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Walker Kessler or Nikola Jovic

Who Should I Start? - Week 16 • Start New
Walker Kessler

Walker Kessler

CUtah Jazz UTA
Nikola Jovic

Nikola Jovic

SFMiami Heat MIA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kessler over Jovic

 
 
 
 
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Owners starting Jovic over Kessler

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nikola Jovic
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Performance Walker Kessler
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
12.752.2517.0034.750.752.504
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.671.6714.3332.171.172.006
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nikola Jovic
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
16.254.253.7531.501.250.254
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
15.434.004.4332.861.290.437
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Walker Kessler
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
95%
+18.7 compared to last week
OWN/START Nikola Jovic
OWN
62%
+5.08 compared to last week
START
33%
-5.34 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Walker Kessler
10th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nikola Jovic
42nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Walker Kessler

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 8th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 15th with 1228 total points (32.32 avg).
  • He is currently 1640 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.4 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 69.77% from the field this month. Very impressive for a big man.
  • Shooting 0.00% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0.93 apg.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are great for a center / power forward with 10.00 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: +3.9, APG: +0.89, RPG: +5.74, MPG: +10.37 STLS: +0.15 BLKS: +0.05
Breakdown Nikola Jovic

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 42nd among SF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 32nd with 836 total points (20.90 avg).
  • He is currently 1379 points behind the leader: Jayson Tatum
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 6.4 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 48.99% from the field this month. Very impressive.
  • Shooting 42.86% from beyond the arc this month. Pretty damn good.
  • Assists per game numbers are good for a small forward with 4.53 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty good for a small forward with 4.47 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 12 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +8.83, APG: +2.24, RPG: +2.3, MPG: +18.29 STLS: +0.76 BLKS: +0.17
Next Up Health Check
Injury Walker Kessler

SHOULDER - Since Feb 8, 2025

Kessler is dealing with a left shoulder contusion and will not take the court for the Jazz.
Injury Nikola Jovic

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Walker Kessler
DateOpponentResult
Feb 03VS INDL 112-111
Feb 05VS GSW 131-128
Feb 07@PHOL 135-127
Feb 08@LAC
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
12.571.7112.4330.430.432.007
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nikola Jovic
DateOpponentResult
Feb 04@CHIL 133-124
Feb 05@PHIW 108-101
Feb 07@BKNL 102-86
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.833.673.5028.500.830.506
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Walker Kessler
22.24
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nikola Jovic
15.67
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Walker Kessler
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
22-23 UTA 72 22.7 .720 .333 .516 9.3 0.9 8.4 2.4 0.4 0.8
23-24 UTA 64 22.9 .654 .211 .602 8.1 0.9 7.5 2.4 0.5 1.0
24-25 UTA 38 29.7 .705 .286 .524 11.1 1.6 12.1 2.4 0.6 1.6
3-YEAR AVG 45 22.8 .690 .227 .548 8.7 0.9 8.0 2.4 0.4 0.9
Totals 174 24.3 .694 .241 .541 9.2 1.1 8.9 2.4 0.4 1.0
Career Nikola Jovic
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
22-23 MIA 13 15.1 .406 .229 .947 6.3 0.8 2.4 0.2 0.5 0.8
23-24 MIA 52 19.6 .453 .397 .722 7.8 1.9 4.5 0.3 0.6 1.0
24-25 MIA 40 24.3 .467 .402 .842 10.8 2.9 3.9 0.3 0.9 1.3
3-YEAR AVG 23 17.7 .444 .367 .781 7.1 1.6 3.9 0.3 0.5 0.9
Totals 109 20.1 .454 .383 .813 8.5 2.1 3.9 0.3 0.7 1.0
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