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Nick Smith Jr. or D'Angelo Russell

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

Nick Smith Jr.

PGCharlotte Hornets CHA
D'Angelo Russell

D'Angelo Russell

PGBrooklyn Nets BKN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith Jr. over Russell

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nick Smith Jr.
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Russell over Smith Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Latest News D'Angelo Russell
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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 D'Angelo Russell
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.336.003.0027.001.331.003
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
13.755.502.5026.501.251.004
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 D'Angelo Russell
OWN
87%
+6.07 compared to last week
START
67%
+31.05 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nick Smith Jr.
59th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus D'Angelo Russell
45th
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 D'Angelo Russell

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 45th among PG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 32nd with 1216 total points (24.82 avg).
  • He is currently 2050 points behind the leader: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3.2 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 41.77% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 29.17% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • He is ranked 37th this month in assist to turnover ratio with 2.70.
  • Bad point guard averaging only 2.92 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 1.50 for the month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 16 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: -3.65, APG: -0.66, RPG: +0.02, MPG: --3.84 STLS: +0.23 BLKS: --0.03
Next Up Health Check
Injury Nick Smith Jr.

No Injury Reported

Injury D'Angelo Russell

INJURY MANAGEMENT - Since Mar 11, 2025

Russell is managing an injury and will not take the court for the Nets.
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 D'Angelo Russell
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10VS LALW 111-108
Mar 11@CLE
Mar 13@CHI
Mar 15VS BOS
Mar 16VS ATL
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
13.575.142.7126.000.430.147
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Nick Smith Jr.
7.48
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating D'Angelo Russell
19.51
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 D'Angelo Russell
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
15-16 LAL 80 28.1 .411 .354 .737 13.2 3.3 3.4 0.2 1.2 2.5
16-17 LAL 61 28.7 .408 .350 .777 15.7 4.8 3.5 0.3 1.4 2.7
17-18 BKN 48 25.7 .416 .324 .741 15.5 5.2 3.9 0.4 0.8 3.1
18-19 BKN 67 30.7 .439 .364 .785 22.0 7.3 3.9 0.2 1.3 3.3
19-20 GS 45 32.1 .426 .367 .809 23.1 6.3 3.9 0.3 1.1 3.3
20-21 MIN 35 27.4 .435 .388 .779 19.0 5.5 2.5 0.4 1.0 2.8
21-22 MIN 74 31.1 .409 .346 .819 17.6 7.1 3.3 0.3 1.0 2.5
22-23 MIN 76 31.8 .465 .392 .833 17.6 6.2 3.1 0.4 0.9 2.5
23-24 LAL 81 32.4 .452 .409 .820 17.8 6.2 3.0 0.5 0.9 2.0
24-25 LAL 49 25.0 .404 .330 .863 12.9 5.1 2.8 0.4 1.0 1.9
3-YEAR AVG 80 31.7 .441 .379 .823 17.4 6.4 3.1 0.4 0.9 2.3
Totals 633 29.6 .428 .365 .796 17.2 5.7 3.3 0.3 1.1 2.6
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