Darius Garland or Santi Aldama: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Darius Garland wins 5 of the nine categories, Santi Aldama wins 4.

Our board separates them by 63 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 120 picks, with Darius Garland going earlier in the room.
Against the 180 ranked players in this set, Darius Garland projects above average in 4 of the nine categories and Santi Aldama in 2.
They do not fill the same slot: Darius Garland is PG, Santi Aldama is PF/SF.
The board grades Darius Garland "moderate" for availability and Santi Aldama "fragile".
Both rank inside the 180 players this comparison set is drawn from: Darius Garland 75th, Santi Aldama 138th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Darius Garland	Santi Aldama	Edge
PTS	16.6	11.8	Darius Garland wins
REB	2.5	6.0	Santi Aldama wins
AST	5.7	2.5	Darius Garland wins
STL	1.0	0.8	Darius Garland wins
BLK	0.2	0.6	Santi Aldama wins
3PM	2.2	1.2	Darius Garland wins
TO	2.4	1.2	Santi Aldama wins
FG%	46.0%	47.3%	Santi Aldama wins
FT%	85.3%	67.3%	Darius Garland wins

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