Brook Lopez or Malik Monk: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Brook Lopez wins 4 of the nine categories, Malik Monk wins 5.

Our board separates them by 3 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 33 picks, with Brook Lopez going earlier in the room.
Against the 242 ranked players in this set, Brook Lopez projects above average in 2 of the nine categories and Malik Monk in 3.
They do not fill the same slot: Brook Lopez is C, Malik Monk is SG/PG.
The board grades both "moderate" for availability.
Both rank inside the 242 players this comparison set is drawn from: Brook Lopez 202nd, Malik Monk 205th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Brook Lopez	Malik Monk	Edge
PTS	7.2	11.5	Malik Monk wins
REB	3.5	1.9	Brook Lopez wins
AST	1.1	3.1	Malik Monk wins
STL	0.6	0.6	Malik Monk wins
BLK	1.2	0.4	Brook Lopez wins
3PM	1.4	2.0	Malik Monk wins
TO	0.7	1.4	Brook Lopez wins
FG%	45.3%	43.7%	Brook Lopez wins
FT%	77.7%	84.1%	Malik Monk wins

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