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Mikal Bridges or Nick Richards

Who Should I Start? - Week 21 • Start New
Mikal Bridges

Mikal Bridges

SFNew York Knicks NY
Nick Richards

Nick Richards

CPhoenix Suns PHO
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Bridges over Richards

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Mikal Bridges
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Richards over Bridges

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nick Richards
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Performance Mikal Bridges
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
23.335.673.6738.330.330.673
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
15.865.003.4336.290.570.717
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nick Richards
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.000.678.6721.330.000.673
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
13.501.008.8323.330.000.676
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Mikal Bridges
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
76%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Nick Richards
OWN
49%
-1.84 compared to last week
START
25%
-9.97 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Mikal Bridges
27th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nick Richards
37th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Mikal Bridges

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 27th among SF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 10th with 1824 total points (28.06 avg).
  • He is currently 1000 points behind the leader: Jayson Tatum
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.8 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 51.59% from the field this month. Very impressive.
  • Shooting 29.17% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Assists per game numbers are good for a small forward with 4.42 apg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: -3.38, APG: -0.23, RPG: -1.56, MPG: +2.5 STLS: --0.03 BLKS: +0.18
Breakdown Nick Richards

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 37th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 33rd with 994 total points (22.09 avg).
  • He is currently 2705 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3.4 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 68.60% from the field this month. Very impressive for a big man.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0.62 apg.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are good for a center / power forward with 8.46 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: +0.95, APG: +0.29, RPG: +1.71, MPG: --0.44 STLS: --0.07 BLKS: --0.06
Next Up Health Check
Injury Mikal Bridges

No Injury Reported

Injury Nick Richards

ANKLE - Since Mar 12, 2025

Richards is dealing with right ankle soreness and is uncertain to take the court for the Suns
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Mikal Bridges
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10@SACW 133-104
Mar 12@PORW 114-113
Mar 15@GS
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
22.505.754.0035.500.250.504
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nick Richards
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10@MEML 120-118
Mar 12@HOUL 111-104
Mar 14VS SAC
Mar 16@LAL
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.001.009.2021.800.000.805
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Mikal Bridges
24.72
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nick Richards
19.57
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Mikal Bridges
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
18-19 PHO 83 29.2 .429 .337 .807 8.4 2.1 3.2 0.5 1.6 0.8
19-20 PHO 65 27.1 .515 .352 .848 8.7 1.8 4.0 0.6 1.5 1.0
20-21 PHO 63 32.1 .533 .408 .816 13.2 2.2 4.4 0.9 1.0 0.8
21-22 PHO 91 34.2 .529 .372 .845 14.1 2.2 4.2 0.5 1.1 0.9
22-23 PHO 82 35.8 .461 .383 .887 20.7 3.4 4.5 0.7 1.1 1.6
23-24 BKN 82 34.3 .436 .372 .814 19.6 3.6 4.5 0.4 1.0 2.0
24-25 NY 65 37.4 .495 .350 .763 17.5 3.5 3.2 0.6 0.9 1.5
3-YEAR AVG 87 34.7 .469 .374 .853 17.8 3.1 4.4 0.5 1.1 1.4
Totals 577 32.9 .480 .371 .840 14.5 2.6 4.0 0.6 1.2 1.2
Career Nick Richards
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
20-21 CHA 15 3.6 .500 .0 .556 0.9 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2
21-22 CHA 51 7.6 .640 .0 .702 3.2 0.3 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.6
22-23 CHA 63 18.2 .629 .1000 .747 8.2 0.6 6.4 1.1 0.2 0.9
23-24 CHA 66 25.7 .692 .0 .733 9.7 0.8 8.0 1.1 0.4 1.0
24-25 CHA 45 21.5 .596 .0 .721 9.3 1.0 8.5 1.0 0.2 1.4
3-YEAR AVG 60 18.0 .661 .333 .736 7.3 0.6 5.7 0.9 0.2 0.9
Totals 242 17.6 .642 .167 .729 7.2 0.6 5.9 0.9 0.2 0.9
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