Kelel Ware or Zion Williamson: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball
Net Prophet ranks Kelel Ware 60th and Zion Williamson 61st 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.
Kelel Ware wins 4 of the nine categories, Zion Williamson wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.
Our board separates them by 1 pick; consensus ADP separates them by 58 picks, with Zion Williamson going earlier in the room.
Zion Williamson leads in PTS, 11.8 to 20.8 per game as the board projects them.
Both are eligible at PF, so this is a straight swap for the same roster slot.
The board grades Kelel Ware "durable" for availability and Zion Williamson "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
Kelel Ware
Zion Williamson
Net Prophet rank
#60
#61
Consensus ADP
#96
#38
Category by category
Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category
Kelel Ware
Zion Williamson
Edge
PTS
11.8
20.8
Zion Williamson wins
REB
8.5
5.7
Kelel Ware wins
AST
1.1
3.8
Zion Williamson wins
STL
0.8
1.0
Zion Williamson wins
BLK
1.1
0.6
Kelel Ware wins
3PM
1.3
0.0
Kelel Ware wins
TO
1.0
2.0
Kelel Ware wins
FG%
52.6%
59.2%
Zion Williamson wins
FT%
71.6%
69.9%
too close to call
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