Jalen Duren or Devin Booker: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Jalen Duren 38th and Devin Booker 41st 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.

Jalen Duren wins 4 of the nine categories, Devin Booker wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 3 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 46 picks, with Devin Booker going earlier in the room.
Devin Booker leads in PTS, 19.7 to 23.2 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Jalen Duren is C, Devin Booker is SG/PG.
The board grades Jalen Duren "durable" for availability and Devin Booker "moderate".
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	Jalen Duren	Devin Booker
Net Prophet rank	#38	#41
Consensus ADP	#58	#12

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Jalen Duren	Devin Booker	Edge
PTS	19.7	23.2	Devin Booker wins
REB	10.5	3.4	Jalen Duren wins
AST	2.1	5.6	Devin Booker wins
STL	0.8	0.8	too close to call
BLK	0.9	0.3	Jalen Duren wins
3PM	0.0	1.9	Devin Booker wins
TO	1.8	2.7	Jalen Duren wins
FG%	65.0%	45.2%	Jalen Duren wins
FT%	74.7%	88.8%	Devin Booker wins

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