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LeBron James or Jalen Johnson

Who Should I Start? - Week 21 • Start New
LeBron James

LeBron James

SFLos Angeles Lakers LAL
Jalen Johnson

Jalen Johnson

PFAtlanta Hawks ATL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting James over Johnson

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News LeBron James
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Johnson over James

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jalen Johnson
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Performance LeBron James
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
26.508.5013.0038.500.000.502
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
27.506.8311.5036.500.830.836
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jalen Johnson
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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 LeBron James
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
43%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Jalen Johnson
OWN
32%
+0.84 compared to last week
START
15%
+0.59 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus LeBron James
32nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jalen Johnson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown LeBron James

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 32nd among SF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 2nd with 2635 total points (47.05 avg).
  • He is currently 189 points behind the leader: Jayson Tatum
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up?
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 4.1 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 51.83% from the field this month. Very impressive.
  • Shooting 35.80% from beyond the arc this month. Not too good.
  • Assists per game numbers are good for a small forward with 5.92 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are great for a small forward with 9.25 rpg this month.
  • He is top 10 in the league for scoring.
  • 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: +3.51, APG: +1.69, RPG: +1.94, MPG: +4.47 STLS: --0.18 BLKS: +0.16
Breakdown Jalen Johnson

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among PF's. Either he is injured or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 11th with 1463 total points (40.64 avg).
  • He is currently 1448 points behind the leader: Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 40.6.
  • Performance Stats

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

  • Played in 28 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +7.33, APG: +2.51, RPG: +3.72, MPG: +10.69 STLS: +0.72 BLKS: +0.37
Next Up Health Check
Injury LeBron James

GROIN - Since Mar 8, 2025

James is dealing with a left groin strain and will not take the court for the Lakers. He is considered week-to-week in his recovery.
Injury Jalen Johnson

SHOULDER - Since Jan 23, 2025

Johnson is dealing with a torn labrum in his left shoulder and will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups LeBron James
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10@BKNL 111-108
Mar 13@MIL
Mar 14@DEN
Mar 16VS PHO
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
20.807.206.2034.001.201.005
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jalen Johnson
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10VS PHIW 132-123
Mar 12VS CHAW 123-110
Mar 14VS LAC
Mar 16@BKN
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
15.675.336.6738.331.672.003
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating LeBron James
40.59
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jalen Johnson
-0.48
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career LeBron James
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
08-09 CLE 85 37.5 .493 .343 .778 28.3 7.1 7.6 1.1 1.7 2.9
09-10 CLE 75 39.1 .501 .333 .768 29.7 8.6 7.3 1.0 1.6 3.4
10-11 MIA 77 38.5 .512 .326 .759 26.7 7.0 7.4 0.6 1.6 3.6
11-12 MIA 62 37.3 .531 .362 .771 27.2 6.2 7.9 0.8 1.9 3.4
12-13 MIA 73 37.6 .567 .411 .753 26.8 7.3 8.1 0.9 1.7 3.0
13-14 MIA 77 37.5 .567 .379 .750 27.1 6.3 6.9 0.3 1.6 3.5
14-15 CLE 68 36.0 .487 .355 .710 25.3 7.5 6.1 0.7 1.6 4.0
15-16 CLE 75 35.4 .522 .311 .727 25.3 6.7 7.5 0.7 1.4 3.3
16-17 CLE 73 37.7 .545 .362 .678 26.4 8.8 8.7 0.6 1.2 4.1
17-18 CLE 82 36.9 .543 .367 .731 27.5 9.1 8.7 0.9 1.4 4.2
18-19 LAL 55 35.0 .510 .339 .665 27.4 8.3 8.4 0.6 1.3 3.6
19-20 LAL 60 34.7 .498 .349 .697 25.7 10.6 7.9 0.5 1.2 4.0
20-21 LAL 43 32.8 .512 .361 .701 24.7 7.7 7.7 0.6 1.0 3.7
21-22 LAL 59 36.0 .521 .356 .760 29.6 6.2 7.9 1.0 1.3 3.5
22-23 LAL 61 35.0 .502 .304 .755 28.0 6.7 8.5 0.7 0.9 3.2
23-24 LAL 76 35.2 .537 .406 .755 25.8 8.3 7.3 0.6 1.4 3.5
24-25 LAL 56 34.4 .519 .387 .767 25.3 8.5 8.2 0.6 0.9 3.9
3-YEAR AVG 69 35.6 .519 .352 .759 27.5 7.1 7.9 0.7 1.2 3.3
Totals 1184 36.4 .521 .355 .740 26.9 7.7 7.8 0.7 1.4 3.5
Career Jalen Johnson
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
21-22 ATL 28 6.3 .436 .222 .615 2.4 0.3 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.5
22-23 ATL 74 14.1 .485 .292 .625 5.6 1.2 4.0 0.4 0.5 0.6
23-24 ATL 55 33.1 .512 .359 .743 16.1 3.6 8.7 0.8 1.2 1.8
24-25 ATL 36 35.2 .499 .312 .746 18.9 5.0 10.0 1.0 1.6 2.9
3-YEAR AVG 52 19.4 .500 .328 .696 8.7 1.9 5.1 0.5 0.7 1.0
Totals 193 22.3 .499 .323 .714 10.6 2.5 6.1 0.6 0.9 1.4
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