LaMelo Ball or Miles Bridges: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

LaMelo Ball wins 5 of the nine categories, Miles Bridges wins 4.

Our board separates them by 28 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 60 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 Miles Bridges in 6.
They do not fill the same slot: LaMelo Ball is PG, Miles Bridges is PF.
The board grades both "durable" for availability.
Both rank inside the 181 players this comparison set is drawn from: LaMelo Ball 34th, Miles Bridges 62nd.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	LaMelo Ball	Miles Bridges	Edge
PTS	18.9	15.6	LaMelo Ball wins
REB	4.5	5.9	Miles Bridges wins
AST	5.9	3.7	LaMelo Ball wins
STL	1.0	0.6	LaMelo Ball wins
BLK	0.3	0.5	Miles Bridges wins
3PM	3.0	1.8	LaMelo Ball wins
TO	2.5	1.6	Miles Bridges wins
FG%	40.8%	44.6%	Miles Bridges wins
FT%	86.6%	84.9%	LaMelo Ball wins

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