Jabari Smith Jr or James Harden: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Jabari Smith Jr wins 4 of the nine categories, James Harden wins 5.

Our board separates them by 4 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 89 picks, with James Harden going earlier in the room.
James Harden leads in PTS, 16.3 to 18.3 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Jabari Smith Jr is PF, James Harden is PG.
The board grades Jabari Smith Jr "durable" for availability and James Harden "moderate".
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: Jabari Smith Jr 37th, James Harden 41st.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Jabari Smith Jr	James Harden	Edge
PTS	16.3	18.3	James Harden wins
REB	6.7	4.1	Jabari Smith Jr wins
AST	2.2	6.0	James Harden wins
STL	0.7	1.0	James Harden wins
BLK	0.9	0.4	Jabari Smith Jr wins
3PM	2.3	2.8	James Harden wins
TO	1.6	2.9	Jabari Smith Jr wins
FG%	45.1%	41.9%	Jabari Smith Jr wins
FT%	81.9%	86.9%	James Harden wins

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