Brandon Ingram or Fred VanVleet: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Brandon Ingram wins 4 of the nine categories, Fred VanVleet wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 5 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 39 picks, with Brandon Ingram going earlier in the room.
Against the 181 ranked players in this set, Brandon Ingram projects above average in 5 of the nine categories and Fred VanVleet in 5.
They do not fill the same slot: Brandon Ingram is SF/PF/SG, Fred VanVleet is PG.
The board grades both "fragile" for availability.
Both rank inside the 181 players this comparison set is drawn from: Brandon Ingram 114th, Fred VanVleet 119th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Brandon Ingram	Fred VanVleet	Edge
PTS	17.9	11.1	Brandon Ingram wins
REB	5.0	2.9	Brandon Ingram wins
AST	3.7	4.4	Fred VanVleet wins
STL	0.8	1.2	Fred VanVleet wins
BLK	0.6	0.3	Brandon Ingram wins
3PM	1.7	2.1	Fred VanVleet wins
TO	2.2	1.1	Fred VanVleet wins
FG%	46.2%	37.8%	Brandon Ingram wins
FT%	82.6%	81.0%	too close to call

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