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Jabari Smith Jr. or Lauri Markkanen

Who Should I Start? - Week 23 • Start New
Jabari Smith Jr.

Jabari Smith Jr.

PFHouston Rockets HOU
Lauri Markkanen

Lauri Markkanen

PFUtah Jazz UTA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith Jr. over Markkanen

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Jabari Smith Jr.
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Markkanen over Smith Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Lauri Markkanen
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Performance Jabari Smith Jr.
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
15.251.257.2534.250.500.754
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
18.001.438.4335.710.710.867
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Lauri Markkanen
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
33.002.009.0035.001.500.502
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
28.602.208.4035.601.000.605
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jabari Smith Jr.
OWN
84%
-1.71 compared to last week
START
72%
-0.55 compared to last week
OWN/START Lauri Markkanen
OWN
100%
+8.08 compared to last week
START
87%
+3.03 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jabari Smith Jr.
24th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Lauri Markkanen
5th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jabari Smith Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 24th among PF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 15th with 1618 total points (24.52 avg).
  • He is currently 1378 points behind the leader: Julius Randle
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 7.8 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 44.97% from the field this month. Not very impressive for a big man.
  • Shooting 32.76% from beyond the arc this month. Not too good.
  • Assists per game numbers are 1.46 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty good for a center / power forward with 7.23 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 66 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +12.5, APG: +1.26, RPG: +7.08, MPG: +30.18 STLS: +0.53 BLKS: +0.94
Breakdown Lauri Markkanen

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 5th among PF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 4th with 2407 total points (39.46 avg).
  • He is currently 589 points behind the leader: Julius Randle
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 4.3 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 46.11% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 34.94% from beyond the arc this month. Not too good.
  • Assists per game numbers are 1.80 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty good for a center / power forward with 7.60 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 15 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +15.52, APG: +0.79, RPG: +4.73, MPG: +12.87 STLS: +0.05 BLKS: +0.22
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jabari Smith Jr.

No Injury Reported

Injury Lauri Markkanen

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Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jabari Smith Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Mar 20VS GS
Mar 22@MEM
Mar 24@MEM
Mar 26@CLE
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
11.500.835.5026.830.000.676
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Lauri Markkanen
DateOpponentResult
Mar 20VS SAC
Mar 22VS POR
Mar 24VS MIL
Mar 25@SAC
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
25.001.336.1733.170.670.176
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jabari Smith Jr.
16.00
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Lauri Markkanen
29.51
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jabari Smith Jr.
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
22-23 HOU 66 30.2 .401 .307 .777 12.5 1.3 7.1 0.9 0.5 1.4
3-YEAR AVG 0 0.0 .0 .0 .0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Totals 66 30.2 .401 .307 .777 12.5 1.3 7.1 0.9 0.5 1.4
Career Lauri Markkanen
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
17-18 CHI 68 29.7 .434 .363 .843 15.2 1.2 7.5 0.6 0.6 1.2
18-19 CHI 54 32.1 .427 .364 .870 18.7 1.4 9.1 0.7 0.7 1.6
19-20 CHI 50 29.6 .425 .344 .824 14.7 1.5 6.3 0.5 0.8 1.6
20-21 CHI 43 26.1 .477 .391 .840 14.1 0.9 5.4 0.3 0.4 1.0
21-22 CLE 68 29.4 .452 .365 .868 14.6 1.3 5.5 0.5 0.8 0.9
22-23 UTA 61 34.1 .503 .405 .876 25.7 1.8 8.6 0.6 0.7 1.9
3-YEAR AVG 56 28.3 .452 .369 .842 14.4 1.2 5.7 0.4 0.7 1.1
Totals 352 30.2 .456 .375 .858 17.1 1.3 7.1 0.5 0.7 1.4
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