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Nick Richards or Julius Randle

Who Should I Start? - Week 16 • Start New
Nick Richards

Nick Richards

CPhoenix Suns PHO
Julius Randle

Julius Randle

PFMinnesota Timberwolves MIN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Richards over Randle

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Randle over Richards

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Julius Randle
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Performance Nick Richards
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
5.750.759.7521.500.501.004
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
8.000.7110.0023.430.290.867
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Julius Randle
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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
18.754.005.7527.251.500.254
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nick Richards
OWN
48%
-16.61 compared to last week
START
33%
-15.29 compared to last week
OWN/START Julius Randle
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
31%
No change since last week.
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nick Richards
30th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Julius Randle
45th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Nick Richards

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 30th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 35th with 641 total points (21.37 avg).
  • He is currently 2227 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 56.92% from the field this month. Very impressive for a big man.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0.75 apg.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are good for a center / power forward with 8.75 rpg this 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: +1.04, APG: +0.45, RPG: +1.74, MPG: +0.62 STLS: +0.07 BLKS: --0.03
Breakdown Julius Randle

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 45th among PF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 8th with 1536 total points (33.39 avg).
  • He is currently 825 points behind the leader: Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 45.18% from the field this month. Not very impressive for a big man.
  • Shooting 18.75% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Assists per game numbers are good for a power forward with 3.44 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are average for a center / power forward with 5.94 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 5 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: -2.74, APG: +0.05, RPG: -1.07, MPG: +0.53 STLS: +0.21 BLKS: EVEN
Next Up Health Check
Injury Nick Richards

No Injury Reported

Injury Julius Randle

GROIN - Since Jan 30, 2025

Randle is dealing with a right groin strain and will not take the court for the Timberwolves. He will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nick Richards
DateOpponentResult
Feb 03@PORL 121-119
Feb 05@OKCL 140-109
Feb 07VS UTA
Feb 08VS DEN
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
3.400.406.4018.000.600.405
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Julius Randle
DateOpponentResult
Feb 03VS SACL 116-114
Feb 05VS CHIW 127-108
Feb 06VS HOUW 127-114
Feb 08VS POR
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
22.754.007.2534.880.500.258
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Nick Richards
17.35
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Julius Randle
26.55
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Nick Richards
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
20-21 CHA 15 3.6 .500 .0 .556 0.9 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2
21-22 CHA 51 7.6 .640 .0 .702 3.2 0.3 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.6
22-23 CHA 63 18.2 .629 .1000 .747 8.2 0.6 6.4 1.1 0.2 0.9
23-24 CHA 66 25.7 .692 .0 .733 9.7 0.8 8.0 1.1 0.4 1.0
24-25 CHA 30 21.3 .562 .0 .676 8.7 1.2 8.2 1.0 0.3 1.7
3-YEAR AVG 60 18.0 .661 .333 .736 7.3 0.6 5.7 0.9 0.2 0.9
Totals 227 17.3 .641 .167 .720 7.0 0.6 5.7 0.8 0.2 0.9
Career Julius Randle
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
14-15 LAL 1 13.3 .333 .0 .0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
15-16 LAL 81 28.0 .429 .278 .715 11.4 1.8 10.2 0.4 0.7 1.8
16-17 LAL 71 28.9 .478 .274 .716 12.9 3.6 8.7 0.5 0.7 2.4
17-18 LAL 80 26.5 .561 .205 .712 16.1 2.6 7.9 0.6 0.5 2.6
18-19 NO 73 30.4 .525 .344 .731 21.4 3.1 8.7 0.6 0.7 2.8
19-20 NY 64 32.3 .461 .277 .733 19.5 3.1 9.7 0.3 0.8 3.0
20-21 NY 63 36.7 .462 .421 .808 23.8 5.9 10.2 0.3 0.9 3.4
21-22 NY 75 34.7 .414 .311 .755 20.2 5.1 10.0 0.5 0.7 3.3
22-23 NY 80 34.6 .451 .331 .751 24.4 4.1 9.8 0.3 0.7 2.8
23-24 NY 46 34.9 .473 .312 .782 24.0 5.0 9.2 0.3 0.5 3.5
24-25 MIN 46 32.0 .467 .324 .813 18.9 4.5 7.2 0.2 0.7 2.8
3-YEAR AVG 69 34.8 .442 .320 .759 22.6 4.6 9.7 0.4 0.7 3.2
Totals 699 31.8 .467 .329 .751 19.0 3.8 9.2 0.4 0.7 2.8
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