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CHA
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102
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BKN
BOS
96
104
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WAS
POR
CANCELED
MIL
LAL
CANCELED
CLE
LAC
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63
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Jayson Tatum or Jimmy Butler III

Who Should I Start? - Week 22 • Start New
Jayson Tatum

Jayson Tatum

SFBoston Celtics BOS
Jimmy Butler III

Jimmy Butler III

SFGolden State Warriors GS
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Tatum over Butler III

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Butler III over Tatum

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jimmy Butler III
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Performance Jayson Tatum
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
27.007.006.6737.670.330.003
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
31.206.207.8037.801.200.205
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jimmy Butler III
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
13.336.676.3331.001.330.333
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
17.866.436.2933.291.430.147
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jayson Tatum
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
72%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Jimmy Butler III
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
88%
+4.06 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jayson Tatum
3rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jimmy Butler III
22nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jayson Tatum

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 3rd among SF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 1st with 2901 total points (46.79 avg).
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.2 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 45.34% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 32.76% from beyond the arc this month. Not too good.
  • Assists per game numbers are great for a small forward with 6.15 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are great for a small forward with 7.62 rpg this month.
  • He is among the league's best in scoring.
  • 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: +1.62, APG: +1.25, RPG: +1.03, MPG: +3.02 STLS: +0.16 BLKS: --0.05
Breakdown Jimmy Butler III

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 22nd among SF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 72nd with 390 total points (32.50 avg).
  • He is currently 2511 points behind the leader: Jayson Tatum
  • He is in a heck of a slump. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 4.1 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 44.80% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 25.00% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Assists per game numbers are good for a small forward with 5.62 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are good for a small forward with 5.00 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 12 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +15.33, APG: +6.08, RPG: +5.42, MPG: +31 STLS: +1.33 BLKS: +0.17
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jayson Tatum

KNEE - Since Mar 17, 2025

Tatum is dealing with right knee tendinopathy and is uncertain to take the court for the Celtics.
Injury Jimmy Butler III

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jayson Tatum
DateOpponentResult
Mar 18VS BKN
Mar 21@UTA
Mar 23@POR
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
29.678.008.6737.670.670.333
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jimmy Butler III
DateOpponentResult
Mar 17VS DENL 114-105
Mar 18VS MIL
Mar 20VS TOR
Mar 22@ATL
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
23.006.008.0033.002.001.001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jayson Tatum
40.27
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jimmy Butler III
18.50
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jayson Tatum
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
17-18 BOS 80 30.5 .475 .434 .826 13.9 1.6 5.0 0.7 1.0 1.5
18-19 BOS 80 30.9 .451 .373 .857 15.8 2.1 6.0 0.8 1.1 1.5
19-20 BOS 58 34.4 .450 .404 .815 23.7 2.9 7.1 0.9 1.4 2.2
20-21 BOS 58 35.1 .459 .387 .870 26.3 4.4 7.4 0.4 1.2 2.6
21-22 BOS 85 35.3 .450 .353 .850 26.5 4.5 7.8 0.6 1.0 3.0
22-23 BOS 79 36.6 .467 .351 .858 29.9 4.7 9.0 0.7 1.1 2.8
23-24 BOS 79 35.4 .468 .372 .830 26.5 4.9 8.3 0.6 1.0 2.5
24-25 BOS 62 36.1 .454 .356 .809 27.1 5.9 8.8 0.5 1.1 3.0
3-YEAR AVG 92 36.3 .458 .357 .844 27.4 4.8 8.4 0.7 1.0 2.9
Totals 647 34.6 .457 .369 .843 23.8 4.0 7.5 0.7 1.1 2.5
Career Jimmy Butler III
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
3-YEAR AVG 0.0 .0 .0 .0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Totals 12 31.0 .448 .250 .868 15.3 6.1 5.4 0.2 1.3 1.5
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