LaMelo Ball or Donovan Clingan: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

LaMelo Ball wins 5 of the nine categories, Donovan Clingan wins 4.

Our board separates them by 21 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 36 picks, with LaMelo Ball going earlier in the room.
Against the 181 ranked players in this set, LaMelo Ball projects above average in 5 of the nine categories and Donovan Clingan in 4.
They do not fill the same slot: LaMelo Ball is PG, Donovan Clingan is C.
The board grades both "durable" for availability.
Both rank inside the 181 players this comparison set is drawn from: LaMelo Ball 34th, Donovan Clingan 55th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	LaMelo Ball	Donovan Clingan	Edge
PTS	18.9	13.5	LaMelo Ball wins
REB	4.5	11.7	Donovan Clingan wins
AST	5.9	2.3	LaMelo Ball wins
STL	1.0	0.7	LaMelo Ball wins
BLK	0.3	1.8	Donovan Clingan wins
3PM	3.0	1.3	LaMelo Ball wins
TO	2.5	1.5	Donovan Clingan wins
FG%	40.8%	52.2%	Donovan Clingan wins
FT%	86.6%	66.3%	LaMelo Ball wins

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