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Luke Kornet or Sam Merrill

Who Should I Start? - Week 28 • Start New
Luke Kornet

Luke Kornet

C • Boston Celtics BOS
Sam Merrill

Sam Merrill

SG • Cleveland Cavaliers CLE
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Luke Kornet
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
2.000.674.008.670.000.333
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
2.000.674.008.670.000.333
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Sam Merrill
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0.001.000.505.000.000.002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
2.251.251.258.750.000.004
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Luke Kornet
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
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0%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Sam Merrill
OWN
 
10%
-5.86 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Luke Kornet
18th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Sam Merrill
46th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Luke Kornet

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 18th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 40th with 920 total points (13.94 avg).
  • He is currently 3756 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.9.

    • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 75.86% 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 1.08 apg.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are bad for a center / power forward at 3.75 rpg this month.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 22 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +2.12, APG: +0.45, RPG: +1.86, MPG: +6.01 STLS: +0.2 BLKS: +0.41
Breakdown Sam Merrill

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 46th among SG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 57th with 836 total points (13.27 avg).
  • He is currently 2551 points behind the leader: Anthony Edwards
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.8.

    • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 20.00% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 21.43% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0.64 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 0.64 for the month.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 40 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +6.7, APG: +1.57, RPG: +1.55, MPG: +14.38 STLS: +0.12 BLKS: +0.06
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Luke Kornet

No Injury Reported

Injury Sam Merrill

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Luke Kornet
DateOpponentResult
Oct 25@NYW 108-104
Oct 27VS MIAW 119-111
Oct 30@WASW 126-107
Nov 01VS INDW 155-104
Nov 04@BKNW 124-114
Nov 06@MINL 114-109
Nov 08@PHIL 106-103
Nov 10VS BKNW 121-107
Nov 11VS TORW 117-94
Nov 13VS NYW 114-98
Nov 15@PHIW 117-107
Nov 17@TORW 108-105
Nov 19@MEMW 102-100
Nov 20@CHAL 121-118
Nov 22VS MILW 119-116
Nov 24@ORLL 113-96
Nov 26VS ATLW 113-103
Nov 28VS CHIW 124-97
Dec 01VS PHIW 125-119
Dec 04@INDL 122-112
Dec 08VS NYW 133-123
Dec 12VS CLEW 120-113
Dec 14VS CLEW 116-107
Dec 15VS ORLW 128-111
Dec 17VS ORLW 114-97
Dec 19@GSL 132-126
Dec 20@SACW 144-119
Dec 23@LACW 145-108
Dec 25@LALW 126-115
Dec 28VS DETW 128-122
Dec 29VS TORW 120-118
Dec 31@SAW 134-101
Jan 02@OKCL 127-123
Jan 05VS UTAW 126-97
Jan 06@INDW 118-101
Jan 08@INDL 133-131
Jan 10VS MINW 127-120
Jan 11@MILL 135-102
Jan 13VS HOUW 145-113
Jan 15@TORW 105-96
Jan 17VS SAW 117-98
Jan 19VS DENL 102-100
Jan 21@HOUW 116-107
Jan 22@DALW 119-110
Jan 25@MIAW 143-110
Jan 27VS LACL 115-96
Jan 29VS NOW 118-112
Jan 30VS INDW 129-124
Feb 01VS LALL 114-105
Feb 04VS MEMW 131-91
Feb 07VS ATLW 125-117
Feb 09VS WASW 133-129
Feb 11@MIAW 110-106
Feb 13@BKNW 118-110
Feb 14VS BKNW 136-86
Feb 22@CHIW 129-112
Feb 24@NYW 116-102
Feb 27VS PHIW 117-99
Mar 01VS DALW 138-110
Mar 03VS GSW 140-88
Mar 05@CLEL 105-104
Mar 07@DENL 115-109
Mar 09@PHOW 117-107
Mar 11@PORW 121-99
Mar 12@UTAW 123-107
Mar 14VS PHOW 127-112
Mar 17@WASW 130-104
Mar 18VS DETW 119-94
Mar 20VS MILW 122-119
Mar 22@DETW 129-102
Mar 23@CHIW 124-113
Mar 25@ATLL 120-118
Mar 28@ATLL 123-122
Mar 30@NOW 104-92
Apr 01@CHAW 118-104
Apr 03VS OKCW 135-100
Apr 05VS SACW 101-100
Apr 07VS PORW 124-107
Apr 09@MILL 104-91
Apr 11VS NYL 118-109
Apr 12VS CHAW 131-98
Apr 14VS WASW 132-122
Apr 21VS MIAW 114-94
Apr 24VS MIAL 111-101
Apr 27@MIAW 104-84
Apr 29@MIAW 102-88
May 01VS MIAW 118-84
Week Today Home Away
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
5.151.054.1414.820.330.9466
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Sam Merrill
DateOpponentResult
Oct 25@BKNW 114-113
Oct 27VS OKCL 108-105
Oct 28VS INDL 125-113
Oct 31VS NYL 109-91
Nov 01@NYW 95-89
Nov 03@INDL 121-116
Nov 05VS GSW 115-104
Nov 08@OKCL 128-120
Nov 11@GSW 118-110
Nov 13@SACL 132-120
Nov 15@PORW 109-95
Nov 17VS DETW 108-100
Nov 19VS DENW 121-109
Nov 21@PHIW 122-119
Nov 22VS MIAL 129-96
Nov 25VS LALL 121-115
Nov 26VS TORW 105-102
Nov 28VS ATLW 128-105
Nov 30VS PORL 103-95
Dec 02@DETW 110-101
Dec 06VS ORLW 121-111
Dec 08@MIAW 111-99
Dec 11@ORLL 104-94
Dec 12@BOSL 120-113
Dec 14@BOSL 116-107
Dec 16VS ATLW 127-119
Dec 18VS HOUW 135-130
Dec 20VS UTAW 124-116
Dec 21VS NOL 123-104
Dec 23@CHIW 109-95
Dec 27@DALW 113-110
Dec 29VS MILL 119-111
Jan 01@TORL 124-121
Jan 03VS WASW 140-101
Jan 05VS WASW 114-90
Jan 07VS SAW 117-115
Jan 11VS BKNW 111-102
Jan 15VS CHIW 109-91
Jan 17VS MILW 135-95
Jan 20@ATLW 116-95
Jan 22@ORLW 126-99
Jan 24@MILL 126-116
Jan 26@MILW 112-100
Jan 29VS LACW 118-108
Jan 31VS DETW 128-121
Feb 01@MEMW 108-101
Feb 03@SAW 117-101
Feb 05VS SACW 136-110
Feb 07@WASW 114-106
Feb 08@BKNW 118-95
Feb 10@TORW 119-95
Feb 12VS PHIL 123-121
Feb 14VS CHIW 108-105
Feb 22VS ORLL 116-109
Feb 23@PHIL 104-97
Feb 25@WASW 114-105
Feb 27VS DALW 121-119
Feb 28@CHIL 132-123
Mar 01@DETW 110-100
Mar 03VS NYL 107-98
Mar 05VS BOSW 105-104
Mar 06@ATLL 112-101
Mar 08VS MINW 113-104
Mar 10VS BKNL 120-101
Mar 11VS PHOL 117-111
Mar 13@NOW 116-95
Mar 16@HOUL 117-103
Mar 18@INDW 108-103
Mar 20VS MIAL 107-104
Mar 22@MINL 104-91
Mar 24@MIAL 121-84
Mar 25VS CHAW 115-92
Mar 27@CHAL 118-111
Mar 29VS PHIW 117-114
Mar 31@DENL 130-101
Apr 02@UTAW 129-113
Apr 03@PHOL 122-101
Apr 06@LALL 116-97
Apr 07@LACL 120-118
Apr 10VS MEMW 110-98
Apr 12VS INDW 129-120
Apr 14VS CHAL 120-110
Apr 20VS ORLW 97-83
Apr 22VS ORLW 96-86
Apr 25@ORLL 121-83
Apr 27@ORLL 112-89
Apr 30VS ORLW 104-103
May 03@ORL
May 05VS ORL
Week Today Home Away
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
7.791.791.9416.810.290.0663
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Luke Kornet
8.83
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Sam Merrill
2.90
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Luke Kornet
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
18-19 NY 45 16.6 .369 .355 .814 6.7 1.2 2.9 0.9 0.6 0.6
19-20 CHI 35 15.1 .436 .293 .741 5.9 0.9 2.2 0.7 0.3 0.4
21-22 CHI 25 9.3 .417 .277 .500 3.0 0.7 2.0 0.8 0.1 0.2
21-22 CLE 16 6.1 .482 .0 .667 1.9 0.6 1.8 0.2 0.3 0.0
22-23 BOS 69 11.2 .665 .231 .821 3.8 0.8 2.9 0.7 0.2 0.4
23-24 BOS 66 14.8 .699 .1000 .911 5.2 1.0 4.1 0.9 0.3 0.3
3-YEAR AVG 55 11.4 .675 .286 .864 4.0 0.8 3.1 0.7 0.2 0.3
Totals 298 12.9 .505 .324 .813 4.7 0.9 2.9 0.8 0.3 0.4
Career Sam Merrill
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
20-21 MIL 26 7.0 .484 .488 .1000 3.2 0.8 1.0 0.0 0.2 0.4
21-22 MEM 9 11.0 .467 .425 .500 6.8 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.7
23-24 CLE 63 16.8 .403 .405 .929 7.8 1.8 1.9 0.1 0.3 0.3
3-YEAR AVG 38 12.8 .413 .404 .895 5.9 1.3 1.5 0.1 0.3 0.3
Totals 114 12.8 .413 .404 .895 5.9 1.3 1.5 0.1 0.3 0.3
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