Stephon Castle or Isaiah Hartenstein: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Stephon Castle 94th and Isaiah Hartenstein 98th for the 2026-27 season, 4 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.

Stephon Castle wins 5 of the nine categories, Isaiah Hartenstein wins 4.

Our board separates them by 4 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 23 picks, with Isaiah Hartenstein going earlier in the room.
Stephon Castle leads in PTS, 16.7 to 8.3 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Stephon Castle is SG/PG, Isaiah Hartenstein is C.
The board grades Stephon Castle "moderate" for availability and Isaiah Hartenstein "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	Stephon Castle	Isaiah Hartenstein
Net Prophet rank	#94	#98
Consensus ADP	#110	#87

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Stephon Castle	Isaiah Hartenstein	Edge
PTS	16.7	8.3	Stephon Castle wins
REB	4.9	9.2	Isaiah Hartenstein wins
AST	6.5	3.3	Stephon Castle wins
STL	1.1	0.8	Stephon Castle wins
BLK	0.3	0.8	Isaiah Hartenstein wins
3PM	1.3	0.0	Stephon Castle wins
TO	2.8	1.6	Isaiah Hartenstein wins
FG%	46.3%	60.7%	Isaiah Hartenstein wins
FT%	74.9%	66.5%	Stephon Castle wins

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