James Harden or Brandon Ingram: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

James Harden wins 5 of the nine categories, Brandon Ingram wins 4.

Our board separates them by 72 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 41 picks, with James Harden going earlier in the room.
Against the 181 ranked players in this set, James Harden projects above average in 5 of the nine categories and Brandon Ingram in 5.
They do not fill the same slot: James Harden is PG, Brandon Ingram is SF/PF/SG.
The board grades James Harden "moderate" for availability and Brandon Ingram "fragile".
Both rank inside the 181 players this comparison set is drawn from: James Harden 42nd, Brandon Ingram 114th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	James Harden	Brandon Ingram	Edge
PTS	19.4	17.9	James Harden wins
REB	4.4	5.0	Brandon Ingram wins
AST	6.4	3.7	James Harden wins
STL	1.1	0.8	James Harden wins
BLK	0.5	0.6	Brandon Ingram wins
3PM	3.0	1.7	James Harden wins
TO	3.0	2.2	Brandon Ingram wins
FG%	41.9%	46.2%	Brandon Ingram wins
FT%	86.9%	82.6%	James Harden wins

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