Onyeka Okongwu or Andrew Nembhard: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Onyeka Okongwu 82nd and Andrew Nembhard 85th for the 2026-27 season, 3 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.

Onyeka Okongwu wins 4 of the nine categories, Andrew Nembhard wins 5.

Our board separates them by 3 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 8 picks, with Andrew Nembhard going earlier in the room.
Andrew Nembhard leads in PTS, 11.2 to 15.9 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Onyeka Okongwu is C, Andrew Nembhard is PG/SG.
The board grades Onyeka Okongwu "durable" for availability and Andrew Nembhard "moderate".
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	Onyeka Okongwu	Andrew Nembhard
Net Prophet rank	#82	#85
Consensus ADP	#84	#76

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Onyeka Okongwu	Andrew Nembhard	Edge
PTS	11.2	15.9	Andrew Nembhard wins
REB	6.1	3.0	Onyeka Okongwu wins
AST	2.4	6.8	Andrew Nembhard wins
STL	0.8	1.0	Andrew Nembhard wins
BLK	0.7	0.2	Onyeka Okongwu wins
3PM	1.6	2.1	Andrew Nembhard wins
TO	1.1	2.0	Onyeka Okongwu wins
FG%	49.7%	44.8%	Onyeka Okongwu wins
FT%	76.5%	81.2%	Andrew Nembhard wins

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