Brandon Ingram vs Tre Jones: who to start in Week 1
Brandon Ingram plays 3 games in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), Tre Jones 3. For that week alone, start Tre Jones: 84.1 projected fantasy points to 0.0 for Brandon Ingram. Over the season, Brandon Ingram leads in both formats: 35.7 fantasy points a game to 28.0, and 67th against 68th in 9-cat. 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 24, 8:26 AM ET. Rechecked every 30 minutes.
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- Points leagues
- #43
- 35.7 FP/G, slot 4.07, $20
- 9-cat leagues
- #67
- -0.2 z, slot 6.07, $14
Out (Heel)
The pick in points and 9-cat leagues.
- Points leagues
- #102
- 28.0 FP/G, slot 9.06, $9
- 9-cat leagues
- #68
- -0.4 z, slot 6.08, $13
The call
Points leagues: Brandon Ingram. 35.7 fantasy points per game against 28.0, 43rd on our board to 102nd.
9-cat leagues: Brandon Ingram again, -0.2 in summed z-scores against -0.4 (67th to 68th).
Category by category, Brandon Ingram is ahead in 4 (PTS, REB, BLK and 3PM) and Tre Jones in 5 (AST, STL, FG%, FT% and TO).
Per 36 minutes, Tre Jones produces more: 38.9 fantasy points to 38.0, on 26.0 minutes a night against 33.8. He does it in fewer minutes, so a bigger role would widen the gap.
Brandon Ingram plays 3 games in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), Tre Jones 3. For that week alone, start Tre Jones: 84.1 projected fantasy points to 0.0 for Brandon Ingram.
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 game | Brandon Ingram | Tre Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Fantasy points per game | 35.7 | 28.0 |
| Minutes | 33.8 | 26.0 |
| PointsPTS | 21.5 | 13.8 |
| ReboundsREB | 5.6 | 3.1 |
| AssistsAST | 3.7 | 5.2 |
| StealsSTL | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| BlocksBLK | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Threes3PM | 1.8 | 0.6 |
| Field goal %FG% | 47.7% | 54.7% |
| Free throw %FT% | 82.0% | 84.8% |
| TurnoversTO | 2.4 | 1.2 |
| Games, 2025-26 | 77 | 65 |
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 36 | Brandon Ingram | Tre Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Fantasy points | 38.0 | 38.9 |
| Points | 22.9 | 19.2 |
| Rebounds | 5.9 | 4.3 |
| Assists | 3.9 | 7.2 |
| Steals | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Blocks | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Threes | 1.9 | 0.8 |
| Turnovers | 2.6 | 1.7 |
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
| Category | Brandon Ingram | Tre Jones |
|---|---|---|
| PointsPTS | +0.9 | -0.4 |
| ReboundsREB | -0.1 | -1.2 |
| AssistsAST | +0.1 | +0.8 |
| StealsSTL | -0.7 | +0.3 |
| BlocksBLK | +0.1 | -1.1 |
| Threes3PM | +0.1 | -1.1 |
| Field goal percentageFG% | -0.3 | +0.9 |
| Free throw percentageFT% | +0.4 | +0.6 |
| TurnoversTO | -0.7 | +0.8 |
| Total | -0.2 | -0.4 |
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 points, rebounds, blocks and threes flips the 9-cat answer to Tre Jones.
| Punt | Brandon Ingram | Tre Jones |
|---|---|---|
| PTS | -1.2 (#120) | +0.0 (#59) |
| REB | -0.2 (#68) | +0.8 (#42) |
| AST | -0.4 (#68) | -1.3 (#112) |
| STL | +0.4 (#49) | -0.8 (#88) |
| BLK | -0.4 (#69) | +0.6 (#46) |
| 3PM | -0.5 (#80) | +0.6 (#44) |
| FG% | -0.1 (#66) | -1.6 (#104) |
| FT% | -0.7 (#82) | -1.0 (#96) |
| TO | +0.4 (#54) | -1.2 (#88) |
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 1 (Oct 19-25)
- Brandon Ingram: 3 games (Wed SAC, Fri @LAL, Sun @OKC), listed Out.
- Tre Jones: 3 games (Wed @TOR, Fri @MIL, Sat WAS), 1 back-to-back.
Recent games
- Brandon Ingram: 33.0 fantasy points a game over his last 10 of 2025-26, against 35.7 on the board.
- Tre Jones: 24.6 fantasy points a game over his last 2 of 2026-27, against 28.0 on the board.
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Common questions
Who is better for the rest of the 2026-27 season, Brandon Ingram or Tre Jones?
Points leagues: Brandon Ingram. 35.7 fantasy points per game against 28.0, 43rd on our board to 102nd. 9-cat leagues: Brandon Ingram again, -0.2 in summed z-scores against -0.4 (67th to 68th).
Who wins more categories, Brandon Ingram or Tre Jones?
Category by category, Brandon Ingram is ahead in 4 (PTS, REB, BLK and 3PM) and Tre Jones in 5 (AST, STL, FG%, FT% and TO).
Who should I start in Week 1, Brandon Ingram or Tre Jones?
Brandon Ingram plays 3 games in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), Tre Jones 3. For that week alone, start Tre Jones: 84.1 projected fantasy points to 0.0 for Brandon Ingram.
By the Parlae deskBoard updated Oct 24, 2026 at 8:26 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number