Darius Garland or Wendell Carter Jr: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Darius Garland wins 5 of the nine categories, Wendell Carter Jr wins 4.

Our board separates them by 67 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 82 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 Wendell Carter Jr in 4.
They do not fill the same slot: Darius Garland is PG, Wendell Carter Jr is C.
The board grades Darius Garland "moderate" for availability and Wendell Carter Jr "durable".
Both rank inside the 181 players this comparison set is drawn from: Darius Garland 72nd, Wendell Carter Jr 139th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Darius Garland	Wendell Carter Jr	Edge
PTS	16.6	11.0	Darius Garland wins
REB	2.5	7.1	Wendell Carter Jr wins
AST	5.7	2.0	Darius Garland wins
STL	1.0	0.8	Darius Garland wins
BLK	0.2	0.7	Wendell Carter Jr wins
3PM	2.2	0.8	Darius Garland wins
TO	2.4	1.3	Wendell Carter Jr wins
FG%	46.0%	50.2%	Wendell Carter Jr wins
FT%	85.3%	74.7%	Darius Garland wins

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