Who Should I Draft?
Nikola Jokic or Damian Lillard (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Nikola Jokic C - DEN  | Damian Lillard G - POR  | |
Expert |
83% Recommended by 20 of 24 experts |
17% Recommended by 4 of 24 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 6 | # 8 |
| Best Rank | # 3 | # 5 |
| Worst Rank | # 9 | # 11 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 6 | # 8 |
| Best Rank | # 3 | # 5 |
| Worst Rank | # 9 | # 11 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.1 | 36.4 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.1 | 9.0 |
| Field Goals Att | 15.5 | 19.8 |
| Field Goals % | .521 | .453 |
| Three Points Made | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| Three Points Att | 3.7 | 10.1 |
| Three Points % | .344 | .388 |
| Free Throws Made | 3.7 | 6.6 |
| Free Throws Att | 4.6 | 7.3 |
| Free Throws % | .822 | .901 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 10.2 | 4.3 |
| Assists | 7.2 | 7.3 |
| Turnovers | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| Steals | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Blocks | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Points | 21.2 | 28.4 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| # 5 | # 9 | |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 7 | # 9 |
| Kevin Hanson EDSFootball | # 5 | # 8 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 7 | # 8 |
| JMO FantasyPros | # 4 | # 5 |
| Yahoo Staff Yahoo! Sports | # 4 | # 8 |
| Blaine Blontz FantasyPros | # 6 | # 8 |
| Mauricio Castillo Yahoo! Sports | # 4 | # 5 |
| Tom FantasyPros | # 6 | # 7 |
| M. Starks Powell New Life Fantasy | # 5 | # 6 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 7 | # 11 |
| Aaron Larson FantasyPros | # 4 | # 9 |
| Dave Kluge FantasyPros | # 4 | # 7 |
| Adam Koffler FantasyPros | # 5 | # 9 |
| Vaughn Dalzell FantasyPros | # 4 | # 9 |
| Ethan Masel The Fantasy Bulletin | # 8 | # 10 |
| Zachary Hanshew FantasyPros | # 3 | # 9 |
| Alex Burns FantasyPros | # 4 | # 7 |
| Dan Titus FantasyPros | # 6 | # 9 |
| Shane Mosley FB-Ninja | # 2 | # 5 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 7 | # 6 |
| Site Projections numberFire | # 9 | # 7 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 8 | # 7 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 7 | # 5 |
| Nikola Jokic C - DEN | Damian Lillard G - POR | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 2,336 | 2,474 |
| Field Goals Made | 565 | 624 |
| Field Goals Att | 1,071 | 1,348 |
| Field Goals % | .528 | .463 |
| Three Points Made | 80 | 270 |
| Three Points Att | 255 | 674 |
| Three Points % | .314 | .401 |
| Free Throws Made | 246 | 460 |
| Free Throws Att | 301 | 518 |
| Free Throws % | .817 | .888 |
| Offensive Rebound | 166 | 33 |
| Rebounds | 711 | 284 |
| Assists | 512 | 530 |
| Turnovers | 226 | 193 |
| Steals | 85 | 70 |
| Blocks | 44 | 22 |
| Points | 1,456 | 1,978 |
| Nikola Jokic C - DEN | Damian Lillard G - POR | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.1 | 36.4 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.1 | 9.0 |
| Field Goals Att | 15.5 | 19.8 |
| Field Goals % | .521 | .453 |
| Three Points Made | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| Three Points Att | 3.7 | 10.1 |
| Three Points % | .344 | .388 |
| Free Throws Made | 3.7 | 6.6 |
| Free Throws Att | 4.6 | 7.3 |
| Free Throws % | .822 | .901 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 10.2 | 4.3 |
| Assists | 7.2 | 7.3 |
| Turnovers | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| Steals | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Blocks | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Points | 21.2 | 28.4 |
| Nikola Jokic C - DEN | Damian Lillard G - POR | |
| News | ||
| Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was at it again on Sunday night, posting another monster fantasy line to the tune of 35 points (14-23 FG, 3-6 3-pt, 4-4 FT), 14 rebounds, nine assists, two steals, one block, and six turnovers in a 109-105 loss to Utah. Lucas Spence Sun, Jan 17th | Damian Lillard scored a game-high 35 points on 10-for-23 shooting while adding six assists, three three-pointers, three rebounds, one steal, and one block in 36 minutes during Monday's 125-104 loss to the Spurs. John Aubin Tue, Jan 19th | |
| Nikola Jokic did what he does best on Thursday night, leading the Nuggets to a win over the Warriors by notching his fifth triple-double of the season. Jokic scored 23 points (8-16 FG, 0-4 3-pt, 7-7 FT) to go with 14 rebounds, 10 assists, three steals, and three turnovers in 36 minutes of action. Lucas Spence Fri, Jan 15th | Damian Lillard registered 36 points on 10-for-23 shooting with seven rebounds, four three-pointers and seven assists in a win over the Hawks on Saturday. John Aubin Sun, Jan 17th | |
| Nikola Jokic put forth yet another terrific fantasy performance on Tuesday, scoring 23 points (8-17 FG, 1-4 3-pt, 6-6 FT) while filling up the box score with eight rebounds, 11 assists, one block, and a career-high seven steals in a 122-116 loss to Brooklyn. Lucas Spence Wed, Jan 13th | Damian Lillard scored 22 points on 7-of-16 shooting in Thursday's blowout loss to the Pacers, adding six rebounds, four assists, one steal, two three-pointers, and five turnovers across 36 minutes. John Aubin Fri, Jan 15th | |
| Nikola Jokic led the way for the Nuggets during Sunday's 114-89 win over the Knicks, scoring 22 points (9-15 FG, 1-3 3-pt, 3-3 FT) to go along with 10 rebounds, five assists, one steal, one block, and two turnovers in 30 minutes of action. Lucas Spence Sun, Jan 10th | Damian Lillard scored 40 points on 11-for-23 shooting with one rebound, 13 assists, six three-pointers, and three steals in 42 minutes in the 132-126 win over Sacramento on Wednesday John Aubin Thu, Jan 14th | |
| Nikola Jokic continued his terrific start to the season on Saturday, scoring 15 points (6-8 FG, 3-3 FT) while adding nine rebounds, 12 assists, and four turnovers in a 115-103 victory over the short-handed 76ers. Lucas Spence Sat, Jan 9th | Blazers' star Damian Lillard is available for Wednesday's game against the Kings. Alex Burns - Hoop Beast Wed, Jan 13th | |
| Notes | ||
| Nikola Jokic regressed in every statistical category (points, rebounds, assists, blocks, and steals) last year from his 2018-2019 campaign but still finished top-30 across the board and with 13 triple-doubles (second-best in the league). The reason I have him ranked this high is because of his consistency over the last three seasons. He's averaging 19.5 rebounds, 10.4 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.7 steals over a three-year stretch. That type of production would warrant a top-five pick and there's no reason to expect him to slow down at just age 25. Dave Kluge - FantasyPros | After six straight seasons of scoring averages in the 20's, Lilliard finally cracked the 30-point average with exactly 30.0 on the season, good for third-highest in the league. At 30 years old, Lilliard is in his prime and should see similar success this year. He also averaged 8.0 assists per game in 2019-2020, 1.1 more than his previous career-high. Lilliard has entered superstar status and should provide top-10 returns in fantasy leagues this season. Dave Kluge - FantasyPros | |
