Tyrese Maxey or Anthony Edwards: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball
Net Prophet ranks Tyrese Maxey 5th and Anthony Edwards 9th for the 2026-27 season, 4 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.
Tyrese Maxey wins 4 of the nine categories, Anthony Edwards wins 5.
Our board separates them by 4 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 9 picks, with Anthony Edwards going earlier in the room.
Anthony Edwards leads in PTS, 22.8 to 27.8 per game as the board projects them.
Both are eligible at PG, so this is a straight swap for the same roster slot.
The board grades Tyrese Maxey "durable" for availability and Anthony Edwards "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
Tyrese Maxey
Anthony Edwards
Net Prophet rank
#5
#9
Consensus ADP
#15
#6
Category by category
Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category
Tyrese Maxey
Anthony Edwards
Edge
PTS
22.8
27.8
Anthony Edwards wins
REB
3.4
5.1
Anthony Edwards wins
AST
5.3
4.4
Tyrese Maxey wins
STL
1.3
1.1
Tyrese Maxey wins
BLK
0.6
0.7
Anthony Edwards wins
3PM
2.7
3.2
Anthony Edwards wins
TO
1.8
2.7
Tyrese Maxey wins
FG%
45.9%
47.7%
Anthony Edwards wins
FT%
88.5%
82.4%
Tyrese Maxey wins
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