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Cole Anthony or Gary Payton II

Who Should I Start? - Week 21 • Start New
Cole Anthony

Cole Anthony

PGOrlando Magic ORL
Gary Payton II

Gary Payton II

PGGolden State Warriors GS
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Anthony over Payton II

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Cole Anthony
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Payton II over Anthony

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Gary Payton II
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Performance Cole Anthony
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
15.506.004.0030.000.501.502
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.504.003.2526.500.751.254
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Gary Payton II
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
13.001.332.6723.331.330.333
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
13.171.504.3320.501.000.336
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Cole Anthony
OWN
48%
+22.6 compared to last week
START
38%
+23.67 compared to last week
OWN/START Gary Payton II
OWN
 
4%
+2.96 compared to last week
START
 
3%
+2.21 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Cole Anthony
47th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Gary Payton II
89th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Cole Anthony

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 47th among PG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 38th with 1110 total points (18.50 avg).
  • He is currently 2204 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 7.5 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 42.45% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 47.37% from beyond the arc this month. Very good.
  • He is ranked 81st this month in assist to turnover ratio with 1.79.
  • Below average point guard averaging only 3.27 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty good for a guard with 4.18 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 6 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: -1.73, APG: -0.1, RPG: -0.77, MPG: --3.76 STLS: --0.1 BLKS: +0.01
Breakdown Gary Payton II

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 89th among PG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 54th with 679 total points (13.06 avg).
  • He is currently 2635 points behind the leader: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  • He is doing a lot better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 10.3 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 63.89% from the field this month. Very impressive.
  • Shooting 45.45% from beyond the arc this month. Pretty damn good.
  • He is ranked 66th this month in assist to turnover ratio with 2.13.
  • Assists per game numbers are only 1.17 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 2.50 for the month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 12 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +3.89, APG: +0.83, RPG: +1.54, MPG: +6.84 STLS: +0.28 BLKS: +0.13
Next Up Health Check
Injury Cole Anthony

TOE - Since Mar 13, 2025

Anthony is dealing with a left big toe strain and is uncertain to take the court for the Magic.
Injury Gary Payton II

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Cole Anthony
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10@HOUL 97-84
Mar 13@NOW 113-93
Mar 14@MIN
Mar 16@CLE
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
7.403.203.8019.200.600.405
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Gary Payton II
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10VS PORW 130-120
Mar 13VS SACW 130-104
Mar 15VS NY
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
11.401.602.6017.801.000.205
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Cole Anthony
16.56
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Gary Payton II
11.39
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Cole Anthony
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
20-21 ORL 39 26.8 .397 .331 .824 12.4 4.3 4.6 0.4 0.7 2.1
21-22 ORL 69 30.8 .392 .342 .858 16.1 5.6 5.4 0.3 0.7 2.6
22-23 ORL 60 25.3 .454 .364 .894 13.0 3.9 4.8 0.5 0.6 1.5
23-24 ORL 86 21.5 .429 .330 .827 11.1 2.8 3.7 0.4 0.8 1.5
24-25 ORL 60 18.3 .424 .349 .817 9.7 2.9 3.1 0.5 0.7 1.6
3-YEAR AVG 72 25.5 .420 .343 .857 13.2 4.0 4.6 0.4 0.7 1.9
Totals 324 24.3 .418 .343 .849 12.5 3.8 4.3 0.4 0.7 1.9
Career Gary Payton II
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
19-20 28 15.2 .414 .283 .500 4.0 1.7 2.9 0.3 1.2 0.7
21-22 GS 6 6.2 .769 .500 .750 4.2 0.2 1.7 0.2 1.0 0.2
21-22 GS 76 17.5 .626 .377 .621 7.3 0.9 3.5 0.4 1.4 0.6
23-24 POR 28 16.1 .602 .455 .778 4.8 1.2 3.3 0.4 1.0 0.8
23-24 GS 43 15.1 .560 .359 .619 5.3 1.1 2.6 0.4 0.9 0.6
24-25 GS 52 13.7 .571 .284 .730 6.2 1.3 2.9 0.3 0.7 0.6
3-YEAR AVG 53 16.5 .608 .377 .644 6.3 1.0 3.2 0.4 1.1 0.6
Totals 248 15.4 .581 .347 .659 5.9 1.2 3.0 0.3 1.0 0.6
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