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125
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MIL
106
126
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116
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130
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Jalen Smith or Jaden Hardy

Who Should I Start? - Week 21 • Start New
Jalen Smith

Jalen Smith

PFChicago Bulls CHI
Jaden Hardy

Jaden Hardy

SGDallas Mavericks DAL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith over Hardy

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hardy over Smith

 
 
 
 
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Performance Jalen Smith
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
7.001.004.0016.000.002.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
7.401.407.2017.600.601.005
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jaden Hardy
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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
12.003.001.5018.000.500.002
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jalen Smith
OWN
 
7%
-5.91 compared to last week
START
 
5%
-3.32 compared to last week
OWN/START Jaden Hardy
OWN
 
2%
-0.73 compared to last week
START
 
0%
-0.37 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jalen Smith
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jaden Hardy
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jalen Smith

    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 33rd with 973 total points (17.69 avg).
  • He is currently 1938 points behind the leader: Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.9 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 38.64% from the field this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Shooting 22.22% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0.73 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are bad for a center / power forward at 3.82 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 13 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +1.06, APG: +0.19, RPG: +1.66, MPG: +2.85 STLS: +0.11 BLKS: +0.3
Breakdown Jaden Hardy

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SG's. Either he is injured or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 71st with 515 total points (11.70 avg).
  • He is currently 2138 points behind the leader: James Harden
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 7.3 PPG. That is great, but how long can he perform at this level? If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 39.39% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 38.89% from beyond the arc this month.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0.77 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 0.69 for the month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 23 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +1.25, APG: +0.04, RPG: EVEN, MPG: +2.83 STLS: +0.21 BLKS: +0.05
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jalen Smith

No Injury Reported

Injury Jaden Hardy

ANKLE - Since Mar 3, 2025

Hardy is dealing with a right ankle sprain and will not take the court for the Mavericks. He will be out an extended period of time.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jalen Smith
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10VS INDW 121-103
Mar 13VS BKN
Mar 15@HOU
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
8.500.836.1715.500.501.006
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jaden Hardy
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10@SAW 133-129
Mar 12@SAL 126-116
Mar 14@HOU
Mar 16VS PHI
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.001.751.5017.000.500.254
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jalen Smith
9.98
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jaden Hardy
7.02
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jalen Smith
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
20-21 PHO 21 4.0 .438 .273 .333 1.5 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.2
21-22 PHO 53 18.4 .493 .311 .782 9.5 0.5 6.3 0.8 0.3 0.9
22-23 IND 67 18.1 .475 .277 .759 9.4 1.0 5.7 0.9 0.3 1.0
23-24 IND 63 16.4 .588 .421 .698 9.6 1.0 5.5 0.6 0.3 0.7
24-25 CHI 55 14.7 .467 .347 .829 8.2 0.9 5.5 0.7 0.3 0.6
3-YEAR AVG 61 17.6 .516 .332 .748 9.5 0.8 5.8 0.8 0.3 0.9
Totals 272 15.5 .504 .337 .758 8.3 0.8 5.2 0.7 0.3 0.8
Career Jaden Hardy
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
22-23 DAL 47 14.6 .438 .404 .823 8.9 1.4 1.9 0.1 0.4 1.0
23-24 DAL 76 12.7 .409 .362 .775 7.2 1.5 1.7 0.1 0.3 0.8
24-25 DAL 44 14.8 .425 .382 .672 8.0 1.4 1.5 0.1 0.5 1.5
3-YEAR AVG 41 13.4 .421 .379 .799 7.9 1.4 1.8 0.1 0.3 0.9
Totals 181 13.3 .422 .382 .762 7.6 1.4 1.7 0.1 0.3 1.0
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