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Nick Smith Jr. or Moussa Diabate

Who Should I Start? - Week 18 • 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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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Moussa Diabate
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Performance Nick Smith Jr.
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
12.001.002.0028.001.000.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
11.503.502.5028.000.500.004
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Moussa Diabate
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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
11.672.008.6722.000.000.673
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nick Smith Jr.
OWN
28%
+4.51 compared to last week
START
24%
+16.27 compared to last week
OWN/START Moussa Diabate
OWN
37%
-1.63 compared to last week
START
32%
+24.93 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nick Smith Jr.
53rd
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 53rd among PG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 60th with 428 total points (12.97 avg).
  • He is currently 2302 points behind the leader: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 5.3 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 40.00% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 29.27% 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 2.86 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 2.29 for the month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 21 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +3.59, APG: +0.96, RPG: +0.88, MPG: +8.14 STLS: +0.26 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 40th with 729 total points (16.57 avg).
  • He is currently 1632 points behind the leader: Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 9.1 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 62.69% from the field this month. Very impressive for a big man.
  • Assists per game numbers are 1.29 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty good for a center / power forward with 7.14 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 9 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +4.56, APG: +0.76, RPG: +6.65, MPG: +17.36 STLS: +0.58 BLKS: +0.66
Next Up Health Check
Injury Nick Smith Jr.

No Injury Reported

Injury Moussa Diabate

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nick Smith Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Feb 19@LALW 100-97
Feb 20@DEN
Feb 22@POR
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
13.003.502.2529.750.500.754
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Moussa Diabate
DateOpponentResult
Feb 19@LALW 100-97
Feb 20@DEN
Feb 22@POR
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
7.331.675.6716.671.000.673
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Nick Smith Jr.
8.34
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Moussa Diabate
11.27
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 33 18.5 .399 .343 .875 8.0 1.8 1.9 0.2 0.4 1.2
3-YEAR AVG 25 14.2 .391 .432 .867 6.0 1.2 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.8
Totals 83 15.9 .395 .388 .871 6.8 1.4 1.6 0.1 0.3 0.9
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 44 18.3 .616 .0 .552 5.1 0.8 7.0 0.7 0.7 0.9
3-YEAR AVG 11 7.6 .515 .500 .607 2.7 0.3 2.3 0.3 0.4 0.3
Totals 76 13.8 .585 .250 .568 4.1 0.6 5.1 0.5 0.5 0.7
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