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Karlo Matkovic or Jusuf Nurkic

Who Should I Start? - Week 21 • Start New
Karlo Matkovic

Karlo Matkovic

PFNew Orleans Pelicans NO
Jusuf Nurkic

Jusuf Nurkic

CCharlotte Hornets CHA
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Owners starting Nurkic over Matkovic

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jusuf Nurkic
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Performance Karlo Matkovic
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.001.678.0023.331.001.003
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
8.571.576.8623.140.430.867
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jusuf Nurkic
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
6.671.677.3316.331.000.333
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
6.251.756.7515.750.750.504
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Karlo Matkovic
OWN
25%
+15 compared to last week
START
17%
+11.82 compared to last week
OWN/START Jusuf Nurkic
OWN
47%
-10.38 compared to last week
START
21%
-10.77 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Karlo Matkovic
63rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jusuf Nurkic
37th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Karlo Matkovic

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 63rd among PF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 66th with 398 total points (14.74 avg).
  • He is currently 2464 points behind the leader: Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • 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 55.42% from the field this month. Very impressive for a big man.
  • Shooting 31.03% from beyond the arc this month.
  • Assists per game numbers are 1.31 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are average for a center / power forward with 5.85 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 27 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +5.74, APG: +0.96, RPG: +4.52, MPG: +16.74 STLS: +0.48 BLKS: +1.04
Breakdown Jusuf Nurkic

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 37th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 41st with 747 total points (23.34 avg).
  • He is currently 2903 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.5 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 45.45% from the field this month. Not very impressive for a big man.
  • Shooting 10.53% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Assists per game numbers are decent for a center with 2.14 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are average for a center / power forward with 5.00 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 31 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: -3.03, APG: -1.37, RPG: -1.37, MPG: --3.83 STLS: +0.07 BLKS: --0.33
Next Up Health Check
Injury Karlo Matkovic

No Injury Reported

Injury Jusuf Nurkic

SHIN - Since Mar 11, 2025

Nurkić is dealing with a shin injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Hornets.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Karlo Matkovic
DateOpponentResult
Mar 11VS LAC
Mar 13VS ORL
Mar 15@SA
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
13.500.504.0019.000.000.502
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jusuf Nurkic
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10@MIAW 105-102
Mar 12@ATL
Mar 14@SA
Mar 16@LAC
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
8.501.507.5018.500.250.504
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Karlo Matkovic
9.31
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jusuf Nurkic
17.64
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Karlo Matkovic
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
24-25 NO 27 16.7 .530 .324 .778 5.7 1.0 4.5 1.0 0.5 0.9
3-YEAR AVG 0 0.0 .0 .0 .0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Totals 27 16.7 .530 .324 .778 5.7 1.0 4.5 1.0 0.5 0.9
Career Jusuf Nurkic
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
14-15 DEN 60 17.6 .448 .0 .636 6.9 0.8 6.1 1.1 0.8 1.4
16-17 DEN 31 16.8 .423 .0 .615 8.3 1.3 5.4 1.4 0.8 1.8
16-17 DEN 64 21.6 .511 .0 .573 10.3 1.8 7.2 1.2 0.8 2.2
17-18 POR 76 26.3 .506 .0 .621 14.2 1.8 8.8 1.3 0.8 2.3
18-19 POR 72 27.2 .509 .103 .773 15.6 3.2 10.4 1.4 1.0 2.3
20-21 POR 28 22.6 .502 .360 .647 10.9 3.2 8.5 0.9 0.9 2.1
21-22 POR 59 27.0 .530 .266 .699 14.8 2.8 11.0 0.6 1.1 2.5
22-23 POR 50 26.2 .519 .368 .658 13.6 2.9 9.1 0.9 0.8 2.3
23-24 PHO 79 26.8 .513 .244 .630 10.8 3.9 10.9 1.1 1.1 2.2
24-25 PHO 32 21.7 .453 .254 .678 8.2 2.2 8.9 0.7 1.0 2.1
3-YEAR AVG 63 26.7 .521 .303 .663 12.8 3.3 10.4 0.9 1.0 2.3
Totals 575 24.3 .503 .278 .666 12.0 2.5 9.0 1.1 0.9 2.2
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