Ausar Thompson or Kristaps Porzingis: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Ausar Thompson 114th and Kristaps Porzingis 118th for the 2026-27 season, 4 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.

Ausar Thompson wins 4 of the nine categories, Kristaps Porzingis wins 5.

Our board separates them by 4 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 26 picks, with Kristaps Porzingis going earlier in the room.
Kristaps Porzingis leads in PTS, 10.7 to 12.5 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Ausar Thompson is SG/SF, Kristaps Porzingis is C.
The board grades Ausar Thompson "durable" for availability and Kristaps Porzingis "fragile".
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	Ausar Thompson	Kristaps Porzingis
Net Prophet rank	#114	#118
Consensus ADP	#85	#59

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Ausar Thompson	Kristaps Porzingis	Edge
PTS	10.7	12.5	Kristaps Porzingis wins
REB	5.9	4.6	Ausar Thompson wins
AST	3.1	1.8	Ausar Thompson wins
STL	1.5	0.5	Ausar Thompson wins
BLK	0.8	1.0	Kristaps Porzingis wins
3PM	0.1	1.4	Kristaps Porzingis wins
TO	1.5	1.0	Kristaps Porzingis wins
FG%	52.0%	44.6%	Ausar Thompson wins
FT%	61.5%	79.7%	Kristaps Porzingis wins

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