Ace Bailey or Kyle Filipowski: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Ace Bailey 138th and Kyle Filipowski 141st for the 2026-27 season, 3 picks apart. A category counts as won only when the projected gap clears 0.25 standard deviations of that category across the 177 ranked players this comparison is drawn from.

Ace Bailey wins 4 of the nine categories, Kyle Filipowski wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 3 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 136 picks, with Ace Bailey going earlier in the room.
Ace Bailey leads in PTS, 13.7 to 11.3 per game as the board projects them.
Both are eligible at PF, so this is a straight swap for the same roster slot.
The board grades Ace Bailey "moderate" for availability and Kyle Filipowski "durable".
Both rank inside the 177 players this comparison set is drawn from.

Draft position

Where each is ranked and where the room is taking them (2026-27).
Measure	Ace Bailey	Kyle Filipowski
Net Prophet rank	#138	#141
Consensus ADP	#120	#256

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Ace Bailey	Kyle Filipowski	Edge
PTS	13.7	11.3	Ace Bailey wins
REB	4.0	6.8	Kyle Filipowski wins
AST	1.9	2.6	Kyle Filipowski wins
STL	0.7	0.8	Kyle Filipowski wins
BLK	0.6	0.4	Ace Bailey wins
3PM	1.9	1.0	Ace Bailey wins
TO	1.4	1.4	too close to call
FG%	45.1%	49.2%	Kyle Filipowski wins
FT%	76.8%	73.2%	Ace Bailey wins

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