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Joel Embiid or Walker Kessler

Who Should I Start? - Week 21 • Start New
Joel Embiid

Joel Embiid

CPhiladelphia 76ers PHI
Walker Kessler

Walker Kessler

CUtah Jazz UTA
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Performance Joel Embiid
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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
Performance Walker Kessler
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
12.672.0016.3331.000.675.333
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
12.201.6014.2029.000.603.805
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Joel Embiid
OWN
41%
-4.8 compared to last week
START
18%
-1.11 compared to last week
OWN/START Walker Kessler
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
78%
+6.27 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Joel Embiid
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Walker Kessler
6th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Joel Embiid

    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 40th with 766 total points (40.32 avg).
  • He is currently 2933 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 40.3.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 31.82% from the field this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Shooting 0.00% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0.75 apg.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are bad for a center / power forward at 0.83 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 45 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +5.4, APG: +1.55, RPG: +2.27, MPG: +12.51 STLS: +0.13 BLKS: +0.03
Breakdown Walker Kessler

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 6th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 14th with 1614 total points (33.63 avg).
  • He is currently 2085 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 5 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 78.79% from the field this month. Very impressive for a big man.
  • Assists per game numbers are alright for a center but nothing to brag about at 1.29 apg.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are good for a center / power forward with 9.21 rpg this month.
  • He is top 10 in the league for rebounds.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 17 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +4.69, APG: +0.97, RPG: +6.39, MPG: +11.34 STLS: +0.2 BLKS: +0.34
Next Up Health Check
Injury Joel Embiid

KNEE - Since Feb 23, 2025

Embiid is managing a left knee injury and will miss the remainder of the 2024-2025 season.
Injury Walker Kessler

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Joel Embiid
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10@ATLL 132-123
Mar 12@TORL 118-105
Mar 14VS IND
Mar 16@DAL
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
22.676.339.0030.330.670.333
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Walker Kessler
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10@BOSL 114-108
Mar 12@MEML 122-115
Mar 14VS TOR
Mar 16@MIN
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.861.2913.4328.711.143.577
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Joel Embiid
-2.31
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Walker Kessler
27.48
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Joel Embiid
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
16-17 PHI 31 25.4 .466 .367 .783 20.2 2.1 7.8 2.4 0.9 3.8
17-18 PHI 63 30.4 .484 .308 .769 22.9 3.2 10.9 1.8 0.6 3.7
18-19 PHI 65 33.5 .485 .299 .802 27.6 3.7 13.5 1.9 0.7 3.5
19-20 PHI 43 30.0 .473 .346 .821 23.4 3.1 11.9 1.3 0.9 3.1
20-21 PHI 44 31.0 .510 .374 .852 29.2 3.0 10.7 1.4 1.1 3.1
21-22 PHI 77 33.2 .504 .364 .817 29.8 4.0 11.4 1.4 1.0 3.1
22-23 PHI 68 34.1 .548 .324 .858 32.5 4.1 10.2 1.7 1.0 3.5
23-24 PHI 44 34.0 .517 .377 .884 34.3 5.7 11.1 1.7 1.2 3.8
24-25 PHI 19 29.7 .444 .299 .882 23.8 4.5 8.2 0.9 0.7 3.3
3-YEAR AVG 66 33.9 .519 .348 .848 31.4 4.3 10.8 1.6 1.0 3.4
Totals 491 31.8 .500 .336 .830 27.6 3.6 11.0 1.6 0.9 3.4
Career Walker Kessler
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
22-23 UTA 72 22.7 .720 .333 .516 9.3 0.9 8.4 2.4 0.4 0.8
23-24 UTA 64 22.9 .654 .211 .602 8.1 0.9 7.5 2.4 0.5 1.0
24-25 UTA 48 29.9 .722 .286 .522 11.5 1.7 12.5 2.5 0.6 1.6
3-YEAR AVG 45 22.8 .690 .227 .548 8.7 0.9 8.0 2.4 0.4 0.9
Totals 184 24.7 .699 .241 .539 9.4 1.1 9.2 2.4 0.5 1.1
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