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Kawhi Leonard or Dereck Lively II

Who Should I Start? - Week 18 • Start New
Kawhi Leonard

Kawhi Leonard

SFLos Angeles Clippers LAC
Dereck Lively II

Dereck Lively II

CDallas Mavericks DAL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Leonard over Lively II

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Kawhi Leonard
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Lively II over Leonard

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Dereck Lively II
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Performance Kawhi Leonard
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
25.004.005.0033.003.000.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
16.253.255.0029.751.001.004
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Dereck Lively II
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Kawhi Leonard
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
58%
+28.09 compared to last week
OWN/START Dereck Lively II
OWN
35%
-3.08 compared to last week
START
 
7%
+0.16 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Kawhi Leonard
10th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Dereck Lively II
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Kawhi Leonard

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 10th among SF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 62nd with 401 total points (26.73 avg).
  • He is currently 1973 points behind the leader: Jayson Tatum
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.3 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 47.34% from the field this month. Very good.
  • Shooting 36.00% from beyond the arc this month. Not horrible, but not too good either.
  • Assists per game numbers are 2.57 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty good for a small forward with 4.07 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 38 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: -5.48, APG: -0.69, RPG: -0.98, MPG: --5.2 STLS: --0.51 BLKS: --0.32
Breakdown Dereck Lively II

    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 31st with 807 total points (26.03 avg).
  • He is currently 2234 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 26.
  • Performance Stats

  • Assists per game numbers are 0 apg.
  • He does not have enough rebounds this month to be analyzed. This could be due to an injury.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 24 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +3.03, APG: +1.74, RPG: +2.65, MPG: +6.74 STLS: +0.13 BLKS: +0.76
Next Up Health Check
Injury Kawhi Leonard

KNEE - Since Feb 12, 2025

Leonard is managing a right knee injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Clippers.
Injury Dereck Lively II

ANKLE - Since Jan 14, 2025

Lively II is dealing with a stress fracture in his right ankle and will not take the court for the Mavericks. He is expected to remain out for 2-3 months.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Kawhi Leonard
DateOpponentResult
Feb 20@MIL
Feb 23@IND
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
18.504.003.5028.500.000.502
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Dereck Lively II
DateOpponentResult
Feb 21VS NO
Feb 23@GS
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.672.677.3325.000.670.673
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Kawhi Leonard
20.16
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Dereck Lively II
14.65
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Kawhi Leonard
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
11-12 SA 64 23.8 .493 .376 .773 7.9 1.1 5.1 0.4 1.3 0.7
12-13 SA 57 31.0 .490 .361 .825 11.8 1.6 6.0 0.5 1.7 1.1
13-14 SA 66 28.9 .523 .379 .802 12.8 2.0 6.2 0.7 1.7 1.2
14-15 SA 63 31.5 .480 .342 .802 16.4 2.6 7.2 0.8 2.3 1.5
15-16 SA 71 32.7 .505 .440 .873 21.1 2.5 6.8 1.0 1.8 1.5
16-17 SA 72 33.5 .486 .375 .880 25.6 3.5 5.8 0.8 1.8 2.1
17-18 SA 9 23.4 .469 .314 .816 16.2 2.3 4.7 1.0 2.0 1.8
18-19 TOR 61 33.9 .497 .373 .857 26.7 3.3 7.3 0.4 1.8 2.1
19-20 LAC 50 31.9 .467 .362 .888 26.8 4.9 7.4 0.6 1.8 2.8
20-21 LAC 48 33.5 .515 .393 .878 25.2 5.2 6.7 0.4 1.6 2.0
22-23 LAC 54 33.3 .514 .423 .872 24.2 4.0 6.5 0.5 1.4 1.7
23-24 LAC 69 33.6 .523 .412 .882 23.4 3.5 6.1 0.9 1.6 1.7
25-26 LAC 15 25.4 .465 .359 .813 16.3 2.7 4.6 0.5 1.0 2.1
3-YEAR AVG 41 33.5 .519 .417 .877 23.8 3.7 6.3 0.7 1.5 1.7
Totals 721 31.5 .499 .388 .861 20.1 3.1 6.4 0.6 1.7 1.7
Career Dereck Lively II
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
23-24 DAL 60 22.8 .745 .0 .511 8.8 1.1 6.8 1.4 0.6 0.9
24-25 DAL 31 23.7 .695 .0 .642 9.2 2.6 7.9 1.7 0.5 1.2
3-YEAR AVG 30 22.8 .745 .0 .511 8.8 1.1 6.8 1.4 0.6 0.9
Totals 107 23.0 .719 .333 .574 8.7 1.6 7.3 1.4 0.6 1.0
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