DeMar DeRozan or Wendell Carter Jr: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

DeMar DeRozan wins 5 of the nine categories, Wendell Carter Jr wins 4.

Our board separates them by 61 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 68 picks, with DeMar DeRozan going earlier in the room.
Against the 179 ranked players in this set, DeMar DeRozan projects above average in 3 of the nine categories and Wendell Carter Jr in 4.
They do not fill the same slot: DeMar DeRozan is SF/PF/SG, Wendell Carter Jr is C.
The board grades DeMar DeRozan "moderate" for availability and Wendell Carter Jr "durable".
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: DeMar DeRozan 81st, Wendell Carter Jr 142nd.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	DeMar DeRozan	Wendell Carter Jr	Edge
PTS	13.7	10.9	DeMar DeRozan wins
REB	2.4	7.0	Wendell Carter Jr wins
AST	3.7	2.0	DeMar DeRozan wins
STL	0.8	0.8	DeMar DeRozan wins
BLK	0.3	0.7	Wendell Carter Jr wins
3PM	0.5	0.8	Wendell Carter Jr wins
TO	0.9	1.3	DeMar DeRozan wins
FG%	46.9%	50.4%	Wendell Carter Jr wins
FT%	85.9%	72.8%	DeMar DeRozan wins

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