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Amen Thompson or Lauri Markkanen

Who Should I Start? - Week 23 • Start New
Amen Thompson

Created with Sketch. Amen Thompson

SGHouston Rockets HOU
Lauri Markkanen

Lauri Markkanen

PFUtah Jazz UTA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Thompson over Markkanen

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Amen Thompson
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Markkanen over Thompson

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Lauri Markkanen
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Performance Amen Thompson
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.503.007.5032.504.002.002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.503.007.5032.504.002.002
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Lauri Markkanen
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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
15.500.753.5023.750.000.254
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Amen Thompson
OWN
100%
+0.84 compared to last week
START
70%
+46.15 compared to last week
OWN/START Lauri Markkanen
OWN
90%
-5.38 compared to last week
START
36%
-21.87 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Amen Thompson
17th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Lauri Markkanen
57th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Amen Thompson

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 17th among PG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 50th with 881 total points (26.70 avg).
  • He is currently 2690 points behind the leader: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to him now for a discount.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 6.1 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 56.84% from the field this month. Very impressive.
  • Shooting 20.00% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • He is ranked 101st this month in assist to turnover ratio with 1.25.
  • Assists per game numbers are only 0 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty good for a guard with 4.75 rpg 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: +7.6, APG: +1.97, RPG: +3.87, MPG: +17.25 STLS: +0.46 BLKS: +0.83
Breakdown Lauri Markkanen

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 57th among PF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 21st with 1294 total points (28.76 avg).
  • He is currently 1989 points behind the leader: Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 9.3.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 39.29% from the field this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Shooting 33.33% from beyond the arc this month. Not too good.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0.18 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are bad for a center / power forward at 0.82 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 27 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +1.33, APG: -0.01, RPG: -0.21, MPG: +6.67 STLS: --0.04 BLKS: EVEN
Next Up Health Check
Injury Amen Thompson

ANKLE - Since Mar 25, 2025

Thompson is dealing with a left ankle sprain and is uncertain to take the court for the Rockets.
Injury Lauri Markkanen

ILLNESS - Since Mar 19, 2025

Markkanen is dealing with an illness and is uncertain to take the court for the Jazz.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Amen Thompson
DateOpponentResult
Mar 25VS ATLW 121-114
Mar 27@UTA
Mar 30@PHO
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
17.005.338.0035.672.001.003
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Lauri Markkanen
DateOpponentResult
Mar 25VS MEML 140-103
Mar 27VS HOU
Mar 28@DEN
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
20.000.806.4031.400.000.205
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Amen Thompson
17.72
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Lauri Markkanen
15.41
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Amen Thompson
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
23-24 HOU 61 21.7 .534 .143 .682 9.5 2.6 6.5 0.6 1.3 1.5
24-25 HOU 60 31.8 .545 .256 .670 13.9 3.7 8.2 1.3 1.3 2.2
3-YEAR AVG 31 21.7 .534 .143 .682 9.5 2.6 6.5 0.6 1.3 1.5
Totals 121 26.7 .541 .209 .675 11.7 3.1 7.4 0.9 1.3 1.8
Career Lauri Markkanen
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
17-18 CHI 68 29.7 .434 .363 .843 15.2 1.2 7.5 0.6 0.6 1.2
18-19 CHI 54 32.1 .427 .364 .870 18.7 1.4 9.1 0.7 0.7 1.6
19-20 CHI 50 29.6 .425 .344 .824 14.7 1.5 6.3 0.5 0.8 1.6
20-21 CHI 43 26.1 .477 .391 .840 14.1 0.9 5.4 0.3 0.4 1.0
21-22 CLE 68 29.4 .452 .365 .868 14.6 1.3 5.5 0.5 0.8 0.9
22-23 UTA 64 34.1 .499 .395 .879 25.8 1.9 8.7 0.6 0.7 1.9
23-24 UTA 55 32.5 .480 .399 .899 23.2 2.0 8.2 0.5 0.9 1.4
24-25 UTA 45 30.9 .421 .344 .874 18.7 1.5 6.0 0.4 0.6 1.4
3-YEAR AVG 62 31.9 .480 .387 .883 21.0 1.7 7.4 0.5 0.8 1.4
Totals 455 30.5 .455 .373 .868 18.1 1.4 7.1 0.5 0.7 1.4
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