LaMelo Ball or O.G. Anunoby: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

LaMelo Ball wins 4 of the nine categories, O.G. Anunoby wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 13 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 47 picks, with LaMelo Ball going earlier in the room.
Against the 179 ranked players in this set, LaMelo Ball projects above average in 5 of the nine categories and O.G. Anunoby in 7.
They do not fill the same slot: LaMelo Ball is PG, O.G. Anunoby is PF/SF.
The board grades both "durable" for availability.
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: LaMelo Ball 34th, O.G. Anunoby 47th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	LaMelo Ball	O.G. Anunoby	Edge
PTS	19.4	15.9	LaMelo Ball wins
REB	4.7	5.1	too close to call
AST	6.2	2.2	LaMelo Ball wins
STL	1.1	1.4	O.G. Anunoby wins
BLK	0.3	0.7	O.G. Anunoby wins
3PM	3.0	2.2	LaMelo Ball wins
TO	2.6	1.7	O.G. Anunoby wins
FG%	41.1%	48.2%	O.G. Anunoby wins
FT%	86.7%	83.2%	LaMelo Ball wins

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