Jalen Williams or Damian Lillard: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Jalen Williams wins 5 of the nine categories, Damian Lillard wins 4.

Our board separates them by 17 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 41 picks, with Jalen Williams going earlier in the room.
Against the 179 ranked players in this set, Jalen Williams projects above average in 5 of the nine categories and Damian Lillard in 5.
They do not fill the same slot: Jalen Williams is PF/SF/SG, Damian Lillard is PG.
The board grades both "fragile" for availability.
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: Jalen Williams 46th, Damian Lillard 63rd.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Jalen Williams	Damian Lillard	Edge
PTS	16.1	19.6	Damian Lillard wins
REB	4.5	3.7	Jalen Williams wins
AST	4.9	5.5	Damian Lillard wins
STL	1.2	0.9	Jalen Williams wins
BLK	0.4	0.1	Jalen Williams wins
3PM	1.0	2.7	Damian Lillard wins
TO	1.8	2.2	Jalen Williams wins
FG%	48.0%	44.8%	Jalen Williams wins
FT%	79.5%	92.0%	Damian Lillard wins

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