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Matas Buzelis or Nick Smith Jr.

Who Should I Start? - Week 21 • Start New
Matas Buzelis

Matas Buzelis

SFChicago Bulls CHI
Nick Smith Jr.

Nick Smith Jr.

PGCharlotte Hornets CHA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Buzelis over Smith Jr.

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith Jr. over Buzelis

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Nick Smith Jr.
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Performance Matas Buzelis
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.671.334.6728.330.001.333
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
12.832.175.1728.500.171.006
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 Matas Buzelis
OWN
37%
-2.03 compared to last week
START
24%
-2.96 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 Matas Buzelis
52nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nick Smith Jr.
57th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Matas Buzelis

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 52nd among SF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 47th with 843 total points (13.60 avg).
  • He is currently 1981 points behind the leader: Jayson Tatum
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 9.2 PPG. That is great, but how long can he perform at this level? If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 43.75% from the field this month.
  • 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 2.00 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty good for a small forward with 4.17 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 62 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +7.21, APG: +0.82, RPG: +3.1, MPG: +16.47 STLS: +0.24 BLKS: +0.85
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 Matas Buzelis

No Injury Reported

Injury Nick Smith Jr.

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Matas Buzelis
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10VS INDW 121-103
Mar 13VS BKN
Mar 15@HOU
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.671.333.6720.000.501.006
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 Matas Buzelis
9.73
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nick Smith Jr.
7.40
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Matas Buzelis
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
24-25 CHI 62 16.5 .433 .328 .841 7.2 0.8 3.1 0.9 0.2 0.8
3-YEAR AVG 0 0.0 .0 .0 .0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Totals 62 16.5 .433 .328 .841 7.2 0.8 3.1 0.9 0.2 0.8
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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