Dereck Lively II or Herbert Jones: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Dereck Lively II 147th and Herbert Jones 149th for the 2026-27 season, 2 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.

Dereck Lively II wins 4 of the nine categories, Herbert Jones wins 5.

Our board separates them by 2 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 16 picks, with Dereck Lively II going earlier in the room.
Herbert Jones leads in PTS, 6.9 to 8.9 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Dereck Lively II is C, Herbert Jones is SF/SG.
The board grades Dereck Lively II "fragile" for availability and Herbert Jones "moderate".
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	Dereck Lively II	Herbert Jones
Net Prophet rank	#147	#149
Consensus ADP	#117	#133

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Dereck Lively II	Herbert Jones	Edge
PTS	6.9	8.9	Herbert Jones wins
REB	6.4	3.3	Dereck Lively II wins
AST	2.0	2.9	Herbert Jones wins
STL	0.5	1.4	Herbert Jones wins
BLK	1.0	0.5	Dereck Lively II wins
3PM	0.8	1.4	Herbert Jones wins
TO	1.0	1.3	Dereck Lively II wins
FG%	57.8%	41.4%	Dereck Lively II wins
FT%	66.5%	81.9%	Herbert Jones wins

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