Stephen Curry or Joel Embiid: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Stephen Curry wins 5 of the nine categories, Joel Embiid wins 4.

Our board separates them by 10 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 19 picks, with Stephen Curry going earlier in the room.
Against the 179 ranked players in this set, Stephen Curry projects above average in 5 of the nine categories and Joel Embiid in 5.
They do not fill the same slot: Stephen Curry is PG, Joel Embiid is C.
The board grades both "fragile" for availability.
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: Stephen Curry 35th, Joel Embiid 45th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Stephen Curry	Joel Embiid	Edge
PTS	24.6	20.7	Stephen Curry wins
REB	3.5	7.2	Joel Embiid wins
AST	4.8	3.4	Stephen Curry wins
STL	1.0	0.6	Stephen Curry wins
BLK	0.4	0.9	Joel Embiid wins
3PM	4.6	1.1	Stephen Curry wins
TO	2.4	2.2	Joel Embiid wins
FG%	45.1%	48.1%	Joel Embiid wins
FT%	89.5%	85.1%	Stephen Curry wins

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