Cade Cunningham or Amen Thompson: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Cade Cunningham wins 4 of the nine categories, Amen Thompson wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 4 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 17 picks, with Cade Cunningham going earlier in the room.
Cade Cunningham leads in PTS, 24.6 to 19.6 per game as the board projects them.
Both are eligible at PG, so this is a straight swap for the same roster slot.
The board grades Cade Cunningham "moderate" for availability and Amen Thompson "durable".
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: Cade Cunningham 7th, Amen Thompson 11th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Cade Cunningham	Amen Thompson	Edge
PTS	24.6	19.6	Cade Cunningham wins
REB	5.4	7.6	Amen Thompson wins
AST	9.4	5.6	Cade Cunningham wins
STL	1.2	1.3	Amen Thompson wins
BLK	0.8	0.8	too close to call
3PM	2.1	0.7	Cade Cunningham wins
TO	3.7	2.5	Amen Thompson wins
FG%	46.5%	53.0%	Amen Thompson wins
FT%	81.7%	77.2%	Cade Cunningham wins

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