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Dejounte Murray or Derik Queen

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Dejounte Murray

Dejounte Murray

SG • New Orleans Pelicans NO
Derik Queen

Derik Queen

C • New Orleans Pelicans NO
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Murray over Queen

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Dejounte Murray

Dejounte Murray Season Outlook: Strong Per-Game Production Against Durability Questions

With no fresh news heading into the season, Dejounte Murray enters the campaign as a primary backcourt starter for New Orleans. Our models project Murray to deliver 35.5 fantasy points across 33.2 minutes per game, anchored by 18.4 points, 6.4 assists, and 1.7 steals. His well-rounded peripheral production offers high-end versatility across multiple categories.

On the depth chart, Murray maintains strong rotational standing, though he shares playmaking duties with co-star Zion Williamson and backcourt mate Jordan Poole. His established multi-category skillset ensures stable minutes, but sharing touches in a healthy Pelicans offense slightly caps his overall usage ceiling.

Availability remains the critical factor for Murray, with our baseline projecting just 40 games played, significantly discounting his season-long totals. His ADP around 103 and recent dip in roster ownership from 86% to 68% reflect these durability concerns, making him an enticing per-game target whose fantasy ceiling hinges on health.

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Queen over Murray

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Derik Queen

Derik Queen Season Outlook: Frontcourt Starter with Playmaking Upside

Coming off an NBA All-Rookie campaign where he flashed high-level passing, Derik Queen enters his sophomore year atop the Pelicans' depth chart at center. Fantasy managers have taken notice, driving his roster rate up from 43% to 68% over the past month as he pairs alongside Zion Williamson.

Our models project Queen for 22.5 minutes and 20.0 fantasy points per game across 73 contests, pairing 9.7 points with 5.2 rebounds on 56.9% shooting from the floor. While backup Yves Missi will compete for playing time, Queen’s superior offensive polish secures his role.

With an ADP near 110, Queen represents an appealing late-round center target with room to grow. If his court vision translates into stronger assist tallies, he will easily outperform draft-day expectations in standard formats.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Dejounte Murray
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Derik Queen
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Dejounte Murray
OWN
70%
+5.93 compared to last week
START
35%
+7.51 compared to last week
OWN/START Derik Queen
OWN
70%
+15.02 compared to last week
START
30%
+12.25 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Dejounte Murray
28th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Derik Queen
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Dejounte Murray

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 28th among SG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 89th with 462 total points (33.00 avg).
  • He is currently 3185 points behind the leader: Donovan Mitchell
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 33.

    • Performance Stats

  • Assists per game numbers are 0 apg this month.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 67 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +10.38, APG: +3.62, RPG: +2.92, MPG: +15.3 STLS: +0.95 BLKS: +0.07
Breakdown Derik Queen

    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 10th with 2210 total points (27.28 avg).
  • He is currently 2016 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 27.3.

    • 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 81 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +11.7, APG: +3.69, RPG: +7.06, MPG: +24.46 STLS: +1.04 BLKS: +0.93
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Dejounte Murray

No Injury Reported

Injury Derik Queen

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Dejounte Murray
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Matchups Derik Queen
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Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Dejounte Murray
12.81
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Derik Queen
13.06
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Dejounte Murray
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
16-17 SA 33 9.5 .426 .391 .700 3.9 1.5 1.3 0.2 0.2 1.2
17-18 SA 78 21.6 .445 .281 .722 8.2 2.8 5.6 0.4 1.2 1.7
19-20 SA 57 24.7 .469 .371 .784 10.4 4.1 5.7 0.3 1.7 1.9
20-21 SA 59 31.6 .453 .337 .808 15.9 5.4 7.2 0.1 1.6 1.7
21-22 SA 73 33.6 .462 .328 .805 20.7 8.8 8.1 0.4 1.9 2.6
22-23 ATL 78 36.0 .464 .352 .838 20.5 6.0 5.3 0.3 1.5 2.1
23-24 ATL 78 35.3 .459 .367 .792 22.6 6.4 5.3 0.3 1.4 2.6
24-25 NO 30 32.2 .384 .301 .839 17.1 7.4 6.6 0.4 1.9 3.4
26-27 NO 14 27.2 .484 .307 .867 16.7 6.4 5.4 0.2 1.6 3.4
3-YEAR AVG 41 33.6 .444 .348 .813 20.5 6.7 5.6 0.3 1.6 2.9
Totals 517 29.3 .453 .342 .798 15.8 5.5 5.9 0.3 1.5 2.2
Career Derik Queen
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
25-26 NO 81 24.5 .473 .261 .795 11.7 3.7 7.1 0.9 1.0 2.3
3-YEAR AVG 41 24.5 .473 .261 .795 11.7 3.7 7.1 0.9 1.0 2.3
Totals 81 24.5 .473 .261 .795 11.7 3.7 7.1 0.9 1.0 2.3
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ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
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CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
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DAL @NYG
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DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
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PHI vs WAS
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CIN @MIL 07:10 EDT EST
CLE @MIN 04:10 EDT EST
COL @DET 01:10 EDT EST
HOU @TB 06:10 EDT EST
LAA @WAS 04:05 EDT EST
LAD @MIA 04:10 EDT EST
NYM @NYY 01:35 EDT EST
SD @SF 04:05 EDT EST
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