Scottie Barnes or Kevin Durant: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball
Net Prophet ranks Scottie Barnes 7th and Kevin Durant 8th for the 2026-27 season, 1 pick 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.
Scottie Barnes wins 5 of the nine categories, Kevin Durant wins 4.
Our board separates them by 1 pick; consensus ADP separates them by 13 picks, with Kevin Durant going earlier in the room.
Kevin Durant leads in PTS, 18.6 to 25.3 per game as the board projects them.
Both are eligible at PF/SF, so this is a straight swap for the same roster slot.
The board grades Scottie Barnes "durable" for availability and Kevin Durant "moderate".
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
Scottie Barnes
Kevin Durant
Net Prophet rank
#7
#8
Consensus ADP
#29
#16
Category by category
Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category
Scottie Barnes
Kevin Durant
Edge
PTS
18.6
25.3
Kevin Durant wins
REB
7.2
5.1
Scottie Barnes wins
AST
6.0
4.9
Scottie Barnes wins
STL
1.3
0.7
Scottie Barnes wins
BLK
1.3
1.0
Scottie Barnes wins
3PM
1.1
2.0
Kevin Durant wins
TO
2.7
2.9
Scottie Barnes wins
FG%
48.7%
51.4%
Kevin Durant wins
FT%
79.7%
85.3%
Kevin Durant wins
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