Jalen Duren or Mikal Bridges: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Jalen Duren wins 4 of the nine categories, Mikal Bridges wins 5.

Our board separates them by 2 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 44 picks, with Jalen Duren going earlier in the room.
Against the 181 ranked players in this set, Jalen Duren projects above average in 4 of the nine categories and Mikal Bridges in 7.
They do not fill the same slot: Jalen Duren is C, Mikal Bridges is SF/PF/SG.
The board grades Jalen Duren "moderate" for availability and Mikal Bridges "durable".
Both rank inside the 181 players this comparison set is drawn from: Jalen Duren 48th, Mikal Bridges 50th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Jalen Duren	Mikal Bridges	Edge
PTS	19.5	14.9	Jalen Duren wins
REB	10.5	3.7	Jalen Duren wins
AST	2.3	3.8	Mikal Bridges wins
STL	0.8	1.1	Mikal Bridges wins
BLK	0.9	0.7	Jalen Duren wins
3PM	0.1	2.1	Mikal Bridges wins
TO	1.8	1.1	Mikal Bridges wins
FG%	65.9%	48.3%	Jalen Duren wins
FT%	74.7%	81.6%	Mikal Bridges wins

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