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Damian Lillard or Nickeil Alexander-Walker

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Damian Lillard

Damian Lillard

PG • Portland Trail Blazers POR
Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Nickeil Alexander-Walker

SG • Atlanta Hawks ATL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Lillard over Alexander-Walker

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Damian Lillard

Damian Lillard Season Outlook: Backcourt Role and Veteran Value in Portland

Damian Lillard returns to Portland atop the point guard depth chart, stepping into a talented backcourt rotation alongside co-star Ja Morant. Recent reports from team workouts confirm the 36-year-old looks sharp and fully healthy, drawing praise from coaching staff and teammates ahead of his 14th NBA campaign.

Drafted around pick 69 as a mid-round asset, managers are factoring in age and shared backcourt duties. However, Lillard demonstrated elite production in his last campaign, averaging 23.8 points, 6.8 assists, and 3.2 three-pointers across 35.0 minutes per contest while shooting 92% from the charity stripe.

Fantasy sentiment is surging, with ownership holding at 100% and starting trust climbing to 84%. Even with Jrue Holiday also competing for backcourt minutes, Lillard provides reliable floor production, excellent perimeter volume, and elite free-throw efficiency as a proven, high-end fantasy floor general.

Updated 2 days ago

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Alexander-Walker over Lillard

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Nickeil Alexander-Walker Season Outlook: Locked into Atlanta's Starting Backcourt

Alexander-Walker enters his age-28 campaign firmly entrenched as Atlanta's starting shooting guard following a breakout season. Selected around pick 87 (ADP 86.91), fantasy managers view the seventh-year guard as a solid mid-round asset with universal 100% roster ownership.

During his 2025 debut season with the Hawks, he established himself as an elite offensive option by averaging 20.4 points, 3.2 three-pointers, and 3.6 assists across 33.1 minutes per contest. Sharing backcourt duties alongside CJ McCollum and Dyson Daniels provides the perimeter spacing required to sustain high-efficiency scoring.

Fantasy confidence remains strong, as his start rate recently climbed from 68% to 79% in late September. Fresh off a 26-point performance in late August FIBA action, Alexander-Walker enters his physical prime with locked-in rotation security and an established starter's floor.

Updated 2 days ago

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Damian Lillard
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Performance Nickeil Alexander-Walker
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Damian Lillard
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
81%
+0.75 compared to last week
OWN/START Nickeil Alexander-Walker
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
79%
+4.88 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Damian Lillard
48th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nickeil Alexander-Walker
17th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Damian Lillard

    Overview

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    • Performance Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 87 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: -16.71, APG: -4.78, RPG: -3.22, MPG: --24.51 STLS: --0.83 BLKS: --0.13
Breakdown Nickeil Alexander-Walker

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 17th among SG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 11th with 2620 total points (31.19 avg).
  • He is currently 1027 points behind the leader: Donovan Mitchell
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 31.2.

    • Performance Stats

  • Assists per game numbers are 0 apg this month.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 10 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +11.01, APG: +0.89, RPG: +0.3, MPG: +8.88 STLS: +0.66 BLKS: +0.15
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Damian Lillard

No Injury Reported

Injury Nickeil Alexander-Walker

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Damian Lillard
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Matchups Nickeil Alexander-Walker
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Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Damian Lillard
19.98
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nickeil Alexander-Walker
20.14
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Damian Lillard
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
12-13 POR 81 38.3 .428 .366 .847 18.9 6.5 3.2 0.2 0.9 3.0
13-14 POR 82 35.6 .424 .394 .871 20.7 5.5 3.5 0.3 0.8 2.4
14-15 POR 80 35.4 .434 .344 .865 20.9 6.1 4.6 0.3 1.2 2.7
15-16 POR 75 35.5 .419 .375 .892 25.1 6.8 4.0 0.4 0.9 3.2
16-17 POR 73 35.8 .444 .368 .895 26.6 5.8 4.8 0.3 0.9 2.6
17-18 POR 70 36.6 .439 .361 .920 26.9 6.6 4.5 0.4 1.1 2.8
18-19 POR 80 35.3 .444 .369 .912 25.8 6.9 4.6 0.4 1.1 2.7
19-20 POR 57 36.8 .459 .397 .888 29.1 7.8 4.3 0.4 1.0 2.9
20-21 POR 59 35.0 .437 .382 .926 28.3 7.4 4.2 0.3 0.9 3.1
21-22 POR 30 34.8 .406 .330 .873 23.1 7.0 4.0 0.4 0.6 2.8
22-23 POR 57 35.8 .464 .371 .914 32.4 7.4 4.8 0.3 0.9 3.3
23-24 MIL 74 35.0 .424 .361 .921 24.5 6.9 4.2 0.2 1.0 2.6
24-25 MIL 61 35.0 .440 .367 .917 23.8 6.8 4.6 0.2 1.2 2.7
3-YEAR AVG 45 35.0 .431 .363 .920 24.2 6.8 4.4 0.2 1.1 2.7
Totals 904 35.9 .439 .372 .900 25.1 6.7 4.2 0.3 1.0 2.8
Career Nickeil Alexander-Walker
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
19-20 NO 40 12.3 .342 .342 .607 5.3 1.9 2.0 0.2 0.3 1.0
20-21 NO 41 20.2 .418 .348 .750 10.2 2.0 3.1 0.5 1.0 1.4
21-22 NO 70 21.9 .373 .313 .750 10.8 2.4 2.8 0.4 0.7 1.4
22-23 UTA 62 16.6 .449 .374 .677 6.7 1.9 1.9 0.4 0.6 1.0
23-24 MIN 85 23.4 .435 .381 .817 8.1 2.6 2.1 0.5 0.8 0.9
24-25 MIN 85 24.5 .424 .373 .782 9.2 2.7 3.2 0.4 0.6 1.2
25-26 ATL 84 33.1 .454 .400 .891 20.3 3.6 3.4 0.6 1.3 2.1
3-YEAR AVG 92 26.5 .440 .386 .857 12.1 2.9 2.8 0.5 0.9 1.4
Totals 499 22.9 .423 .368 .808 10.6 2.5 2.6 0.4 0.8 1.3
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