Mikal Bridges or LaMelo Ball: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Mikal Bridges wins 4 of the nine categories, LaMelo Ball wins 5.

Our board separates them by 5 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 48 picks, with LaMelo Ball going earlier in the room.
LaMelo Ball leads in PTS, 14.7 to 18.8 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Mikal Bridges is SF/PF/SG, LaMelo Ball is PG.
The board grades both "durable" for availability.
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: Mikal Bridges 29th, LaMelo Ball 34th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Mikal Bridges	LaMelo Ball	Edge
PTS	14.7	18.8	LaMelo Ball wins
REB	3.7	4.6	LaMelo Ball wins
AST	3.9	6.0	LaMelo Ball wins
STL	1.1	1.0	Mikal Bridges wins
BLK	0.7	0.3	Mikal Bridges wins
3PM	2.0	2.9	LaMelo Ball wins
TO	1.1	2.6	Mikal Bridges wins
FG%	48.1%	41.1%	Mikal Bridges wins
FT%	81.0%	86.7%	LaMelo Ball wins

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