Who Should I Draft?
Nikola Jokic or Trae Young (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Nikola Jokic C - DEN  | Trae Young G - ATL  | |
Expert |
90% Recommended by 19 of 21 experts |
10% Recommended by 2 of 21 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 6 | # 9 |
| Best Rank | # 2 | # 5 |
| Worst Rank | # 9 | # 26 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 6 | # 9 |
| Best Rank | # 2 | # 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 | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 7 | # 8 |
| Kevin Hanson EDSFootball | # 5 | # 10 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 7 | # 9 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 7 | # 10 |
| 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 |
| 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 Sports Gambling Podcast | # 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 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 | Trae Young racked up 33 points (12-25 FG, 2-8 3PT, 7-7 FT), eight rebounds, nine assists, and five turnovers in Wednesday night's victory over Washington. Shaan Hoda Thu, May 13th | |
| 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 | Trae Young registered 36 points (11-22 FG, 1-7 3PT, 13-13 FT), six rebounds, nine assists, and six turnovers in Monday night's victory over Washington. Shaan Hoda Tue, May 11th | |
| 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 | Trae Young compiled 30 points (10-19 FG, 2-6 3PT, 8-8 FT), four rebounds, 10 assists, one block, and four turnovers in Thursday's loss to Indiana. Shaan Hoda Fri, May 7th | |
| 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 | Trae Young scored 32 points (10-19 FG, 2-6 3PT, 10-10 FT) to go along with one rebound, four assists, and four turnovers in Friday night's defeat to Philadelphia. Shaan Hoda Sat, May 1st | |
| Nikola Jokic finished a rebound shy of another triple-double on Friday night, scoring 24 points (9-11 FG, 2-2 3-pt, 4-4 FT), grabbing nine rebounds, and handing out 15 assists to go with a block and five turnovers in a 127-120 loss to Utah. Lucas Spence Sat, May 8th | Trae Young (ankle) is officially active for Friday's game versus the 76ers. Ross Jared Joswick Fri, Apr 30th | |
| 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 | ||
