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Jusuf Nurkic or Christian Braun

Who Should I Start? - Week 7 • Start New
Jusuf Nurkic

Jusuf Nurkic

CPhoenix Suns PHO
Christian Braun

Christian Braun

SGDenver Nuggets DEN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Nurkic over Braun

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jusuf Nurkic
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Braun over Nurkic

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Christian Braun
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Performance Jusuf Nurkic
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
6.001.007.0016.000.000.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.002.009.5024.501.501.002
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Christian Braun
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
13.332.336.6737.000.670.333
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.502.004.6733.830.830.506
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jusuf Nurkic
OWN
73%
-10.13 compared to last week
START
20%
-48.07 compared to last week
OWN/START Christian Braun
OWN
90%
-2.08 compared to last week
START
53%
-26.15 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jusuf Nurkic
14th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Christian Braun
59th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jusuf Nurkic

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 14th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 30th with 344 total points (22.93 avg).
  • He is currently 659 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • He has been under achieving. Look for him to bounce back.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 5.6 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 44.26% from the field this month. Not very impressive for a big man.
  • Shooting 37.04% from beyond the arc this month. Not horrible, but not too good either.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0.69 apg.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty good for a center / power forward with 7.31 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: -3.8, APG: -2.69, RPG: +0.69, MPG: --3.79 STLS: --0.02 BLKS: --0.77
Breakdown Christian Braun

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 59th among SG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 20th with 511 total points (26.89 avg).
  • He is currently 505 points behind the leader: James Harden
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.1 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 60.63% from the field this month. Very impressive.
  • Shooting 48.39% from beyond the arc this month. Very impressive.
  • Assists per game numbers are 1.92 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are good for a guard with 5.15 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 2 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +6.73, APG: -0.05, RPG: +0.92, MPG: +14.25 STLS: +0.83 BLKS: +0.39
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jusuf Nurkic

QUADRICEPS - Since Nov 29, 2024

Nurkic is dealing with a right thigh contusion and will not take the court for the Suns. He will be re-evaluated in one week.
Injury Christian Braun

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jusuf Nurkic
DateOpponentResult
Dec 03VS SAW 104-93
Dec 05@NO
Dec 07@MIA
Dec 08@ORL
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
20.001.0018.0033.001.002.001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Christian Braun
DateOpponentResult
Dec 03VS GSW 119-115
Dec 05@CLE
Dec 07@WAS
Dec 08@ATL
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
11.002.006.0035.001.000.001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jusuf Nurkic
16.93
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Christian Braun
17.01
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jusuf Nurkic
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
14-15 DEN 60 17.6 .448 .0 .636 6.9 0.8 6.1 1.1 0.8 1.4
16-17 DEN 31 16.8 .423 .0 .615 8.3 1.3 5.4 1.4 0.8 1.8
16-17 DEN 64 21.6 .511 .0 .573 10.3 1.8 7.2 1.2 0.8 2.2
17-18 POR 76 26.3 .506 .0 .621 14.2 1.8 8.8 1.3 0.8 2.3
18-19 POR 72 27.2 .509 .103 .773 15.6 3.2 10.4 1.4 1.0 2.3
20-21 POR 28 22.6 .502 .360 .647 10.9 3.2 8.5 0.9 0.9 2.1
21-22 POR 59 27.0 .530 .266 .699 14.8 2.8 11.0 0.6 1.1 2.5
22-23 POR 50 26.2 .519 .368 .658 13.6 2.9 9.1 0.9 0.8 2.3
23-24 PHO 79 26.8 .513 .244 .630 10.8 3.9 10.9 1.1 1.1 2.2
24-25 PHO 15 23.5 .416 .302 .667 8.7 1.2 9.8 0.6 0.9 2.5
3-YEAR AVG 63 26.7 .521 .303 .663 12.8 3.3 10.4 0.9 1.0 2.3
Totals 558 24.4 .503 .285 .665 12.1 2.5 9.0 1.1 0.9 2.2
Career Christian Braun
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
22-23 DEN 80 15.2 .497 .360 .618 4.7 0.8 2.5 0.2 0.6 0.5
23-24 DEN 86 19.3 .458 .368 .693 7.2 1.5 3.7 0.4 0.5 0.6
24-25 DEN 19 34.6 .580 .460 .778 15.6 1.9 5.1 0.6 1.2 1.4
3-YEAR AVG 59 16.9 .476 .359 .664 5.8 1.1 3.0 0.3 0.5 0.5
Totals 204 18.7 .494 .376 .693 6.7 1.2 3.2 0.4 0.6 0.6
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