Amen Thompson or Jamal Murray: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Amen Thompson 10th and Jamal Murray 12th for the 2026-27 season, 2 picks apart. A category counts as won only when the projected gap clears 0.25 standard deviations of that category across the 177 ranked players this comparison is drawn from.

Amen Thompson wins 4 of the nine categories, Jamal Murray wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 2 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 19 picks, with Amen Thompson going earlier in the room.
Amen Thompson leads in REB, 7.7 to 3.8 per game as the board projects them.
Both are eligible at PG, so this is a straight swap for the same roster slot.
The board grades both "durable" for availability.
Both rank inside the 177 players this comparison set is drawn from.

Draft position

Where each is ranked and where the room is taking them (2026-27).
Measure	Amen Thompson	Jamal Murray
Net Prophet rank	#10	#12
Consensus ADP	#20	#39

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Amen Thompson	Jamal Murray	Edge
PTS	19.7	20.7	too close to call
REB	7.7	3.8	Amen Thompson wins
AST	5.6	6.1	Jamal Murray wins
STL	1.3	0.9	Amen Thompson wins
BLK	0.8	0.4	Amen Thompson wins
3PM	0.7	2.8	Jamal Murray wins
TO	2.5	1.9	Jamal Murray wins
FG%	53.0%	47.6%	Amen Thompson wins
FT%	77.2%	88.1%	Jamal Murray wins

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