Who Should I Draft?
Nikola Jokic or Damian Lillard (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Nikola Jokic C - DEN  | Damian Lillard G - POR  | |
Expert |
81% Recommended by 17 of 21 experts |
19% Recommended by 4 of 21 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 6 | # 8 |
| Best Rank | # 2 | # 5 |
| Worst Rank | # 9 | # 11 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 6 | # 8 |
| Best Rank | # 2 | # 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 | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 7 | # 9 |
| Kevin Hanson EDSFootball | # 5 | # 8 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 7 | # 8 |
| Yahoo Staff Yahoo! Sports | # 4 | # 8 |
| Blaine Blontz FantasyPros | # 6 | # 8 |
| Mauricio Castillo Yahoo! Sports | # 4 | # 5 |
| 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 Sports Gambling Podcast | # 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 | ||
| Nikola Jokic put the finishing touches on his MVP season on Sunday night, scoring 21 points on 9-of-17 shooting and 3-of-3 free throws while adding three boards, two assists, and a steal in a season-low 17 minutes in a loss to Portland. Lucas Spence Sun, May 16th | Damian Lillard scored 22-points on 7-for-13 shooting with 10 assists, three rebounds, five triples and four turnovers over 31 minutes as the Trailblazers defeated the Nuggets on Sunday. John Aubin Mon, May 17th | |
| Nikola Jokic put an exclamation mark on his sensational 2020-2021 MVP campaign by recording his 16th triple-double of the season on Friday night. Jokic scored a highly-efficient 20 points (7-11 FG, 6-7 FT) to go along with 15 rebounds and 11 assists in a 104-91 win over Detroit. Lucas Spence Sat, May 15th | Damian Lillard scored 41 points on 16-for-23 shooting with five rebounds, five assists, one steal and two triples in a 118-117 loss to Phoenix on Thursday. John Aubin Fri, May 14th | |
| Nikola Jokic continued to solidify his MVP campaign on Thursday evening, scoring 31 points (14-21 FG, 0-3 3-pt, 3-3 FT) while contributing 14 rebounds, four assists, a steal, and a block in a 114-103 win over Minnesota. Lucas Spence Thu, May 13th | Damian Lillard scored 30 points on 10-for-20 shooting with six assists, three three-pointers, two rebounds and one block during Wednesday's 105-98 win over Utah. John Aubin Thu, May 13th | |
| Nikola Jokic made a living at the charity stripe on Tuesday, scoring 30 points on 7-of-16 field goals and 16-of-17 free throws in a 117-112 win over the Hornets. Jokic added 11 rebounds and six assists in 33 minutes of action. Lucas Spence Tue, May 11th | Damian Lillard scored 34 points on 11-for-20 shooting with nine rebounds, six three-pointers, and six assists in 36 minutes of Monday's 140-129 win over the Rockets. John Aubin Tue, May 11th | |
| Nikola Jokic scored 29 points (10-21 FG, 0-5 3-pt, 9-9 FT) while contributing seven rebounds, six assists, and five turnovers in 37 minutes of action during a 125-119 loss to the Nets on Saturday night. Lucas Spence Sun, May 9th | Damian Lillard scored 30 points on 8-for-17 shooting with four rebounds, eight assists and four three-pointers in 31 minutes during Saturday's win over the Spurs. John Aubin Sun, May 9th | |
| 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 | |
