Ausar Thompson or Aaron Gordon: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Ausar Thompson wins 5 of the nine categories, Aaron Gordon wins 4.

Our board separates them by 12 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 31 picks, with Ausar Thompson going earlier in the room.
Against the 181 ranked players in this set, Ausar Thompson projects above average in 5 of the nine categories and Aaron Gordon in 2.
They do not fill the same slot: Ausar Thompson is SG/SF, Aaron Gordon is PF/C.
The board grades Ausar Thompson "moderate" for availability and Aaron Gordon "fragile".
Both rank inside the 181 players this comparison set is drawn from: Ausar Thompson 120th, Aaron Gordon 132nd.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Ausar Thompson	Aaron Gordon	Edge
PTS	10.6	13.4	Aaron Gordon wins
REB	5.8	5.1	Ausar Thompson wins
AST	3.0	2.4	Ausar Thompson wins
STL	1.5	0.6	Ausar Thompson wins
BLK	0.8	0.3	Ausar Thompson wins
3PM	0.1	1.5	Aaron Gordon wins
TO	1.5	1.0	Aaron Gordon wins
FG%	52.0%	50.2%	Ausar Thompson wins
FT%	61.5%	78.7%	Aaron Gordon wins

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