Evan Mobley or Austin Reaves: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Evan Mobley wins 4 of the nine categories, Austin Reaves wins 5.

Our board separates them by 5 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 16 picks, with Evan Mobley going earlier in the room.
Austin Reaves leads in PTS, 18.5 to 22.7 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Evan Mobley is C/PF, Austin Reaves is SG/PG.
The board grades both "moderate" for availability.
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: Evan Mobley 19th, Austin Reaves 24th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Evan Mobley	Austin Reaves	Edge
PTS	18.5	22.7	Austin Reaves wins
REB	9.0	4.5	Evan Mobley wins
AST	3.7	5.4	Austin Reaves wins
STL	0.8	1.2	Austin Reaves wins
BLK	1.5	0.4	Evan Mobley wins
3PM	1.3	2.4	Austin Reaves wins
TO	1.9	2.9	Evan Mobley wins
FG%	54.5%	48.3%	Evan Mobley wins
FT%	72.8%	87.5%	Austin Reaves wins

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