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

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

Our board separates them by 28 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 56 picks, with LaMelo Ball going earlier in the room.
Against the 239 ranked players in this set, LaMelo Ball projects above average in 5 of the nine categories and Mikal Bridges in 6.
They do not fill the same slot: LaMelo Ball is PG, Mikal Bridges is SF/PF/SG.
The board grades both "durable" for availability.
Both rank inside the 239 players this comparison set is drawn from: LaMelo Ball 50th, Mikal Bridges 78th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	LaMelo Ball	Mikal Bridges	Edge
PTS	18.2	12.7	LaMelo Ball wins
REB	4.2	3.5	LaMelo Ball wins
AST	5.9	3.3	LaMelo Ball wins
STL	1.2	1.0	LaMelo Ball wins
BLK	0.2	0.6	Mikal Bridges wins
3PM	3.1	1.8	LaMelo Ball wins
TO	2.8	1.0	Mikal Bridges wins
FG%	41.4%	43.8%	Mikal Bridges wins
FT%	83.3%	86.3%	Mikal Bridges wins

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