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D'Angelo Russell or AJ Johnson

Who Should I Start? - Week 23 • Start New
D'Angelo Russell

D'Angelo Russell

PGBrooklyn Nets BKN
AJ Johnson

AJ Johnson

SGWashington Wizards WAS
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Russell over Johnson

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Johnson over Russell

 
 
 
 
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Performance D'Angelo Russell
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
5.002.003.5021.501.000.002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
12.205.003.2026.001.000.005
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance AJ Johnson
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.253.004.0028.750.500.004
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.003.633.5027.000.750.138
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START D'Angelo Russell
OWN
80%
-3 compared to last week
START
60%
+18.4 compared to last week
OWN/START AJ Johnson
OWN
 
8%
+5.08 compared to last week
START
 
6%
+2.83 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus D'Angelo Russell
35th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus AJ Johnson
94th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown D'Angelo Russell

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 35th among PG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 32nd with 1349 total points (24.53 avg).
  • He is currently 2278 points behind the leader: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 35.04% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 25.68% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • He is ranked 37th this month in assist to turnover ratio with 2.69.
  • Below average point guard averaging only 3.19 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 1.81 for the month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 18 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: -3.82, APG: -0.79, RPG: +0.0099999999999998, MPG: --4.08 STLS: +0.18 BLKS: --0.05
Breakdown AJ Johnson

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 94th among SG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 96th with 234 total points (11.14 avg).
  • He is currently 2723 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 8.8 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 41.03% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 26.47% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Assists per game numbers are 2.33 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 2.07 for the month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 21 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +5.38, APG: +2.24, RPG: +1.95, MPG: +14.67 STLS: +0.38 BLKS: +0.05
Next Up Health Check
Injury D'Angelo Russell

INJURY MANAGEMENT - Since Mar 29, 2025

Russell is managing a right ankle injury and will not take the court for the Nets.
Injury AJ Johnson

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups D'Angelo Russell
DateOpponentResult
Mar 24VS DALL 120-101
Mar 26VS TORL 116-86
Mar 28VS LACL 132-100
Mar 29@WAS
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.603.003.0021.200.800.605
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups AJ Johnson
DateOpponentResult
Mar 24VS TORL 112-104
Mar 26@PHIW 119-114
Mar 27VS INDL 162-109
Mar 29VS BKN
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
6.803.003.4024.000.200.005
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating D'Angelo Russell
12.03
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating AJ Johnson
5.73
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career D'Angelo Russell
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
15-16 LAL 80 28.1 .411 .354 .737 13.2 3.3 3.4 0.2 1.2 2.5
16-17 LAL 61 28.7 .408 .350 .777 15.7 4.8 3.5 0.3 1.4 2.7
17-18 BKN 48 25.7 .416 .324 .741 15.5 5.2 3.9 0.4 0.8 3.1
18-19 BKN 67 30.7 .439 .364 .785 22.0 7.3 3.9 0.2 1.3 3.3
19-20 GS 45 32.1 .426 .367 .809 23.1 6.3 3.9 0.3 1.1 3.3
20-21 MIN 35 27.4 .435 .388 .779 19.0 5.5 2.5 0.4 1.0 2.8
21-22 MIN 74 31.1 .409 .346 .819 17.6 7.1 3.3 0.3 1.0 2.5
22-23 MIN 76 31.8 .465 .392 .833 17.6 6.2 3.1 0.4 0.9 2.5
23-24 LAL 81 32.4 .452 .409 .820 17.8 6.2 3.0 0.5 0.9 2.0
24-25 LAL 55 25.1 .392 .315 .849 12.7 5.1 2.8 0.4 1.0 1.9
3-YEAR AVG 80 31.7 .441 .379 .823 17.4 6.4 3.1 0.4 0.9 2.3
Totals 639 29.6 .427 .364 .796 17.2 5.7 3.3 0.3 1.0 2.6
Career AJ Johnson
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
24-25 MIL 21 14.7 .402 .296 .824 5.4 2.2 2.0 0.0 0.4 0.8
3-YEAR AVG 0 0.0 .0 .0 .0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Totals 21 14.7 .402 .296 .824 5.4 2.2 2.0 0.0 0.4 0.8
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