Ja Morant or Dereck Lively II: who to roster in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

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

Our board separates them by 66 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 85 picks, with Ja Morant going earlier in the room.
Against the 245 ranked players in this set, Ja Morant projects above average in 3 of the nine categories and Dereck Lively II in 4.
They do not fill the same slot: Ja Morant is PG, Dereck Lively II is C.
The board grades both "fragile" for availability.
Both rank inside the 245 players this comparison set is drawn from: Ja Morant 107th, Dereck Lively II 173rd.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Ja Morant	Dereck Lively II	Edge
PTS	15.9	7.0	Ja Morant wins
REB	2.9	6.4	Dereck Lively II wins
AST	5.9	2.0	Ja Morant wins
STL	0.9	0.5	Ja Morant wins
BLK	0.2	1.0	Dereck Lively II wins
3PM	1.0	0.8	too close to call
TO	2.6	1.0	Dereck Lively II wins
FG%	42.4%	57.8%	Dereck Lively II wins
FT%	85.9%	66.0%	Ja Morant wins

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