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Matas Buzelis or Lauri Markkanen

Who Should I Start? - Week 23 • Start New
Matas Buzelis

Matas Buzelis

SFChicago Bulls CHI
Lauri Markkanen

Lauri Markkanen

PFUtah Jazz UTA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Buzelis over Markkanen

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Matas Buzelis
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Owners starting Markkanen over Buzelis

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Lauri Markkanen
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Performance Matas Buzelis
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
17.671.334.3325.330.670.673
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
12.861.143.7123.000.570.867
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Lauri Markkanen
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
16.001.002.6722.330.000.333
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Matas Buzelis
OWN
34%
+6.33 compared to last week
START
20%
+6.62 compared to last week
OWN/START Lauri Markkanen
OWN
89%
-4.47 compared to last week
START
36%
-10.43 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Matas Buzelis
54th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Lauri Markkanen
56th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Matas Buzelis

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 54th among SF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 41st with 1000 total points (14.29 avg).
  • He is currently 2042 points behind the leader: Jayson Tatum
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 6.6 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 44.67% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 30.56% from beyond the arc this month.
  • Assists per game numbers are 1.60 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty good for a small forward with 4.27 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 70 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +7.76, APG: +0.86, RPG: +3.16, MPG: +17.09 STLS: +0.27 BLKS: +0.84
Breakdown Lauri Markkanen

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 56th among PF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 23rd with 1294 total points (28.76 avg).
  • He is currently 1989 points behind the leader: Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • He is doing a lot better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 9.5.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 39.29% from the field this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Shooting 33.33% from beyond the arc this month. Not too good.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0.18 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are bad for a center / power forward at 0.82 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 28 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +1.22, APG: -0.02, RPG: -0.2, MPG: +6.43 STLS: --0.04 BLKS: EVEN
Next Up Health Check
Injury Matas Buzelis

No Injury Reported

Injury Lauri Markkanen

CONDITIONING - Since Mar 19, 2025

Markkanen is reconditioning following an illness and is uncertain to take the court for the Jazz.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Matas Buzelis
DateOpponentResult
Mar 24@DENW 129-119
Mar 27VS LALW 119-117
Mar 29VS DAL
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
15.001.205.2023.400.800.605
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Lauri Markkanen
DateOpponentResult
Mar 25VS MEML 140-103
Mar 27VS HOUL 121-110
Mar 28@DEN
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
20.000.806.4031.400.000.205
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Matas Buzelis
10.72
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Lauri Markkanen
15.03
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 70 17.1 .435 .336 .855 7.8 0.9 3.2 0.8 0.3 0.8
3-YEAR AVG 0 0.0 .0 .0 .0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Totals 70 17.1 .435 .336 .855 7.8 0.9 3.2 0.8 0.3 0.8
Career Lauri Markkanen
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
17-18 CHI 68 29.7 .434 .363 .843 15.2 1.2 7.5 0.6 0.6 1.2
18-19 CHI 54 32.1 .427 .364 .870 18.7 1.4 9.1 0.7 0.7 1.6
19-20 CHI 50 29.6 .425 .344 .824 14.7 1.5 6.3 0.5 0.8 1.6
20-21 CHI 43 26.1 .477 .391 .840 14.1 0.9 5.4 0.3 0.4 1.0
21-22 CLE 68 29.4 .452 .365 .868 14.6 1.3 5.5 0.5 0.8 0.9
22-23 UTA 64 34.1 .499 .395 .879 25.8 1.9 8.7 0.6 0.7 1.9
23-24 UTA 55 32.5 .480 .399 .899 23.2 2.0 8.2 0.5 0.9 1.4
24-25 UTA 45 30.9 .421 .344 .874 18.7 1.5 6.0 0.4 0.6 1.4
3-YEAR AVG 62 31.9 .480 .387 .883 21.0 1.7 7.4 0.5 0.8 1.4
Totals 455 30.5 .455 .373 .868 18.1 1.4 7.1 0.5 0.7 1.4
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