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Nikola Jovic or Ausar Thompson

Who Should I Start? - Week 12 • Start New
Nikola Jovic

Nikola Jovic

SFMiami Heat MIA
Ausar Thompson

Ausar Thompson

SGDetroit Pistons DET
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Jovic over Thompson

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nikola Jovic
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Owners starting Thompson over Jovic

 
 
 
 
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Performance Nikola Jovic
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
11.253.503.2525.251.000.754
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.713.713.7124.571.000.437
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Ausar Thompson
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
6.671.006.6721.003.670.003
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
7.401.006.8021.002.600.005
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nikola Jovic
OWN
43%
+36.2 compared to last week
START
42%
+38.82 compared to last week
OWN/START Ausar Thompson
OWN
51%
+25.31 compared to last week
START
12%
+6.85 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nikola Jovic
72nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Ausar Thompson
58th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Nikola Jovic

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 72nd among SF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 48th with 441 total points (17.64 avg).
  • He is currently 1159 points behind the leader: Jayson Tatum
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 4.8 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 44.87% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 43.59% from beyond the arc this month. Pretty damn good.
  • Assists per game numbers are 2.38 apg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 10 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +7.55, APG: +1.5, RPG: +2.38, MPG: +16.87 STLS: +0.79 BLKS: +0.17
Breakdown Ausar Thompson

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 58th among SG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 69th with 262 total points (17.47 avg).
  • He is currently 1110 points behind the leader: James Harden
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.9 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 54.41% from the field this month. Very impressive.
  • Shooting 11.11% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Assists per game numbers are 1.00 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are good for a guard with 5.00 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 21 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: -1.16, APG: -0.52, RPG: -2.19, MPG: --6.01 STLS: +0.64 BLKS: --0.73
Next Up Health Check
Injury Nikola Jovic

No Injury Reported

Injury Ausar Thompson

ILLNESS - Since Jan 6, 2025

Thompson is dealing with an illness and will not take the court for the Pistons.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nikola Jovic
DateOpponentResult
Jan 06@SACL 123-118
Jan 07@GS
Jan 09@UTA
Jan 11@POR
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
11.001.001.6718.331.001.003
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Ausar Thompson
DateOpponentResult
Jan 06VS PORW 118-115
Jan 08@BKN
Jan 09VS GS
Jan 11VS TOR
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
5.004.003.0016.000.000.001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Nikola Jovic
10.88
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Ausar Thompson
14.13
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Nikola Jovic
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
22-23 MIA 13 15.1 .406 .229 .947 6.3 0.8 2.4 0.2 0.5 0.8
23-24 MIA 52 19.6 .453 .397 .722 7.8 1.9 4.5 0.3 0.6 1.0
24-25 MIA 25 20.6 .446 .374 .839 9.0 2.0 3.5 0.2 0.9 0.8
3-YEAR AVG 23 17.7 .444 .367 .781 7.1 1.6 3.9 0.3 0.5 0.9
Totals 94 18.5 .445 .369 .806 7.6 1.7 3.8 0.3 0.6 0.8
Career Ausar Thompson
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
23-24 DET 63 24.6 .483 .186 .597 8.8 1.9 6.4 0.9 1.1 1.3
24-25 DET 15 17.8 .505 .222 .409 7.4 1.7 4.7 0.3 1.5 1.6
3-YEAR AVG 32 24.6 .483 .186 .597 8.8 1.9 6.4 0.9 1.1 1.3
Totals 78 23.3 .487 .191 .567 8.6 1.9 6.1 0.8 1.2 1.4
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