Josh Giddey or Jalen Duren: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball
Net Prophet ranks Josh Giddey 36th and Jalen Duren 38th for the 2026-27 season, 2 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.
Josh Giddey wins 4 of the nine categories, Jalen Duren wins 5.
Our board separates them by 2 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 32 picks, with Josh Giddey going earlier in the room.
Jalen Duren leads in PTS, 15.3 to 19.7 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Josh Giddey is PG, Jalen Duren is C.
The board grades Josh Giddey "moderate" for availability and Jalen Duren "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
Josh Giddey
Jalen Duren
Net Prophet rank
#36
#38
Consensus ADP
#26
#58
Category by category
Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category
Josh Giddey
Jalen Duren
Edge
PTS
15.3
19.7
Jalen Duren wins
REB
7.2
10.5
Jalen Duren wins
AST
7.8
2.1
Josh Giddey wins
STL
1.1
0.8
Josh Giddey wins
BLK
0.5
0.9
Jalen Duren wins
3PM
2.0
0.0
Josh Giddey wins
TO
3.3
1.8
Jalen Duren wins
FG%
45.5%
65.0%
Jalen Duren wins
FT%
77.9%
74.7%
Josh Giddey wins
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