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Donovan Mitchell or Jabari Smith Jr.

Who Should I Start? - Week 21 • Start New
Donovan Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

SGCleveland Cavaliers CLE
Jabari Smith Jr.

Jabari Smith Jr.

PFHouston Rockets HOU
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Mitchell over Smith Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Donovan Mitchell
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith Jr. over Mitchell

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Jabari Smith Jr.
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Performance Donovan Mitchell
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
19.503.504.0032.000.500.502
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
26.804.405.0032.201.000.205
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jabari Smith Jr.
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.001.335.3329.671.000.333
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
12.290.866.4328.710.430.577
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Donovan Mitchell
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
60%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Jabari Smith Jr.
OWN
72%
+9.97 compared to last week
START
41%
+0.74 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Donovan Mitchell
12th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jabari Smith Jr.
51st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Donovan Mitchell

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 12th among SG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 5th with 2248 total points (37.47 avg).
  • He is currently 405 points behind the leader: James Harden
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.3 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 43.09% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 32.91% from beyond the arc this month. Not too good.
  • Assists per game numbers are decent for a shooting guard with 3.75 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 3.67 for the month.
  • 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: +3.75, APG: +0.21, RPG: +0.36, MPG: +4.93 STLS: +0.01 BLKS: --0.18
Breakdown Jabari Smith Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 51st among PF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 34th with 958 total points (22.28 avg).
  • He is currently 1953 points behind the leader: Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.7 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 38.33% from the field this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Shooting 31.67% from beyond the arc this month.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0.77 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are average for a center / power forward with 5.69 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 22 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: -0.59, APG: -0.42, RPG: -1.17, MPG: +1.3 STLS: --0.33 BLKS: +0.13
Next Up Health Check
Injury Donovan Mitchell

GROIN - Since Mar 11, 2025

Mitchell is dealing with a groin injury and will not take the court for the Cavaliers.
Injury Jabari Smith Jr.

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Donovan Mitchell
DateOpponentResult
Mar 11VS BKNW 109-104
Mar 14@MEM
Mar 16VS ORL
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
22.003.332.8329.001.000.006
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jabari Smith Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10VS ORLW 97-84
Mar 12VS PHOW 111-104
Mar 14VS DAL
Mar 15VS CHI
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
12.800.805.4027.800.800.405
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Donovan Mitchell
31.85
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jabari Smith Jr.
16.64
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Donovan Mitchell
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
17-18 UTA 78 33.3 .438 .343 .806 20.5 3.7 3.7 0.3 1.5 2.8
18-19 UTA 78 33.6 .430 .361 .805 23.8 4.3 4.1 0.4 1.4 2.8
19-20 UTA 63 34.2 .453 .365 .859 24.2 4.2 4.4 0.2 1.0 2.7
20-21 UTA 54 32.9 .438 .385 .845 26.2 5.2 4.4 0.3 1.0 2.7
21-22 UTA 76 33.2 .442 .341 .858 25.3 5.3 4.1 0.2 1.4 2.9
22-23 CLE 72 35.3 .479 .374 .862 27.9 4.7 4.3 0.4 1.5 2.7
23-24 CLE 60 34.8 .458 .359 .864 26.3 5.9 5.0 0.5 1.8 2.9
24-25 CLE 60 30.8 .451 .385 .819 24.2 4.8 4.3 0.2 1.3 2.1
3-YEAR AVG 69 34.4 .459 .358 .861 26.5 5.3 4.5 0.4 1.6 2.8
Totals 562 33.6 .449 .366 .840 24.9 4.7 4.3 0.3 1.4 2.7
Career Jabari Smith Jr.
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
22-23 HOU 77 30.6 .408 .306 .784 12.9 1.3 7.2 0.9 0.6 1.3
23-24 HOU 75 31.3 .456 .365 .808 13.6 1.6 8.0 0.8 0.7 1.2
24-25 HOU 43 30.3 .410 .336 .816 11.6 0.9 6.6 0.8 0.3 1.0
3-YEAR AVG 51 30.9 .431 .335 .795 13.3 1.4 7.6 0.9 0.6 1.2
Totals 195 30.8 .427 .335 .800 12.9 1.3 7.4 0.9 0.6 1.2
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