Nikola Jokic vs Joel Embiid
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
62.144.5
62.1Fantasy pts / game44.5
Points
27.726.9
27.7Points26.9
Rebounds
12.97.7
12.9Rebounds7.7
Assists
10.73.9
10.7Assists3.9
Minutes
34.831.6
34.8Minutes31.6
Games played
6538
65Games played38
Floor (p10)
46.829.8
46.8Floor (p10)29.8
Ceiling (p90)
81.059.9
81.0Ceiling (p90)59.9
Consistency %
9187
91Consistency %87
Proj pts/game (2026-27)
62.545.7
62.5Proj pts/game (2026-27)45.7
Proj games (2026-27)
7051
70Proj games (2026-27)51
ADP (lower = pricier)
2.346.9
2.3ADP (lower = pricier)46.9
9-Cat rank (2025-26)
#1#17
#19-Cat rank (2025-26)#17
8-Cat rank (2025-26)
#1#15
#18-Cat rank (2025-26)#15
POINTS PICKNikola Jokic
Nikola Jokic holds the 2025-26 edge: 17.6 fantasy points per game, finishing #1 overall vs #11. The 2026-27 projection agrees: 62.5 vs 45.7 points per game. That said, Embiid goes 45 picks later by ADP (46.9 vs 2.3), so he is the cheaper route; and Embiid closed the season hotter (+5.1 vs his average), so the gap may be tightening. Nikola Jokic 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
Nikola Jokic — last 12 gamesLAST 5 VS AVG -1.7
Joel Embiid — last 12 gamesLAST 5 VS AVG +5.1