Kyrie Irving or Reed Sheppard: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball
Net Prophet ranks Kyrie Irving 78th and Reed Sheppard 80th 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.
Kyrie Irving wins 5 of the nine categories, Reed Sheppard wins 4.
Our board separates them by 2 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 8 picks, with Reed Sheppard going earlier in the room.
Kyrie Irving leads in PTS, 19.2 to 13.7 per game as the board projects them.
Both are eligible at PG/SG, so this is a straight swap for the same roster slot.
The board grades Kyrie Irving "fragile" for availability and Reed Sheppard "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
Reed Sheppard
Net Prophet rank
#78
#80
Consensus ADP
#121
#113
Category by category
Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category
Kyrie Irving
Reed Sheppard
Edge
PTS
19.2
13.7
Kyrie Irving wins
REB
3.8
2.9
Kyrie Irving wins
AST
3.6
2.9
Kyrie Irving wins
STL
1.0
1.3
Reed Sheppard wins
BLK
0.4
0.6
Reed Sheppard wins
3PM
2.2
2.6
Reed Sheppard wins
TO
1.7
1.5
Reed Sheppard wins
FG%
47.3%
42.1%
Kyrie Irving wins
FT%
91.6%
78.9%
Kyrie Irving wins
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