Jaime Jaquez Jr or Deandre Ayton: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Jaime Jaquez Jr 151st and Deandre Ayton 156th 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.

Jaime Jaquez Jr wins 5 of the nine categories, Deandre Ayton wins 4.

Our board separates them by 5 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 171 picks, with Deandre Ayton going earlier in the room.
Jaime Jaquez Jr leads in PTS, 14.1 to 10.4 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Jaime Jaquez Jr is PF/SF/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	Jaime Jaquez Jr	Deandre Ayton
Net Prophet rank	#151	#156
Consensus ADP	#246	#75

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Jaime Jaquez Jr	Deandre Ayton	Edge
PTS	14.1	10.4	Jaime Jaquez Jr wins
REB	4.6	6.7	Deandre Ayton wins
AST	4.3	1.1	Jaime Jaquez Jr wins
STL	0.8	0.5	Jaime Jaquez Jr wins
BLK	0.3	0.8	Deandre Ayton wins
3PM	0.8	0.0	Jaime Jaquez Jr wins
TO	1.8	1.1	Deandre Ayton wins
FG%	46.9%	63.3%	Deandre Ayton wins
FT%	75.3%	66.5%	Jaime Jaquez Jr wins

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