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Nicolas Claxton or Jalen Smith

Who Should I Start? - Week 26 • Start New
Nicolas Claxton

Nicolas Claxton

C • Brooklyn Nets BKN
Jalen Smith

Jalen Smith

PF • Indiana Pacers IND
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Owners starting Claxton over Smith

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Nicolas Claxton
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
7.502.0010.0027.500.001.002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
8.502.7510.0029.250.002.504
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jalen Smith
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.501.005.5019.001.000.502
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
7.801.203.8012.800.400.205
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nicolas Claxton
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
80%
+16.61 compared to last week
OWN/START Jalen Smith
OWN
16%
-2.28 compared to last week
START
 
8%
-2.92 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nicolas Claxton
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jalen Smith
14th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Nicolas Claxton

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among C's. Either he is injured or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 14th with 2201 total points (31.00 avg).
  • He is currently 2164 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.5 PPG.

    • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 63.83% from the field this month. Very impressive for a big man.
  • Assists per game numbers are alright for a center but nothing to brag about at 1.93 apg.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are good for a center / power forward with 9.71 rpg this month.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 11 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +0.33, APG: +0.33, RPG: +1.46, MPG: +2.14 STLS: --0.06 BLKS: --0.24
Breakdown Jalen Smith

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 14th among PF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 40th with 1166 total points (19.11 avg).
  • He is currently 2766 points behind the leader: Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.7 PPG.

    • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 52.86% from the field this month. Very good for a big man.
  • Shooting 38.10% from beyond the arc this month.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0.77 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty bad for a center / power forward with 4.77 rpg this month.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 20 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +2.11, APG: +0.24, RPG: +0.8, MPG: +1.7 STLS: +0.02 BLKS: --0.1
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Nicolas Claxton

No Injury Reported

Injury Jalen Smith

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nicolas Claxton
DateOpponentResult
No games scheduled this week
Week Today Home Away
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jalen Smith
DateOpponentResult
Apr 21@MIL
Week Today Home Away
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.001.504.5015.000.000.002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Nicolas Claxton
21.13
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jalen Smith
10.80
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Nicolas Claxton
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
19-20 BKN 15 12.3 .563 .143 .524 4.4 1.1 2.9 0.5 0.1 0.6
21-22 BKN 25 17.9 .583 .200 .500 6.6 1.1 5.0 1.2 0.8 0.6
21-22 BKN 55 20.4 .687 .0 .488 8.8 0.9 5.7 1.3 0.6 0.8
22-23 BKN 78 29.4 .707 .0 .541 12.6 1.9 9.1 2.4 0.8 1.2
23-24 BKN 71 29.3 .629 .200 .551 11.9 2.1 9.9 2.0 0.6 1.3
3-YEAR AVG 59 23.4 .684 .143 .519 9.7 1.3 6.9 1.8 0.7 0.9
Totals 262 24.3 .662 .158 .529 10.0 1.5 7.5 1.8 0.6 1.0
Career Jalen Smith
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
20-21 PHO 21 4.0 .438 .273 .333 1.5 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.2
21-22 PHO 53 18.4 .493 .311 .782 9.5 0.5 6.3 0.8 0.3 0.9
22-23 IND 67 18.1 .475 .277 .759 9.4 1.0 5.7 0.9 0.3 1.0
23-24 IND 61 16.6 .592 .424 .692 9.9 1.0 5.5 0.6 0.3 0.7
3-YEAR AVG 50 15.6 .481 .291 .768 7.9 0.6 5.1 0.7 0.3 0.8
Totals 211 15.9 .514 .331 .746 8.5 0.7 5.2 0.7 0.3 0.8
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ARI @SF 09:45 EDT EST
BOS vs CLE 01:35 EDT EST
CHC vs MIA 07:40 EDT EST
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