Chet Holmgren or Mikal Bridges: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball
Net Prophet ranks Chet Holmgren 20th and Mikal Bridges 22nd for the 2026-27 season, 2 picks apart. A category counts as won only when the projected gap clears 0.25 standard deviations of that category across the 177 ranked players this comparison is drawn from.
Chet Holmgren wins 4 of the nine categories, Mikal Bridges wins 5.
Our board separates them by 2 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 37 picks, with Chet Holmgren going earlier in the room.
Chet Holmgren leads in PTS, 17.1 to 14.7 per game as the board projects them.
Both are eligible at PF, so this is a straight swap for the same roster slot.
The board grades Chet Holmgren "moderate" for availability and Mikal Bridges "durable".
Both rank inside the 177 players this comparison set is drawn from.
Draft position
Where each is ranked and where the room is taking them (2026-27).
Measure
Chet Holmgren
Mikal Bridges
Net Prophet rank
#20
#22
Consensus ADP
#31
#68
Category by category
Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category
Chet Holmgren
Mikal Bridges
Edge
PTS
17.1
14.7
Chet Holmgren wins
REB
8.7
3.7
Chet Holmgren wins
AST
2.0
3.9
Mikal Bridges wins
STL
0.7
1.1
Mikal Bridges wins
BLK
1.6
0.7
Chet Holmgren wins
3PM
1.5
2.0
Mikal Bridges wins
TO
1.5
1.1
Mikal Bridges wins
FG%
53.3%
48.1%
Chet Holmgren wins
FT%
77.8%
81.0%
Mikal Bridges wins
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