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Aaron Gordon or Nick Smith Jr.

Who Should I Start? - Week 21 • Start New
Aaron Gordon

Aaron Gordon

PFDenver Nuggets DEN
Nick Smith Jr.

Nick Smith Jr.

PGCharlotte Hornets CHA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Gordon over Smith Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Aaron Gordon
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith Jr. over Gordon

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nick Smith Jr.
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Performance Aaron Gordon
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
16.000.502.5022.000.000.002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
13.671.003.3325.330.330.333
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nick Smith Jr.
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.751.752.0022.750.000.004
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.002.752.3828.130.130.008
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Aaron Gordon
OWN
73%
-4.81 compared to last week
START
35%
-7.2 compared to last week
OWN/START Nick Smith Jr.
OWN
 
6%
-5.06 compared to last week
START
 
3%
-1.42 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Aaron Gordon
46th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nick Smith Jr.
57th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Aaron Gordon

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 46th among PF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 39th with 892 total points (23.47 avg).
  • He is currently 2019 points behind the leader: Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.2 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 56.58% from the field this month. Very impressive for a big man.
  • Shooting 53.33% from beyond the arc this month. Very impressive.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0.92 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are bad for a center / power forward at 2.25 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 27 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +0.33, APG: +0.14, RPG: -1.12, MPG: --1.89 STLS: --0.28 BLKS: --0.31
Breakdown Nick Smith Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 57th among PG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 56th with 624 total points (13.87 avg).
  • He is currently 2690 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 1.9 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 34.52% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 24.44% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • He is ranked 92nd this month in assist to turnover ratio with 1.55.
  • Bad point guard averaging only 2.50 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 2.00 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: +5.08, APG: +1.22, RPG: +1.04, MPG: +12.09 STLS: +0.24 BLKS: +0.02
Next Up Health Check
Injury Aaron Gordon

CALF/ANKLE - Since Mar 11, 2025

Gordon is managing a right calf injury as well as a left ankle sprain and is uncertain to take the court for the Nuggets.
Injury Nick Smith Jr.

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Aaron Gordon
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10@OKCW 140-127
Mar 12VS MINL 115-95
Mar 14VS LAL
Mar 15VS WAS
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
17.002.006.0027.000.800.005
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nick Smith Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10@MIAW 105-102
Mar 12@ATLL 123-110
Mar 14@SA
Mar 16@LAC
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
7.672.002.3319.330.330.006
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Aaron Gordon
21.12
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nick Smith Jr.
7.40
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Aaron Gordon
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
14-15 ORL 47 16.7 .447 .271 .721 5.2 0.7 3.6 0.5 0.4 0.8
15-16 ORL 77 23.8 .476 .298 .672 9.3 1.6 6.5 0.7 0.8 0.9
16-17 ORL 77 28.5 .449 .289 .706 12.3 1.9 4.9 0.5 0.8 1.1
17-18 ORL 57 33.0 .438 .339 .692 17.7 2.4 7.9 0.8 1.0 1.9
18-19 ORL 78 33.6 .449 .349 .731 16.0 3.7 7.3 0.7 0.7 2.1
19-20 ORL 58 32.8 .433 .301 .675 14.4 3.7 7.6 0.6 0.9 1.6
20-21 ORL 44 27.6 .466 .348 .653 12.9 3.4 5.8 0.7 0.7 2.0
21-22 DEN 84 30.8 .510 .328 .738 14.7 2.5 5.8 0.6 0.6 1.7
22-23 DEN 73 30.2 .562 .358 .635 16.4 2.8 6.5 0.7 0.8 1.5
23-24 DEN 77 31.6 .552 .279 .673 14.0 3.6 6.7 0.6 0.8 1.4
24-25 DEN 38 26.3 .516 .444 .793 13.1 3.0 4.8 0.2 0.5 1.2
3-YEAR AVG 82 31.2 .538 .327 .670 14.8 3.0 6.3 0.6 0.7 1.5
Totals 751 29.2 .483 .332 .689 13.4 2.7 6.2 0.6 0.7 1.5
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 45 21.4 .382 .304 .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 95 17.6 .386 .355 .897 7.4 1.6 1.7 0.1 0.3 1.0
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