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Donovan Clingan or Dereck Lively II

Who Should I Start? - Week 21 • Start New
Donovan Clingan

Donovan Clingan

CPortland Trail Blazers POR
Dereck Lively II

Dereck Lively II

CDallas Mavericks DAL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Clingan over Lively II

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Donovan Clingan
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Lively II over Clingan

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Dereck Lively II
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Performance Donovan Clingan
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
8.002.7510.5026.750.252.504
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
7.882.389.0024.000.382.008
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Dereck Lively II
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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
0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Donovan Clingan
OWN
53%
+1.48 compared to last week
START
29%
-7.38 compared to last week
OWN/START Dereck Lively II
OWN
36%
-1.11 compared to last week
START
 
6%
-1.85 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Donovan Clingan
39th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Dereck Lively II
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Donovan Clingan

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 39th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 31st with 1013 total points (19.11 avg).
  • He is currently 2686 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 6.9 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 56.41% from the field this month. Very impressive for a big man.
  • Shooting 14.29% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Assists per game numbers are alright for a center but nothing to brag about at 1.92 apg.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are good for a center / power forward with 9.54 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 53 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +5.98, APG: +1, RPG: +7.19, MPG: +17.32 STLS: +0.45 BLKS: +1.62
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 38th with 807 total points (26.03 avg).
  • He is currently 2892 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 26.
  • Performance Stats

  • Assists per game numbers are 0 apg.
  • He does not have enough rebounds this month to be analyzed. This could be due to an injury.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 36 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +2.82, APG: +1.79, RPG: +2.93, MPG: +6.71 STLS: +0.06 BLKS: +0.71
Next Up Health Check
Injury Donovan Clingan

No Injury Reported

Injury Dereck Lively II

ANKLE - Since Jan 14, 2025

Lively II is dealing with a stress fracture in his right ankle and will not take the court for the Mavericks. He is expected to remain out for 2-3 months.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Donovan Clingan
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10@GSL 130-120
Mar 12VS NYL 114-113
Mar 16VS TOR
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
7.672.337.6725.330.332.673
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Dereck Lively II
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10@SAW 133-129
Mar 12@SAL 126-116
Mar 14@HOU
Mar 16VS PHI
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.004.006.0020.500.502.254
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Donovan Clingan
15.63
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Dereck Lively II
14.71
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Donovan Clingan
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
24-25 POR 53 17.3 .550 .267 .616 6.0 1.0 7.2 1.6 0.5 1.2
3-YEAR AVG 0 0.0 .0 .0 .0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Totals 53 17.3 .550 .267 .616 6.0 1.0 7.2 1.6 0.5 1.2
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 31 23.7 .695 .0 .642 9.2 2.6 7.9 1.7 0.5 1.2
3-YEAR AVG 30 22.8 .745 .0 .511 8.8 1.1 6.8 1.4 0.6 0.9
Totals 107 23.0 .719 .333 .574 8.7 1.6 7.3 1.4 0.6 1.0
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