Andrew Wiggins or R.J. Barrett: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball
Net Prophet ranks Andrew Wiggins 71st and R.J. Barrett 74th for the 2026-27 season, 3 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.
Andrew Wiggins wins 5 of the nine categories, R.J. Barrett wins 4.
Our board separates them by 3 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 10 picks, with R.J. Barrett going earlier in the room.
R.J. Barrett leads in PTS, 13.4 to 18.3 per game as the board projects them.
Both are eligible at SF/PF/SG, so this is a straight swap for the same roster slot.
The board grades both "moderate" 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
Andrew Wiggins
R.J. Barrett
Net Prophet rank
#71
#74
Consensus ADP
#90
#80
Category by category
Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category
Andrew Wiggins
R.J. Barrett
Edge
PTS
13.4
18.3
R.J. Barrett wins
REB
4.2
5.1
R.J. Barrett wins
AST
2.5
3.8
R.J. Barrett wins
STL
0.9
0.8
Andrew Wiggins wins
BLK
0.8
0.4
Andrew Wiggins wins
3PM
2.0
1.8
Andrew Wiggins wins
TO
1.4
1.9
Andrew Wiggins wins
FG%
46.9%
49.1%
R.J. Barrett wins
FT%
77.7%
70.4%
Andrew Wiggins wins
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