Darius Garland or Isaiah Hartenstein: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Darius Garland 93rd and Isaiah Hartenstein 98th for the 2026-27 season, 5 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.

Darius Garland wins 5 of the nine categories, Isaiah Hartenstein wins 4.

Our board separates them by 5 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 17 picks, with Darius Garland going earlier in the room.
Darius Garland leads in PTS, 16.4 to 8.3 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Darius Garland is PG, Isaiah Hartenstein is C.
The board grades Darius Garland "moderate" for availability and Isaiah Hartenstein "fragile".
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	Darius Garland	Isaiah Hartenstein
Net Prophet rank	#93	#98
Consensus ADP	#70	#87

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Darius Garland	Isaiah Hartenstein	Edge
PTS	16.4	8.3	Darius Garland wins
REB	2.4	9.2	Isaiah Hartenstein wins
AST	5.6	3.3	Darius Garland wins
STL	0.9	0.8	Darius Garland wins
BLK	0.2	0.8	Isaiah Hartenstein wins
3PM	2.1	0.0	Darius Garland wins
TO	2.3	1.6	Isaiah Hartenstein wins
FG%	46.0%	60.7%	Isaiah Hartenstein wins
FT%	85.3%	66.5%	Darius Garland wins

Loading Net Prophet...