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Ajay Mitchell or Jaxson Hayes

Who Should I Start? - Week 3 • Start New
Ajay Mitchell

Ajay Mitchell

PG • Oklahoma City Thunder OKC
Jaxson Hayes

Jaxson Hayes

C • Utah Jazz UTA
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Mitchell over Hayes

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Mitchell ... 0%

BOTH ... 66.67%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 27.9
MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
109.8 0.471 0.949 0.212 11.8 2.6 23.0 13.8 13.8 49.5 23.3 3.2 11.7 2.68 0.1 0.0 7.2 15.0 11.8 2.2 62.2 3.8 4.4 27.9
MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
26 0.477 0.904 0.3 3.1 1 5 2.6 2 11.4 5.4 0.9 2.5 3.2 0.03 0 2 3 4 0 14 1 1 25.6
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Outlook Ajay Mitchell

Ajay Mitchell vs. Cavaliers — High-Usage Guard Poised for Home Rematch

Healthy and locked into Oklahoma City's starting backcourt alongside Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Ajay Mitchell continues to capitalize on extended usage with Jalen Williams sidelined. Mitchell delivered 20 points in Monday's road win over Cleveland, hitting clutch late shots to cement his breakout. Over his last six games, he is averaging 19.2 points on 52% shooting, driving his fantasy roster rate to 100% and start percentage to 84%.

Tonight, Mitchell faces the Cavaliers again in a favorable home matchup at Paycom Center, where the game features a 226.5 total. Our daily projection expects him to produce 14 points and 4 assists across 26 minutes. With three games remaining on Oklahoma City's four-game weekly slate, Mitchell remains a strong lineup asset.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hayes over Mitchell

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Hayes ... 0%

BOTH ... 66.67%

PROJECTION
FPTS:
No projection for this week.
MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
19 0.701 0.682 0.5 0.1 0 3 2.8 2 4.4 3.1 1.7 2.7 1.8 0.02 0 2.1 4 1 1 8 1 1 17.7
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Outlook Jaxson Hayes

Jaxson Hayes at Pelicans — Starting Role Anchors Streaming Appeal

Jaxson Hayes enters Wednesday's contest healthy and locked into Utah's starting center role with Jusuf Nurkic sidelined. Hayes has made the most of his expanded opportunity, averaging 8.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks in 24.8 minutes per game over his first six appearances this season. His steady presence inside has helped his roster rate stabilize around 44%.

Tonight in New Orleans, our models project Hayes for 17.7 fantasy points, 8 points, and 4 rebounds across 19 minutes of action. With three games remaining on Utah's four-game weekly schedule, Hayes offers reliable schedule density and immediate streaming upside for managers chasing blocks and field-goal percentage.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Ajay Mitchell
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
18.333.004.0029.331.000.673
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
19.173.003.3327.171.830.676
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jaxson Hayes
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
6.002.007.6726.331.331.673
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
8.172.006.3324.831.172.006
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Ajay Mitchell
OWN
100%
+6.77 compared to last week
START
84%
+24.58 compared to last week
OWN/START Jaxson Hayes
OWN
44%
+5.54 compared to last week
START
24%
+5.61 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Ajay Mitchell
38th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jaxson Hayes
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Ajay Mitchell

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 38th among PG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 18th with 205 total points (29.29 avg).
  • He is currently 218 points behind the leader: Luka Doncic
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.9 PPG.

    • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 50.00% from the field this month. Very impressive.
  • Shooting 19.05% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • He is ranked 27th this month in assist to turnover ratio with 2.40.
  • Below average point guard averaging only 3.43 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 3.57 for the month.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +0.87, APG: -0.07, RPG: -0.06, MPG: +0.18 STLS: --0.06 BLKS: +0.44
Breakdown Jaxson Hayes

    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 20th with 144 total points (24.00 avg).
  • He is currently 156 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic

    • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 55.88% from the field this month. Very impressive for a big man.
  • Assists per game numbers are alright for a center but nothing to brag about at 1.71 apg.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are average for a center / power forward with 5.43 rpg this month.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 2 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +4.79, APG: +0.75, RPG: +3.45, MPG: +13.2 STLS: +0.92 BLKS: +1.62
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Ajay Mitchell

No Injury Reported

Injury Jaxson Hayes

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Ajay Mitchell
DateOpponentResult
Nov 02@CLEW 117-112
Nov 04VS CLE
Nov 06@MEM
Nov 07VS WAS
Week Today Home Away
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
20.001.005.0035.000.001.001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jaxson Hayes
DateOpponentResult
Nov 02@SAL 97-119
Nov 04@NO
Nov 06@DAL
Nov 08@MIN
Week Today Home Away
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.332.007.0028.000.671.673
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Ajay Mitchell
16.17
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jaxson Hayes
12.46
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Ajay Mitchell
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
24-25 OKC 39 15.6 .485 .364 .805 6.3 1.7 1.8 0.1 0.6 0.7
25-26 OKC 61 25.6 .474 .357 .874 13.7 3.6 3.4 0.3 1.2 1.4
26-27 OKC 7 26.4 .500 .191 .955 17.0 3.4 3.6 0.6 1.6 1.4
3-YEAR AVG 36 20.7 .478 .362 .862 10.3 2.7 2.7 0.2 0.9 1.1
Totals 122 21.4 .483 .340 .872 11.0 2.9 2.7 0.2 1.0 1.1
Career Jaxson Hayes
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
19-20 NO 55 16.9 .654 .250 .623 7.5 0.9 4.0 1.0 0.4 0.7
20-21 NO 52 14.6 .652 .429 .794 6.5 0.5 3.9 0.5 0.4 0.6
21-22 NO 79 18.9 .608 .323 .755 8.9 0.6 4.3 0.8 0.4 0.8
22-23 NO 48 12.6 .557 .103 .706 5.0 0.8 2.9 0.4 0.4 0.7
23-24 LAL 72 11.8 .711 .0 .619 4.1 0.5 3.1 0.4 0.4 0.6
24-25 LAL 58 18.4 .711 .0 .617 6.6 1.0 4.7 0.9 0.5 0.7
25-26 LAL 72 17.6 .750 .750 .653 7.3 0.9 4.0 0.8 0.4 0.5
26-27 UTA 6 24.8 .559 .0 .688 8.2 2.0 6.3 2.0 1.2 1.2
3-YEAR AVG 67 15.8 .727 .214 .635 6.0 0.8 3.9 0.7 0.5 0.6
Totals 462 16.2 .658 .266 .688 6.8 0.7 4.0 0.7 0.4 0.7
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