Deni Avdija or Jalen Johnson: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Deni Avdija 19th and Jalen Johnson 24th 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.

Deni Avdija wins 4 of the nine categories, Jalen Johnson wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Draft position

Where each is ranked and where the room is taking them (2026-27).
MeasureDeni AvdijaJalen Johnson
Net Prophet rank#19#24
Consensus ADP#55#33

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
CategoryDeni AvdijaJalen JohnsonEdge
PTS23.316.8Deni Avdija wins
REB6.67.7Jalen Johnson wins
AST6.15.5Deni Avdija wins
STL0.80.9Jalen Johnson wins
BLK0.60.4Deni Avdija wins
3PM2.11.5Deni Avdija wins
TO3.82.5Jalen Johnson wins
FG%46.4%49.2%Jalen Johnson wins
FT%79.2%78.3%too close to call
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