> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.9catninja.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# 2026-2027 Clippers Fantasy Preview
- URL: https://www.9catninja.com/2026-2027-clippers-fantasy-preview/
- Published: 2026-09-11T02:40:28.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-05T23:20:55.000Z
- Author: Erik

*The Clippers retooled their roster by trading the controversial Kawhi Leonard to the Raptors. After an NBA investigation into salary cap intervention, the team was stripped of five future first-round picks. How will the team navigate a difficult road ahead, and how will its moves shape its players’ fantasy value?*

Darius Garland, PG

**📊 Trend: ⬇️**

**🗝️ Key Stats:** PTS, AST, 3PM, FG%, FT%

**⚠️ Risk:** 🟠 Medium

**🔓 Value Unlock:** Stay healthy enough to provide pre-toe-injury fantasy value

**💡 Quick Hits:** Garland is coming off a rough year and change as he dealt, on and off, with a great toe problem. Initially diagnosed as a sprain, the injury was actually much worse, revealing torn ligaments. He’s now entering an injury-free season as the Clippers’ lead guard.

**❓ Big Question(s):** How much fantasy value can Garland produce now that he’s healthy and the best player on a rebuilding team?

**🎯 Draft Range:** 35-45

**⭐ Fantasy Take:** Garland is a strong bounce-back candidate. He can deliver strong production across the board, and historical data backs up that ceiling. Unfortunately, the Clippers are in a bind without their future draft picks, and Garland might be their most valuable trade asset.

Brandon Ingram, SG/SF/PF

**📊 Trend: ↔️**

**🗝️ Key Stats:** PTS, AST, 3PM, FG%, FT%

**⚠️ Risk: 🔴** High

**🔓 Value Unlock:** Embrace a larger offensive role while preserving scoring efficiency

**💡 Quick Hits:** Ingram will get a chance to revive his playmaking, which was underutilized during his time with the Raptors. The Clippers create a good environment for him to thrive this season. **Update:** Ingram has been diagnosed with a partially torn Achilles tendon and will not be ready for the start of the season.

**❓ Big Question(s):** Will Ingram be able to rise to the challenge of being an offensive centerpiece for the Clippers?

**🎯 Draft Range:** 65-75 **Update: Do not draft**

**⭐ Fantasy Take:** Ingram doesn’t post defensive stats too often, but his ability to flirt with 20-5-5 lines with excellent shooting numbers is underrated in fantasy. Given the nature of Ingram’s injury, it’s better to avoid him in drafts this season.

Rui Hachimura, SF/PF

**📊 Trend:** ⬇️

**🗝️ Key Stats:** PTS, 3PM, FG%

**⚠️ Risk:** 🟢 Low

**🔓 Value Unlock:** Do more than just score and hit 3s

**💡 Quick Hits:** Hachimura fell out of the top 200 for the first time in three seasons in 2025-26\. This was due to declines in points, rebounds, assists, and FT%. The good news is that he now gets a fresh start with hopefully a steady role with the Clippers. 

**❓ Big Question(s):** Can Hachimura improve enough on his non-scoring categories to become fantasy relevant?

**🎯 Draft Range:** 125-135

**⭐ Fantasy Take:** Hachimura has had a limited fantasy ceiling due to the lack of diversity of his fantasy contributions. That said, the Clippers are in need of offensive weapons, and there will be opportunity for his scoring volume to pull his value up. Slightly. 

Brook Lopez, C

**📊 Trend:** ⬇️

**🗝️ Key Stats:** BLK, 3PM, TO

**⚠️ Risk:** 🟠 ➡️ 🔴 Medium to High

**🔓 Value Unlock:** Find enough playing time to leverage his rare contributions combo of 3PM and BLK

**💡 Quick Hits:** Lopez saw a significant decline in production last season and this coincided with a drop in his minutes. At this stage in his career, it’s possible that all he can manage is 18-20 MPG, and that’s not a good sign.

**❓ Big Question(s):**  Does Lopez have anything left in the tank to somehow stay fantasy relevant, even as a low-end big man?

**🎯 Draft Range:** 140-150 Update: Do not draft

**⭐ Fantasy Take:** The Clippers are no longer a competitive team, making Lopez somewhat out of place. The team remains ultra-thin at the center position, so he could see some decent playing time at the start of the season. In the end, his best days are way behind him, so don’t expect much. Update: Do not draft.  

Keaton Wagler, SG

**📊 Trend:** N/A (Rookie)

**🗝️ Key Stats:** PTS, AST, 3PM, FT%

**⚠️ Risk:** 🟠 Medium

**🔓 Value Unlock:** See over 25 MPG from the get go

**💡 Quick Hits:** Wagler was selected by the Clippers with the No. 5 pick in the 2026 draft. He’s a big guard at 6’6” and has good basketball IQ, but he still has to fill into his frame and could struggle against man-sized opponents in the NBA. 

**❓ Big Question(s):**  Can Wagler develop into the new face of the Clippers franchise earlier than expected?

**🎯 Draft Range:** 135-150

**⭐ Fantasy Take:** Wagler struggled in Summer League, leaving a few questions about his NBA readiness still hanging. With the Clippers losing multiple first-round picks, they’re incentivized to develop Wagler as best they can. 

  
**👀 Players to Watch:** Kris Dunn, Derrick Jones Jr., Max Strus, Yanic Konan-Niederhauser