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Dru Smith

Dru Smith

PGMiami Heat MIA
Anthony Black

Anthony Black

PGOrlando Magic ORL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith over Black

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Dru Smith
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Black over Smith

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Anthony Black
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Performance Dru Smith
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.002.501.5031.503.500.002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.002.002.7529.252.250.254
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Anthony Black
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
4.003.001.0019.001.000.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
7.252.003.0023.251.501.254
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Dru Smith
OWN
 
4%
+2.64 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+0.1 compared to last week
OWN/START Anthony Black
OWN
10%
-2.12 compared to last week
START
 
5%
-1.67 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Dru Smith
76th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Anthony Black
78th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Dru Smith

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 76th among PG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 66th with 155 total points (14.09 avg).
  • He is currently 1108 points behind the leader: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 4.9 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 48.48% from the field this month. Very impressive.
  • Shooting 52.94% from beyond the arc this month. Very impressive.
  • He is ranked 72nd this month in assist to turnover ratio with 1.64.
  • Assists per game numbers are only 1.30 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 1.80 for the month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 16 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +4.11, APG: +1.12, RPG: +2.3, MPG: +13.39 STLS: +1.03 BLKS: +0.34
Breakdown Anthony Black

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 78th among PG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 31st with 519 total points (18.54 avg).
  • He is currently 744 points behind the leader: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 39.78% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 16.67% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • He is ranked 71st this month in assist to turnover ratio with 1.68.
  • Below average point guard averaging only 3.23 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 2.62 for the month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 3 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +3.38, APG: +2.31, RPG: +0.5, MPG: +6.17 STLS: +0.6 BLKS: +0.47
Next Up Health Check
Injury Dru Smith

No Injury Reported

Injury Anthony Black

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Dru Smith
DateOpponentResult
Dec 16@DETL 125-124
Dec 20VS OKC
Dec 21@ORL
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
3.501.500.5018.003.000.502
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Anthony Black
DateOpponentResult
Dec 19VS OKC
Dec 21VS MIA
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
6.503.004.5023.501.000.002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Dru Smith
10.51
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Anthony Black
9.69
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Dru Smith
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
21-22 MIA 3 12.3 .455 .200 .1000 5.0 2.3 1.7 0.7 1.0 1.3
22-23 MIA 15 10.0 .400 .263 .1000 2.9 1.5 1.6 0.3 0.7 0.2
23-24 MIA 9 14.1 .455 .412 .1000 4.3 1.6 1.6 0.3 1.0 0.6
24-25 MIA 11 18.1 .478 .500 .750 5.6 1.6 2.8 0.5 1.4 1.0
3-YEAR AVG 9 11.6 .427 .317 .1000 3.6 1.6 1.6 0.3 0.8 0.4
Totals 38 13.5 .444 .381 .882 4.2 1.6 1.9 0.4 1.0 0.6
Career Anthony Black
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
23-24 ORL 69 16.5 .465 .385 .613 4.7 1.3 2.0 0.3 0.5 0.8
24-25 ORL 28 23.6 .409 .242 .714 8.1 3.8 2.8 0.8 1.0 2.3
3-YEAR AVG 35 16.5 .465 .385 .613 4.7 1.3 2.0 0.3 0.5 0.8
Totals 97 18.6 .440 .327 .660 5.7 2.1 2.3 0.4 0.7 1.2
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