Onyeka Okongwu or Brandin Podziemski: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Onyeka Okongwu 82nd and Brandin Podziemski 87th for the 2026-27 season, 5 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.

Onyeka Okongwu wins 4 of the nine categories, Brandin Podziemski wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 5 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 48 picks, with Onyeka Okongwu going earlier in the room.
Brandin Podziemski leads in PTS, 11.2 to 13.9 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Onyeka Okongwu is C, Brandin Podziemski is PG/SG.
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	Onyeka Okongwu	Brandin Podziemski
Net Prophet rank	#82	#87
Consensus ADP	#84	#132

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Onyeka Okongwu	Brandin Podziemski	Edge
PTS	11.2	13.9	Brandin Podziemski wins
REB	6.1	5.0	Onyeka Okongwu wins
AST	2.4	3.9	Brandin Podziemski wins
STL	0.8	1.0	Brandin Podziemski wins
BLK	0.7	0.2	Onyeka Okongwu wins
3PM	1.6	2.0	Brandin Podziemski wins
TO	1.1	1.6	Onyeka Okongwu wins
FG%	49.7%	45.2%	Onyeka Okongwu wins
FT%	76.5%	77.3%	too close to call

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