Who Should I Trade?
James Harden for Paolo Banchero (2026)
Experts' Pick | ||
| James Harden G - CLE  | Paolo Banchero F - ORL  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 27 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.8 | 34.9 |
| Field Goals Made | 6.0 | 8.2 |
| Field Goals Att | 14.2 | 17.7 |
| Field Goals % | .420 | .461 |
| Three Points Made | 2.7 | 1.5 |
| Three Points Att | 7.6 | 4.5 |
| Three Points % | .361 | .326 |
| Free Throws Made | 5.5 | 6.0 |
| Free Throws Att | 6.3 | 8.1 |
| Free Throws % | .875 | .746 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Rebounds | 5.2 | 7.9 |
| Assists | 7.9 | 5.3 |
| Turnovers | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Steals | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| Blocks | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Points | 20.2 | 23.9 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | OUT |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 37 | # 58 |
| Leszek Bialecki FB-Ninja | # 30 | # 61 |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 30 | # 61 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 34 | # 69 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 10 | # 44 |
| James Harden G - CLE | Paolo Banchero F - ORL | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 202 | 68 |
| Field Goals Made | 29 | 16 |
| Field Goals Att | 77 | 23 |
| Field Goals % | .377 | .696 |
| Three Points Made | 15 | 3 |
| Three Points Att | 43 | 6 |
| Three Points % | .349 | .500 |
| Free Throws Made | 27 | 14 |
| Free Throws Att | 32 | 20 |
| Free Throws % | .844 | .700 |
| Offensive Rebound | 1 | 1 |
| Rebounds | 29 | 13 |
| Assists | 38 | 15 |
| Turnovers | 20 | 8 |
| Steals | 5 | 2 |
| Blocks | 2 | 0 |
| Points | 100 | 49 |
| James Harden G - CLE | Paolo Banchero F - ORL | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.8 | 34.9 |
| Field Goals Made | 6.0 | 8.2 |
| Field Goals Att | 14.2 | 17.7 |
| Field Goals % | .420 | .461 |
| Three Points Made | 2.7 | 1.5 |
| Three Points Att | 7.6 | 4.5 |
| Three Points % | .361 | .326 |
| Free Throws Made | 5.5 | 6.0 |
| Free Throws Att | 6.3 | 8.1 |
| Free Throws % | .875 | .746 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Rebounds | 5.2 | 7.9 |
| Assists | 7.9 | 5.3 |
| Turnovers | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Steals | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| Blocks | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Points | 20.2 | 23.9 |
| James Harden G - CLE | Paolo Banchero F - ORL | |
| News | ||
| James Harden scored 24 points (7-14 FG, 3-8 3PT, 7-9 FT) to go along with five rebounds and four assists in the Cavaliers 114-111 loss against the Hawks. Ari Koslow Fri, Oct 30th | Paolo Banchero (ankle) is expected to be sidelined for four-to-six weeks according to Shams Charania. Chris Schommer Sat, Oct 24th | |
| James Harden posted a near triple-double for the Cavaliers Saturday night, dishing out seven assists, grabbing eight rebounds, and chipping in 12 points (1-8 FG, 1-6 3PT, 9-11 FT) while also blocking two shots in a 125-121 win over the Nets. Chris Schommer Sun, Oct 25th | Paolo Banchero scored 35 points (10-12 FG, 3-4 3PT, 12-16 FT) to go with 10 assists and seven rebounds in Wednesday's 132-125 loss to the Hawks. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Oct 22nd | |
| James Harden scored 16 points (5-12 FG, 3-6 3PT, 3-4 FT) to go along with three rebounds, five assists and one steal in the Cavaliers 114-106 loss against the 76ers. Ari Koslow Fri, Oct 23rd | Banchero led seven Orlando players in double figures Wednesday — 20 points (8-of-11 FGs, 3-of-5 FTs), eight rebounds, six assists, one steal, and one three-pointer in the win over the Timberwolves. Bruno Mulé Thu, Apr 9th | |
| James Harden has agreed to a three-year, $97 million deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers according to Shams Charania. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th | Paolo Banchero scored 23 points (6-14 FG, 0-3 3PT, 11-15 FT) to go along with 16 rebounds, six assists, two steals and one block in the 112-108 win for the Magic over the Pelicans. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 6th | |
| James Harden will decline his player option for the 2026-27 season and will instead look to work out a multi-year deal with the Cavaliers. Garrett Ball Mon, Jun 29th | Paolo Banchero put up 30 points (11-22 FG, 1-4 3PT, 7-8 FT), nine rebounds, and seven assists in Thursday's win over the Kings. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Mar 27th | |
| Notes | ||
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