Norman Powell or Deandre Ayton: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Norman Powell wins 5 of the nine categories, Deandre Ayton wins 4.

Our board separates them by 43 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 56 picks, with Norman Powell going earlier in the room.
Against the 242 ranked players in this set, Norman Powell projects above average in 4 of the nine categories and Deandre Ayton in 4.
They do not fill the same slot: Norman Powell is SF/SG, Deandre Ayton is C.
The board grades both "moderate" for availability.
Both rank inside the 242 players this comparison set is drawn from: Norman Powell 132nd, Deandre Ayton 175th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Norman Powell	Deandre Ayton	Edge
PTS	18.0	10.4	Norman Powell wins
REB	3.0	6.9	Deandre Ayton wins
AST	2.0	1.1	Norman Powell wins
STL	0.9	0.5	Norman Powell wins
BLK	0.2	0.8	Deandre Ayton wins
3PM	2.1	0.0	Norman Powell wins
TO	1.8	1.2	Deandre Ayton wins
FG%	46.0%	63.3%	Deandre Ayton wins
FT%	80.1%	66.1%	Norman Powell wins

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