James Harden or Jalen Duren: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

James Harden wins 4 of the nine categories, Jalen Duren wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 14 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 32 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 Jalen Duren in 4.
They do not fill the same slot: James Harden is PG, Jalen Duren is C.
The board grades both "moderate" for availability.
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: James Harden 29th, Jalen Duren 43rd.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	James Harden	Jalen Duren	Edge
PTS	18.3	19.6	too close to call
REB	4.1	10.5	Jalen Duren wins
AST	6.0	2.3	James Harden wins
STL	1.0	0.8	James Harden wins
BLK	0.4	0.9	Jalen Duren wins
3PM	2.8	0.1	James Harden wins
TO	2.9	1.8	Jalen Duren wins
FG%	41.9%	65.9%	Jalen Duren wins
FT%	86.9%	74.7%	James Harden wins

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