Jay Huff or Nic Claxton: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball
Net Prophet ranks Jay Huff 124th and Nic Claxton 128th for the 2026-27 season, 4 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.
Jay Huff wins 4 of the nine categories, Nic Claxton wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.
Our board separates them by 4 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 152 picks, with Nic Claxton going earlier in the room.
Nic Claxton leads in REB, 3.9 to 6.5 per game as the board projects them.
Both are eligible at C, so this is a straight swap for the same roster slot.
The board grades Jay Huff "durable" for availability and Nic Claxton "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
Jay Huff
Nic Claxton
Net Prophet rank
#124
#128
Consensus ADP
#247
#95
Category by category
Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category
Jay Huff
Nic Claxton
Edge
PTS
9.7
10.0
too close to call
REB
3.9
6.5
Nic Claxton wins
AST
1.5
3.1
Nic Claxton wins
STL
0.5
0.7
Nic Claxton wins
BLK
1.5
0.9
Jay Huff wins
3PM
1.6
0.1
Jay Huff wins
TO
1.0
1.2
Jay Huff wins
FG%
48.6%
57.1%
Nic Claxton wins
FT%
78.4%
60.1%
Jay Huff wins
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