Russell Westbrook or Jalen Smith: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Russell Westbrook wins 4 of the nine categories, Jalen Smith wins 5.

Our board separates them by 4 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 63 picks, with Russell Westbrook going earlier in the room.
Russell Westbrook leads in PTS, 12.6 to 9.5 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Russell Westbrook is PG/SG, Jalen Smith is C/PF.
The board grades Russell Westbrook "fragile" for availability and Jalen Smith "moderate".
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: Russell Westbrook 137th, Jalen Smith 141st.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Russell Westbrook	Jalen Smith	Edge
PTS	12.6	9.5	Russell Westbrook wins
REB	4.4	6.6	Jalen Smith wins
AST	5.1	1.2	Russell Westbrook wins
STL	1.1	0.5	Russell Westbrook wins
BLK	0.3	0.7	Jalen Smith wins
3PM	1.8	1.5	Russell Westbrook wins
TO	2.7	0.9	Jalen Smith wins
FG%	43.2%	47.6%	Jalen Smith wins
FT%	73.4%	75.4%	Jalen Smith wins

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