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Nikola Jovic or Buddy Hield

Who Should I Start? - Week 21 • Start New
Nikola Jovic

Nikola Jovic

SFMiami Heat MIA
Buddy Hield

Buddy Hield

SFGolden State Warriors GS
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Jovic over Hield

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nikola Jovic
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hield over Jovic

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Buddy Hield
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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 Buddy Hield
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.674.673.3321.001.330.673
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
12.432.863.4322.140.860.437
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nikola Jovic
OWN
16%
-2.46 compared to last week
START
 
3%
-1.09 compared to last week
OWN/START Buddy Hield
OWN
60%
+3.6 compared to last week
START
29%
-8.71 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nikola Jovic
90th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Buddy Hield
81st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Nikola Jovic

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 90th among SF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 42nd with 917 total points (20.38 avg).
  • He is currently 1907 points behind the leader: Jayson Tatum
  • 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 20.4.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 40.91% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 20.00% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0.46 apg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 20 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +7.56, APG: +1.93, RPG: +1.89, MPG: +16.26 STLS: +0.59 BLKS: +0.14
Breakdown Buddy Hield

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 80th among SF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 21st with 1250 total points (19.23 avg).
  • He is currently 1574 points behind the leader: Jayson Tatum
  • He is performing amazing in the past 30 days. Will he keep it up?
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.5 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 43.97% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 37.35% from beyond the arc this month. Not horrible, but not too good either.
  • Assists per game numbers are 2.08 apg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: -0.68, APG: -1.4, RPG: -0.02, MPG: --3.23 STLS: --0.02 BLKS: --0.22
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 Buddy Hield

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nikola Jovic
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10VS CHAL 105-102
Mar 12VS LACL 119-104
Mar 14VS BOS
Mar 15@MEM
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
8.333.006.0027.331.000.333
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Buddy Hield
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10VS PORW 130-120
Mar 13VS SACW 130-104
Mar 15VS NY
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
17.002.713.7121.291.000.297
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Nikola Jovic
13.24
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Buddy Hield
17.37
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 Buddy Hield
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
16-17 NO 58 20.5 .401 .374 .861 8.9 1.3 2.9 0.1 0.3 0.9
17-18 SAC 79 25.3 .444 .429 .873 13.4 1.9 3.8 0.3 1.1 1.5
18-19 SAC 83 31.8 .460 .432 .887 20.8 2.5 5.1 0.4 0.7 1.8
19-20 SAC 64 31.8 .429 .395 .855 19.8 3.1 4.8 0.3 1.0 2.3
20-21 SAC 62 33.7 .406 .390 .848 16.5 3.3 4.6 0.4 0.9 1.7
21-22 SAC 83 30.0 .401 .358 .874 15.4 2.8 4.4 0.3 0.9 1.9
22-23 IND 79 30.3 .459 .428 .813 16.7 2.8 5.0 0.3 1.1 1.8
23-24 IND 88 24.6 .430 .378 .881 11.6 2.8 3.1 0.5 0.8 1.2
24-25 GS 65 22.8 .420 .374 .796 11.6 1.7 3.2 0.3 0.9 1.2
3-YEAR AVG 83 28.2 .429 .387 .851 14.4 2.8 4.1 0.4 0.9 1.6
Totals 679 27.9 .431 .396 .857 15.1 2.5 4.1 0.3 0.9 1.6
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