, garnering Most Improved Player consideration before slowing down late in the season. The explosive score-first wing thrived with increased touches during Kawhi Leonard’s (knee) early-season absence.
Across 60 outings, Powell averaged a personal best 21.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.2 steals, and 3.0 3-pointers per game on exceptional 48.4/41.8/80.4 shooting splits. After getting dealt to Miami in the offseason, he should once again be in store for a prominent offensive role in Year 11 on a Heat squad lacking offensive punch beyond stars Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo.
Powell should also receive another early-season boost with Herro (foot/ankle) expected to miss at least the first few weeks of the 2025-26 campaign. That said, the veteran’s fantasy value is heavily dependent on scoring, triples, and efficiency, with little complementary stats, rendering him a high-floor, low-ceiling seventh to ninth-round target in standard leagues.
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What Are Powell’s Fantasy Basketball Projections This Season?
Based on our proprietary metrics here at PFSN, we project Powell to score 1,762.0 fantasy points this season, with him averaging 16.7 points per game.
This includes 5.8 field goals per game, 2.4 three-pointers per game, 2.7 free throws per game, 2.7 rebounds per game, 1.5 assists per game, 0.7 steals per game, and 0.3 blocks per game.
Where Does Norman Powell Rank in the Upcoming Fantasy Basketball Season?
Powell is ranked 165th overall and 38th at his position. The five players ranked ahead of him overall include Egor Demin, Caris LeVert, Lauri Markkanen, Klay Thompson, and Kyshawn George.
The five players ranked behind him overall include Donte DiVincenzo, Quentin Grimes, Moussa Diabaté, Scotty Pippen Jr., and Kris Dunn.
The five players ranked ahead of him at his position include Dejounte Murray, Malik Monk, Devin Vassell, Brandin Podziemski, and Thompson.
The five players ranked behind him at his position include DiVincenzo, Grimes, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Alex Caruso, and Jordan Hawkins.
