LeBron James or Kyrie Irving: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

LeBron James wins 4 of the nine categories, Kyrie Irving wins 5.

Our board separates them by 2 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 50 picks, with LeBron James going earlier in the room.
Kyrie Irving leads in PTS, 16.6 to 19.4 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: LeBron James is PF/SF, Kyrie Irving is PG/SG.
The board grades both "fragile" for availability.
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: LeBron James 63rd, Kyrie Irving 65th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	LeBron James	Kyrie Irving	Edge
PTS	16.6	19.4	Kyrie Irving wins
REB	5.3	3.8	LeBron James wins
AST	5.9	3.6	LeBron James wins
STL	0.8	1.0	Kyrie Irving wins
BLK	0.5	0.4	LeBron James wins
3PM	1.2	2.3	Kyrie Irving wins
TO	2.3	1.7	Kyrie Irving wins
FG%	49.7%	47.3%	LeBron James wins
FT%	78.0%	91.6%	Kyrie Irving wins

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