Nikola Jokic or Kevin Durant: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Nikola Jokic wins 4 of the nine categories, Kevin Durant wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 7 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 22 picks, with Nikola Jokic going earlier in the room.
Against the 179 ranked players in this set, Nikola Jokic projects above average in 8 of the nine categories and Kevin Durant in 7.
They do not fill the same slot: Nikola Jokic is C, Kevin Durant is SF/PF.
The board grades both "moderate" for availability.
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: Nikola Jokic 1st, Kevin Durant 8th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Nikola Jokic	Kevin Durant	Edge
PTS	25.4	25.1	too close to call
REB	11.3	5.3	Nikola Jokic wins
AST	8.7	5.1	Nikola Jokic wins
STL	1.4	0.7	Nikola Jokic wins
BLK	0.7	1.0	Kevin Durant wins
3PM	1.7	2.1	Kevin Durant wins
TO	3.2	3.0	Kevin Durant wins
FG%	57.3%	51.6%	Nikola Jokic wins
FT%	80.5%	85.6%	Kevin Durant wins

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