Darius Garland or Aaron Gordon: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Darius Garland wins 5 of the nine categories, Aaron Gordon wins 4.

Our board separates them by 60 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 65 picks, with Darius Garland going earlier in the room.
Against the 181 ranked players in this set, Darius Garland projects above average in 4 of the nine categories and Aaron Gordon in 2.
They do not fill the same slot: Darius Garland is PG, Aaron Gordon is PF/C.
The board grades Darius Garland "moderate" for availability and Aaron Gordon "fragile".
Both rank inside the 181 players this comparison set is drawn from: Darius Garland 72nd, Aaron Gordon 132nd.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Darius Garland	Aaron Gordon	Edge
PTS	16.6	13.4	Darius Garland wins
REB	2.5	5.1	Aaron Gordon wins
AST	5.7	2.4	Darius Garland wins
STL	1.0	0.6	Darius Garland wins
BLK	0.2	0.3	Aaron Gordon wins
3PM	2.2	1.5	Darius Garland wins
TO	2.4	1.0	Aaron Gordon wins
FG%	46.0%	50.2%	Aaron Gordon wins
FT%	85.3%	78.7%	Darius Garland wins

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