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Nick Smith Jr. or Moussa Diabate

Who Should I Start? - Week 24 • Start New
Nick Smith Jr.

Nick Smith Jr.

PGCharlotte Hornets CHA
Moussa Diabate

Moussa Diabate

PFCharlotte Hornets CHA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith Jr. over Diabate

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Diabate over Smith Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Performance Nick Smith Jr.
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.673.331.6726.000.000.003
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
12.573.142.0027.570.140.007
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Moussa Diabate
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
6.750.004.5012.250.250.254
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
7.430.434.5712.430.430.147
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nick Smith Jr.
OWN
14%
+2.92 compared to last week
START
 
7%
+2.07 compared to last week
OWN/START Moussa Diabate
OWN
 
7%
+0.93 compared to last week
START
 
4%
+1.12 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nick Smith Jr.
59th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Moussa Diabate
Not Ranked
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 54th with 816 total points (14.84 avg).
  • He is currently 2967 points behind the leader: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3.3 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 40.12% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 39.53% from beyond the arc this month.
  • He is ranked 93rd this month in assist to turnover ratio with 1.54.
  • Bad point guard averaging only 2.63 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 2.19 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: +6.13, APG: +1.51, RPG: +1.16, MPG: +13.76 STLS: +0.2 BLKS: +0.02
Breakdown Moussa Diabate

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among PF's. Either he is injured or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 37th with 1034 total points (15.67 avg).
  • He is currently 2410 points behind the leader: Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.8 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 61.90% from the field this month. Very impressive for a big man.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0.69 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty bad for a center / power forward with 4.13 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 8 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +5.06, APG: +0.77, RPG: +5.86, MPG: +16.13 STLS: +0.57 BLKS: +0.55
Next Up Health Check
Injury Nick Smith Jr.

ANKLE - Since Apr 1, 2025

Smith Jr. is dealing with a left ankle sprain and is uncertain to take the court for the Hornets.
Injury Moussa Diabate

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nick Smith Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Apr 02@INDL 119-105
Apr 04VS SAC
Apr 06VS CHI
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
7.001.002.0016.250.500.004
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Moussa Diabate
DateOpponentResult
Apr 02@INDL 119-105
Apr 04VS SAC
Apr 06VS CHI
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
4.500.005.6715.501.000.506
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Nick Smith Jr.
8.49
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Moussa Diabate
8.23
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 55 22.3 .387 .333 .919 9.6 2.2 2.0 0.1 0.3 1.4
3-YEAR AVG 25 14.2 .391 .432 .867 6.0 1.2 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.8
Totals 105 18.4 .388 .367 .904 7.9 1.7 1.7 0.1 0.3 1.1
Career Moussa Diabate
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
22-23 LAC 22 8.4 .511 .500 .625 2.7 0.2 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.4
23-24 LAC 10 5.8 .526 .0 .583 2.7 0.4 2.5 0.2 0.5 0.2
24-25 CHA 66 16.9 .596 .0 .591 5.5 0.8 6.2 0.6 0.6 0.8
3-YEAR AVG 11 7.6 .515 .500 .607 2.7 0.3 2.3 0.3 0.4 0.3
Totals 98 13.9 .579 .167 .594 4.6 0.6 4.9 0.5 0.6 0.7
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