Who Should I Draft?
Nikola Jokic or Trae Young (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Nikola Jokic C - DEN  | Trae Young G - ATL  | |
Expert |
92% Recommended by 22 of 24 experts |
8% Recommended by 2 of 24 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 6 | # 9 |
| Best Rank | # 3 | # 5 |
| Worst Rank | # 9 | # 26 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 6 | # 9 |
| Best Rank | # 3 | # 5 |
| Worst Rank | # 9 | # 26 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.1 | 34.0 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Field Goals Att | 15.5 | 18.3 |
| Field Goals % | .521 | .445 |
| Three Points Made | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| Three Points Att | 3.7 | 9.4 |
| Three Points % | .344 | .369 |
| Free Throws Made | 3.7 | 7.4 |
| Free Throws Att | 4.6 | 8.6 |
| Free Throws % | .822 | .863 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 10.2 | 3.9 |
| Assists | 7.2 | 9.2 |
| Turnovers | 3.2 | 4.1 |
| Steals | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Blocks | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Points | 21.2 | 26.9 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | DTD |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| # 5 | # 6 | |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 7 | # 8 |
| Kevin Hanson EDSFootball | # 5 | # 10 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 7 | # 9 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 7 | # 10 |
| JMO FantasyPros | # 4 | # 8 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 8 | # 10 |
| Yahoo Staff Yahoo! Sports | # 4 | # 5 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 7 | # 13 |
| Blaine Blontz FantasyPros | # 6 | # 10 |
| Mauricio Castillo Yahoo! Sports | # 4 | # 8 |
| Tom FantasyPros | # 6 | # 18 |
| M. Starks Powell New Life Fantasy | # 5 | # 7 |
| Aaron Larson FantasyPros | # 4 | # 10 |
| Dave Kluge FantasyPros | # 4 | # 8 |
| Adam Koffler FantasyPros | # 5 | # 11 |
| Vaughn Dalzell FantasyPros | # 4 | # 8 |
| Ethan Masel The Fantasy Bulletin | # 8 | # 26 |
| Zachary Hanshew FantasyPros | # 3 | # 11 |
| Alex Burns FantasyPros | # 4 | # 8 |
| Dan Titus FantasyPros | # 6 | # 8 |
| Shane Mosley FB-Ninja | # 2 | # 8 |
| Site Projections numberFire | # 9 | # 8 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 7 | # 5 |
| Nikola Jokic C - DEN | Trae Young G - ATL | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 2,336 | 2,120 |
| Field Goals Made | 565 | 546 |
| Field Goals Att | 1,071 | 1,249 |
| Field Goals % | .528 | .437 |
| Three Points Made | 80 | 205 |
| Three Points Att | 255 | 568 |
| Three Points % | .314 | .361 |
| Free Throws Made | 246 | 481 |
| Free Throws Att | 301 | 559 |
| Free Throws % | .817 | .861 |
| Offensive Rebound | 166 | 31 |
| Rebounds | 711 | 254 |
| Assists | 512 | 560 |
| Turnovers | 226 | 289 |
| Steals | 85 | 65 |
| Blocks | 44 | 8 |
| Points | 1,456 | 1,778 |
| Nikola Jokic C - DEN | Trae Young G - ATL | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 33.1 | 34.0 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Field Goals Att | 15.5 | 18.3 |
| Field Goals % | .521 | .445 |
| Three Points Made | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| Three Points Att | 3.7 | 9.4 |
| Three Points % | .344 | .369 |
| Free Throws Made | 3.7 | 7.4 |
| Free Throws Att | 4.6 | 8.6 |
| Free Throws % | .822 | .863 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 10.2 | 3.9 |
| Assists | 7.2 | 9.2 |
| Turnovers | 3.2 | 4.1 |
| Steals | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Blocks | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Points | 21.2 | 26.9 |
| Nikola Jokic C - DEN | Trae Young G - ATL | |
| News | ||
| Nikola Jokic put the Nuggets on his back yet again on Saturday night, leading the team to a 120-112 victory in double-overtime over the Suns, one night after beating the Suns on Friday night in one overtime. Jokic scored 29 points (9-21 FG, 11-14 FT) while hauling in a season-high 22 rebounds to go with six assists, one steal, and six turnovers in 42 minutes of playing time. Lucas Spence Sun, Jan 24th | Trae Young produced 43 points (14-22 FG, 8-12 3PT, 7-7 FT), four boards, five assists, and seven turnovers in Friday night's win against the Wolves. Shaan Hoda Sat, Jan 23rd | |
| Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets to a big overtime win over the Suns on Friday night, scoring a team-high 31 points (15-27 FG, 1-3 3-pt, 0-1 FT) while adding 10 rebounds, eight assists, three steals, and three turnovers in 40 minutes of playing time. Lucas Spence Sat, Jan 23rd | Trae Young poured in 38 points (11-26 FG, 3-5 3PT, 13-19 FT), four rebounds, 10 assists, two steals, one block, and two turnovers in Wednesday night's comeback win against Detroit. Shaan Hoda Thu, Jan 21st | |
| Nikola Jokic was up to his usual MVP tricks on Tuesday night, posting his 14th consecutive double-double of the season while scoring 27 points (12-21 FG, 0-4 3-pt, 3-3 FT) to go along with 12 rebounds, six assists, one steal, one block, and one turnover in 28 minutes during a 119-101 blowout win over Oklahoma City. Lucas Spence Tue, Jan 19th | Trae Young is available to play against the Pistons, although dealing with a sore heel. Joel E. Ruffin Jr. Wed, Jan 20th | |
| 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 | Trae Young (heel) is officially probable for Wednesday's game versus Detroit. Ross Jared Joswick 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 | Trae Young notched 20 points (3-8 FG, 2-5 3PT, 12-13 FT), eight rebounds, 13 assists, three steals, and six turnovers in Monday's afternoon victory over the Wolves. Shaan Hoda Tue, Jan 19th | |
| 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 | Trae Young exploded onto the scene last year and finished fourth in scoring (29.6 points) and second in assists (9.3) per game. His 205 made three-pointers were sixth-most in the league and he did it at a 36.1% clip. If he's able to improve his shooting heading into his third year, there's no reason to expect him to finish outside the top-three in scoring. Dave Kluge - FantasyPros | |
| The Atlanta Hawks spared no expense this offseason in putting an extremely formidable team around second-year All-Star PG Trae Young. By adding guys like Bogdan Bogdanovic and Danilo Gallinari, the Hawks are signaling to their young core that they are going all-in to surround them with the talent they need to succeed as early as this season. Last season, Young budded into a superstar right in front of our eyes, finishing fourth in scoring (29.6 ppg) and second in assists (9.3 apg), trailing only LeBron James in that category. While the scoring numbers could come down with a plethora of options to put the ball in the basket, it's not out of the realm of possibility that Young averages over 10 assists per game this season. He's also only missed a total of eight games in two seasons. In a world of "DNP-rest," Young is as safe as they come in the middle to later part of the first round in 2020-21. Adam Koffler - FantasyPros | ||
