Lauri Markkanen or Donovan Clingan: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Lauri Markkanen 42nd and Donovan Clingan 43rd 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.

Lauri Markkanen wins 4 of the nine categories, Donovan Clingan wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 1 pick; consensus ADP separates them by 35 picks, with Lauri Markkanen going earlier in the room.
Lauri Markkanen leads in PTS, 20.4 to 13.3 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Lauri Markkanen is PF/SF, Donovan Clingan is C.
The board grades Lauri Markkanen "moderate" for availability and Donovan Clingan "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	Lauri Markkanen	Donovan Clingan
Net Prophet rank	#42	#43
Consensus ADP	#63	#98

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Lauri Markkanen	Donovan Clingan	Edge
PTS	20.4	13.3	Lauri Markkanen wins
REB	5.4	11.6	Donovan Clingan wins
AST	1.8	2.4	Donovan Clingan wins
STL	0.8	0.7	too close to call
BLK	0.4	1.8	Donovan Clingan wins
3PM	2.3	1.3	Lauri Markkanen wins
TO	1.3	1.5	Lauri Markkanen wins
FG%	46.8%	51.9%	Donovan Clingan wins
FT%	88.5%	66.4%	Lauri Markkanen wins

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