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Dereck Lively II or Jimmy Butler

Who Should I Start? - Week 3 • Start New
Dereck Lively II

Dereck Lively II

CDallas Mavericks DAL
Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler

SFMiami Heat MIA
OR
🔓 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
8.501.507.0017.500.000.502
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.332.508.1722.500.830.836
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jimmy Butler
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
20.004.674.6734.001.330.003
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
18.675.675.0032.671.830.336
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Dereck Lively II
OWN
82%
-7.16 compared to last week
START
52%
+28.33 compared to last week
OWN/START Jimmy Butler
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
100%
No change since last week.
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Dereck Lively II
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jimmy Butler
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Dereck Lively II

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among C's. Either he is injured or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 24th with 151 total points (25.17 avg).
  • He is currently 279 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 70.59% from the field this month. Very impressive for a big man.
  • Assists per game numbers are decent for a center with 2.14 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty good for a center / power forward with 7.00 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +0.33, APG: +1.36, RPG: +0.46, MPG: --0.79 STLS: +0.12 BLKS: --0.17
Breakdown Jimmy Butler

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SF's. Either he is injured or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 10th with 214 total points (35.67 avg).
  • He is currently 178 points behind the leader: Jayson Tatum
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 48.00% from the field this month. Very impressive.
  • Shooting 20.00% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Assists per game numbers are good for a small forward with 5.67 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are good for a small forward with 5.00 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +2.38, APG: +2.53, RPG: -0.71, MPG: +4.67 STLS: +0.54 BLKS: +0.04
Next Up Health Check
Injury Dereck Lively II

SHOULDER - Since Nov 4, 2024

Lively is dealing with a right shoulder strain and is not expected to take the court for the Mavericks.
Injury Jimmy Butler

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Dereck Lively II
DateOpponentResult
Nov 04VS INDL 134-127
Nov 06VS CHI
Nov 08VS PHO
Nov 10@DEN
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
5.003.0011.0021.000.000.001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jimmy Butler
DateOpponentResult
Nov 04VS SACL 111-110
Nov 06@PHO
Nov 08@DEN
Nov 10@MIN
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
27.006.002.0035.002.000.001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Dereck Lively II
14.88
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jimmy Butler
23.10
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 6 22.5 .706 .0 .571 9.3 2.5 8.2 0.8 0.8 1.2
3-YEAR AVG 30 22.8 .745 .0 .511 8.8 1.1 6.8 1.4 0.6 0.9
Totals 82 22.7 .727 .333 .545 8.6 1.2 7.1 1.2 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 6 32.7 .480 .200 .717 18.7 5.7 5.0 0.3 1.8 1.8
3-YEAR AVG 75 34.0 .500 .339 .853 22.6 5.2 5.8 0.4 1.6 1.8
Totals 863 33.2 .469 .327 .841 18.7 4.3 5.4 0.4 1.6 1.6
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