Aday Mara or Jamal Shead: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Aday Mara wins 4 of the nine categories, Jamal Shead wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 4 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 49 picks, with Aday Mara going earlier in the room.
Against the 242 ranked players in this set, Aday Mara projects above average in 4 of the nine categories and Jamal Shead in 4.
They do not fill the same slot: Aday Mara is C, Jamal Shead is PG/SG.
The board grades both "durable" for availability.
Both rank inside the 242 players this comparison set is drawn from: Aday Mara 249th, Jamal Shead 253rd.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Aday Mara	Jamal Shead	Edge
PTS	8.0	7.9	too close to call
REB	5.5	2.1	Aday Mara wins
AST	1.4	5.9	Jamal Shead wins
STL	0.3	0.9	Jamal Shead wins
BLK	1.3	0.2	Aday Mara wins
3PM	0.3	1.3	Jamal Shead wins
TO	1.2	1.5	Aday Mara wins
FG%	55.3%	36.4%	Aday Mara wins
FT%	63.6%	78.0%	Jamal Shead wins

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