Amen Thompson or Jabari Smith Jr: who to roster in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Amen Thompson wins 5 of the nine categories, Jabari Smith Jr wins 4.

Our board separates them by 2 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 81 picks, with Amen Thompson going earlier in the room.
Against the 239 ranked players in this set, Amen Thompson projects above average in 7 of the nine categories and Jabari Smith Jr in 6.
They do not fill the same slot: Amen Thompson is SG/PG/SF, Jabari Smith Jr is PF.
The board grades both "durable" for availability.
Both rank inside the 239 players this comparison set is drawn from: Amen Thompson 19th, Jabari Smith Jr 21st.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Amen Thompson	Jabari Smith Jr	Edge
PTS	18.6	17.0	Amen Thompson wins
REB	7.2	6.6	Amen Thompson wins
AST	5.1	2.3	Amen Thompson wins
STL	1.3	0.8	Amen Thompson wins
BLK	0.7	0.9	Jabari Smith Jr wins
3PM	0.5	2.5	Jabari Smith Jr wins
TO	2.2	1.4	Jabari Smith Jr wins
FG%	52.9%	46.4%	Amen Thompson wins
FT%	77.0%	82.6%	Jabari Smith Jr wins

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