Who Should I Draft?
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Jamal Murray (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G - OKC  | Jamal Murray G - DEN  | |
Expert |
83% Recommended by 20 of 24 experts |
17% Recommended by 4 of 24 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 9 | # 17 |
| Best Rank | # 9 | # 13 |
| Worst Rank | # 27 | # 24 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 23 | # 45 |
| Best Rank | # 16 | # 24 |
| Worst Rank | # 49 | # 47 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 35.1 | 33.9 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.0 | 7.8 |
| Field Goals Att | 17.2 | 17.0 |
| Field Goals % | .468 | .459 |
| Three Points Made | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| Three Points Att | 4.7 | 6.2 |
| Three Points % | .379 | .367 |
| Free Throws Made | 4.8 | 3.2 |
| Free Throws Att | 5.9 | 3.6 |
| Free Throws % | .811 | .875 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 5.6 | 4.2 |
| Assists | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| Turnovers | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Steals | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Blocks | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Points | 22.6 | 21.1 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | DTD | Out |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| # 12 | # 21 | |
| Kevin Hanson EDSFootball | # 13 | # 22 |
| Site Rankings CBS Sports | # 13 | # 23 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 10 | # 22 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 12 | # 19 |
| JMO FantasyPros | # 18 | # 31 |
| Site Projections numberFire | # 9 | # 16 |
| Yahoo Staff Yahoo! Sports | # 13 | # 26 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 13 | # 17 |
| Blaine Blontz FantasyPros | # 14 | # 23 |
| Mauricio Castillo Yahoo! Sports | # 18 | # 31 |
| M. Starks Powell New Life Fantasy | # 12 | # 19 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 14 | # 18 |
| Aaron Larson FantasyPros | # 14 | # 17 |
| Dave Kluge FantasyPros | # 10 | # 23 |
| Adam Koffler FantasyPros | # 15 | # 18 |
| Ethan Masel The Fantasy Bulletin | # 16 | # 24 |
| Zachary Hanshew FantasyPros | # 13 | # 23 |
| Dan Titus FantasyPros | # 10 | # 17 |
| Shane Mosley FB-Ninja | # 10 | # 24 |
| Tom FantasyPros | # 28 | # 27 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 16 | # 15 |
| Vaughn Dalzell FantasyPros | # 27 | # 23 |
| Alex Burns FantasyPros | # 16 | # 13 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G - OKC | Jamal Murray G - DEN | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 2,429 | 1,904 |
| Field Goals Made | 478 | 408 |
| Field Goals Att | 1,015 | 894 |
| Field Goals % | .471 | .456 |
| Three Points Made | 87 | 112 |
| Three Points Att | 251 | 324 |
| Three Points % | .347 | .346 |
| Free Throws Made | 288 | 163 |
| Free Throws Att | 357 | 185 |
| Free Throws % | .807 | .881 |
| Offensive Rebound | 47 | 45 |
| Rebounds | 412 | 236 |
| Assists | 232 | 284 |
| Turnovers | 134 | 127 |
| Steals | 79 | 67 |
| Blocks | 47 | 17 |
| Points | 1,331 | 1,091 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G - OKC | Jamal Murray G - DEN | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 35.1 | 33.9 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.0 | 7.8 |
| Field Goals Att | 17.2 | 17.0 |
| Field Goals % | .468 | .459 |
| Three Points Made | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| Three Points Att | 4.7 | 6.2 |
| Three Points % | .379 | .367 |
| Free Throws Made | 4.8 | 3.2 |
| Free Throws Att | 5.9 | 3.6 |
| Free Throws % | .811 | .875 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 5.6 | 4.2 |
| Assists | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| Turnovers | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Steals | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Blocks | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Points | 22.6 | 21.1 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G - OKC | Jamal Murray G - DEN | |
| News | ||
| The Thunder announced on Wednesday that guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander would be out for an "extended period" and would miss "a significant amount of time" with plantar fasciitis in his right foot. Lucas Spence Wed, Mar 24th | Nuggets' star Jamal Murray has a torn ACL in his left knee and will miss the remainder of the season. Jack Mannis Tue, Apr 13th | |
| Oklahoma City Thunder SG/PG Shai Gilegous-Alexander (foot) has been ruled out ahead of Wednesday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies due to plantar fasciitis in his right foot. Matthew MacKay Wed, Mar 24th | Jamal Murray (sore right knee) returned from a four-game absence on Monday night, scoring 17 points (5-15 FG, 1-5 3-pt, 6-6 FT) while contributing four rebounds, four assists, three steals, a block, and four turnovers in 33 minutes in a loss to Golden State. However, Murray was re-injured (this time to his left knee) in the closing minutes of the game and had to be assisted to the locker room. Lucas Spence Tue, Apr 13th | |
| Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 31 points in Monday's 112-103 win vs. Timberwolves. AJ Schullo Mon, Mar 22nd | Nuggets' G Jamal Murray exited Monday's matchup with the Warriors with what looks to be a left knee injury. Jack Mannis Tue, Apr 13th | |
| Thunder G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (shoulder) has been ruled out Sunday vs. the Rockets. Adam Koffler Sat, Mar 20th | Nuggets' G Jamal Murray is available to play in Monday's contest against the Golden State Warriors. Jack Mannis Mon, Apr 12th | |
| Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 19 points in Thursday's 116-93 loss against the Hawks. AJ Schullo Fri, Mar 19th | Denver Nuggets PG Jamal Murray (knee) is questionable to play Monday's game against the Golden State Warriors due to soreness in his right knee. Matthew MacKay Mon, Apr 12th | |
| Notes | ||
| I'm going to be targeting SGA in every league I play in this season. I think he could realistically finish as a top-25 fantasy asset in 2020-21. As a member of the Thunder in his second season, Gilgeous-Alexander exponentially improved upon his rookie season output with the Clippers. He averaged 19.0 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.1 steals, and just 1.9 turnovers in almost 35 minutes per game last season, doubling his points scored and rebounds from 2018-19 with the Clippers. Now with Chris Paul, Danilo Gallinari, and Dennis Schroder all on different teams, SGA becomes the focal point on offense for the Thunder. General Manager Sam Presti recently told ESPN's Royce Young, "we're really kind of clearing the way for him [Gilgeous-Alexander] to expand his game, to be on the ball full time." Of note, SGA's production last season was on a usage rate of 23.7%. That number went up to 31.1% with Paul, Gallinari, and Schroder off the floor. Sky's the limit for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander this season. Adam Koffler - FantasyPros | If you only look at Muray's entire stat line from 2019-20, it looks like he may have plateaued as an above average point guard who averages 18.5 points and almost five assists per game. But we must not forget what he was able to do in the Orlando Bubble postseason, when Murray showcased his true superstar ability night-in-and-night-out. In 19 playoff games, he averaged 26.5 points (50.5 FG%), 4.8 rebounds, 6.6 assists, and 3.3 3PM per game. Those averages resemble guys like Kyrie Irving and Devin Booker, who are bound to be top-15 fantasy assets in 2020-21. Murray may not be able to sustain such production for an entire season, but he certainly showed he's got the capability to put up some monster performances (two 50-point games in the 2019-20 playoffs). He could be a steal in the middle rounds of your fantasy draft. Adam Koffler - FantasyPros | |
