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Ja Morant or Ausar Thompson

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Ja Morant

Ja Morant

PGMemphis Grizzlies MEM
Ausar Thompson

Ausar Thompson

SGDetroit Pistons DET
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Morant over Thompson

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Ja Morant
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Thompson over Morant

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Ausar Thompson
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Performance Ja Morant
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.504.505.0024.002.501.002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
22.257.006.5028.502.000.504
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Ausar Thompson
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.002.505.5022.502.500.502
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.671.674.6719.331.670.333
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Ja Morant
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
85%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Ausar Thompson
OWN
36%
+12.21 compared to last week
START
16%
+12 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Ja Morant
23rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Ausar Thompson
73rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Ja Morant

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 23rd among PG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 25th with 650 total points (38.24 avg).
  • He is currently 710 points behind the leader: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3.6 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 44.90% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 34.00% from beyond the arc this month. Not too good.
  • He is ranked 54th this month in assist to turnover ratio with 2.19.
  • Decent numbers for a point guard with 5.42 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 3.17 for the month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 10 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +19.24, APG: +7.53, RPG: +4.18, MPG: +24.95 STLS: +1.11 BLKS: +0.37
Breakdown Ausar Thompson

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 73rd among SG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 78th with 136 total points (17.00 avg).
  • He is currently 1000 points behind the leader: James Harden
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 4.3 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 43.10% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 25.00% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Assists per game numbers are 1.58 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 2.42 for the month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 20 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: -2.14, APG: +0.02, RPG: -4.26, MPG: --9.64 STLS: --0.01 BLKS: --0.64
Next Up Health Check
Injury Ja Morant

BACK - Since Dec 19, 2024

Morant is dealing with back soreness and is unlikely to take the court for the Grizzlies.
Injury Ausar Thompson

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Ja Morant
DateOpponentResult
Dec 19VS GSW 144-93
Dec 21@ATL
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.003.003.0017.002.002.001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Ausar Thompson
DateOpponentResult
Dec 16VS MIAW 125-124
Dec 19VS UTAL 126-119
Dec 21@PHO
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.002.505.5022.502.500.502
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Ja Morant
28.58
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Ausar Thompson
13.44
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Ja Morant
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
19-20 MEM 59 29.8 .491 .367 .770 17.6 6.9 3.5 0.3 0.9 3.2
20-21 MEM 55 31.6 .455 .304 .738 19.3 7.3 3.9 0.2 0.9 3.1
21-22 MEM 69 32.3 .489 .329 .753 26.3 6.9 5.8 0.4 1.1 3.5
22-23 MEM 65 31.9 .464 .314 .753 26.0 8.0 5.9 0.2 1.1 3.4
23-24 MEM 9 34.8 .471 .275 .813 25.1 8.1 5.6 0.6 0.8 3.0
24-25 MEM 17 27.5 .449 .309 .829 21.2 8.1 4.6 0.4 1.2 3.7
3-YEAR AVG 48 32.4 .477 .322 .759 26.3 7.5 5.8 0.3 1.1 3.4
Totals 300 31.9 .471 .322 .759 22.7 7.5 4.9 0.3 1.0 3.4
Career Ausar Thompson
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
23-24 DET 63 24.6 .483 .186 .597 8.8 1.9 6.4 0.9 1.1 1.3
24-25 DET 8 16.5 .431 .250 .533 7.8 2.4 3.6 0.5 0.9 1.5
3-YEAR AVG 32 24.6 .483 .186 .597 8.8 1.9 6.4 0.9 1.1 1.3
Totals 71 23.7 .478 .194 .590 8.7 2.0 6.1 0.9 1.1 1.4
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