Desmond Bane or Evan Mobley: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball
Net Prophet ranks Desmond Bane 17th and Evan Mobley 18th for the 2026-27 season, 1 pick 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.
Desmond Bane wins 5 of the nine categories, Evan Mobley wins 4.
Our board separates them by 1 pick; consensus ADP separates them by 19 picks, with Evan Mobley going earlier in the room.
Desmond Bane leads in PTS, 20.7 to 18.6 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Desmond Bane is SG/PG, Evan Mobley is C/PF.
The board grades Desmond Bane "durable" for availability and Evan Mobley "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
Desmond Bane
Evan Mobley
Net Prophet rank
#17
#18
Consensus ADP
#43
#24
Category by category
Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category
Desmond Bane
Evan Mobley
Edge
PTS
20.7
18.6
Desmond Bane wins
REB
4.5
8.9
Evan Mobley wins
AST
4.5
3.7
Desmond Bane wins
STL
1.1
0.8
Desmond Bane wins
BLK
0.5
1.5
Evan Mobley wins
3PM
2.2
1.2
Desmond Bane wins
TO
2.2
1.9
Evan Mobley wins
FG%
47.0%
54.9%
Evan Mobley wins
FT%
88.3%
70.8%
Desmond Bane wins
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