Giannis Antetokounmpo or Damian Lillard: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Giannis Antetokounmpo wins 4 of the nine categories, Damian Lillard wins 5.

Our board separates them by 52 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 62 picks, with Giannis Antetokounmpo going earlier in the room.
Against the 181 ranked players in this set, Giannis Antetokounmpo projects above average in 5 of the nine categories and Damian Lillard in 4.
They do not fill the same slot: Giannis Antetokounmpo is PF, Damian Lillard is PG.
The board grades both "fragile" for availability.
Both rank inside the 181 players this comparison set is drawn from: Giannis Antetokounmpo 13th, Damian Lillard 65th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Damian Lillard	Edge
PTS	24.4	19.6	Giannis Antetokounmpo wins
REB	9.6	3.7	Giannis Antetokounmpo wins
AST	5.0	5.6	Damian Lillard wins
STL	0.9	0.9	Damian Lillard wins
BLK	0.7	0.1	Giannis Antetokounmpo wins
3PM	0.4	2.7	Damian Lillard wins
TO	2.8	2.2	Damian Lillard wins
FG%	58.7%	44.8%	Giannis Antetokounmpo wins
FT%	65.7%	92.1%	Damian Lillard wins

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