Jaden McDaniels or Damian Lillard: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Jaden McDaniels wins 5 of the nine categories, Damian Lillard wins 4.

Our board separates them by 4 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 28 picks, with Damian Lillard going earlier in the room.
Damian Lillard leads in PTS, 14.9 to 19.6 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Jaden McDaniels is SF/PF, Damian Lillard is PG.
The board grades Jaden McDaniels "moderate" for availability and Damian Lillard "fragile".
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: Jaden McDaniels 55th, Damian Lillard 59th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Jaden McDaniels	Damian Lillard	Edge
PTS	14.9	19.6	Damian Lillard wins
REB	4.4	3.7	Jaden McDaniels wins
AST	2.6	5.5	Damian Lillard wins
STL	1.1	0.9	Jaden McDaniels wins
BLK	1.0	0.1	Jaden McDaniels wins
3PM	1.7	2.7	Damian Lillard wins
TO	1.7	2.2	Jaden McDaniels wins
FG%	50.1%	44.8%	Jaden McDaniels wins
FT%	81.0%	92.0%	Damian Lillard wins

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