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Joel Embiid or Jalen Johnson

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

Joel Embiid

CPhiladelphia 76ers PHI
Jalen Johnson

Jalen Johnson

PFAtlanta Hawks ATL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Embiid over Johnson

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Joel Embiid
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Johnson over Embiid

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jalen Johnson
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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 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 Joel Embiid
OWN
41%
-4.8 compared to last week
START
18%
-1.11 compared to last week
OWN/START Jalen Johnson
OWN
33%
+1.59 compared to last week
START
16%
+1.54 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Joel Embiid
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jalen Johnson
Not Ranked
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 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 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 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 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 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 Joel Embiid
-2.31
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jalen Johnson
-0.48
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 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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