Dillon Brooks or Dereck Lively II: who to roster in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Dillon Brooks wins 4 of the nine categories, Dereck Lively II wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 8 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 42 picks, with Dillon Brooks going earlier in the room.
Against the 245 ranked players in this set, Dillon Brooks projects above average in 4 of the nine categories and Dereck Lively II in 4.
They do not fill the same slot: Dillon Brooks is SF/PF/SG, Dereck Lively II is C.
The board grades Dillon Brooks "moderate" for availability and Dereck Lively II "fragile".
Both rank inside the 245 players this comparison set is drawn from: Dillon Brooks 165th, Dereck Lively II 173rd.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Dillon Brooks	Dereck Lively II	Edge
PTS	17.9	7.0	Dillon Brooks wins
REB	3.4	6.4	Dereck Lively II wins
AST	1.7	2.0	too close to call
STL	0.9	0.5	Dillon Brooks wins
BLK	0.2	1.0	Dereck Lively II wins
3PM	2.0	0.8	Dillon Brooks wins
TO	1.4	1.0	Dereck Lively II wins
FG%	43.8%	57.8%	Dereck Lively II wins
FT%	83.2%	66.0%	Dillon Brooks wins

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