Jalen Brunson or Mikal Bridges: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Jalen Brunson wins 4 of the nine categories, Mikal Bridges wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 26 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 57 picks, with Jalen Brunson going earlier in the room.
Against the 179 ranked players in this set, Jalen Brunson projects above average in 4 of the nine categories and Mikal Bridges in 7.
They do not fill the same slot: Jalen Brunson is PG, Mikal Bridges is SF/PF/SG.
The board grades both "durable" for availability.
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: Jalen Brunson 23rd, Mikal Bridges 49th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Jalen Brunson	Mikal Bridges	Edge
PTS	25.5	14.7	Jalen Brunson wins
REB	3.4	3.7	too close to call
AST	7.2	3.9	Jalen Brunson wins
STL	0.8	1.1	Mikal Bridges wins
BLK	0.1	0.7	Mikal Bridges wins
3PM	2.6	2.0	Jalen Brunson wins
TO	2.4	1.1	Mikal Bridges wins
FG%	46.3%	48.1%	Mikal Bridges wins
FT%	84.0%	81.0%	Jalen Brunson wins

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