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Jayson Tatum or Jalen Johnson

Who Should I Start? - Week 21 • Start New
Jayson Tatum

Jayson Tatum

SFBoston Celtics BOS
Jalen Johnson

Jalen Johnson

PFAtlanta Hawks ATL
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Tatum over Johnson

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jayson Tatum
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Johnson over Tatum

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jalen Johnson
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Performance Jayson Tatum
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
36.006.009.0039.001.670.333
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
34.006.8010.8039.001.000.805
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 Jayson Tatum
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
87%
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 Jayson Tatum
3rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jalen Johnson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jayson Tatum

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 3rd among SF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 1st with 2824 total points (47.07 avg).
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 9.7 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 46.61% from the field this month. Very good.
  • Shooting 32.43% from beyond the arc this month. Not too good.
  • Assists per game numbers are great for a small forward with 6.17 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are great for a small forward with 8.42 rpg this month.
  • He is among the league's best in scoring.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 5 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +1.42, APG: +1.19, RPG: +0.94, MPG: +2.41 STLS: +0.18 BLKS: --0.04
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 Jayson Tatum

No Injury Reported

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 Jayson Tatum
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10VS UTAW 114-108
Mar 12VS OKCL 118-112
Mar 14@MIA
Mar 15@BKN
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
29.835.179.1738.170.830.336
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 Jayson Tatum
40.89
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jalen Johnson
-0.48
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jayson Tatum
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
17-18 BOS 80 30.5 .475 .434 .826 13.9 1.6 5.0 0.7 1.0 1.5
18-19 BOS 80 30.9 .451 .373 .857 15.8 2.1 6.0 0.8 1.1 1.5
19-20 BOS 58 34.4 .450 .404 .815 23.7 2.9 7.1 0.9 1.4 2.2
20-21 BOS 58 35.1 .459 .387 .870 26.3 4.4 7.4 0.4 1.2 2.6
21-22 BOS 85 35.3 .450 .353 .850 26.5 4.5 7.8 0.6 1.0 3.0
22-23 BOS 79 36.6 .467 .351 .858 29.9 4.7 9.0 0.7 1.1 2.8
23-24 BOS 79 35.4 .468 .372 .830 26.5 4.9 8.3 0.6 1.0 2.5
24-25 BOS 60 36.1 .456 .357 .804 27.2 5.9 8.9 0.5 1.1 3.0
3-YEAR AVG 92 36.3 .458 .357 .844 27.4 4.8 8.4 0.7 1.0 2.9
Totals 645 34.6 .457 .369 .843 23.8 4.0 7.5 0.7 1.1 2.5
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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