Jeremiah Fears or Dereck Lively II: who to roster in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Jeremiah Fears wins 5 of the nine categories, Dereck Lively II wins 4.

Our board separates them by 31 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 39 picks, with Jeremiah Fears going earlier in the room.
Against the 245 ranked players in this set, Jeremiah Fears projects above average in 3 of the nine categories and Dereck Lively II in 4.
They do not fill the same slot: Jeremiah Fears is PG, Dereck Lively II is C.
The board grades Jeremiah Fears "durable" for availability and Dereck Lively II "fragile".
Both rank inside the 245 players this comparison set is drawn from: Jeremiah Fears 142nd, Dereck Lively II 173rd.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Jeremiah Fears	Dereck Lively II	Edge
PTS	16.4	7.0	Jeremiah Fears wins
REB	4.3	6.4	Dereck Lively II wins
AST	3.8	2.0	Jeremiah Fears wins
STL	1.1	0.5	Jeremiah Fears wins
BLK	0.4	1.0	Dereck Lively II wins
3PM	1.2	0.8	Jeremiah Fears wins
TO	2.3	1.0	Dereck Lively II wins
FG%	43.4%	57.8%	Dereck Lively II wins
FT%	77.6%	66.0%	Jeremiah Fears wins

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