P.J. Washington or DeMar DeRozan: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

P.J. Washington wins 4 of the nine categories, DeMar DeRozan wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 23 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 15 picks, with DeMar DeRozan going earlier in the room.
Against the 181 ranked players in this set, P.J. Washington projects above average in 4 of the nine categories and DeMar DeRozan in 3.
Both are eligible at PF/SF, so this is a straight swap for the same roster slot.
The board grades both "moderate" for availability.
Both rank inside the 181 players this comparison set is drawn from: P.J. Washington 106th, DeMar DeRozan 129th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	P.J. Washington	DeMar DeRozan	Edge
PTS	13.7	14.4	too close to call
REB	7.0	2.6	P.J. Washington wins
AST	1.7	4.0	DeMar DeRozan wins
STL	1.0	0.9	P.J. Washington wins
BLK	0.9	0.3	P.J. Washington wins
3PM	1.4	0.6	P.J. Washington wins
TO	1.7	0.9	DeMar DeRozan wins
FG%	45.3%	46.9%	DeMar DeRozan wins
FT%	70.3%	85.9%	DeMar DeRozan wins

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