Jaylen Brown or Kevin Durant?
Who to start in fantasy basketball, SFs ranked 2nd and 3rd at the position, compared on 2025-26 per-game production.
The call
Points leagues: Jaylen Brown, 45.2 fantasy points per game to 41.6.
9-cat leagues: Kevin Durant instead, 15th overall against 56th, because the categories reward a different mix.
- FP/G
- 41.6
- 9-cat
- #15
- Last 10 FP
- 45.3
Day to day (Not Injury Related)
The pick in 9-cat leagues.
Per game, side by side
| Stat | Jaylen Brown | Kevin Durant |
|---|---|---|
| Fantasy points per game | 45.2 | 41.6 |
| Minutes | 34.4 | 36.4 |
| PointsPTS | 28.7 | 26.0 |
| ReboundsREB | 6.9 | 5.5 |
| AssistsAST | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| StealsSTL | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| BlocksBLK | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Threes3PM | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| Field goal %FG% | 47.7% | 52.0% |
| Free throw %FT% | 79.5% | 87.4% |
| TurnoversTO | 3.6 | 3.2 |
Bold is the better number. Per-game lines blend last season with this one, the same numbers the rankings use.
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Common questions
Should I start Jaylen Brown or Kevin Durant in fantasy basketball?
Points leagues: Jaylen Brown, 45.2 fantasy points per game to 41.6. 9-cat leagues: Kevin Durant instead, 15th overall against 56th, because the categories reward a different mix.
Who wins more categories, Jaylen Brown or Kevin Durant?
Jaylen Brown is ahead in 4 (points, rebounds, assists, steals); Kevin Durant in 5 (blocks, threes, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, turnovers), per game.
By the Parlae deskBoard updated Oct 10, 2026 at 11:27 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number