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Jaxson Hayes or Dorian Finney-Smith

Who Should I Start? - Week 21 • Start New
Jaxson Hayes

Jaxson Hayes

CLos Angeles Lakers LAL
Dorian Finney-Smith

Dorian Finney-Smith

PFLos Angeles Lakers LAL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hayes over Finney-Smith

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jaxson Hayes
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Finney-Smith over Hayes

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Dorian Finney-Smith
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Performance Jaxson Hayes
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
8.003.005.0033.000.002.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.601.006.0025.800.201.405
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Dorian Finney-Smith
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
5.000.004.5038.001.000.002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
6.500.674.0033.500.830.006
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jaxson Hayes
OWN
29%
-5.46 compared to last week
START
10%
-11.98 compared to last week
OWN/START Dorian Finney-Smith
OWN
10%
-2.79 compared to last week
START
 
4%
-2.87 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jaxson Hayes
23rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Dorian Finney-Smith
51st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jaxson Hayes

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 23rd among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 48th with 610 total points (16.05 avg).
  • He is currently 3089 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3.9 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 75.56% from the field this month. Very impressive for a big man.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0.92 apg.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty bad for a center / power forward with 4.58 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 28 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +3.4, APG: +0.7, RPG: +2.47, MPG: +9.91 STLS: +0.17 BLKS: +0.7
Breakdown Dorian Finney-Smith

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 51st among PF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 43rd with 774 total points (16.83 avg).
  • He is currently 2137 points behind the leader: Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.5 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 37.31% from the field this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Shooting 31.91% from beyond the arc this month.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0.75 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are bad for a center / power forward at 3.92 rpg 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: +0.52, APG: -0.03, RPG: -0.0099999999999998, MPG: +3.64 STLS: +0.28 BLKS: --0.17
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jaxson Hayes

KNEE - Since Mar 7, 2025

Hayes is dealing with a right knee contusion and will not take the court for the Lakers.
Injury Dorian Finney-Smith

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jaxson Hayes
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10@BKNL 111-108
Mar 13@MIL
Mar 14@DEN
Mar 16VS PHO
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
4.001.505.7521.500.500.504
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Dorian Finney-Smith
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10@BKNL 111-108
Mar 13@MIL
Mar 14@DEN
Mar 16VS PHO
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.000.005.0026.001.500.002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jaxson Hayes
11.57
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Dorian Finney-Smith
10.25
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jaxson Hayes
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
19-20 NO 55 16.9 .654 .250 .623 7.5 0.9 4.0 1.0 0.4 0.7
20-21 NO 52 14.6 .652 .429 .794 6.5 0.5 3.9 0.5 0.4 0.6
21-22 NO 79 18.9 .608 .323 .755 8.9 0.6 4.3 0.8 0.4 0.8
22-23 NO 48 12.6 .557 .103 .706 5.0 0.8 2.9 0.4 0.4 0.7
23-24 LAL 72 11.8 .711 .0 .619 4.1 0.5 3.1 0.4 0.4 0.6
24-25 LAL 38 18.9 .715 .0 .741 6.6 1.1 4.6 1.0 0.5 0.8
3-YEAR AVG 66 14.8 .621 .235 .713 6.2 0.6 3.5 0.5 0.4 0.7
Totals 360 15.7 .639 .254 .707 6.7 0.7 3.9 0.7 0.4 0.7
Career Dorian Finney-Smith
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
16-17 DAL 77 20.4 .375 .297 .754 4.4 0.8 2.8 0.3 0.6 0.6
17-18 DAL 21 21.4 .380 .299 .733 5.9 1.2 3.6 0.2 0.5 1.0
18-19 DAL 82 24.3 .431 .311 .709 7.5 1.2 4.8 0.5 0.9 0.9
19-20 DAL 64 29.5 .468 .374 .722 9.3 1.5 5.5 0.6 0.7 1.0
20-21 DAL 51 32.0 .469 .402 .818 9.9 1.6 5.6 0.4 0.9 0.7
21-22 DAL 88 32.8 .462 .391 .696 10.8 1.9 4.8 0.5 1.1 1.0
22-23 DAL 68 29.6 .388 .340 .720 8.0 1.5 4.8 0.5 0.8 0.9
23-24 BKN 68 28.0 .421 .348 .717 8.5 1.6 4.7 0.6 0.8 0.9
24-25 BKN 46 27.8 .439 .386 .645 8.2 1.3 4.0 0.3 1.0 0.9
3-YEAR AVG 79 30.6 .432 .368 .699 9.4 1.7 4.8 0.5 0.9 0.9
Totals 600 28.0 .435 .362 .714 8.3 1.5 4.6 0.4 0.8 0.9
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