Jalen Smith or Quentin Grimes: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Jalen Smith wins 4 of the nine categories, Quentin Grimes wins 5.

Our board separates them by 5 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 52 picks, with Quentin Grimes going earlier in the room.
Quentin Grimes leads in PTS, 9.5 to 12.2 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Jalen Smith is C/PF, Quentin Grimes is SG.
The board grades Jalen Smith "moderate" for availability and Quentin Grimes "durable".
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: Jalen Smith 141st, Quentin Grimes 146th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Jalen Smith	Quentin Grimes	Edge
PTS	9.5	12.2	Quentin Grimes wins
REB	6.6	3.5	Jalen Smith wins
AST	1.2	3.2	Quentin Grimes wins
STL	0.5	0.9	Quentin Grimes wins
BLK	0.7	0.3	Jalen Smith wins
3PM	1.5	1.8	Quentin Grimes wins
TO	0.9	1.7	Jalen Smith wins
FG%	47.6%	44.9%	Jalen Smith wins
FT%	75.4%	80.2%	Quentin Grimes wins

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