James Harden or Jabari Smith Jr: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

James Harden wins 5 of the nine categories, Jabari Smith Jr wins 4.

Our board separates them by 47 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 87 picks, with James Harden going earlier in the room.
Against the 179 ranked players in this set, James Harden projects above average in 5 of the nine categories and Jabari Smith Jr in 6.
They do not fill the same slot: James Harden is PG, Jabari Smith Jr is PF.
The board grades James Harden "moderate" for availability and Jabari Smith Jr "durable".
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: James Harden 29th, Jabari Smith Jr 76th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	James Harden	Jabari Smith Jr	Edge
PTS	18.3	16.3	James Harden wins
REB	4.1	6.7	Jabari Smith Jr wins
AST	6.0	2.2	James Harden wins
STL	1.0	0.7	James Harden wins
BLK	0.4	0.9	Jabari Smith Jr wins
3PM	2.8	2.3	James Harden wins
TO	2.9	1.6	Jabari Smith Jr wins
FG%	41.9%	45.1%	Jabari Smith Jr wins
FT%	86.9%	81.9%	James Harden wins

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