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Rui Hachimura or Nikola Jovic

Who Should I Start? - Week 23 • Start New
Rui Hachimura

Rui Hachimura

PFLos Angeles Lakers LAL
Nikola Jovic

Nikola Jovic

SFMiami Heat MIA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hachimura over Jovic

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Rui Hachimura
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Jovic over Hachimura

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nikola Jovic
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Performance Rui Hachimura
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
5.000.002.5020.001.000.002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
5.000.002.5020.001.000.002
Season stats based on the past 14 days
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
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Rui Hachimura
OWN
56%
-3.08 compared to last week
START
24%
+9.97 compared to last week
OWN/START Nikola Jovic
OWN
13%
-1.7 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+0.3 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Rui Hachimura
60th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nikola Jovic
59th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Rui Hachimura

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 60th among PF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 27th with 1174 total points (23.48 avg).
  • He is currently 2109 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 14.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 42.86% from the field this month. Not very good for a big man.
  • Shooting 25.00% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are bad for a center / power forward at 0.88 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: +3.21, APG: +0.57, RPG: +2.28, MPG: +11.38 STLS: +0.35 BLKS: +0.25
Breakdown Nikola Jovic

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 59th among SF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 46th with 917 total points (20.38 avg).
  • He is currently 2125 points behind the leader: Jayson Tatum
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 20.4.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 75.00% from the field this month. Very impressive.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0 apg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 25 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +7.32, APG: +1.95, RPG: +1.93, MPG: +15.85 STLS: +0.58 BLKS: +0.13
Next Up Health Check
Injury Rui Hachimura

KNEE - Since Mar 25, 2025

Hachimura is dealing with a left patella tendinopathy but is likely to take the court for the Lakers.
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.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Rui Hachimura
DateOpponentResult
Mar 24@ORLL 118-106
Mar 26@IND
Mar 27@CHI
Mar 29@MEM
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
12.200.805.4029.001.000.405
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nikola Jovic
DateOpponentResult
Mar 25VS GS
Mar 27VS ATL
Mar 29@PHI
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.003.003.3320.670.330.333
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Rui Hachimura
11.90
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nikola Jovic
12.11
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Rui Hachimura
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
19-20 WAS 40 29.4 .475 .274 .819 13.2 1.7 6.1 0.1 0.8 1.0
20-21 WAS 51 31.1 .472 .328 .769 13.5 1.5 5.5 0.1 0.8 1.2
22-23 WAS 42 22.0 .491 .447 .697 11.3 1.1 3.8 0.2 0.5 0.8
22-23 WAS 69 22.9 .492 .344 .766 11.5 0.9 4.5 0.4 0.3 0.8
23-24 LAL 73 26.6 .530 .417 .718 13.0 1.2 4.2 0.3 0.5 0.6
24-25 LAL 50 31.5 .505 .410 .760 13.2 1.5 5.3 0.5 0.8 0.9
3-YEAR AVG 65 24.1 .509 .401 .743 12.0 1.0 4.2 0.3 0.5 0.7
Totals 355 27.2 .498 .387 .763 12.7 1.3 4.8 0.3 0.6 0.9
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
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