Jimmy Butler III or Onyeka Okongwu: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Jimmy Butler III 81st and Onyeka Okongwu 82nd for the 2026-27 season, 1 pick 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.

Jimmy Butler III wins 5 of the nine categories, Onyeka Okongwu wins 4.

Our board separates them by 1 pick; consensus ADP separates them by 37 picks, with Jimmy Butler III going earlier in the room.
Jimmy Butler III leads in PTS, 17.4 to 11.2 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Jimmy Butler III is SF/PF/SG, Onyeka Okongwu is C.
The board grades Jimmy Butler III "fragile" for availability and Onyeka Okongwu "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	Jimmy Butler III	Onyeka Okongwu
Net Prophet rank	#81	#82
Consensus ADP	#47	#84

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Jimmy Butler III	Onyeka Okongwu	Edge
PTS	17.4	11.2	Jimmy Butler III wins
REB	4.9	6.1	Onyeka Okongwu wins
AST	4.3	2.4	Jimmy Butler III wins
STL	1.1	0.8	Jimmy Butler III wins
BLK	0.3	0.7	Onyeka Okongwu wins
3PM	0.9	1.6	Onyeka Okongwu wins
TO	1.4	1.1	Onyeka Okongwu wins
FG%	51.5%	49.7%	Jimmy Butler III wins
FT%	86.0%	76.5%	Jimmy Butler III wins

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