Darius Garland or R.J. Barrett: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Darius Garland wins 4 of the nine categories, R.J. Barrett wins 5.

Our board separates them by 11 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 18 picks, with Darius Garland going earlier in the room.
Against the 179 ranked players in this set, Darius Garland projects above average in 5 of the nine categories and R.J. Barrett in 4.
They do not fill the same slot: Darius Garland is PG, R.J. Barrett is SF/PF/SG.
The board grades both "moderate" for availability.
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: Darius Garland 83rd, R.J. Barrett 94th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Darius Garland	R.J. Barrett	Edge
PTS	16.4	18.2	R.J. Barrett wins
REB	2.4	5.1	R.J. Barrett wins
AST	5.6	3.7	Darius Garland wins
STL	0.9	0.8	Darius Garland wins
BLK	0.2	0.3	R.J. Barrett wins
3PM	2.1	1.8	Darius Garland wins
TO	2.3	1.9	R.J. Barrett wins
FG%	46.0%	49.1%	R.J. Barrett wins
FT%	85.3%	71.0%	Darius Garland wins

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