Wendell Carter Jr or DeMar DeRozan: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Wendell Carter Jr wins 4 of the nine categories, DeMar DeRozan wins 5.

Our board separates them by 5 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 64 picks, with DeMar DeRozan going earlier in the room.
DeMar DeRozan leads in PTS, 10.9 to 13.7 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Wendell Carter Jr is C, DeMar DeRozan is SF/PF/SG.
The board grades Wendell Carter Jr "durable" for availability and DeMar DeRozan "moderate".
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: Wendell Carter Jr 130th, DeMar DeRozan 135th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Wendell Carter Jr	DeMar DeRozan	Edge
PTS	10.9	13.7	DeMar DeRozan wins
REB	7.0	2.4	Wendell Carter Jr wins
AST	2.0	3.7	DeMar DeRozan wins
STL	0.8	0.8	DeMar DeRozan wins
BLK	0.7	0.3	Wendell Carter Jr wins
3PM	0.8	0.5	Wendell Carter Jr wins
TO	1.3	0.9	DeMar DeRozan wins
FG%	50.4%	46.9%	Wendell Carter Jr wins
FT%	72.8%	85.9%	DeMar DeRozan wins

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