Ja Morant or Aaron Gordon: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Ja Morant wins 4 of the nine categories, Aaron Gordon wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 22 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 40 picks, with Ja Morant going earlier in the room.
Against the 181 ranked players in this set, Ja Morant projects above average in 3 of the nine categories and Aaron Gordon in 2.
They do not fill the same slot: Ja Morant is PG, Aaron Gordon is PF/C.
The board grades both "fragile" for availability.
Both rank inside the 181 players this comparison set is drawn from: Ja Morant 110th, Aaron Gordon 132nd.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Ja Morant	Aaron Gordon	Edge
PTS	17.0	13.4	Ja Morant wins
REB	3.2	5.1	Aaron Gordon wins
AST	6.4	2.4	Ja Morant wins
STL	0.9	0.6	Ja Morant wins
BLK	0.3	0.3	too close to call
3PM	1.1	1.5	Aaron Gordon wins
TO	2.8	1.0	Aaron Gordon wins
FG%	42.4%	50.2%	Aaron Gordon wins
FT%	85.9%	78.7%	Ja Morant wins

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