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Nick Smith Jr. or Obi Toppin

Who Should I Start? - Week 24 • Start New
Nick Smith Jr.

Nick Smith Jr.

PGCharlotte Hornets CHA
Obi Toppin

Obi Toppin

PFIndiana Pacers IND
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith Jr. over Toppin

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nick Smith Jr.
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Performance Nick Smith Jr.
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.673.331.6726.000.000.003
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
12.573.142.0027.570.140.007
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Obi Toppin
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.002.253.5019.250.250.504
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
13.251.633.3819.500.250.258
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nick Smith Jr.
OWN
15%
+5.44 compared to last week
START
 
9%
+2.42 compared to last week
OWN/START Obi Toppin
OWN
24%
+6.78 compared to last week
START
 
9%
+2.51 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nick Smith Jr.
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Obi Toppin
75th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Nick Smith Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among PG's. Either he is injured or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 54th with 816 total points (14.84 avg).
  • He is currently 2913 points behind the leader: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3.3 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 39.11% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 36.17% from beyond the arc this month. Not horrible, but not too good either.
  • He is ranked 94th this month in assist to turnover ratio with 1.54.
  • Bad point guard averaging only 2.69 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 2.19 for the month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 19 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +6.14, APG: +1.52, RPG: +1.19, MPG: +13.89 STLS: +0.2 BLKS: +0.02
Breakdown Obi Toppin

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 75th among PF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 21st with 1354 total points (18.81 avg).
  • He is currently 2024 points behind the leader: Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • He is performing amazing in the past 30 days. Will he keep it up?
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.1 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 55.97% from the field this month. Very impressive for a big man.
  • Shooting 45.83% from beyond the arc this month. Pretty damn good.
  • Assists per game numbers are 1.65 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are bad for a center / power forward at 3.88 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 5 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +0.53, APG: +0.11, RPG: +0.18, MPG: --1.83 STLS: +0.08 BLKS: --0.15
Next Up Health Check
Injury Nick Smith Jr.

ANKLE - Since Apr 1, 2025

Smith Jr. is dealing with a left ankle injury but is likely to take the court for the Hornets.
Injury Obi Toppin

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nick Smith Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Apr 02@IND
Apr 04VS SAC
Apr 06VS CHI
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
7.001.002.0016.250.500.004
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Obi Toppin
DateOpponentResult
Apr 02VS CHA
Apr 04VS UTA
Apr 06@DEN
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.251.252.7519.500.750.004
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Nick Smith Jr.
4.82
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Obi Toppin
14.93
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Nick Smith Jr.
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
23-24 CHA 50 14.2 .391 .432 .867 6.0 1.2 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.8
24-25 CHA 55 22.3 .387 .333 .919 9.6 2.2 2.0 0.1 0.3 1.4
3-YEAR AVG 25 14.2 .391 .432 .867 6.0 1.2 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.8
Totals 105 18.4 .388 .367 .904 7.9 1.7 1.7 0.1 0.3 1.1
Career Obi Toppin
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
20-21 NY 52 10.7 .489 .288 .727 4.1 0.5 2.3 0.2 0.3 0.4
21-22 NY 76 16.8 .527 .306 .758 9.0 1.1 3.9 0.5 0.4 0.8
22-23 NY 71 15.4 .451 .347 .804 7.5 1.0 2.8 0.2 0.4 0.6
23-24 IND 88 20.5 .565 .394 .771 10.4 1.5 4.0 0.5 0.5 0.8
24-25 IND 72 19.1 .541 .372 .796 10.6 1.6 4.0 0.3 0.6 0.8
3-YEAR AVG 80 17.6 .518 .352 .768 9.0 1.2 3.6 0.4 0.4 0.7
Totals 390 16.8 .524 .355 .774 8.5 1.2 3.4 0.4 0.4 0.7
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