Draymond Green or Moussa Diabaté? Week 1
Who to start in fantasy basketball in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), PFs ranked 24th and 33rd at the position, compared on 2025-26 per-game production.
- FP/G
- 25.5
- 9-cat
- #110
- Last 10 FP
- 24.5
3 games in Week 1, 1 back-to-back
Week 1 pick in points and 9-cat leagues.
The Week 1 call
Points leagues, Week 1 (Oct 19-25): start Moussa Diabaté. Both have 3 games left in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), so it comes down to per game: 25.5 fantasy points to 25.2.
9-cat leagues: Moussa Diabaté again, -4.9 category value for the week to -10.6.
Draymond Green has 1 back-to-back and Moussa Diabaté 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.
Moussa Diabaté played 26.5 minutes a game over his last 5 games of 2025-26, in line with his 26.0 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 | Moussa Diabaté |
|---|---|---|
| Games, Week 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Games counted (left this week) | 3 | 3 |
| Back-to-backs | 1 | 1 |
| Games, Week 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Minutes, last games | 28.4 (last 5) | 26.5 (last 5) |
| Minutes, board | 27.5 | 26.0 |
| Shots per 36, last games | 5.6 | 4.3 |
| Injury | None listed | None listed |
| Projected fantasy points | 75.5 | 76.4 |
| Projected 9-cat value | -10.6 | -4.9 |
Schedule: Draymond Green Wed @LAL, Fri MEM, Sat @PHX. Moussa Diabaté Wed @BKN, Fri ATL, Sat MIA.
Projected totals for the games counted
| Stat | Draymond Green | Moussa Diabaté |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 25.1 | 23.6 |
| Rebounds | 16.5 | 26.1 |
| Assists | 16.6 | 5.8 |
| Steals | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| Blocks | 1.9 | 3.0 |
| Threes | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 8.0 | 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: Moussa Diabaté, 25.5 fantasy points per game to 25.2.
9-cat leagues: Moussa Diabaté again, 110th overall against 189th.
Per game, side by side
| Stat | Draymond Green | Moussa Diabaté |
|---|---|---|
| Fantasy points per game | 25.2 | 25.5 |
| Minutes | 27.5 | 26.0 |
| PointsPTS | 8.4 | 7.9 |
| ReboundsREB | 5.5 | 8.7 |
| AssistsAST | 5.5 | 1.9 |
| StealsSTL | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| BlocksBLK | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Threes3PM | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Field goal %FG% | 41.8% | 63.1% |
| Free throw %FT% | 70.2% | 65.9% |
| TurnoversTO | 2.7 | 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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Other close calls
Week 1 streamers · NBA waiver wire · Games per team this week
Common questions
Should I start Draymond Green or Moussa Diabaté in Week 1?
Points leagues, Week 1 (Oct 19-25): start Moussa Diabaté. Both have 3 games left in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), so it comes down to per game: 25.5 fantasy points to 25.2. 9-cat leagues: Moussa Diabaté again, -4.9 category value for the week to -10.6. Draymond Green has 1 back-to-back and Moussa Diabaté 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. Moussa Diabaté played 26.5 minutes a game over his last 5 games of 2025-26, in line with his 26.0 on the board.
Who is better for the season, Draymond Green or Moussa Diabaté?
Points leagues: Moussa Diabaté, 25.5 fantasy points per game to 25.2. 9-cat leagues: Moussa Diabaté again, 110th overall against 189th.
Who wins more categories, Draymond Green or Moussa Diabaté?
Draymond Green is ahead in 5 (points, assists, steals, threes, free throw percentage); Moussa Diabaté in 4 (rebounds, blocks, field goal percentage, turnovers), per game.
By the Parlae deskBoard updated Oct 13, 2026 at 7:20 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number