R.J. Barrett or Damian Lillard: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball
Net Prophet ranks R.J. Barrett 74th and Damian Lillard 76th 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.
R.J. Barrett wins 4 of the nine categories, Damian Lillard wins 5.
Our board separates them by 2 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 59 picks, with R.J. Barrett going earlier in the room.
Damian Lillard leads in PTS, 18.3 to 19.6 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: R.J. Barrett is SF/PF/SG, Damian Lillard is PG.
The board grades R.J. Barrett "moderate" for availability and Damian Lillard "fragile".
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
R.J. Barrett
Damian Lillard
Net Prophet rank
#74
#76
Consensus ADP
#80
#139
Category by category
Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category
R.J. Barrett
Damian Lillard
Edge
PTS
18.3
19.6
Damian Lillard wins
REB
5.1
3.7
R.J. Barrett wins
AST
3.8
5.5
Damian Lillard wins
STL
0.8
0.9
Damian Lillard wins
BLK
0.4
0.1
R.J. Barrett wins
3PM
1.8
2.7
Damian Lillard wins
TO
1.9
2.2
R.J. Barrett wins
FG%
49.1%
44.8%
R.J. Barrett wins
FT%
70.4%
92.0%
Damian Lillard wins
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