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Jabari Smith Jr. or Nick Richards

Who Should I Start? - Week 13 • Start New
Jabari Smith Jr.

Jabari Smith Jr.

PFHouston Rockets HOU
Nick Richards

Nick Richards

CCharlotte Hornets CHA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith Jr. over Richards

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

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Latest News Jabari Smith Jr.
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Richards over Smith Jr.

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

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Latest News Nick Richards
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Performance Jabari Smith Jr.
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
12.000.002.0022.002.001.001
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nick Richards
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
4.002.005.0017.001.000.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
4.672.334.3314.000.330.673
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jabari Smith Jr.
OWN
51%
-5.43 compared to last week
START
 
9%
-2.94 compared to last week
OWN/START Nick Richards
OWN
23%
+5.13 compared to last week
START
15%
+6.99 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jabari Smith Jr.
68th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nick Richards
39th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jabari Smith Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 68th among PF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 26th with 723 total points (22.59 avg).
  • He is currently 1139 points behind the leader: Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.6 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 43.48% from the field this month. Not very good for a big man.
  • Shooting 34.38% from beyond the arc this month. Not too good.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0.73 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are bad for a center / power forward at 3.64 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 7 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: -1.41, APG: -0.5, RPG: -1.98, MPG: +0.1 STLS: --0.13 BLKS: +0.17
Breakdown Nick Richards

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 39th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 40th with 419 total points (20.95 avg).
  • He is currently 1718 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.3.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 52.17% from the field this month. Very good for a big man.
  • Assists per game numbers are alright for a center but nothing to brag about at 1.20 apg.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty bad for a center / power forward with 4.90 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 17 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +1.36, APG: +0.72, RPG: +1.06, MPG: +0.34 STLS: +0.03 BLKS: +0.12
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jabari Smith Jr.

HAND - Since Jan 3, 2025

Smith Jr. has suffered a left metacarpal fracture and will not take the court for the Rockets. He will miss 4-8 weeks.
Injury Nick Richards

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jabari Smith Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Jan 13VS MEMW 120-118
Jan 15@DEN
Jan 16@SAC
Jan 18@POR
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.751.508.2532.000.001.504
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nick Richards
DateOpponentResult
Jan 15@UTA
Jan 17@CHI
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
2.000.003.5013.500.501.002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jabari Smith Jr.
15.11
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nick Richards
14.07
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jabari Smith Jr.
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
22-23 HOU 77 30.6 .408 .306 .784 12.9 1.3 7.2 0.9 0.6 1.3
23-24 HOU 75 31.3 .456 .365 .808 13.6 1.6 8.0 0.8 0.7 1.2
24-25 HOU 32 30.3 .421 .344 .867 11.7 0.9 6.5 0.9 0.4 1.0
3-YEAR AVG 51 30.9 .431 .335 .795 13.3 1.4 7.6 0.9 0.6 1.2
Totals 184 30.8 .430 .337 .807 13.0 1.3 7.4 0.9 0.6 1.2
Career Nick Richards
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
20-21 CHA 15 3.6 .500 .0 .556 0.9 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2
21-22 CHA 51 7.6 .640 .0 .702 3.2 0.3 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.6
22-23 CHA 63 18.2 .629 .1000 .747 8.2 0.6 6.4 1.1 0.2 0.9
23-24 CHA 66 25.7 .692 .0 .733 9.7 0.8 8.0 1.1 0.4 1.0
24-25 CHA 20 20.2 .556 .0 .658 8.6 1.4 7.3 1.2 0.4 1.6
3-YEAR AVG 60 18.0 .661 .333 .736 7.3 0.6 5.7 0.9 0.2 0.9
Totals 217 17.0 .645 .200 .720 6.9 0.6 5.5 0.8 0.2 0.9
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