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Jalen Brunson or Darius Garland

Who Should I Start? - Week 26 • Start New
Jalen Brunson

Jalen Brunson

PGNew York Knicks NY
Darius Garland

Darius Garland

PGCleveland Cavaliers CLE
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Brunson over Garland

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jalen Brunson
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Garland over Brunson

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Darius Garland
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Performance Jalen Brunson
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
36.337.333.6735.670.330.003
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
38.148.574.0038.141.000.007
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Darius Garland
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
16.004.002.0028.000.000.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
21.505.753.7533.002.500.254
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jalen Brunson
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
93%
+0.74 compared to last week
OWN/START Darius Garland
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
87%
+4.43 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jalen Brunson
11th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Darius Garland
16th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jalen Brunson

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 11th among PG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 3rd with 3307 total points (43.51 avg).
  • He is currently 859 points behind the leader: Luka Doncic
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 12.1 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 48.32% from the field this month. Very impressive.
  • Shooting 40.38% from beyond the arc this month. Pretty good.
  • He is ranked 48th this month in assist to turnover ratio with 2.81.
  • Great point guard that is among the league's best in assists with 8.07 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 3.43 for the month.
  • Piles up the points and is ranked in the top 5 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: +9.17, APG: +1.83, RPG: +0.71, MPG: +6.76 STLS: +0.1 BLKS: --0.01
Breakdown Darius Garland

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 16th among PG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 26th with 1720 total points (30.71 avg).
  • He is currently 2446 points behind the leader: Luka Doncic
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 6.1 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 41.80% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 35.37% from beyond the arc this month. Not too good.
  • He is ranked 84th this month in assist to turnover ratio with 2.10.
  • Good point guard that is one of the better ones in the league with 6.86 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 2.79 for the month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 27 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: -0.33, APG: +0.05, RPG: +0.38, MPG: +3.22 STLS: +0.22 BLKS: +0.01
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jalen Brunson

No Injury Reported

Injury Darius Garland

LOW BACK - Since Apr 13, 2024

Garland is dealing with a lower back contusion and is uncertain to take the court for the Cavaliers.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jalen Brunson
DateOpponentResult
Apr 20VS PHI
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
22.257.753.0032.501.000.504
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Darius Garland
DateOpponentResult
Apr 20VS ORL
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
26.678.003.6738.331.330.003
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jalen Brunson
34.15
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Darius Garland
19.35
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jalen Brunson
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
18-19 DAL 74 21.6 .469 .348 .727 9.3 3.2 2.3 0.1 0.5 1.2
19-20 DAL 57 17.8 .467 .358 .813 8.2 3.3 2.4 0.1 0.4 1.2
20-21 DAL 59 24.7 .516 .386 .790 12.4 3.4 3.6 0.0 0.5 1.2
21-22 DAL 87 31.4 .502 .369 .838 16.9 4.6 4.0 0.0 0.8 1.4
22-23 NY 72 34.8 .484 .399 .833 24.1 6.0 3.6 0.2 1.0 2.2
23-24 NY 76 35.4 .480 .401 .847 29.1 6.8 3.6 0.2 0.9 2.4
3-YEAR AVG 82 30.1 .496 .389 .823 17.7 4.6 3.7 0.1 0.8 1.5
Totals 458 28.2 .487 .387 .825 17.2 4.6 3.3 0.1 0.7 1.6
Career Darius Garland
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
19-20 CLE 59 30.7 .401 .355 .875 12.3 3.9 1.9 0.1 0.7 2.5
20-21 CLE 53 33.0 .452 .394 .849 17.7 6.2 2.4 0.1 1.2 3.1
21-22 CLE 75 34.6 .459 .381 .887 21.0 8.2 3.1 0.1 1.3 3.7
22-23 CLE 73 35.1 .461 .412 .866 21.6 7.6 2.6 0.1 1.3 2.9
23-24 CLE 56 32.8 .446 .371 .828 18.0 6.5 2.6 0.1 1.3 3.1
3-YEAR AVG 67 34.3 .458 .396 .870 20.3 7.4 2.8 0.1 1.3 3.2
Totals 317 33.4 .447 .384 .863 18.4 6.6 2.6 0.1 1.2 3.1
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