Dejounte Murray or Reed Sheppard: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Dejounte Murray wins 5 of the nine categories, Reed Sheppard wins 4.

Our board separates them by 2 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 57 picks, with Dejounte Murray going earlier in the room.
Against the 180 ranked players in this set, Dejounte Murray projects above average in 4 of the nine categories and Reed Sheppard in 4.
Both are eligible at PG/SG, so this is a straight swap for the same roster slot.
The board grades Dejounte Murray "fragile" for availability and Reed Sheppard "durable".
Both rank inside the 180 players this comparison set is drawn from: Dejounte Murray 91st, Reed Sheppard 93rd.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Dejounte Murray	Reed Sheppard	Edge
PTS	15.8	14.0	Dejounte Murray wins
REB	5.0	3.0	Dejounte Murray wins
AST	5.8	3.0	Dejounte Murray wins
STL	1.1	1.3	Reed Sheppard wins
BLK	0.3	0.6	Reed Sheppard wins
3PM	1.5	2.6	Reed Sheppard wins
TO	2.9	1.6	Reed Sheppard wins
FG%	44.4%	42.1%	Dejounte Murray wins
FT%	83.2%	78.6%	Dejounte Murray wins

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