Zach LaVine or Jaren Jackson Jr: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Zach LaVine wins 5 of the nine categories, Jaren Jackson Jr wins 4.

Our board separates them by 3 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 33 picks, with Jaren Jackson Jr going earlier in the room.
Zach LaVine leads in PTS, 17.9 to 14.0 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Zach LaVine is SG/SF, Jaren Jackson Jr is C/PF.
The board grades both "fragile" for availability.
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: Zach LaVine 97th, Jaren Jackson Jr 100th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Zach LaVine	Jaren Jackson Jr	Edge
PTS	17.9	14.0	Zach LaVine wins
REB	3.0	4.4	Jaren Jackson Jr wins
AST	2.4	1.4	Zach LaVine wins
STL	0.8	0.9	Jaren Jackson Jr wins
BLK	0.3	1.6	Jaren Jackson Jr wins
3PM	2.3	1.3	Zach LaVine wins
TO	1.8	1.6	Jaren Jackson Jr wins
FG%	48.7%	45.2%	Zach LaVine wins
FT%	86.8%	78.8%	Zach LaVine wins

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