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Jalen McDaniels or Max Strus

Who Should I Start? - Week 16 • Start New
Jalen McDaniels

Jalen McDaniels

PF • Charlotte Hornets CHA
Max Strus

Max Strus

SG • Miami Heat MIA
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Jalen McDaniels
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
7.331.336.3325.000.330.333
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
8.832.006.5026.830.670.336
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Max Strus
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.001.332.0019.330.330.003
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
6.671.173.6721.830.500.006
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jalen McDaniels
OWN
54%
-7.1 compared to last week
START
45%
-13.66 compared to last week
OWN/START Max Strus
OWN
25%
-15.32 compared to last week
START
16%
+6.39 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jalen McDaniels
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Max Strus
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jalen McDaniels

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among PF's. Either he is injured or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 20th with 1085 total points (21.70 avg).
  • He is currently 1077 points behind the leader: Julius Randle
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.7 PPG.

    • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 44.44% from the field this month. Not very impressive for a big man.
  • Shooting 27.59% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Assists per game numbers are 1.57 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are average for a center / power forward with 5.71 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: +6.06, APG: +1.24, RPG: +2.01, MPG: +12.94 STLS: +0.68 BLKS: +0.21
Breakdown Max Strus

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SG's. Either he is injured or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 31st with 781 total points (20.03 avg).
  • He is currently 1345 points behind the leader: Anthony Edwards
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.8.

    • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 37.40% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 32.61% from beyond the arc this month. Not too good.
  • Assists per game numbers are 2.86 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty good for a guard with 4.07 rpg this month.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 8 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +3.1, APG: +1.14, RPG: +0.89, MPG: +10.42 STLS: +0.44 BLKS: +0.04
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Jalen McDaniels

No Injury Reported

Injury Max Strus

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jalen McDaniels
DateOpponentResult
Oct 19@SAW 129-102
Oct 21VS NOL 124-112
Oct 23@ATLW 126-109
Oct 26@NYL 134-131
Oct 28@ORLL 113-93
Oct 29VS GSW 120-113
Oct 31VS SACL 115-108
Nov 02@CHIL 106-88
Nov 04@MEML 130-99
Nov 05VS BKNL 98-94
Nov 07VS WASL 108-100
Nov 09VS PORL 105-95
Nov 10@MIAL 117-112
Nov 12@MIAL 132-115
Nov 14@ORLW 112-105
Nov 16VS INDL 125-113
Nov 18@CLEL 132-122
Nov 20@WASL 106-102
Nov 23VS PHIW 107-101
Nov 25VS MINW 110-108
Nov 28@BOSL 140-105
Dec 02VS WASW 117-116
Dec 03VS MILL 105-96
Dec 05VS LACL 119-117
Dec 07@BKNL 122-116
Dec 09VS NYL 121-102
Dec 11@PHIL 131-113
Dec 14VS DETL 141-134
Dec 16VS ATLL 125-106
Dec 18@DENL 119-115
Dec 19@SACW 125-119
Dec 21@LACL 126-105
Dec 23@LALW 134-130
Dec 26@PORL 124-113
Dec 27@GSL 110-105
Dec 29VS OKCW 121-113
Dec 31VS BKNL 123-106
Jan 02VS LALL 121-115
Jan 04VS MEML 131-107
Jan 06@MILW 138-109
Jan 08@INDL 116-111
Jan 10@TORL 132-120
Jan 12@TORL 124-114
Jan 14VS BOSL 122-106
Jan 16VS BOSL 130-118
Jan 18@HOUW 122-117
Jan 21@ATLW 122-118
Jan 23@UTAL 120-102
Jan 24@PHOL 128-97
Jan 26VS CHIW 111-96
Jan 29VS MIAW 122-117
Jan 31@MILL 124-115
Feb 02@CHI
Feb 03@DET
Feb 05VS ORL
Week Today Home Away
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
11.062.024.8626.521.060.5250
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Max Strus
DateOpponentResult
Oct 19VS CHIL 116-108
Oct 21VS BOSL 111-104
Oct 22VS TORW 112-109
Oct 24VS TORL 98-90
Oct 26@PORW 119-98
Oct 27@GSL 123-110
Oct 29@SACL 119-113
Nov 01VS GSW 116-109
Nov 02VS SACW 110-107
Nov 04@INDL 101-99
Nov 07VS PORL 110-107
Nov 10VS CHAW 117-112
Nov 12VS CHAW 132-115
Nov 14VS PHOW 113-112
Nov 16@TORL 112-104
Nov 18@WASL 107-106
Nov 20@CLEL 113-87
Nov 21@MINL 105-101
Nov 23VS WASW 113-105
Nov 25VS WASW 110-107
Nov 27@ATLW 106-98
Nov 30@BOSL 134-121
Dec 02@BOSW 120-116
Dec 05@MEML 101-93
Dec 06VS DETL 116-96
Dec 08VS LACW 115-110
Dec 10VS SAL 115-111
Dec 12@INDW 87-82
Dec 14@OKCW 110-108
Dec 15@HOUW 111-108
Dec 17@SAW 111-101
Dec 20VS CHIL 113-103
Dec 23VS INDL 111-108
Dec 26VS MINW 113-110
Dec 28VS LALW 112-98
Dec 30@DENL 124-119
Dec 31@UTAW 126-123
Jan 02@LACW 110-100
Jan 04@LALL 112-109
Jan 06@PHOW 104-96
Jan 08VS BKNL 102-101
Jan 10VS OKCW 112-111
Jan 12VS MILW 108-102
Jan 14VS MILW 111-95
Jan 16@ATLL 121-113
Jan 18@NOW 124-98
Jan 20@DALL 115-90
Jan 22VS NOW 100-96
Jan 24VS BOSW 98-95
Jan 27VS ORLW 110-105
Jan 29@CHAL 122-117
Jan 31@CLEW 100-97
Feb 02@NY
Feb 04@MIL
Week Today Home Away
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
12.332.163.7129.510.690.1849
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Jalen McDaniels
9.93
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Max Strus
10.24
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Jalen McDaniels
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
19-20 CHA 16 18.1 .471 .375 .824 5.6 0.8 4.1 0.2 0.5 0.8
20-21 CHA 38 16.2 .468 .329 .702 6.5 1.0 2.9 0.3 0.6 0.9
21-22 CHA 58 16.8 .459 .357 .732 6.3 1.0 3.4 0.4 0.5 0.7
22-23 CHA 50 26.5 .452 .337 .847 11.1 2.0 4.9 0.5 1.1 1.4
3-YEAR AVG 41 17.7 .465 .349 .736 6.6 1.0 3.5 0.4 0.5 0.8
Totals 172 20.2 .460 .344 .779 7.9 1.3 3.9 0.4 0.7 1.0
Career Max Strus
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
19-20 CHI 2 2.9 .667 .0 .1000 2.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
20-21 MIA 33 12.6 .456 .341 .611 6.0 0.6 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.2
21-22 MIA 78 23.1 .443 .411 .776 10.9 1.4 3.0 0.2 0.5 0.9
22-23 MIA 49 29.5 .396 .334 .889 12.3 2.2 3.7 0.2 0.7 1.0
3-YEAR AVG 40 19.2 .446 .394 .747 9.1 1.1 2.3 0.2 0.4 0.6
Totals 182 22.6 .420 .368 .809 10.0 1.5 2.9 0.2 0.5 0.8
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