Who Should I Draft?
Kevin Durant or Joel Embiid (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Kevin Durant F - BKN  | Joel Embiid C - PHI  | |
Expert |
54% Recommended by 13 of 24 experts |
46% Recommended by 11 of 24 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 13 | # 15 |
| Best Rank | # 9 | # 12 |
| Worst Rank | # 24 | # 19 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 13 | # 15 |
| Best Rank | # 9 | # 12 |
| Worst Rank | # 24 | # 19 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.0 | 31.3 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| Field Goals Att | 17.3 | 16.6 |
| Field Goals % | .515 | .481 |
| Three Points Made | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Three Points Att | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| Three Points % | .379 | .325 |
| Free Throws Made | 5.6 | 7.2 |
| Free Throws Att | 6.4 | 8.9 |
| Free Throws % | .874 | .804 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 6.4 | 11.9 |
| Assists | 4.9 | 3.3 |
| Turnovers | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Steals | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Blocks | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Points | 25.4 | 24.4 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| # 12 | # 16 | |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 13 | # 15 |
| JMO FantasyPros | # 15 | # 18 |
| Yahoo Staff Yahoo! Sports | # 12 | # 14 |
| Mauricio Castillo Yahoo! Sports | # 15 | # 18 |
| M. Starks Powell New Life Fantasy | # 9 | # 19 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 14 | # 15 |
| Dave Kluge FantasyPros | # 12 | # 17 |
| Adam Koffler FantasyPros | # 13 | # 14 |
| Ethan Masel The Fantasy Bulletin | # 13 | # 16 |
| Zachary Hanshew FantasyPros | # 12 | # 16 |
| Alex Burns FantasyPros | # 12 | # 16 |
| Dan Titus FantasyPros | # 14 | # 15 |
| Shane Mosley FB-Ninja | # 27 | # 20 |
| Vaughn Dalzell FantasyPros | # 13 | # 12 |
| Kevin Hanson EDSFootball | # 15 | # 13 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 16 | # 14 |
| Site Projections numberFire | # 24 | # 13 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 14 | # 13 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 15 | # 14 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 14 | # 12 |
| Aaron Larson FantasyPros | # 18 | # 12 |
| Blaine Blontz FantasyPros | # 15 | # 14 |
| Tom FantasyPros | ‐ | # 8 |
| Kevin Durant F - BKN | Joel Embiid C - PHI | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 0 | 1,506 |
| Field Goals Made | 0 | 382 |
| Field Goals Att | 0 | 802 |
| Field Goals % | .000 | .476 |
| Three Points Made | 0 | 57 |
| Three Points Att | 0 | 172 |
| Three Points % | .000 | .331 |
| Free Throws Made | 0 | 352 |
| Free Throws Att | 0 | 436 |
| Free Throws % | .000 | .807 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0 | 141 |
| Rebounds | 0 | 593 |
| Assists | 0 | 152 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 159 |
| Steals | 0 | 44 |
| Blocks | 0 | 65 |
| Points | 0 | 1,173 |
| Kevin Durant F - BKN | Joel Embiid C - PHI | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.0 | 31.3 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| Field Goals Att | 17.3 | 16.6 |
| Field Goals % | .515 | .481 |
| Three Points Made | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Three Points Att | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| Three Points % | .379 | .325 |
| Free Throws Made | 5.6 | 7.2 |
| Free Throws Att | 6.4 | 8.9 |
| Free Throws % | .874 | .804 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 6.4 | 11.9 |
| Assists | 4.9 | 3.3 |
| Turnovers | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Steals | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Blocks | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Points | 25.4 | 24.4 |
| Kevin Durant F - BKN | Joel Embiid C - PHI | |
| News | ||
| Kevin Durant scored 31 points on 11-of-19 shooting in a 128-124 win over the Heat. He added four rebounds, four assists, two blocks, and committed four turnovers in 37 minutes. Adam Koffler Sun, Jan 24th | Joel Embiid continued his dominant play on Saturday night, scoring a game-high 33 points (10-20 FG, 1-2 3PT, 12-17 FT) and grabbing 14 rebounds, with one assist, two blocks, and one steal across 35 minutes in the Sixers 114-110 win over the Pistons. Dan Titus Sun, Jan 24th | |
| Nets F Kevin Durant will play in Saturday's contest against the Miami Heat. Dan Titus Sat, Jan 23rd | Despite being listed as questionable to play with back tightness, Sixers C Joel Embiid will play Saturday night on the second night of a back-to-back vs. the Pistons. Adam Koffler Sat, Jan 23rd | |
| Kevin Durant is out against the Cavaliers, as the perennial all-star will get some rest at the front-end of a back-to-back after playing a total of 50.0 minutes in a double-overtime thriller against Cleveland. Joel E. Ruffin Jr. Fri, Jan 22nd | The Sixers are listing C Joel Embiid (back) as questionable to play Saturday night vs. the Pistons. Adam Koffler Sat, Jan 23rd | |
| Nets star Kevin Durant is questionable to play in Friday's game against the Cavaliers due to Achilles injury recovery. Alex Burns - Hoop Beast Fri, Jan 22nd | Joel Embiid posted a game-high 38 points (11-15 FG, 2-2 3PT, 14-15 FT) along with 11 rebounds, three assists, one steal across 30 minutes of play in the Sixers 122-110 win over the Boston Celtics. Dan Titus Sat, Jan 23rd | |
| Kevin Durant shined in a double overtime loss to the Cavaliers on Wednesday, scoring 38 points (12-25 FG, 3-9 3PT, 11-13 FT), with 12 rebounds, eight assists, one steal, four blocks, and two turnovers across 50 minutes. Adam Koffler Thu, Jan 21st | Joel Embiid netted a game-high 42 points (12-19 FG, 1-5 3PT, 17-21 FT) along with 10 rebounds, two assists, two steals, and one block across 33 minutes in the Sixers 117-109 win over the Celtics. Dan Titus Thu, Jan 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 | ||
