Derik Queen or R.J. Barrett: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Derik Queen 70th and R.J. Barrett 74th for the 2026-27 season, 4 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.

Derik Queen wins 4 of the nine categories, R.J. Barrett wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Draft position

Where each is ranked and where the room is taking them (2026-27).
MeasureDerik QueenR.J. Barrett
Net Prophet rank#70#74
Consensus ADPnot available#80

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
CategoryDerik QueenR.J. BarrettEdge
PTS13.218.3R.J. Barrett wins
REB7.95.1Derik Queen wins
AST3.83.8too close to call
STL1.00.8Derik Queen wins
BLK0.90.4Derik Queen wins
3PM0.51.8R.J. Barrett wins
TO2.31.9R.J. Barrett wins
FG%46.3%49.1%R.J. Barrett wins
FT%79.9%70.4%Derik Queen wins
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