Fred VanVleet or Bennedict Mathurin: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Fred VanVleet wins 4 of the nine categories, Bennedict Mathurin wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 3 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 14 picks, with Bennedict Mathurin going earlier in the room.
Against the 179 ranked players in this set, Fred VanVleet projects above average in 5 of the nine categories and Bennedict Mathurin in 3.
They do not fill the same slot: Fred VanVleet is PG, Bennedict Mathurin is SF/SG.
The board grades Fred VanVleet "fragile" for availability and Bennedict Mathurin "moderate".
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: Fred VanVleet 119th, Bennedict Mathurin 122nd.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Fred VanVleet	Bennedict Mathurin	Edge
PTS	11.1	17.1	Bennedict Mathurin wins
REB	2.9	5.2	Bennedict Mathurin wins
AST	4.4	2.3	Fred VanVleet wins
STL	1.2	0.8	Fred VanVleet wins
BLK	0.3	0.3	too close to call
3PM	2.1	1.5	Fred VanVleet wins
TO	1.1	2.0	Fred VanVleet wins
FG%	37.8%	44.0%	Bennedict Mathurin wins
FT%	81.0%	86.1%	Bennedict Mathurin wins

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