Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Victor Wembanyama: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2nd and Victor Wembanyama 3rd 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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins 5 of the nine categories, Victor Wembanyama wins 4.

Our board separates them by 1 pick; consensus ADP separates them by 1 pick, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander going earlier in the room.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads in PTS, 32.0 to 23.1 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is PG, Victor Wembanyama is C.
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	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Victor Wembanyama
Net Prophet rank	#2	#3
Consensus ADP	#2	#3

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Victor Wembanyama	Edge
PTS	32.0	23.1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins
REB	4.4	9.9	Victor Wembanyama wins
AST	6.3	3.1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins
STL	1.5	0.9	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins
BLK	0.8	2.0	Victor Wembanyama wins
3PM	1.7	2.1	Victor Wembanyama wins
TO	2.3	2.1	Victor Wembanyama wins
FG%	54.3%	49.7%	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins
FT%	88.8%	85.0%	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins

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