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Nick Richards or Michael Porter Jr.

Who Should I Start? - Week 21 • Start New
Nick Richards

Nick Richards

CPhoenix Suns PHO
Michael Porter Jr.

Michael Porter Jr.

SFDenver Nuggets DEN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Richards over Porter Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nick Richards
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Porter Jr. over Richards

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Michael Porter Jr.
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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
13.001.149.8624.430.000.717
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Michael Porter Jr.
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
16.751.758.0036.750.500.504
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
16.251.638.5036.880.500.388
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nick Richards
OWN
50%
+2.58 compared to last week
START
29%
+7.77 compared to last week
OWN/START Michael Porter Jr.
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
87%
No change since last week.
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nick Richards
40th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Michael Porter Jr.
25th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Nick Richards

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 40th 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 better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 4.3 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 67.78% from the field this month. Very impressive for a big man.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0.64 apg.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are good for a center / power forward with 8.14 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
Breakdown Michael Porter Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 25th among SF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 7th with 1899 total points (30.63 avg).
  • He is currently 925 points behind the leader: Jayson Tatum
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 42.86% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 31.25% from beyond the arc this month.
  • Assists per game numbers are 1.67 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are great for a small forward with 8.17 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 3 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +2.17, APG: +0.64, RPG: +0.04, MPG: +2.4 STLS: +0.13 BLKS: --0.24
Next Up Health Check
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
Injury Michael Porter Jr.

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
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
Matchups Michael Porter Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10@OKCW 140-127
Mar 12VS MINL 115-95
Mar 14VS LAL
Mar 15VS WAS
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
17.502.607.5035.100.800.2010
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Nick Richards
19.65
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Michael Porter Jr.
24.08
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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
Career Michael Porter Jr.
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
19-20 DEN 48 13.8 .495 .422 .767 7.5 0.7 4.1 0.4 0.4 0.7
20-21 DEN 54 30.9 .543 .443 .781 18.9 1.1 7.6 1.0 0.6 1.2
21-22 DEN 12 27.7 .397 .279 .615 11.9 2.0 6.3 0.2 0.8 1.4
22-23 DEN 67 28.9 .484 .409 .789 17.0 1.1 5.6 0.5 0.6 1.0
23-24 DEN 85 31.5 .486 .402 .825 16.9 1.5 7.0 0.6 0.6 1.1
24-25 DEN 62 33.1 .508 .403 .745 18.4 2.1 6.9 0.5 0.6 1.3
3-YEAR AVG 59 30.3 .473 .393 .800 16.3 1.4 6.6 0.5 0.6 1.1
Totals 373 28.9 .493 .405 .788 16.0 1.4 6.4 0.6 0.6 1.2
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