Ja Morant or Santi Aldama: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Ja Morant wins 4 of the nine categories, Santi Aldama wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 63 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 85 picks, with Ja Morant going earlier in the room.
Against the 179 ranked players in this set, Ja Morant projects above average in 4 of the nine categories and Santi Aldama in 2.
They do not fill the same slot: Ja Morant is PG, Santi Aldama is PF/SF.
The board grades both "fragile" for availability.
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: Ja Morant 64th, Santi Aldama 127th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Ja Morant	Santi Aldama	Edge
PTS	17.1	11.8	Ja Morant wins
REB	3.2	6.0	Santi Aldama wins
AST	6.4	2.5	Ja Morant wins
STL	0.9	0.8	Ja Morant wins
BLK	0.3	0.6	Santi Aldama wins
3PM	1.1	1.2	too close to call
TO	2.8	1.2	Santi Aldama wins
FG%	42.4%	47.3%	Santi Aldama wins
FT%	85.9%	67.3%	Ja Morant wins

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