O.G. Anunoby or LaMelo Ball: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks O.G. Anunoby 32nd and LaMelo Ball 34th 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.

O.G. Anunoby wins 4 of the nine categories, LaMelo Ball wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 2 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 35 picks, with LaMelo Ball going earlier in the room.
LaMelo Ball leads in PTS, 15.9 to 18.8 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: O.G. Anunoby is PF/SF, LaMelo Ball is PG.
The board grades both "durable" for availability.
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	O.G. Anunoby	LaMelo Ball
Net Prophet rank	#32	#34
Consensus ADP	#65	#30

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	O.G. Anunoby	LaMelo Ball	Edge
PTS	15.9	18.8	LaMelo Ball wins
REB	5.1	4.6	too close to call
AST	2.2	6.0	LaMelo Ball wins
STL	1.4	0.9	O.G. Anunoby wins
BLK	0.7	0.3	O.G. Anunoby wins
3PM	2.2	2.9	LaMelo Ball wins
TO	1.7	2.6	O.G. Anunoby wins
FG%	48.2%	41.1%	O.G. Anunoby wins
FT%	83.2%	86.7%	LaMelo Ball wins

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