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Lauri Markkanen or Peyton Watson

Who Should I Start? - Week 23 • Start New
Lauri Markkanen

Lauri Markkanen

PFUtah Jazz UTA
Peyton Watson

Peyton Watson

SFDenver Nuggets DEN
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Markkanen over Watson

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Lauri Markkanen
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Watson over Markkanen

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Peyton Watson
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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
16.001.002.6722.330.000.333
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Peyton Watson
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.251.255.7530.000.252.254
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
11.001.504.2527.250.632.138
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Lauri Markkanen
OWN
89%
-4.47 compared to last week
START
36%
-10.43 compared to last week
OWN/START Peyton Watson
OWN
23%
+15.46 compared to last week
START
15%
+10.57 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Lauri Markkanen
56th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Peyton Watson
92nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Lauri Markkanen

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 56th among PF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 23rd with 1294 total points (28.76 avg).
  • He is currently 1989 points behind the leader: Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • He is doing a lot better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 9.5.
  • 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 28 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +1.22, APG: -0.02, RPG: -0.2, MPG: +6.43 STLS: --0.04 BLKS: EVEN
Breakdown Peyton Watson

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 92nd among SF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 38th with 1061 total points (17.68 avg).
  • He is currently 1981 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 5.6 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 52.33% from the field this month. Very impressive.
  • Shooting 50.00% from beyond the arc this month. Very impressive.
  • Assists per game numbers are 1.00 apg 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: +1.68, APG: +0.5, RPG: +0.46, MPG: +6.03 STLS: +0.21 BLKS: +0.31
Next Up Health Check
Injury Lauri Markkanen

CONDITIONING - Since Mar 19, 2025

Markkanen is reconditioning following an illness and is uncertain to take the court for the Jazz.
Injury Peyton Watson

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Lauri Markkanen
DateOpponentResult
Mar 25VS MEML 140-103
Mar 27VS HOUL 121-110
Mar 28@DEN
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
20.000.806.4031.400.000.205
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Peyton Watson
DateOpponentResult
Mar 24VS CHIL 129-119
Mar 26VS MILW 127-117
Mar 28VS UTA
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
11.671.504.8328.171.171.676
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Lauri Markkanen
15.03
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Peyton Watson
16.27
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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
Career Peyton Watson
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
22-23 DEN 24 7.6 .492 .438 .550 3.3 0.5 1.7 0.5 0.1 0.3
23-24 DEN 84 17.8 .460 .294 .679 6.4 1.1 3.1 1.1 0.5 0.7
24-25 DEN 60 23.4 .481 .370 .691 8.2 1.5 3.4 1.3 0.8 0.8
3-YEAR AVG 37 15.3 .463 .307 .659 5.7 0.9 2.7 0.9 0.4 0.6
Totals 174 17.9 .467 .330 .668 6.4 1.1 3.0 1.0 0.5 0.7
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