Darius Garland or Jakob Poeltl: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Darius Garland wins 5 of the nine categories, Jakob Poeltl wins 4.

Our board separates them by 70 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 74 picks, with Darius Garland going earlier in the room.
Against the 181 ranked players in this set, Darius Garland projects above average in 4 of the nine categories and Jakob Poeltl in 4.
They do not fill the same slot: Darius Garland is PG, Jakob Poeltl is C.
The board grades both "moderate" for availability.
Both rank inside the 181 players this comparison set is drawn from: Darius Garland 72nd, Jakob Poeltl 142nd.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Darius Garland	Jakob Poeltl	Edge
PTS	16.6	9.3	Darius Garland wins
REB	2.5	6.6	Jakob Poeltl wins
AST	5.7	2.0	Darius Garland wins
STL	1.0	0.8	Darius Garland wins
BLK	0.2	0.9	Jakob Poeltl wins
3PM	2.2	0.0	Darius Garland wins
TO	2.4	1.3	Jakob Poeltl wins
FG%	46.0%	63.8%	Jakob Poeltl wins
FT%	85.3%	65.5%	Darius Garland wins

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