Dereck Lively II or Max Christie: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Dereck Lively II 147th and Max Christie 150th 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.

Dereck Lively II wins 4 of the nine categories, Max Christie wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 3 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 89 picks, with Dereck Lively II going earlier in the room.
Max Christie leads in PTS, 6.9 to 12.2 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Dereck Lively II is C, Max Christie is SG/SF.
The board grades Dereck Lively II "fragile" for availability and Max Christie "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	Dereck Lively II	Max Christie
Net Prophet rank	#147	#150
Consensus ADP	#117	#206

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Dereck Lively II	Max Christie	Edge
PTS	6.9	12.2	Max Christie wins
REB	6.4	3.2	Dereck Lively II wins
AST	2.0	2.2	too close to call
STL	0.5	0.7	Max Christie wins
BLK	1.0	0.4	Dereck Lively II wins
3PM	0.8	2.2	Max Christie wins
TO	1.0	1.3	Dereck Lively II wins
FG%	57.8%	44.5%	Dereck Lively II wins
FT%	66.5%	86.2%	Max Christie wins

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