Cade Cunningham or Jayson Tatum: who to roster in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Cade Cunningham wins 5 of the nine categories, Jayson Tatum wins 4.

Our board separates them by 6 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 1 pick, with Cade Cunningham going earlier in the room.
Against the 239 ranked players in this set, Cade Cunningham projects above average in 7 of the nine categories and Jayson Tatum in 6.
They do not fill the same slot: Cade Cunningham is PG, Jayson Tatum is SF/PF.
The board grades both "moderate" for availability.
Both rank inside the 239 players this comparison set is drawn from: Cade Cunningham 6th, Jayson Tatum 12th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Cade Cunningham	Jayson Tatum	Edge
PTS	24.9	23.5	Cade Cunningham wins
REB	5.5	8.4	Jayson Tatum wins
AST	8.9	6.0	Cade Cunningham wins
STL	1.3	0.9	Cade Cunningham wins
BLK	0.8	0.4	Cade Cunningham wins
3PM	2.2	2.5	Jayson Tatum wins
TO	3.7	2.5	Jayson Tatum wins
FG%	47.0%	42.4%	Cade Cunningham wins
FT%	80.5%	84.1%	Jayson Tatum wins

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