Ja Morant or Ace Bailey: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Ja Morant wins 4 of the nine categories, Ace Bailey wins 5.

Our board separates them by 2 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 41 picks, with Ja Morant going earlier in the room.
Against the 181 ranked players in this set, Ja Morant projects above average in 3 of the nine categories and Ace Bailey in 3.
They do not fill the same slot: Ja Morant is PG, Ace Bailey is SF/PF.
The board grades Ja Morant "fragile" for availability and Ace Bailey "durable".
Both rank inside the 181 players this comparison set is drawn from: Ja Morant 110th, Ace Bailey 112th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Ja Morant	Ace Bailey	Edge
PTS	17.0	15.3	Ja Morant wins
REB	3.2	4.6	Ace Bailey wins
AST	6.4	2.2	Ja Morant wins
STL	0.9	0.8	Ja Morant wins
BLK	0.3	0.7	Ace Bailey wins
3PM	1.1	2.2	Ace Bailey wins
TO	2.8	1.7	Ace Bailey wins
FG%	42.4%	45.1%	Ace Bailey wins
FT%	85.9%	76.8%	Ja Morant wins

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