Darryn Peterson or Deandre Ayton: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Darryn Peterson 153rd and Deandre Ayton 156th 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.

Darryn Peterson wins 5 of the nine categories, Deandre Ayton wins 4.

Our board separates them by 3 picks. There is no market gap to compare it against: Darryn Peterson carries no consensus ADP.
Darryn Peterson leads in PTS, 14.7 to 10.4 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Darryn Peterson is PG/SG, Deandre Ayton is C.
The board grades both "durable" for availability.
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	Darryn Peterson	Deandre Ayton
Net Prophet rank	#153	#156
Consensus ADP	not available	#75

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Darryn Peterson	Deandre Ayton	Edge
PTS	14.7	10.4	Darryn Peterson wins
REB	3.4	6.7	Deandre Ayton wins
AST	3.4	1.1	Darryn Peterson wins
STL	1.1	0.5	Darryn Peterson wins
BLK	0.3	0.8	Deandre Ayton wins
3PM	2.0	0.0	Darryn Peterson wins
TO	1.9	1.1	Deandre Ayton wins
FG%	42.3%	63.3%	Deandre Ayton wins
FT%	77.1%	66.5%	Darryn Peterson wins

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