Jaden McDaniels or Kon Knueppel: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball
Net Prophet ranks Jaden McDaniels 55th and Kon Knueppel 58th for the 2026-27 season, 3 picks apart. A category counts as won only when the projected gap clears 0.25 standard deviations of that category across the 177 ranked players this comparison is drawn from.
Jaden McDaniels wins 4 of the nine categories, Kon Knueppel wins 5.
Our board separates them by 3 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 74 picks, with Jaden McDaniels going earlier in the room.
Kon Knueppel leads in PTS, 14.9 to 20.2 per game as the board projects them.
Both are eligible at SF, so this is a straight swap for the same roster slot.
The board grades Jaden McDaniels "moderate" for availability and Kon Knueppel "durable".
Both rank inside the 177 players this comparison set is drawn from.
Draft position
Where each is ranked and where the room is taking them (2026-27).
Measure
Jaden McDaniels
Kon Knueppel
Net Prophet rank
#55
#58
Consensus ADP
#102
#176
Category by category
Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category
Jaden McDaniels
Kon Knueppel
Edge
PTS
14.9
20.2
Kon Knueppel wins
REB
4.4
5.2
Kon Knueppel wins
AST
2.6
3.7
Kon Knueppel wins
STL
1.1
0.7
Jaden McDaniels wins
BLK
1.0
0.3
Jaden McDaniels wins
3PM
1.6
3.3
Kon Knueppel wins
TO
1.7
2.0
Jaden McDaniels wins
FG%
50.0%
47.1%
Jaden McDaniels wins
FT%
81.0%
84.5%
Kon Knueppel wins
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