Tyrese Maxey or Cade Cunningham: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Tyrese Maxey 5th and Cade Cunningham 6th 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.

Tyrese Maxey wins 4 of the nine categories, Cade Cunningham wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 1 pick; consensus ADP separates them by 8 picks, with Cade Cunningham going earlier in the room.
Cade Cunningham leads in PTS, 22.8 to 24.6 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 Maxey "durable" for availability and Cade Cunningham "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	Tyrese Maxey	Cade Cunningham
Net Prophet rank	#5	#6
Consensus ADP	#15	#7

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Tyrese Maxey	Cade Cunningham	Edge
PTS	22.8	24.6	Cade Cunningham wins
REB	3.4	5.4	Cade Cunningham wins
AST	5.3	9.4	Cade Cunningham wins
STL	1.3	1.3	Tyrese Maxey wins
BLK	0.6	0.8	Cade Cunningham wins
3PM	2.7	2.1	Tyrese Maxey wins
TO	1.8	3.7	Tyrese Maxey wins
FG%	45.9%	46.5%	too close to call
FT%	88.5%	81.7%	Tyrese Maxey wins

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