Devin Booker or Joel Embiid: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball
Net Prophet ranks Devin Booker 41st and Joel Embiid 45th 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.
Devin Booker wins 5 of the nine categories, Joel Embiid wins 4.
Our board separates them by 4 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 37 picks, with Devin Booker going earlier in the room.
Devin Booker leads in PTS, 23.2 to 19.7 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Devin Booker is SG/PG, Joel Embiid is C.
The board grades Devin Booker "moderate" for availability and Joel Embiid "fragile".
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
Devin Booker
Joel Embiid
Net Prophet rank
#41
#45
Consensus ADP
#12
#49
Category by category
Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category
Devin Booker
Joel Embiid
Edge
PTS
23.2
19.7
Devin Booker wins
REB
3.4
6.7
Joel Embiid wins
AST
5.6
3.3
Devin Booker wins
STL
0.8
0.6
Devin Booker wins
BLK
0.3
0.9
Joel Embiid wins
3PM
1.9
1.1
Devin Booker wins
TO
2.7
2.1
Joel Embiid wins
FG%
45.2%
48.2%
Joel Embiid wins
FT%
88.8%
85.1%
Devin Booker wins
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