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Nick Smith Jr. or Luke Kennard

Who Should I Start? - Week 21 • Start New
Nick Smith Jr.

Nick Smith Jr.

PGCharlotte Hornets CHA
Luke Kennard

Luke Kennard

SGMemphis Grizzlies MEM
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith Jr. over Kennard

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nick Smith Jr.
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kennard over Smith Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Luke Kennard
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Performance Nick Smith Jr.
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.752.002.2527.000.000.004
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.432.862.2929.430.140.007
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Luke Kennard
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
4.503.501.5021.001.000.502
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.204.402.6024.601.200.205
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nick Smith Jr.
OWN
 
9%
-3.91 compared to last week
START
 
4%
-1.49 compared to last week
OWN/START Luke Kennard
OWN
 
8%
-2.6 compared to last week
START
 
5%
+0.35 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nick Smith Jr.
59th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Luke Kennard
85th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Nick Smith Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 59th among PG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 57th with 613 total points (13.93 avg).
  • He is currently 2653 points behind the leader: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.5 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 34.10% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 23.66% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • He is ranked 89th this month in assist to turnover ratio with 1.60.
  • Bad point guard averaging only 2.71 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 1.86 for the 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: +5.06, APG: +1.2, RPG: +1, MPG: +11.99 STLS: +0.23 BLKS: +0.03
Breakdown Luke Kennard

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 85th among SG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 46th with 922 total points (18.44 avg).
  • He is currently 1627 points behind the leader: James Harden
  • 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 increased by 1.3 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 49.35% from the field this month. Very impressive.
  • Shooting 31.43% from beyond the arc this month.
  • Assists per game numbers are decent for a shooting guard with 3.15 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 2.08 for the month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 14 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +3.82, APG: +1.94, RPG: +1.41, MPG: +9.64 STLS: +0.49 BLKS: +0.06
Next Up Health Check
Injury Nick Smith Jr.

No Injury Reported

Injury Luke Kennard

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nick Smith Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10@MIAW 105-102
Mar 12@ATL
Mar 14@SA
Mar 16@LAC
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
7.802.002.2019.400.400.005
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Luke Kennard
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10VS PHOW 120-118
Mar 12VS UTA
Mar 14VS CLE
Mar 15VS MIA
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.203.403.2021.200.800.205
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Nick Smith Jr.
7.48
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Luke Kennard
14.93
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Nick Smith Jr.
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
23-24 CHA 50 14.2 .391 .432 .867 6.0 1.2 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.8
24-25 CHA 44 21.4 .381 .305 .917 8.8 2.0 1.9 0.1 0.4 1.3
3-YEAR AVG 25 14.2 .391 .432 .867 6.0 1.2 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.8
Totals 94 17.6 .385 .357 .897 7.4 1.6 1.7 0.1 0.3 1.0
Career Luke Kennard
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
17-18 DET 71 20.1 .444 .417 .870 7.7 1.7 2.4 0.2 0.6 0.9
18-19 DET 64 22.6 .442 .400 .825 9.9 1.8 2.9 0.2 0.4 0.9
19-20 DET 28 32.7 .442 .399 .893 15.8 4.1 3.5 0.2 0.4 1.5
20-21 LAC 58 19.1 .479 .460 .828 8.2 1.7 2.7 0.2 0.3 0.8
21-22 LAC 74 26.8 .446 .447 .889 12.0 2.1 3.3 0.1 0.6 0.9
22-23 LAC 63 21.7 .494 .495 .954 9.1 1.6 2.8 0.1 0.5 0.7
23-24 MEM 38 25.1 .450 .457 .889 11.1 3.5 2.9 0.1 0.5 1.4
24-25 MEM 50 21.8 .477 .450 .882 9.3 3.5 2.8 0.1 0.7 1.1
3-YEAR AVG 58 24.6 .460 .464 .905 10.8 2.2 3.0 0.1 0.6 0.9
Totals 466 22.8 .457 .441 .879 9.8 2.2 2.8 0.1 0.5 0.9
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