Desmond Bane or Chet Holmgren: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball
Net Prophet ranks Desmond Bane 17th and Chet Holmgren 20th for the 2026-27 season, 3 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.
Desmond Bane wins 5 of the nine categories, Chet Holmgren wins 4.
Our board separates them by 3 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 12 picks, with Chet Holmgren going earlier in the room.
Desmond Bane leads in PTS, 20.7 to 17.1 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Desmond Bane is SG/PG, Chet Holmgren is C/PF.
The board grades Desmond Bane "durable" for availability and Chet Holmgren "moderate".
Both rank inside the 177 players this comparison set is drawn from.
Draft position
Where each is ranked and where the room is taking them (2026-27).
Measure
Desmond Bane
Chet Holmgren
Net Prophet rank
#17
#20
Consensus ADP
#43
#31
Category by category
Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category
Desmond Bane
Chet Holmgren
Edge
PTS
20.7
17.1
Desmond Bane wins
REB
4.5
8.7
Chet Holmgren wins
AST
4.5
2.0
Desmond Bane wins
STL
1.1
0.7
Desmond Bane wins
BLK
0.5
1.6
Chet Holmgren wins
3PM
2.2
1.5
Desmond Bane wins
TO
2.2
1.5
Chet Holmgren wins
FG%
47.0%
53.3%
Chet Holmgren wins
FT%
88.3%
77.8%
Desmond Bane wins
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