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Nick Smith Jr. or Alex Caruso

Who Should I Start? - Week 16 • Start New
Nick Smith Jr.

Nick Smith Jr.

PGCharlotte Hornets CHA
Alex Caruso

Alex Caruso

SGOklahoma City Thunder OKC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Owners starting Caruso over Smith Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Performance Nick Smith Jr.
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
21.252.753.2534.000.500.004
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
13.002.632.7529.380.380.138
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Alex Caruso
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
8.503.003.5018.502.001.002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
6.672.673.6719.671.330.673
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nick Smith Jr.
OWN
28%
+18.37 compared to last week
START
14%
+4.75 compared to last week
OWN/START Alex Caruso
OWN
20%
-2.11 compared to last week
START
15%
+5 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nick Smith Jr.
51st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alex Caruso
72nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Nick Smith Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 51st among PG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 62nd with 386 total points (12.87 avg).
  • He is currently 2153 points behind the leader: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 6.7 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 41.88% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 33.72% from beyond the arc this month. Not too good.
  • He is ranked 86th this month in assist to turnover ratio with 1.67.
  • Bad point guard averaging only 2.64 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 2.86 for the month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 20 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +3.4, APG: +0.83, RPG: +0.91, MPG: +7.01 STLS: +0.23 BLKS: +0.03
Breakdown Alex Caruso

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 72nd among SG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 62nd with 509 total points (16.97 avg).
  • He is currently 1498 points behind the leader: Anthony Edwards
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.3 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 43.40% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 36.36% from beyond the arc this month. Not horrible, but not too good either.
  • Assists per game numbers are 1.86 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 1.79 for the 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: -2.75, APG: +0.02, RPG: -0.38, MPG: --3.59 STLS: +0.72 BLKS: --0.46
Next Up Health Check
Injury Nick Smith Jr.

No Injury Reported

Injury Alex Caruso

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nick Smith Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Feb 03VS WASL 124-114
Feb 05VS MILL 112-102
Feb 07VS SAW 117-116
Feb 09@DET
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
17.252.503.5027.500.250.004
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Alex Caruso
DateOpponentResult
Feb 03VS MILW 125-96
Feb 05VS PHOW 140-109
Feb 07VS TORW 121-109
Feb 08@MEM
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
6.752.003.5019.502.250.754
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Nick Smith Jr.
8.13
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alex Caruso
13.73
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Nick Smith Jr.
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
23-24 CHA 50 14.2 .391 .432 .867 6.0 1.2 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.8
24-25 CHA 30 17.7 .413 .358 .833 7.9 1.7 1.9 0.2 0.4 1.0
3-YEAR AVG 25 14.2 .391 .432 .867 6.0 1.2 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.8
Totals 80 15.5 .400 .399 .852 6.7 1.4 1.6 0.2 0.3 0.9
Career Alex Caruso
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
17-18 LAL 35 15.2 .432 .286 .714 3.7 2.0 1.7 0.3 0.7 1.1
18-19 LAL 25 21.1 .445 .480 .797 9.2 3.1 2.7 0.4 1.0 1.7
19-20 LAL 58 17.6 .423 .355 .763 5.5 1.8 1.9 0.3 1.0 0.8
20-21 LAL 51 19.9 .432 .405 .683 5.9 2.5 2.9 0.3 1.2 1.2
21-22 CHI 48 26.9 .399 .333 .823 7.3 4.2 3.4 0.4 1.7 1.2
22-23 CHI 68 23.1 .459 .364 .817 5.8 2.9 2.9 0.7 1.5 1.1
23-24 CHI 73 28.2 .466 .409 .760 10.0 3.5 3.8 1.0 1.6 1.4
24-25 OKC 30 19.3 .388 .290 .786 5.7 2.5 2.9 0.5 1.9 0.7
3-YEAR AVG 63 26.0 .447 .381 .797 7.8 3.4 3.4 0.7 1.6 1.3
Totals 408 22.2 .435 .370 .760 6.8 2.8 2.8 0.5 1.3 1.2
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