Nikola Jokic or Victor Wembanyama: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Nikola Jokic 1st and Victor Wembanyama 3rd 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.

Nikola Jokic wins 5 of the nine categories, Victor Wembanyama wins 4.

Our board separates them by 2 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 2 picks, with Nikola Jokic going earlier in the room.
Nikola Jokic leads in PTS, 25.5 to 23.1 per game as the board projects them.
Both are eligible at C, so this is a straight swap for the same roster slot.
The board grades both "moderate" 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	Nikola Jokic	Victor Wembanyama
Net Prophet rank	#1	#3
Consensus ADP	#1	#3

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Nikola Jokic	Victor Wembanyama	Edge
PTS	25.5	23.1	Nikola Jokic wins
REB	11.1	9.9	Nikola Jokic wins
AST	8.3	3.1	Nikola Jokic wins
STL	1.4	0.9	Nikola Jokic wins
BLK	0.7	2.0	Victor Wembanyama wins
3PM	1.6	2.1	Victor Wembanyama wins
TO	3.2	2.1	Victor Wembanyama wins
FG%	57.2%	49.7%	Nikola Jokic wins
FT%	82.0%	85.0%	Victor Wembanyama wins

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