Mikal Bridges or Jalen Brunson: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Mikal Bridges 22nd and Jalen Brunson 27th 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.

Mikal Bridges wins 4 of the nine categories, Jalen Brunson wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 5 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 49 picks, with Jalen Brunson going earlier in the room.
Jalen Brunson leads in PTS, 14.7 to 25.4 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Mikal Bridges is SF/PF/SG, Jalen Brunson is PG.
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	Mikal Bridges	Jalen Brunson
Net Prophet rank	#22	#27
Consensus ADP	#68	#19

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Mikal Bridges	Jalen Brunson	Edge
PTS	14.7	25.4	Jalen Brunson wins
REB	3.7	3.4	too close to call
AST	3.9	7.0	Jalen Brunson wins
STL	1.1	0.8	Mikal Bridges wins
BLK	0.7	0.1	Mikal Bridges wins
3PM	2.0	2.4	Jalen Brunson wins
TO	1.1	2.4	Mikal Bridges wins
FG%	48.1%	46.3%	Mikal Bridges wins
FT%	81.0%	84.0%	Jalen Brunson wins

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