Stephon Castle or Zion Williamson: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Stephon Castle wins 4 of the nine categories, Zion Williamson wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 18 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 14 picks, with Stephon Castle going earlier in the room.
Against the 181 ranked players in this set, Stephon Castle projects above average in 4 of the nine categories and Zion Williamson in 5.
They do not fill the same slot: Stephon Castle is SG/PG, Zion Williamson is PF/SF.
The board grades both "moderate" for availability.
Both rank inside the 181 players this comparison set is drawn from: Stephon Castle 59th, Zion Williamson 77th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Stephon Castle	Zion Williamson	Edge
PTS	18.8	20.2	Zion Williamson wins
REB	5.5	5.7	too close to call
AST	7.2	3.9	Stephon Castle wins
STL	1.1	0.9	Stephon Castle wins
BLK	0.3	0.7	Zion Williamson wins
3PM	1.5	0.0	Stephon Castle wins
TO	3.1	2.0	Zion Williamson wins
FG%	46.5%	59.4%	Zion Williamson wins
FT%	75.0%	70.5%	Stephon Castle wins

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