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Aaron Wiggins vs Pelle Larsson: who to start in Week 2

Aaron Wiggins plays 4 games in Week 2 (Oct 26-Nov 1), Pelle Larsson 3. For that week alone, start Aaron Wiggins: 80.4 projected fantasy points to 66.0 for Pelle Larsson. Over the season, Pelle Larsson leads in points leagues (22.0 fantasy points a game to 20.1) and Aaron Wiggins in 9-cat leagues (184th against 185th). The two go close together on our board, which is our own ranking order from 2025-26 and 2026-27 box scores, not ADP.

Updated Oct 27, 2:32 PM ET.

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Aaron Wiggins
SFPFSGATLage 27
Points leagues
#201
20.1 FP/G, slot 17.09
9-cat leagues
#184
-3.3 z, slot 16.04

The pick in 9-cat leagues.

Pelle Larsson
SFSGMIAage 25
Points leagues
#166
22.0 FP/G, slot 14.10
9-cat leagues
#185
-3.4 z, slot 16.05

The pick in points leagues.

The call

Points leagues: Pelle Larsson. 22.0 fantasy points per game against 20.1, 166th on our board to 201st.

9-cat leagues: Aaron Wiggins instead, -3.3 in summed z-scores against -3.4 (184th to 185th), because the categories pay for a different mix.

Category by category, Aaron Wiggins is ahead in 4 (STL, BLK, 3PM and TO) and Pelle Larsson in 4 (REB, AST, FG% and FT%).

Per 36 minutes, Aaron Wiggins produces more: 31.6 fantasy points to 29.0, on 22.9 minutes a night against 27.3. He does it in fewer minutes, so a bigger role would widen the gap.

Aaron Wiggins plays 4 games in Week 2 (Oct 26-Nov 1), Pelle Larsson 3. For that week alone, start Aaron Wiggins: 80.4 projected fantasy points to 66.0 for Pelle Larsson.

Slots are where our board's order lands in a 12-team snake draft (round.pick), and dollars are auction value over replacement for 12 teams with $200 each. Neither is ADP: no free draft-position feed lets us republish it.

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Per game, side by side

Per gameAaron WigginsPelle Larsson
Fantasy points per game20.122.0
Minutes22.927.3
PointsPTS10.710.9
ReboundsREB3.13.4
AssistsAST1.63.3
StealsSTL1.00.9
BlocksBLK0.40.2
Threes3PM1.80.9
Field goal %FG%45.8%47.5%
Free throw %FT%73.0%83.1%
TurnoversTO1.11.3
Games, 2025-266570

Bold is the better number. The line blends 2025-26 with 2026-27 games as they are played, the same numbers the rankings use.

Per 36 minutes

Per 36Aaron WigginsPelle Larsson
Fantasy points31.629.0
Points16.914.4
Rebounds4.94.5
Assists2.64.4
Steals1.61.1
Blocks0.60.3
Threes2.81.1
Turnovers1.81.7

Each per-game number divided by minutes and scaled to 36: the rate a bigger role would carry.

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9-category z-scores

CategoryAaron WigginsPelle Larsson
PointsPTS-1.0-1.0
ReboundsREB-1.2-1.0
AssistsAST-1.0-0.1
StealsSTL+0.0-0.4
BlocksBLK-0.6-0.9
Threes3PM+0.1-0.9
Field goal percentageFG%-0.4-0.1
Free throw percentageFT%-0.3+0.4
TurnoversTO+0.9+0.7
Total-3.3-3.4

Each number is standard deviations above or below the top 156 players (a 12-team league's rosters). Field goal and free throw percentage are weighted by attempts, and turnovers count against.

If you punt a category

Punting steals, blocks, threes and turnovers flips the 9-cat answer to Pelle Larsson.

PuntAaron WigginsPelle Larsson
PTS-2.4 (#186)-2.4 (#189)
REB-2.3 (#153)-2.5 (#161)
AST-2.4 (#173)-3.2 (#199)
STL-3.4 (#200)-3.0 (#182)
BLK-2.9 (#167)-2.6 (#157)
3PM-3.5 (#210)-2.6 (#168)
FG%-3.1 (#162)-3.5 (#182)
FT%-3.1 (#186)-3.7 (#206)
TO-4.3 (#185)-4.2 (#180)

Value is the sum of the other eight z-scores, recomputed with the punted category left out of the pool that sets them; the rank is among all 392 ranked players.

Week 2 (Oct 26-Nov 1)

  • Aaron Wiggins: 4 games (Mon @HOU, Wed MIA, Thu CLE, Sat @NOP), 1 back-to-back.
  • Pelle Larsson: 3 games (Mon DAL, Wed @ATL, Fri IND).

Every team's games this week · Week 2 streamers

Recent games

  • Aaron Wiggins: 26.4 fantasy points a game over his last 4 of 2026-27, against 20.1 on the board.
  • Pelle Larsson: 22.0 fantasy points a game over his last 4 of 2026-27, against 22.0 on the board.

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Common questions

  • Who is better for the rest of the 2026-27 season, Aaron Wiggins or Pelle Larsson?

    Points leagues: Pelle Larsson. 22.0 fantasy points per game against 20.1, 166th on our board to 201st. 9-cat leagues: Aaron Wiggins instead, -3.3 in summed z-scores against -3.4 (184th to 185th), because the categories pay for a different mix.

  • Who wins more categories, Aaron Wiggins or Pelle Larsson?

    Category by category, Aaron Wiggins is ahead in 4 (STL, BLK, 3PM and TO) and Pelle Larsson in 4 (REB, AST, FG% and FT%).

  • Who should I start in Week 2, Aaron Wiggins or Pelle Larsson?

    Aaron Wiggins plays 4 games in Week 2 (Oct 26-Nov 1), Pelle Larsson 3. For that week alone, start Aaron Wiggins: 80.4 projected fantasy points to 66.0 for Pelle Larsson.

By the Parlae deskBoard updated Oct 27, 2026 at 2:32 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number