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Nick Richards or Fred VanVleet

Who Should I Start? - Week 21 • Start New
Nick Richards

Nick Richards

CPhoenix Suns PHO
Fred VanVleet

Fred VanVleet

PGHouston Rockets HOU
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Richards over VanVleet

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting VanVleet over Richards

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Fred VanVleet
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Performance Nick Richards
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.000.678.6721.330.000.673
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
13.501.008.8323.330.000.676
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Fred VanVleet
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.004.002.0027.004.000.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
6.504.503.5030.503.500.002
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nick Richards
OWN
49%
-1.84 compared to last week
START
25%
-9.97 compared to last week
OWN/START Fred VanVleet
OWN
100%
+2.95 compared to last week
START
46%
+10.7 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nick Richards
37th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Fred VanVleet
19th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Nick Richards

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 37th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 33rd with 994 total points (22.09 avg).
  • He is currently 2705 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3.4 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 68.60% from the field this month. Very impressive for a big man.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0.62 apg.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are good for a center / power forward with 8.46 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 20 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +0.95, APG: +0.29, RPG: +1.71, MPG: --0.44 STLS: --0.07 BLKS: --0.06
Breakdown Fred VanVleet

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 19th among PG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 26th with 1324 total points (29.42 avg).
  • He is currently 1990 points behind the leader: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.4.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 29.41% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 23.08% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • He is ranked 16th this month in assist to turnover ratio with 3.63.
  • Assists per game numbers are only 0.69 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 0.54 for the month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 20 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: -1.13, APG: -1.71, RPG: +0.5, MPG: +2.13 STLS: +0.59 BLKS: --0.33
Next Up Health Check
Injury Nick Richards

ANKLE - Since Mar 12, 2025

Richards is dealing with right ankle soreness and is uncertain to take the court for the Suns
Injury Fred VanVleet

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nick Richards
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10@MEML 120-118
Mar 12@HOUL 111-104
Mar 14VS SAC
Mar 16@LAL
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.001.009.2021.800.000.805
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Fred VanVleet
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10VS ORLW 97-84
Mar 12VS PHOW 111-104
Mar 14VS DAL
Mar 15VS CHI
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
11.755.504.7533.503.000.004
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Nick Richards
19.57
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Fred VanVleet
20.30
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Nick Richards
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
20-21 CHA 15 3.6 .500 .0 .556 0.9 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2
21-22 CHA 51 7.6 .640 .0 .702 3.2 0.3 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.6
22-23 CHA 63 18.2 .629 .1000 .747 8.2 0.6 6.4 1.1 0.2 0.9
23-24 CHA 66 25.7 .692 .0 .733 9.7 0.8 8.0 1.1 0.4 1.0
24-25 CHA 45 21.5 .596 .0 .721 9.3 1.0 8.5 1.0 0.2 1.4
3-YEAR AVG 60 18.0 .661 .333 .736 7.3 0.6 5.7 0.9 0.2 0.9
Totals 242 17.6 .642 .167 .729 7.2 0.6 5.9 0.9 0.2 0.9
Career Fred VanVleet
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
16-17 TOR 32 8.5 .359 .393 .850 3.2 0.9 1.2 0.1 0.5 0.5
17-18 TOR 76 20.0 .426 .414 .832 8.6 3.2 2.4 0.3 0.9 1.0
18-19 TOR 66 27.2 .405 .373 .848 10.8 4.8 2.6 0.3 0.9 1.3
19-20 TOR 48 35.6 .409 .388 .843 17.6 6.6 3.8 0.3 1.8 2.3
20-21 TOR 50 35.7 .391 .367 .886 19.4 6.2 4.2 0.7 1.7 1.8
21-22 TOR 74 36.1 .402 .377 .866 19.3 6.5 4.3 0.5 1.7 2.4
22-23 TOR 68 36.3 .390 .342 .889 19.2 7.3 4.2 0.5 1.8 2.0
23-24 HOU 72 36.3 .415 .386 .862 17.3 8.1 3.8 0.8 1.4 1.7
24-25 HOU 45 34.6 .381 .337 .825 13.9 5.5 3.8 0.4 1.7 1.5
3-YEAR AVG 71 36.2 .402 .368 .873 18.6 7.3 4.1 0.6 1.6 2.1
Totals 539 31.0 .401 .371 .863 14.9 5.7 3.5 0.5 1.4 1.7
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