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 RJ Barrett this season? Here’s the latest outlook, projections, and rankings for the Toronto Raptors Shooting Guard.
Should You Draft RJ Barrett in Fantasy Basketball?
RJ Barrett has enjoyed a career-best offensive stint during his first one and a half seasons with the Raptors, improving as a downhill scorer and playmaker for the rebuilding squad. However, with the team getting healthy and integrating Brandon Ingram into a featured offensive role, it is looking to be more competitive in the 2025-26 season, raising questions about Barrett’s fit.
While Barrett averaged a team-high 21.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game while shooting a solid 46.8% from the field last season, he remains a below-average 3-point shooter (35.0%) and free-throw shooter (63.0%). As such, Toronto may need to add more spacing to a starting five that already includes two non-perimeter threats in Scottie Barnes and Jakob Poeltl.
The 2019 No. 3 pick’s shooting limitations and high turnover count (2.8 tpg) make him most effective in points leagues. Between that and his murky offensive role on the new-look Raptors, Barrett could fall into the later rounds in category formats.
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What Are Barrett’s Fantasy Basketball Projections This Season?
Based on our proprietary metrics here at PFSN, we project Barrett to score 2,459.0 fantasy points this season, with him averaging 19.2 points per game.
This includes 7.2 field goals per game, 1.7 three-pointers per game, 3.1 free throws per game, 5.3 rebounds per game, 3.8 assists per game, 0.6 steals per game, and 0.3 blocks per game.
Where Does RJ Barrett Rank in the Upcoming Fantasy Basketball Season?
Barrett is ranked 57th overall and 14th at his position. The five players ranked ahead of him overall include Josh Hart, Austin Reaves, Ivica Zubac, Darius Garland, and Jarrett Allen.
The five players ranked behind him overall include Kristaps Porzingis, Cooper Flagg, Deandre Ayton, LaMelo Ball, and Jordan Poole.
The five players ranked ahead of him at his position include Jalen Green, Desmond Bane, Zach LaVine, Coby White, and Reaves.
The five players ranked behind him at his position include Shaedon Sharpe, Cam Thomas, Anfernee Simons, Bennedict Mathurin, and Tyler Herro.
