Bam Adebayo or Payton Pritchard: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Bam Adebayo wins 4 of the nine categories, Payton Pritchard wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 38 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 64 picks, with Bam Adebayo going earlier in the room.
Against the 181 ranked players in this set, Bam Adebayo projects above average in 5 of the nine categories and Payton Pritchard in 5.
They do not fill the same slot: Bam Adebayo is C/PF, Payton Pritchard is PG.
The board grades both "durable" for availability.
Both rank inside the 181 players this comparison set is drawn from: Bam Adebayo 23rd, Payton Pritchard 61st.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Bam Adebayo	Payton Pritchard	Edge
PTS	18.6	16.5	Bam Adebayo wins
REB	9.6	4.0	Bam Adebayo wins
AST	3.4	5.4	Payton Pritchard wins
STL	1.1	0.8	Bam Adebayo wins
BLK	0.6	0.2	Bam Adebayo wins
3PM	1.5	2.7	Payton Pritchard wins
TO	1.6	1.3	Payton Pritchard wins
FG%	45.2%	45.8%	too close to call
FT%	77.3%	86.6%	Payton Pritchard wins

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