Bilal Coulibaly or Tobias Harris? Week 1
Who to start in fantasy basketball in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), SFs ranked 23rd and 23rd at the position, compared on 2025-26 per-game production.
- FP/G
- 26.3
- 9-cat
- #129
- Last 10 FP
- 30.3
3 games in Week 1, 1 back-to-back
Week 1 pick in points leagues.
- FP/G
- 26.2
- 9-cat
- #106
- Last 10 FP
- 29.0
Day to day (Calf)
3 games in Week 1, 1 back-to-back
Week 1 pick in 9-cat leagues.
The Week 1 call
Points leagues, Week 1 (Oct 19-25): start Bilal Coulibaly. Both have 3 games left in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), so it comes down to per game: 26.3 fantasy points to 26.2.
9-cat leagues: Tobias Harris instead, -4.2 category value for the week to -6.1, because his category mix is worth more there.
Bilal Coulibaly has 1 back-to-back and Tobias Harris has 1 back-to-back in Week 1, the nights rest days tend to land on.
Bilal Coulibaly's minutes are down: 22.9 a game over his last 5 games of 2025-26, against 26.2 on the board.
Tobias Harris's minutes are down: 20.5 a game over his last 5 games of 2025-26, against 27.7 on the board.
This is the call for one lineup slot across the week, the way weekly-lock leagues play it. In a daily-lineup league, start whichever of the two plays that night, and both when they fit.
Week 1 (Oct 19-25), side by side
| This week | Bilal Coulibaly | Tobias Harris |
|---|---|---|
| Games, Week 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Games counted (left this week) | 3 | 3 |
| Back-to-backs | 1 | 1 |
| Games, Week 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Minutes, last games | 22.9 (last 5) | 20.5 (last 5) |
| Minutes, board | 26.2 | 27.7 |
| Shots per 36, last games | 19.8 | 13.7 |
| Injury | None listed | Day to day (Calf) |
| Projected fantasy points | 78.9 | 78.5 |
| Projected 9-cat value | -6.1 | -4.2 |
Schedule: Bilal Coulibaly Wed MIL, Fri TOR, Sat @CHI. Tobias Harris Tue OKC, Fri HOU, Sat @DAL.
Projected totals for the games counted
| Stat | Bilal Coulibaly | Tobias Harris |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 35.2 | 39.8 |
| Rebounds | 13.0 | 15.4 |
| Assists | 7.8 | 7.5 |
| Steals | 4.0 | 2.8 |
| Blocks | 2.9 | 1.2 |
| Threes | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| Turnovers | 4.3 | 3.0 |
Each projection is the board's per-game line times the games counted; a player listed Out counts none. 9-cat value is the per-game category score (z-scores against the top 156) times games. Minutes and shots per 36 come from the last 5 games of 2025-26. Schedule from the NBA's published slate via ESPN.
The season-long call
Points leagues: Bilal Coulibaly, 26.3 fantasy points per game to 26.2.
9-cat leagues: Tobias Harris instead, 106th overall against 129th, because the categories reward a different mix.
Per game, side by side
| Stat | Bilal Coulibaly | Tobias Harris |
|---|---|---|
| Fantasy points per game | 26.3 | 26.2 |
| Minutes | 26.2 | 27.7 |
| PointsPTS | 11.7 | 13.3 |
| ReboundsREB | 4.3 | 5.1 |
| AssistsAST | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| StealsSTL | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| BlocksBLK | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Threes3PM | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Field goal %FG% | 42.5% | 46.9% |
| Free throw %FT% | 74.6% | 86.6% |
| TurnoversTO | 1.4 | 1.0 |
Bold is the better number. Per-game lines blend last season with this one, the same numbers the rankings use.
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Common questions
Should I start Bilal Coulibaly or Tobias Harris in Week 1?
Points leagues, Week 1 (Oct 19-25): start Bilal Coulibaly. Both have 3 games left in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), so it comes down to per game: 26.3 fantasy points to 26.2. 9-cat leagues: Tobias Harris instead, -4.2 category value for the week to -6.1, because his category mix is worth more there. Bilal Coulibaly has 1 back-to-back and Tobias Harris has 1 back-to-back in Week 1, the nights rest days tend to land on. Bilal Coulibaly's minutes are down: 22.9 a game over his last 5 games of 2025-26, against 26.2 on the board. Tobias Harris's minutes are down: 20.5 a game over his last 5 games of 2025-26, against 27.7 on the board.
Who is better for the season, Bilal Coulibaly or Tobias Harris?
Points leagues: Bilal Coulibaly, 26.3 fantasy points per game to 26.2. 9-cat leagues: Tobias Harris instead, 106th overall against 129th, because the categories reward a different mix.
Who wins more categories, Bilal Coulibaly or Tobias Harris?
Bilal Coulibaly is ahead in 2 (steals, blocks); Tobias Harris in 6 (points, rebounds, threes, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, turnovers), per game.
By the Parlae deskBoard updated Oct 13, 2026 at 8:41 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number