Jimmy Butler III or Kevin Porter Jr: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Jimmy Butler III 81st and Kevin Porter Jr 83rd 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.

Jimmy Butler III wins 4 of the nine categories, Kevin Porter Jr wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 2 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 46 picks, with Jimmy Butler III going earlier in the room.
Jimmy Butler III leads in PTS, 17.4 to 15.6 per game as the board projects them.
Both are eligible at SG, so this is a straight swap for the same roster slot.
The board grades both "fragile" 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	Jimmy Butler III	Kevin Porter Jr
Net Prophet rank	#81	#83
Consensus ADP	#47	#93

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Jimmy Butler III	Kevin Porter Jr	Edge
PTS	17.4	15.6	Jimmy Butler III wins
REB	4.9	4.6	too close to call
AST	4.3	6.0	Kevin Porter Jr wins
STL	1.1	1.6	Kevin Porter Jr wins
BLK	0.3	0.4	Kevin Porter Jr wins
3PM	0.9	1.3	Kevin Porter Jr wins
TO	1.4	2.6	Jimmy Butler III wins
FG%	51.5%	45.8%	Jimmy Butler III wins
FT%	86.0%	83.1%	Jimmy Butler III wins

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