Myles Turner or Ausar Thompson: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Myles Turner 109th and Ausar Thompson 114th 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.

Myles Turner wins 4 of the nine categories, Ausar Thompson wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 5 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 40 picks, with Myles Turner going earlier in the room.
Ausar Thompson leads in REB, 4.7 to 5.9 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Myles Turner is C, Ausar Thompson is SG/SF.
The board grades Myles Turner "moderate" for availability and Ausar Thompson "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	Myles Turner	Ausar Thompson
Net Prophet rank	#109	#114
Consensus ADP	#45	#85

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Myles Turner	Ausar Thompson	Edge
PTS	10.4	10.7	too close to call
REB	4.7	5.9	Ausar Thompson wins
AST	1.3	3.1	Ausar Thompson wins
STL	0.6	1.5	Ausar Thompson wins
BLK	1.4	0.8	Myles Turner wins
3PM	1.9	0.1	Myles Turner wins
TO	1.1	1.5	Myles Turner wins
FG%	44.5%	52.0%	Ausar Thompson wins
FT%	74.8%	61.5%	Myles Turner wins

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