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Jalen Smith or Nic Claxton

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Jalen Smith

Jalen Smith

PF • Chicago Bulls CHI
Nic Claxton

Nic Claxton

C • Chicago Bulls CHI
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith over Claxton

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Smith ... 5.88%

BOTH ... 17.65%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 21.5
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
63.3 0.47 0.742 0.332 12.4 4.1 12 5.1 3.7 24 11.9 5.7 14 1.5 0.54 0 7.2 19.5 3.8 2.4 31.2 1.3 2.4 21.5
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
23 0.497 0.75 0.359 4.5 2 4 1.9 1 8.2 4.1 2 4.8 1.2 0.17 0 2.5 7 1 1 11 0 1 22.6
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Outlook Jalen Smith

Jalen Smith vs. 76ers — Probable to Return with Frontcourt Streaming Appeal

Jalen Smith practiced fully on Friday and is listed as probable Sunday after briefly exiting Wednesday's contest with a sprained finger. Operating as Chicago's primary backup big, Smith maintains a stable rotational floor, particularly with Zach Collins out and starter Nic Claxton questionable. Smith has delivered reliable production this season, averaging 11.0 points and 7.8 rebounds across eight games, even as his fantasy rostership dipped to 45% following the hand scare.

Facing the 76ers at the United Center, our models project Smith for 11 points, seven rebounds, and 22.6 fantasy points across 23 minutes in an elevated-scoring environment. Looking ahead, next week's volume features three games, maintaining his appeal as an efficient frontcourt specialist.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 9 hrs ago
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Claxton over Smith

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Claxton ... 0%

BOTH ... 17.65%

PROJECTION
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Jalen Smith
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
8.002.004.5017.500.000.502
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.002.207.6022.200.001.205
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nic Claxton
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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
0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jalen Smith
OWN
46%
-9.08 compared to last week
START
37%
+18.78 compared to last week
OWN/START Nic Claxton
OWN
74%
+2.73 compared to last week
START
19%
+14.15 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jalen Smith
31st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nic Claxton
17th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jalen Smith

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 31st among PF's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 24th with 197 total points (24.63 avg).
  • He is currently 363 points behind the leader: Victor Wembanyama
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.4 PPG.

    • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 47.22% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 28.21% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Assists per game numbers are 1.75 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty good for a center / power forward with 7.75 rpg this 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: +1.11, APG: +0.53, RPG: +2.19, MPG: +7.24 STLS: +0.16 BLKS: +0.55
Breakdown Nic Claxton

    Overview

  • I couldn't find any stats of this player even playing a game. This is most likely due to a mispelling. Try typing in the partial player name and let autocomplete fill in his name for you to avoid this happening again. The other possible reason is that he hasn't played in the past 30 days which makes it impossible for me to assign him a value.

    • Performance Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: EVEN, APG: EVEN, RPG: EVEN, MPG: EVEN STLS: EVEN BLKS: EVEN
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Jalen Smith

No Injury Reported

Injury Nic Claxton

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jalen Smith
DateOpponentResult
Nov 02@PHIL 107-126
Nov 04@NYL 105-135
Nov 08VS PHI
Week Today Home Away
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
11.003.006.6721.330.001.333
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nic Claxton
DateOpponentResult
Nov 02@PHIL 107-126
Nov 04@NYL 105-135
Nov 08VS PHI
Week Today Home Away
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Jalen Smith
13.07
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nic Claxton
0.00
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Jalen Smith
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
20-21 PHO 21 4.0 .438 .273 .333 1.5 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.2
21-22 PHO 53 18.4 .493 .311 .782 9.5 0.5 6.3 0.8 0.3 0.9
22-23 IND 67 18.1 .475 .277 .759 9.4 1.0 5.7 0.9 0.3 1.0
23-24 IND 63 16.4 .588 .421 .698 9.6 1.0 5.5 0.6 0.3 0.7
24-25 CHI 64 14.3 .466 .330 .814 8.0 1.0 5.4 0.7 0.3 0.6
25-26 CHI 53 20.2 .483 .373 .742 10.2 1.2 6.7 0.8 0.5 1.0
26-27 CHI 8 22.1 .472 .282 .750 11.0 1.8 7.8 0.9 0.4 0.8
3-YEAR AVG 61 16.5 .513 .370 .742 9.1 1.0 5.7 0.7 0.3 0.7
Totals 342 16.3 .498 .339 .754 8.6 0.9 5.5 0.7 0.3 0.8
Career Nic Claxton
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
3-YEAR AVG 0 0.0 .0 .0 .0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Totals 0 0.0 .0 .0 .0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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