Kyrie Irving or Onyeka Okongwu: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball
Net Prophet ranks Kyrie Irving 78th and Onyeka Okongwu 82nd 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.
Kyrie Irving wins 5 of the nine categories, Onyeka Okongwu wins 4.
Our board separates them by 4 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 37 picks, with Onyeka Okongwu going earlier in the room.
Kyrie Irving leads in PTS, 19.2 to 11.2 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Kyrie Irving is PG/SG, Onyeka Okongwu is C.
The board grades Kyrie Irving "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
Kyrie Irving
Onyeka Okongwu
Net Prophet rank
#78
#82
Consensus ADP
#121
#84
Category by category
Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category
Kyrie Irving
Onyeka Okongwu
Edge
PTS
19.2
11.2
Kyrie Irving wins
REB
3.8
6.1
Onyeka Okongwu wins
AST
3.6
2.4
Kyrie Irving wins
STL
1.0
0.8
Kyrie Irving wins
BLK
0.4
0.7
Onyeka Okongwu wins
3PM
2.2
1.6
Kyrie Irving wins
TO
1.7
1.1
Onyeka Okongwu wins
FG%
47.3%
49.7%
Onyeka Okongwu wins
FT%
91.6%
76.5%
Kyrie Irving wins
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