Devin Booker or Joel Embiid: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Devin Booker wins 5 of the nine categories, Joel Embiid wins 4.

Our board separates them by 28 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 26 picks, with Devin Booker going earlier in the room.
Against the 179 ranked players in this set, Devin Booker projects above average in 4 of the nine categories and Joel Embiid in 5.
They do not fill the same slot: Devin Booker is SG/PG, Joel Embiid is C.
The board grades Devin Booker "moderate" for availability and Joel Embiid "fragile".
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: Devin Booker 17th, Joel Embiid 45th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Devin Booker	Joel Embiid	Edge
PTS	23.2	20.7	Devin Booker wins
REB	3.5	7.2	Joel Embiid wins
AST	5.5	3.4	Devin Booker wins
STL	0.8	0.6	Devin Booker wins
BLK	0.3	0.9	Joel Embiid wins
3PM	1.9	1.1	Devin Booker wins
TO	2.7	2.2	Joel Embiid wins
FG%	46.0%	48.1%	Joel Embiid wins
FT%	88.5%	85.1%	Devin Booker wins

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