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LaMelo Ball or Stephon Castle

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
LaMelo Ball

LaMelo Ball

PGCharlotte Hornets CHA
Stephon Castle

Stephon Castle

SGSan Antonio Spurs SA
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ball over Castle

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News LaMelo Ball
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Castle over Ball

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Stephon Castle
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Performance LaMelo Ball
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
24.5012.004.5029.004.000.002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
24.5012.004.5029.004.000.002
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Stephon Castle
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
4.504.001.5021.500.500.002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.334.002.6725.670.670.003
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START LaMelo Ball
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
54%
+25.36 compared to last week
OWN/START Stephon Castle
OWN
42%
-9.42 compared to last week
START
21%
+2.14 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus LaMelo Ball
3rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Stephon Castle
86th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown LaMelo Ball

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 3rd among PG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 8th with 938 total points (46.90 avg).
  • He is currently 422 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 7.1 PPG. That is great, but how long can he perform at this level? If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 41.24% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 30.68% from beyond the arc this month.
  • He is ranked 71st this month in assist to turnover ratio with 1.75.
  • Average numbers for a point with 4.07 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 2.79 for the month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 6 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +16.17, APG: +2.72, RPG: +2.15, MPG: +14.14 STLS: +0.59 BLKS: +0.05
Breakdown Stephon Castle

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 86th among SG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 30th with 513 total points (20.52 avg).
  • He is currently 623 points behind the leader: James Harden
  • He is performing amazing in the past 30 days. Will he keep it up?
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.2 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 35.54% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 23.91% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Assists per game numbers are decent for a shooting guard with 3.91 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 2.18 for the month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 25 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +11.08, APG: +3.8, RPG: +2.52, MPG: +26.36 STLS: +0.92 BLKS: +0.36
Next Up Health Check
Injury LaMelo Ball

INJURY MANAGEMENT - Since Dec 20, 2024

Ball is managing a calf injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Hornets.
Injury Stephon Castle

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups LaMelo Ball
DateOpponentResult
Dec 16VS PHIL 121-108
Dec 19@WASL 123-114
Dec 20@PHIL 108-98
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
29.0010.674.3332.673.330.003
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Stephon Castle
DateOpponentResult
Dec 19VS ATLW 133-126
Dec 21VS POR
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.504.502.0022.500.500.002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating LaMelo Ball
27.04
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Stephon Castle
13.81
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career LaMelo Ball
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
20-21 CHA 42 28.2 .451 .376 .780 15.9 6.2 5.9 0.4 1.6 2.9
21-22 CHA 80 31.2 .429 .385 .870 19.9 7.5 6.5 0.4 1.6 3.2
22-23 CHA 36 34.7 .411 .376 .836 23.3 8.4 6.4 0.3 1.3 3.6
23-24 CHA 22 31.8 .433 .355 .865 23.9 8.0 5.1 0.2 1.8 3.8
24-25 CHA 20 33.1 .421 .344 .840 30.4 7.5 5.3 0.2 1.4 4.3
3-YEAR AVG 46 32.2 .424 .377 .860 21.4 7.8 6.2 0.3 1.5 3.4
Totals 210 31.3 .426 .368 .834 20.9 7.3 6.0 0.3 1.5 3.3
Career Stephon Castle
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
24-25 SA 25 26.4 .370 .260 .744 11.1 3.8 2.5 0.4 0.9 1.9
3-YEAR AVG 0 0.0 .0 .0 .0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Totals 25 26.4 .370 .260 .744 11.1 3.8 2.5 0.4 0.9 1.9
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