Kawhi Leonard or Paolo Banchero: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Kawhi Leonard wins 5 of the nine categories, Paolo Banchero wins 4.

Our board separates them by 7 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 4 picks, with Paolo Banchero going earlier in the room.
Against the 181 ranked players in this set, Kawhi Leonard projects above average in 6 of the nine categories and Paolo Banchero in 3.
They do not fill the same slot: Kawhi Leonard is SF/SG, Paolo Banchero is PF.
The board grades Kawhi Leonard "fragile" for availability and Paolo Banchero "durable".
Both rank inside the 181 players this comparison set is drawn from: Kawhi Leonard 30th, Paolo Banchero 37th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Kawhi Leonard	Paolo Banchero	Edge
PTS	22.0	24.2	Paolo Banchero wins
REB	5.0	7.8	Paolo Banchero wins
AST	3.0	5.6	Paolo Banchero wins
STL	1.4	0.8	Kawhi Leonard wins
BLK	0.4	0.6	Paolo Banchero wins
3PM	2.2	1.6	Kawhi Leonard wins
TO	1.7	3.2	Kawhi Leonard wins
FG%	48.6%	46.0%	Kawhi Leonard wins
FT%	86.5%	77.0%	Kawhi Leonard wins

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