Tyrese Haliburton or James Harden: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Tyrese Haliburton wins 5 of the nine categories, James Harden wins 4.

Our board separates them by 2 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 23 picks, with James Harden going earlier in the room.
James Harden leads in PTS, 14.6 to 18.3 per game as the board projects them.
Both are eligible at PG, so this is a straight swap for the same roster slot.
The board grades Tyrese Haliburton "fragile" for availability and James Harden "moderate".
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: Tyrese Haliburton 39th, James Harden 41st.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Tyrese Haliburton	James Harden	Edge
PTS	14.6	18.3	James Harden wins
REB	2.8	4.1	James Harden wins
AST	7.2	6.0	Tyrese Haliburton wins
STL	1.1	1.0	Tyrese Haliburton wins
BLK	0.5	0.4	Tyrese Haliburton wins
3PM	2.3	2.8	James Harden wins
TO	1.3	2.9	Tyrese Haliburton wins
FG%	47.3%	41.9%	Tyrese Haliburton wins
FT%	85.1%	86.9%	James Harden wins

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