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Matas Buzelis or Nick Smith Jr.

Who Should I Start? - Week 17 • 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

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

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
18.002.003.6729.671.002.003
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.141.294.1425.710.431.437
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nick Smith Jr.
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
22.003.004.0034.330.330.003
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.142.863.0030.290.430.147
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Matas Buzelis
OWN
54%
+35.04 compared to last week
START
18%
+7.24 compared to last week
OWN/START Nick Smith Jr.
OWN
29%
+20.23 compared to last week
START
22%
+16.01 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Matas Buzelis
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nick Smith Jr.
53rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Matas Buzelis

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SF's. Either he is injured or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 51st with 599 total points (11.98 avg).
  • He is currently 1668 points behind the leader: Jayson Tatum
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 11.7 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 54.74% from the field this month. Very impressive.
  • Shooting 42.50% from beyond the arc this month. Pretty damn good.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0.60 apg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 50 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +6.1, APG: +0.54, RPG: +2.84, MPG: +13.98 STLS: +0.26 BLKS: +0.88
Breakdown Nick Smith Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 53rd among PG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 62nd with 386 total points (12.87 avg).
  • He is currently 2201 points behind the leader: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 8.5 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 41.88% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 33.72% from beyond the arc this month. Not too good.
  • He is ranked 86th this month in assist to turnover ratio with 1.67.
  • Bad point guard averaging only 2.47 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 2.67 for the month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 22 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +3.32, APG: +0.8, RPG: +0.89, MPG: +6.98 STLS: +0.24 BLKS: +0.04
Next Up Health Check
Injury Matas Buzelis

No Injury Reported

Injury Nick Smith Jr.

BACK - Since Feb 8, 2025

Smith Jr. is dealing with low back tightness and is uncertain to take the court for the Hornets.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Matas Buzelis
DateOpponentResult
Feb 11VS DET
Feb 12VS DET
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
6.000.501.5013.500.000.002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nick Smith Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Feb 10@BKN
Feb 12@ORL
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0.671.002.0012.330.000.003
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Matas Buzelis
9.94
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nick Smith Jr.
8.21
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 50 14.0 .431 .367 .796 6.1 0.5 2.8 0.9 0.3 0.6
3-YEAR AVG 0 0.0 .0 .0 .0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Totals 50 14.0 .431 .367 .796 6.1 0.5 2.8 0.9 0.3 0.6
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 30 17.7 .413 .358 .833 7.9 1.7 1.9 0.2 0.4 1.0
3-YEAR AVG 25 14.2 .391 .432 .867 6.0 1.2 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.8
Totals 80 15.5 .400 .399 .852 6.7 1.4 1.6 0.2 0.3 0.9
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