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Nick Smith Jr. or Elfrid Payton

Who Should I Start? - Week 23 • Start New
Nick Smith Jr.

Nick Smith Jr.

PGCharlotte Hornets CHA
Elfrid Payton

Elfrid Payton

PGNew Orleans Pelicans NO
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith Jr. over Payton

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nick Smith Jr.
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Payton over Smith Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Elfrid Payton
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Performance Nick Smith Jr.
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.253.253.0029.250.250.004
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.143.002.7126.140.140.007
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Elfrid Payton
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
3.007.503.0018.000.501.002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
3.007.503.0018.000.501.002
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nick Smith Jr.
OWN
 
9%
+0.24 compared to last week
START
 
6%
-1.98 compared to last week
OWN/START Elfrid Payton
OWN
 
1%
+0.16 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+0.16 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nick Smith Jr.
62nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Elfrid Payton
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Nick Smith Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 68th among PG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 56th with 752 total points (14.75 avg).
  • He is currently 2775 points behind the leader: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 5.2 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 38.83% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 33.01% from beyond the arc this month. Not too good.
  • He is ranked 94th this month in assist to turnover ratio with 1.51.
  • Bad point guard averaging only 2.81 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 2.38 for the month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 19 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +5.91, APG: +1.4, RPG: +1.16, MPG: +13.18 STLS: +0.22 BLKS: +0.02
Breakdown Elfrid Payton

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among PG's. Either he is injured or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 82nd with 254 total points (16.93 avg).
  • He is currently 3273 points behind the leader: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.1 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 23.08% from the field this month.
  • He is ranked 47th this month in assist to turnover ratio with 2.59.
  • Below average point guard averaging only 3.00 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 1.33 for the month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 15 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +3.93, APG: +5.53, RPG: +2.87, MPG: +19.8 STLS: +1.13 BLKS: +0.53
Next Up Health Check
Injury Nick Smith Jr.

No Injury Reported

Injury Elfrid Payton

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nick Smith Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Mar 25VS ORL
Mar 28@TOR
Mar 30@NO
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
1.751.250.7512.250.000.004
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Elfrid Payton
DateOpponentResult
Mar 24VS PHIW 112-99
Mar 28VS GS
Mar 30VS CHA
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
5.009.004.5025.002.001.002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Nick Smith Jr.
7.76
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Elfrid Payton
4.08
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 51 22.1 .394 .331 .909 9.6 2.1 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 101 18.2 .393 .368 .896 7.8 1.7 1.7 0.1 0.3 1.1
Career Elfrid Payton
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
14-15 ORL 81 30.2 .424 .268 .551 9.0 6.5 4.3 0.2 1.8 2.5
15-16 ORL 72 29.1 .435 .330 .593 10.6 6.4 3.5 0.3 1.2 2.4
16-17 ORL 79 29.4 .469 .266 .688 12.6 6.3 4.8 0.5 1.1 2.1
17-18 ORL 63 28.7 .493 .326 .649 12.7 6.2 4.3 0.3 1.3 2.7
18-19 NO 42 29.6 .435 .314 .743 10.6 7.6 5.2 0.4 1.0 2.7
19-20 NY 45 27.5 .439 .203 .570 10.0 7.2 4.7 0.4 1.6 2.1
20-21 NY 54 24.5 .443 .290 .686 11.2 3.4 3.6 0.2 0.8 1.7
21-22 PHO 54 10.8 .410 .263 .412 3.3 2.1 1.8 0.1 0.6 0.9
24-25 NO 15 19.8 .372 .0 .500 3.9 5.5 2.9 0.5 1.1 2.1
3-YEAR AVG 40 17.1 .426 .282 .615 6.8 2.7 2.6 0.1 0.7 1.2
Totals 517 26.1 .445 .287 .623 9.8 5.6 3.9 0.3 1.2 2.1
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