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Aaron Gordon or Nick Smith Jr.

Who Should I Start? - Week 16 • Start New
Aaron Gordon

Aaron Gordon

PFDenver Nuggets DEN
Nick Smith Jr.

Nick Smith Jr.

PGCharlotte Hornets CHA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Gordon over Smith Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Owners starting Smith Jr. over Gordon

 
 
 
 
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Performance Aaron Gordon
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
8.007.003.3327.330.331.003
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.864.433.4327.000.710.437
Season stats based on the past 14 days
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
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Aaron Gordon
OWN
66%
-7.74 compared to last week
START
39%
-25.58 compared to last week
OWN/START Nick Smith Jr.
OWN
28%
+18.37 compared to last week
START
14%
+4.75 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Aaron Gordon
49th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nick Smith Jr.
51st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Aaron Gordon

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 49th among PF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 41st with 683 total points (22.77 avg).
  • He is currently 1678 points behind the leader: Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 49.00% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 35.29% from beyond the arc this month. Not too good.
  • Assists per game numbers are decent for a power forward with 2.50 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are bad for a center / power forward at 2.75 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: +0.33, APG: +0.3, RPG: -1.06, MPG: --1.64 STLS: --0.24 BLKS: --0.33
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
Next Up Health Check
Injury Aaron Gordon

INJURY MANAGEMENT - Since Feb 7, 2025

Gordon is managing a right calf injury but is expected to take the court for the Nuggets.
Injury Nick Smith Jr.

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Aaron Gordon
DateOpponentResult
Feb 03VS NOW 125-113
Feb 05VS NOW 144-119
Feb 06VS ORLW 112-90
Feb 08@PHO
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.504.174.0024.830.500.336
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
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
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Aaron Gordon
17.61
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nick Smith Jr.
8.13
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Aaron Gordon
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
14-15 ORL 47 16.7 .447 .271 .721 5.2 0.7 3.6 0.5 0.4 0.8
15-16 ORL 77 23.8 .476 .298 .672 9.3 1.6 6.5 0.7 0.8 0.9
16-17 ORL 77 28.5 .449 .289 .706 12.3 1.9 4.9 0.5 0.8 1.1
17-18 ORL 57 33.0 .438 .339 .692 17.7 2.4 7.9 0.8 1.0 1.9
18-19 ORL 78 33.6 .449 .349 .731 16.0 3.7 7.3 0.7 0.7 2.1
19-20 ORL 58 32.8 .433 .301 .675 14.4 3.7 7.6 0.6 0.9 1.6
20-21 ORL 44 27.6 .466 .348 .653 12.9 3.4 5.8 0.7 0.7 2.0
21-22 DEN 84 30.8 .510 .328 .738 14.7 2.5 5.8 0.6 0.6 1.7
22-23 DEN 73 30.2 .562 .358 .635 16.4 2.8 6.5 0.7 0.8 1.5
23-24 DEN 77 31.6 .552 .279 .673 14.0 3.6 6.7 0.6 0.8 1.4
24-25 DEN 30 26.2 .510 .405 .784 12.3 3.1 4.7 0.3 0.5 1.3
3-YEAR AVG 82 31.2 .538 .327 .670 14.8 3.0 6.3 0.6 0.7 1.5
Totals 743 29.2 .482 .329 .688 13.4 2.7 6.2 0.6 0.7 1.5
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
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