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Lauri Markkanen or Brandin Podziemski

Who Should I Start? - Week 21 • Start New
Lauri Markkanen

Lauri Markkanen

PFUtah Jazz UTA
Brandin Podziemski

Brandin Podziemski

SGGolden State Warriors GS
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Markkanen over Podziemski

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Lauri Markkanen
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Podziemski over Markkanen

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Brandin Podziemski
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Performance Lauri Markkanen
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.000.006.0028.000.000.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.000.006.0028.000.000.001
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Brandin Podziemski
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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
14.332.677.3329.001.000.333
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Lauri Markkanen
OWN
98%
No change since last week.
START
43%
+8.85 compared to last week
OWN/START Brandin Podziemski
OWN
58%
-17.07 compared to last week
START
14%
-35.24 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Lauri Markkanen
32nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Brandin Podziemski
29th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Lauri Markkanen

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 32nd among PF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 20th with 1236 total points (29.43 avg).
  • He is currently 1675 points behind the leader: Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 9.4.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 41.98% from the field this month. Not very good at all for a big man.
  • Shooting 35.71% from beyond the arc this month. Not too good.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are bad for a center / power forward at 2.21 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 23 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +0.84, APG: -0.06, RPG: -0.3, MPG: +6.18 STLS: +0.0099999999999999 BLKS: --0.01
Breakdown Brandin Podziemski

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 29th among SG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 33rd with 1128 total points (23.02 avg).
  • He is currently 1525 points behind the leader: James Harden
  • He is putting up 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 42.02% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 30.00% from beyond the arc this month.
  • Assists per game numbers are 2.75 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty good for a guard with 4.50 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 15 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +1.88, APG: +0.05, RPG: -0.1, MPG: +2.34 STLS: +0.28 BLKS: +0.05
Next Up Health Check
Injury Lauri Markkanen

No Injury Reported

Injury Brandin Podziemski

BACK - Since Mar 6, 2025

Podziemski is dealing with a bilateral lower back strain and is uncertain to take the court for the Warriors.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Lauri Markkanen
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10@BOSL 114-108
Mar 12@MEML 122-115
Mar 14VS TOR
Mar 16@MIN
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
18.751.005.7531.000.000.504
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Brandin Podziemski
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10VS PORW 130-120
Mar 13VS SACW 130-104
Mar 15VS NY
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
13.334.335.0028.331.000.003
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Lauri Markkanen
22.74
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Brandin Podziemski
17.43
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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 42 31.5 .422 .345 .871 18.9 1.5 6.2 0.4 0.7 1.3
3-YEAR AVG 62 31.9 .480 .387 .883 21.0 1.7 7.4 0.5 0.8 1.4
Totals 452 30.6 .455 .373 .867 18.1 1.4 7.1 0.5 0.7 1.4
Career Brandin Podziemski
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
23-24 GS 73 26.4 .454 .391 .633 9.2 3.7 5.9 0.2 0.8 1.2
24-25 GS 49 25.4 .427 .319 .757 10.3 3.5 5.0 0.2 1.1 1.1
3-YEAR AVG 37 26.4 .454 .391 .633 9.2 3.7 5.9 0.2 0.8 1.2
Totals 122 26.0 .443 .357 .693 9.7 3.6 5.5 0.2 0.9 1.2
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