LeBron James or Collin Gillespie: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

LeBron James wins 5 of the nine categories, Collin Gillespie wins 4.

Our board separates them by 112 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 119 picks, with LeBron James going earlier in the room.
Against the 179 ranked players in this set, LeBron James projects above average in 4 of the nine categories and Collin Gillespie in 5.
They do not fill the same slot: LeBron James is PF/SF, Collin Gillespie is PG/SG.
The board grades LeBron James "fragile" for availability and Collin Gillespie "durable".
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: LeBron James 41st, Collin Gillespie 153rd.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	LeBron James	Collin Gillespie	Edge
PTS	17.1	12.3	LeBron James wins
REB	5.2	3.9	LeBron James wins
AST	6.1	4.6	LeBron James wins
STL	0.8	1.1	Collin Gillespie wins
BLK	0.5	0.2	LeBron James wins
3PM	1.2	2.7	Collin Gillespie wins
TO	2.4	1.5	Collin Gillespie wins
FG%	49.6%	42.5%	LeBron James wins
FT%	78.2%	84.6%	Collin Gillespie wins

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