Brandon Ingram or Wendell Carter Jr: who to roster in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Brandon Ingram wins 4 of the nine categories, Wendell Carter Jr wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 16 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 44 picks, with Brandon Ingram going earlier in the room.
Against the 239 ranked players in this set, Brandon Ingram projects above average in 5 of the nine categories and Wendell Carter Jr in 4.
They do not fill the same slot: Brandon Ingram is SF/PF/SG, Wendell Carter Jr is C.
The board grades Brandon Ingram "fragile" for availability and Wendell Carter Jr "durable".
Both rank inside the 239 players this comparison set is drawn from: Brandon Ingram 90th, Wendell Carter Jr 106th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Brandon Ingram	Wendell Carter Jr	Edge
PTS	17.9	11.4	Brandon Ingram wins
REB	5.0	7.6	Wendell Carter Jr wins
AST	3.7	1.8	Brandon Ingram wins
STL	0.8	0.9	Wendell Carter Jr wins
BLK	0.6	0.6	too close to call
3PM	1.7	0.8	Brandon Ingram wins
TO	2.2	1.4	Wendell Carter Jr wins
FG%	46.2%	53.1%	Wendell Carter Jr wins
FT%	82.6%	76.3%	Brandon Ingram wins

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