Lauri Markkanen vs Paolo Banchero
Comparison based on 2025-26 results · Points scoring: PTS + 1.2×REB + 1.5×AST + 3×STL + 3×BLK − TO · the verdict also weighs 2026-27 projections, availability and ADP
Fantasy pts / game
41.140.9
41.1Fantasy pts / game40.9
Points
26.722.2
26.7Points22.2
Rebounds
6.98.4
6.9Rebounds8.4
Assists
2.15.2
2.1Assists5.2
Minutes
34.434.8
34.4Minutes34.8
Games played
4272
42Games played72
Floor (p10)
28.222.9
28.2Floor (p10)22.9
Ceiling (p90)
52.254.0
52.2Ceiling (p90)54.0
Consistency %
8680
86Consistency %80
Proj pts/game (2026-27)
39.739.9
39.7Proj pts/game (2026-27)39.9
Proj games (2026-27)
5476
54Proj games (2026-27)76
ADP (lower = pricier)
80.936.2
80.9ADP (lower = pricier)36.2
9-Cat rank (2025-26)
#9#113
#99-Cat rank (2025-26)#113
8-Cat rank (2025-26)
#20#69
#208-Cat rank (2025-26)#69
POINTS PICKLauri Markkanen
Lauri Markkanen holds the 2025-26 edge: 0.2 fantasy points per game, finishing #25 overall vs #27. That said, Banchero was available slightly more often — 72 games to 42 in 2025-26; our 2026-27 projection actually flips the call — 39.9 vs 39.7 projected points per game in Banchero's favor; and Banchero closed the season hotter (-1.6 vs his average), so the gap may be tightening. Lauri Markkanen remains the preferred points-league pick.
Based on 2025-26 results plus 2026-27 projections and live ADP · Computed by HoopSplit from official box scores — not an opinion poll.
Game-by-game form · 2025-26BOTH CHARTS SHARE ONE SCALE
Lauri Markkanen — last 12 gamesLAST 5 VS AVG -7.9
Paolo Banchero — last 12 gamesLAST 5 VS AVG -1.6