Walker Kessler or Jimmy Butler III: who to roster in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Walker Kessler wins 4 of the nine categories, Jimmy Butler III wins 5.

Our board separates them by 135 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 77 picks, with Walker Kessler going earlier in the room.
Against the 245 ranked players in this set, Walker Kessler projects above average in 4 of the nine categories and Jimmy Butler III in 6.
They do not fill the same slot: Walker Kessler is C, Jimmy Butler III is SF/PF/SG.
The board grades both "fragile" for availability.
Both rank inside the 245 players this comparison set is drawn from: Walker Kessler 70th, Jimmy Butler III 205th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Walker Kessler	Jimmy Butler III	Edge
PTS	7.0	17.5	Jimmy Butler III wins
REB	7.1	4.9	Walker Kessler wins
AST	1.8	4.4	Jimmy Butler III wins
STL	0.5	1.1	Jimmy Butler III wins
BLK	1.1	0.3	Walker Kessler wins
3PM	0.3	0.9	Jimmy Butler III wins
TO	1.1	1.4	Walker Kessler wins
FG%	58.1%	51.5%	Walker Kessler wins
FT%	53.9%	86.0%	Jimmy Butler III wins

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