Ja Morant or Wendell Carter Jr: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Ja Morant wins 5 of the nine categories, Wendell Carter Jr wins 4.

Our board separates them by 29 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 57 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 Wendell Carter Jr in 4.
They do not fill the same slot: Ja Morant is PG, Wendell Carter Jr is C.
The board grades Ja Morant "fragile" for availability and Wendell Carter Jr "durable".
Both rank inside the 181 players this comparison set is drawn from: Ja Morant 110th, Wendell Carter Jr 139th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Ja Morant	Wendell Carter Jr	Edge
PTS	17.0	11.0	Ja Morant wins
REB	3.2	7.1	Wendell Carter Jr wins
AST	6.4	2.0	Ja Morant wins
STL	0.9	0.8	Ja Morant wins
BLK	0.3	0.7	Wendell Carter Jr wins
3PM	1.1	0.8	Ja Morant wins
TO	2.8	1.3	Wendell Carter Jr wins
FG%	42.4%	50.2%	Wendell Carter Jr wins
FT%	85.9%	74.7%	Ja Morant wins

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