Immanuel Quickley or Joel Embiid: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Immanuel Quickley 44th and Joel Embiid 45th for the 2026-27 season, 1 pick 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.

Immanuel Quickley wins 4 of the nine categories, Joel Embiid wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Draft position

Where each is ranked and where the room is taking them (2026-27).
MeasureImmanuel QuickleyJoel Embiid
Net Prophet rank#44#45
Consensus ADP#86#49

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
CategoryImmanuel QuickleyJoel EmbiidEdge
PTS16.619.7Joel Embiid wins
REB3.86.7Joel Embiid wins
AST6.03.3Immanuel Quickley wins
STL1.10.6Immanuel Quickley wins
BLK0.10.9Joel Embiid wins
3PM2.61.1Immanuel Quickley wins
TO1.62.1Immanuel Quickley wins
FG%43.9%48.2%Joel Embiid wins
FT%83.8%85.1%too close to call
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