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Dereck Lively II or Jimmy Butler

Who Should I Start? - Week 10 • Start New
Dereck Lively II

Dereck Lively II

CDallas Mavericks DAL
Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler

SFMiami Heat MIA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Lively II over Butler

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Dereck Lively II
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Butler over Lively II

 
 
 
 
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Performance Dereck Lively II
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
8.502.758.0025.501.001.754
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
8.402.807.8026.401.001.605
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jimmy Butler
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0.002.000.007.000.000.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
15.335.338.0026.671.330.673
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Dereck Lively II
OWN
81%
+6.09 compared to last week
START
74%
+17.24 compared to last week
OWN/START Jimmy Butler
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
57%
+29.31 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Dereck Lively II
24th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jimmy Butler
13th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Dereck Lively II

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 24th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 23rd with 598 total points (24.92 avg).
  • He is currently 878 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 remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.4 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 73.47% from the field this month. Very impressive for a big man.
  • Assists per game numbers are decent for a center with 2.55 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty good for a center / power forward with 7.82 rpg this 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: +1.29, APG: +1.56, RPG: +1.4, MPG: +3.43 STLS: +0.13 BLKS: +0.38
Breakdown Jimmy Butler

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 13th among SF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 16th with 658 total points (34.63 avg).
  • He is currently 617 points behind the leader: Jayson Tatum
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.4 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 60.00% from the field this month. Very impressive.
  • Shooting 53.85% from beyond the arc this month. Very impressive.
  • Assists per game numbers are decent for a small forward with 3.50 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty good for a small forward with 4.50 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 11 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +1.71, APG: +1.31, RPG: +1.84, MPG: +4.83 STLS: +0.49 BLKS: +0.12
Next Up Health Check
Injury Dereck Lively II

No Injury Reported

Injury Jimmy Butler

CONDITIONING - Since Dec 20, 2024

Butler is reconditioning after battling an illness and is unlikely to take the court for the Heat.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Dereck Lively II
DateOpponentResult
Dec 23VS PORW 132-108
Dec 25VS MINL 105-99
Dec 27@PHO
Dec 28@POR
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
5.002.008.5023.251.250.754
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jimmy Butler
DateOpponentResult
Dec 23VS BKNW 110-95
Dec 26@ORL
Dec 28@ATL
Dec 29@HOU
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
3.005.004.0025.001.001.001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Dereck Lively II
15.90
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jimmy Butler
24.22
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Dereck Lively II
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
23-24 DAL 60 22.8 .745 .0 .511 8.8 1.1 6.8 1.4 0.6 0.9
24-25 DAL 25 23.8 .698 .0 .617 8.7 2.5 7.8 1.6 0.6 1.3
3-YEAR AVG 30 22.8 .745 .0 .511 8.8 1.1 6.8 1.4 0.6 0.9
Totals 101 23.0 .721 .333 .564 8.6 1.5 7.2 1.4 0.6 1.0
Career Jimmy Butler
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
12-13 CHI 81 25.8 .462 .379 .805 8.5 1.4 4.0 0.4 0.9 0.8
13-14 CHI 67 38.5 .397 .283 .769 13.1 2.6 4.9 0.5 1.9 1.5
14-15 CHI 65 38.5 .462 .378 .834 20.0 3.3 5.8 0.6 1.8 1.4
15-16 CHI 67 36.7 .455 .311 .832 20.9 4.8 5.4 0.6 1.6 2.0
16-17 CHI 73 37.0 .455 .356 .862 23.8 5.5 6.1 0.4 1.9 2.0
17-18 MIN 58 36.6 .474 .349 .853 22.1 4.9 5.3 0.4 2.0 1.8
18-19 MIN 66 33.5 .459 .343 .855 18.7 4.0 5.2 0.6 1.9 1.5
19-20 MIA 54 34.1 .454 .248 .833 20.2 6.1 6.6 0.5 1.7 2.2
20-21 MIA 47 33.4 .491 .207 .864 21.6 7.2 7.0 0.4 2.1 2.1
21-22 MIA 64 32.9 .486 .259 .865 21.5 5.3 5.8 0.5 1.7 2.0
22-23 MIA 71 33.5 .542 .361 .838 24.2 5.3 5.9 0.3 1.8 1.7
23-24 MIA 60 33.7 .493 .407 .864 20.7 5.0 5.2 0.3 1.4 1.7
24-25 MIA 19 30.5 .555 .370 .776 18.2 4.8 5.8 0.4 1.3 1.3
3-YEAR AVG 75 34.0 .500 .339 .853 22.6 5.2 5.8 0.4 1.6 1.8
Totals 876 33.1 .470 .328 .840 18.7 4.3 5.4 0.4 1.6 1.6
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