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Nikola Jovic or Wendell Carter Jr.

Who Should I Start? - Week 23 • Start New
Nikola Jovic

Nikola Jovic

SFMiami Heat MIA
Wendell Carter Jr.

Wendell Carter Jr.

COrlando Magic ORL
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Jovic over Carter Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nikola Jovic
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Carter Jr. over Jovic

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Wendell Carter Jr.
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Performance Nikola Jovic
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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 Wendell Carter Jr.
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.670.338.6726.330.001.003
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.001.007.6728.500.000.836
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nikola Jovic
OWN
13%
-1.7 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+0.3 compared to last week
OWN/START Wendell Carter Jr.
OWN
50%
+6.83 compared to last week
START
42%
+21.53 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nikola Jovic
59th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Wendell Carter Jr.
25th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Nikola Jovic

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 59th among SF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 46th with 917 total points (20.38 avg).
  • He is currently 2125 points behind the leader: Jayson Tatum
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 20.4.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 75.00% from the field this month. Very impressive.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0 apg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 25 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +7.32, APG: +1.95, RPG: +1.93, MPG: +15.85 STLS: +0.58 BLKS: +0.13
Breakdown Wendell Carter Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 25th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 23rd with 1325 total points (22.46 avg).
  • He is currently 2494 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 44.64% from the field this month. Not very impressive for a big man.
  • Shooting 30.56% from beyond the arc this month.
  • Assists per game numbers are alright for a center but nothing to brag about at 1.71 apg.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty good for a center / power forward with 7.93 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 12 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +2.03, APG: +0.97, RPG: +3.15, MPG: +9.61 STLS: +0.35 BLKS: +0.21
Next Up Health Check
Injury Nikola Jovic

HAND - Since Feb 23, 2025

Jovic is dealing with a fractured second metacarpal in his right hand and will not take the court for the Heat. His injury will be re-evaluated in 4 weeks.
Injury Wendell Carter Jr.

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nikola Jovic
DateOpponentResult
Mar 25VS GS
Mar 27VS ATL
Mar 29@PHI
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.003.003.3320.670.330.333
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Wendell Carter Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Mar 24VS LALW 118-106
Mar 25@CHA
Mar 27VS DAL
Mar 29VS SAC
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.251.257.0021.251.000.004
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Nikola Jovic
12.11
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Wendell Carter Jr.
13.60
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 45 24.4 .456 .378 .833 10.5 2.8 3.9 0.3 0.8 1.3
3-YEAR AVG 23 17.7 .444 .367 .781 7.1 1.6 3.9 0.3 0.5 0.9
Totals 114 20.3 .450 .372 .809 8.5 2.1 3.9 0.3 0.6 1.0
Career Wendell Carter Jr.
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
18-19 CHI 44 25.0 .487 .188 .795 10.3 1.8 7.0 1.3 0.6 1.5
19-20 CHI 43 29.0 .534 .207 .737 11.3 1.2 9.4 0.8 0.8 1.7
20-21 CHI 50 25.0 .515 .311 .731 11.5 2.0 8.1 0.8 0.7 1.5
21-22 ORL 66 29.1 .530 .332 .696 14.9 2.7 10.3 0.7 0.6 2.0
22-23 ORL 55 28.9 .523 .353 .730 15.2 2.3 8.8 0.6 0.5 1.8
23-24 ORL 60 24.9 .517 .368 .690 10.5 1.7 6.8 0.5 0.6 1.2
24-25 ORL 59 25.5 .454 .224 .741 9.0 2.1 7.5 0.5 0.7 1.1
3-YEAR AVG 60 27.6 .524 .350 .706 13.5 2.2 8.7 0.6 0.6 1.7
Totals 383 26.8 .509 .316 .728 11.9 2.0 8.3 0.7 0.6 1.5
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