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Dominick Barlow vs Draymond Green: who to start in Week 1

Dominick Barlow plays 4 games in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), Draymond Green 3. For that week alone, start Draymond Green: 74.7 projected fantasy points to 0.0 for Dominick Barlow. Over the season, Draymond Green leads in points leagues (24.9 fantasy points a game to 19.4) and Dominick Barlow in 9-cat leagues (186th against 192nd). 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 22, 1:54 PM ET.

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Dominick Barlow
PFCPHIage 23OUT
Points leagues
#214
19.4 FP/G, slot 18.10
9-cat leagues
#186
-3.4 z, slot 16.06

Out (Back)

The pick in 9-cat leagues.

Draymond Green
PFCGSWage 36
Points leagues
#137
24.9 FP/G, slot 12.05, $4
9-cat leagues
#192
-3.6 z, slot 16.12

The pick in points leagues.

The call

Points leagues: Draymond Green. 24.9 fantasy points per game against 19.4, 137th on our board to 214th.

9-cat leagues: Dominick Barlow instead, -3.4 in summed z-scores against -3.6 (186th to 192nd), because the categories pay for a different mix.

Category by category, Dominick Barlow is ahead in 3 (BLK, FG% and TO) and Draymond Green in 5 (PTS, REB, AST, 3PM and FT%).

Per 36 minutes, Draymond Green produces more: 33.1 fantasy points to 29.3, on 27.1 minutes a night against 23.8. He already plays as much or more, so the gap is not a role waiting to grow.

Dominick Barlow plays 4 games in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), Draymond Green 3. For that week alone, start Draymond Green: 74.7 projected fantasy points to 0.0 for Dominick Barlow.

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 gameDominick BarlowDraymond Green
Fantasy points per game19.424.9
Minutes23.827.1
PointsPTS7.78.0
ReboundsREB4.85.4
AssistsAST1.25.7
StealsSTL0.90.9
BlocksBLK0.70.6
Threes3PM0.31.4
Field goal %FG%53.9%41.2%
Free throw %FT%71.8%70.2%
TurnoversTO0.82.7
Games, 2025-267168

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 36Dominick BarlowDraymond Green
Fantasy points29.333.1
Points11.610.6
Rebounds7.27.2
Assists1.97.6
Steals1.31.2
Blocks1.10.9
Threes0.41.9
Turnovers1.23.6

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

CategoryDominick BarlowDraymond Green
PointsPTS-1.5-1.5
ReboundsREB-0.5-0.2
AssistsAST-1.2+1.0
StealsSTL-0.4-0.3
BlocksBLK+0.1-0.1
Threes3PM-1.4-0.2
Field goal percentageFG%+0.5-0.9
Free throw percentageFT%-0.5-0.3
TurnoversTO+1.4-1.1
Total-3.4-3.6

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 blocks, field goal percentage and turnovers flips the 9-cat answer to Draymond Green.

PuntDominick BarlowDraymond Green
PTS-1.9 (#159)-2.2 (#172)
REB-3.2 (#209)-3.6 (#232)
AST-2.2 (#161)-4.7 (#276)
STL-3.1 (#192)-3.3 (#200)
BLK-3.8 (#226)-3.7 (#213)
3PM-2.0 (#139)-3.3 (#200)
FG%-4.4 (#228)-3.0 (#158)
FT%-2.9 (#172)-3.2 (#181)
TO-4.9 (#210)-2.6 (#126)

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 391 ranked players.

Week 1 (Oct 19-25)

  • Dominick Barlow: 4 games (Tue @NYK, Thu CLE, Sat MIL, Sun DET), 1 back-to-back, listed Out.
  • Draymond Green: 3 games (Wed @LAL, Fri MEM, Sat @PHX), 1 back-to-back.

Every team's games this week · Week 1 streamers

Recent games

  • Dominick Barlow: 18.0 fantasy points a game over his last 10 of 2025-26, against 19.4 on the board.
  • Draymond Green: 20.8 fantasy points a game over his last 1 of 2026-27, against 24.9 on the board.

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Common questions

  • Who is better for the rest of the 2026-27 season, Dominick Barlow or Draymond Green?

    Points leagues: Draymond Green. 24.9 fantasy points per game against 19.4, 137th on our board to 214th. 9-cat leagues: Dominick Barlow instead, -3.4 in summed z-scores against -3.6 (186th to 192nd), because the categories pay for a different mix.

  • Who wins more categories, Dominick Barlow or Draymond Green?

    Category by category, Dominick Barlow is ahead in 3 (BLK, FG% and TO) and Draymond Green in 5 (PTS, REB, AST, 3PM and FT%).

  • Who should I start in Week 1, Dominick Barlow or Draymond Green?

    Dominick Barlow plays 4 games in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), Draymond Green 3. For that week alone, start Draymond Green: 74.7 projected fantasy points to 0.0 for Dominick Barlow.

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