Draymond Green or Jakob Poeltl? Week 1
Who to start in fantasy basketball in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), PFs ranked 24th and 32nd at the position, compared on 2025-26 per-game production.
- FP/G
- 25.6
- 9-cat
- #109
- Last 10 FP
- 25.1
3 games in Week 1
Week 1 pick in points and 9-cat leagues.
The Week 1 call
Points leagues, Week 1 (Oct 19-25): start Jakob Poeltl. Both have 3 games left in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), so it comes down to per game: 25.6 fantasy points to 25.2.
9-cat leagues: Jakob Poeltl again, -4.7 category value for the week to -10.6.
Draymond Green has 1 back-to-back in Week 1, the nights rest days tend to land on.
Draymond Green played 28.4 minutes a game over his last 5 games of 2025-26, in line with his 27.5 on the board.
Jakob Poeltl's minutes are down: 20.4 a game over his last 5 games of 2025-26, against 25.0 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 | Draymond Green | Jakob Poeltl |
|---|---|---|
| Games, Week 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Games counted (left this week) | 3 | 3 |
| Back-to-backs | 1 | 0 |
| Games, Week 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Minutes, last games | 28.4 (last 5) | 20.4 (last 5) |
| Minutes, board | 27.5 | 25.0 |
| Shots per 36, last games | 5.6 | 12.0 |
| Injury | None listed | None listed |
| Projected fantasy points | 75.5 | 76.9 |
| Projected 9-cat value | -10.6 | -4.7 |
Schedule: Draymond Green Wed @LAL, Fri MEM, Sat @PHX. Jakob Poeltl Wed CHI, Fri @WAS, Sun @MIN.
Projected totals for the games counted
| Stat | Draymond Green | Jakob Poeltl |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 25.1 | 32.2 |
| Rebounds | 16.5 | 21.1 |
| Assists | 16.6 | 6.1 |
| Steals | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Blocks | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| Threes | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 8.0 | 3.7 |
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: Jakob Poeltl, 25.6 fantasy points per game to 25.2.
9-cat leagues: Jakob Poeltl again, 109th overall against 189th.
Per game, side by side
| Stat | Draymond Green | Jakob Poeltl |
|---|---|---|
| Fantasy points per game | 25.2 | 25.6 |
| Minutes | 27.5 | 25.0 |
| PointsPTS | 8.4 | 10.7 |
| ReboundsREB | 5.5 | 7.0 |
| AssistsAST | 5.5 | 2.0 |
| StealsSTL | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| BlocksBLK | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Threes3PM | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Field goal %FG% | 41.8% | 70.0% |
| Free throw %FT% | 70.2% | 60.2% |
| TurnoversTO | 2.7 | 1.2 |
Bold is the better number. Per-game lines blend last season with this one, the same numbers the rankings use.
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Other close calls
Week 1 streamers · NBA waiver wire · Games per team this week
Common questions
Should I start Draymond Green or Jakob Poeltl in Week 1?
Points leagues, Week 1 (Oct 19-25): start Jakob Poeltl. Both have 3 games left in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), so it comes down to per game: 25.6 fantasy points to 25.2. 9-cat leagues: Jakob Poeltl again, -4.7 category value for the week to -10.6. Draymond Green has 1 back-to-back in Week 1, the nights rest days tend to land on. Draymond Green played 28.4 minutes a game over his last 5 games of 2025-26, in line with his 27.5 on the board. Jakob Poeltl's minutes are down: 20.4 a game over his last 5 games of 2025-26, against 25.0 on the board.
Who is better for the season, Draymond Green or Jakob Poeltl?
Points leagues: Jakob Poeltl, 25.6 fantasy points per game to 25.2. 9-cat leagues: Jakob Poeltl again, 109th overall against 189th.
Who wins more categories, Draymond Green or Jakob Poeltl?
Draymond Green is ahead in 4 (assists, steals, threes, free throw percentage); Jakob Poeltl in 5 (points, rebounds, blocks, field goal percentage, turnovers), per game.
By the Parlae deskBoard updated Oct 13, 2026 at 8:41 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number