Who Should I Draft?
Kevin Durant or Ben Simmons (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Kevin Durant F - BKN  | Ben Simmons G - PHI  | |
Expert |
92% Recommended by 22 of 24 experts |
8% Recommended by 2 of 24 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 15 | # 20 |
| Best Rank | # 9 | # 16 |
| Worst Rank | # 27 | # 32 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 15 | # 20 |
| Best Rank | # 9 | # 16 |
| Worst Rank | # 27 | # 32 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.0 | 35.1 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.9 | 7.0 |
| Field Goals Att | 17.3 | 12.0 |
| Field Goals % | .515 | .580 |
| Three Points Made | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Three Points Att | 5.1 | 0.1 |
| Three Points % | .379 | .082 |
| Free Throws Made | 5.6 | 3.4 |
| Free Throws Att | 6.4 | 5.6 |
| Free Throws % | .874 | .617 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 6.4 | 8.3 |
| Assists | 4.9 | 8.2 |
| Turnovers | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Steals | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| Blocks | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Points | 25.4 | 17.4 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| # 12 | # 28 | |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 13 | # 27 |
| Kevin Hanson EDSFootball | # 15 | # 20 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 16 | # 24 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 15 | # 20 |
| JMO FantasyPros | # 15 | # 26 |
| Site Projections numberFire | # 24 | # 32 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 14 | # 19 |
| Yahoo Staff Yahoo! Sports | # 12 | # 21 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 14 | # 29 |
| Blaine Blontz FantasyPros | # 15 | # 21 |
| Mauricio Castillo Yahoo! Sports | # 15 | # 26 |
| M. Starks Powell New Life Fantasy | # 9 | # 29 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 14 | # 19 |
| Aaron Larson FantasyPros | # 18 | # 22 |
| Dave Kluge FantasyPros | # 12 | # 20 |
| Adam Koffler FantasyPros | # 13 | # 18 |
| Vaughn Dalzell FantasyPros | # 13 | # 17 |
| Ethan Masel The Fantasy Bulletin | # 13 | # 27 |
| Zachary Hanshew FantasyPros | # 12 | # 20 |
| Alex Burns FantasyPros | # 12 | # 30 |
| Dan Titus Sports Gambling Podcast | # 14 | # 19 |
| Shane Mosley FB-Ninja | # 27 | # 16 |
| Tom FantasyPros | ‐ | # 25 |
| Kevin Durant F - BKN | Ben Simmons G - PHI | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 0 | 2,017 |
| Field Goals Made | 0 | 375 |
| Field Goals Att | 0 | 648 |
| Field Goals % | .000 | .579 |
| Three Points Made | 0 | 2 |
| Three Points Att | 0 | 7 |
| Three Points % | .000 | .286 |
| Free Throws Made | 0 | 185 |
| Free Throws Att | 0 | 298 |
| Free Throws % | .000 | .621 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0 | 114 |
| Rebounds | 0 | 445 |
| Assists | 0 | 455 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 200 |
| Steals | 0 | 120 |
| Blocks | 0 | 33 |
| Points | 0 | 937 |
| Kevin Durant F - BKN | Ben Simmons G - PHI | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.0 | 35.1 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.9 | 7.0 |
| Field Goals Att | 17.3 | 12.0 |
| Field Goals % | .515 | .580 |
| Three Points Made | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Three Points Att | 5.1 | 0.1 |
| Three Points % | .379 | .082 |
| Free Throws Made | 5.6 | 3.4 |
| Free Throws Att | 6.4 | 5.6 |
| Free Throws % | .874 | .617 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 6.4 | 8.3 |
| Assists | 4.9 | 8.2 |
| Turnovers | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Steals | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| Blocks | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Points | 25.4 | 17.4 |
| Kevin Durant F - BKN | Ben Simmons G - PHI | |
| News | ||
| Kevin Durant scored 32 points (11-22 FG, 4-8 3PT, 6-7 FT) to go along with nine rebounds, six assists, one steal and two blocks in the Nets loss Tuesday against the Bucks. Ari Koslow Wed, May 5th | Ben Simmons totaled 15 points (6-7 FG, 3-5 FT), six rebounds, five assists, and three steals in 33 minutes in the Sixers' 106-94 win over the Bulls on Monday. Joel E. Ruffin Jr. Tue, May 4th | |
| Kevin Durant scored 42 points (16-33 FG, 7-13 3PT, 3-4 FT) to go along with 10 rebounds, two assists and one steal in the Nets loss Sunday against Milwaukee. Ari Koslow Sun, May 2nd | Ben Simmons totaled 35 points (2-6 FG, 1-5 FT), six rebounds, five assists, and two steals in 35 minutes in the Sixers' 113-111 win over the Spurs on Sunday. Joel E. Ruffin Jr. Mon, May 3rd | |
| Kevin Durant (hamstring) will be rested on Friday as the Nets battle the Trail Blazers. Ross Jared Joswick Fri, Apr 30th | Ben Simmons totaled 18 points (8-10 FG, 2-2 FT), six rebounds, five assists, one block, and one steal in 27 minutes in the Sixers' 126-104 win over the Hawks on Friday. Joel E. Ruffin Jr. Sat, May 1st | |
| Kevin Durant scored 42 points (16-24 FG, 2-4 3PT, 8-8 FT) to go along with three rebounds, 10 assists and one steal in the Nets win Thursday over Indiana. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 30th | Ben Simmons totaled 12 points (6-8 FG), three rebounds, four assists, two blocks, and three steals in 23 minutes in the Sixers' 121-90 win over the Thunder on Monday. Joel E. Ruffin Jr. Tue, Apr 27th | |
| Kevin Durant scored 17 points (5-7 FG, 3-5 3PT, 4-4 FT) to go along with 10 rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks in the Nets win Tuesday over Toronto. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 28th | Sixers' PG Ben Simmons has been ruled out of Wednesday's contest against Phoenix due to a non-COVID illness. Jack Mannis Wed, Apr 21st | |
| Notes | ||
| We haven't seen Kevin Durant play in over a year and have yet to see how he'll fare with teammate Kyrie Irving in Brooklyn. It's very likely that Kevin Durant can return to form and average high-20's in the scoring department again, but the risk here should push him into the second round. In category-scoring leagues, he's a bit more valuable as his field goal and free throw percentage won't hurt you. We haven't seen him average over 6.8 rebounds per game since the 2016-2017 player so you're banking on him being a top scorer again when you draft him. Dave Kluge - FantasyPros | ||
| Durant is one of the most challenging players to project this season. We haven't seen the 13-year veteran in an NBA game since he ruptured his Achilles tendon in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals. When he's on the floor he's been a model of consistency as one of the best pure scorers of his era, averaging 27 points per game for his career. It remains to be seen how he'll look returning from the serious injury and leading the new-look Nets alongside Kyrie Irving. Aaron Larson - FantasyPros | ||
