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Collin Gillespie vs Duncan Robinson: who to start in Week 3

Collin Gillespie plays 4 games in Week 3 (Nov 2-8), Duncan Robinson 3. For that week alone, start Collin Gillespie: 106.5 projected fantasy points to 69.6 for Duncan Robinson. Over the season, Collin Gillespie leads in both formats: 26.6 fantasy points a game to 23.2, and 85th against 86th in 9-cat. The two go close together on our board, which is our own ranking order from 2025-26 and 2026-27 box scores, not ADP.

Updated Nov 3, 2:36 AM ET.

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Collin Gillespie
PGSGPHXage 27
Points leagues
#128
26.6 FP/G, slot 11.08, $5
9-cat leagues
#85
-1.0 z, slot 8.01, $10

The pick in points and 9-cat leagues.

Duncan Robinson
SFSGDETage 32
Points leagues
#165
23.2 FP/G, slot 14.09
9-cat leagues
#86
-1.0 z, slot 8.02, $10

The call

Points leagues: Collin Gillespie. 26.6 fantasy points per game against 23.2, 128th on our board to 165th.

9-cat leagues: Collin Gillespie again, -1.0 in summed z-scores against -1.0 (85th to 86th).

Category by category, Collin Gillespie is ahead in 3 (REB, AST and STL) and Duncan Robinson in 6 (PTS, BLK, 3PM, FG%, FT% and TO).

Per 36 minutes, Collin Gillespie produces more: 34.3 fantasy points to 29.5, on 27.9 minutes a night against 28.3. He does it in fewer minutes, so a bigger role would widen the gap.

Collin Gillespie plays 4 games in Week 3 (Nov 2-8), Duncan Robinson 3. For that week alone, start Collin Gillespie: 106.5 projected fantasy points to 69.6 for Duncan Robinson.

Slots are where our board's order lands in a 12-team snake draft (round.pick), and dollars are auction value over replacement for 12 teams with $200 each. Neither is ADP: no free draft-position feed lets us republish it.

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Per game, side by side

Per gameCollin GillespieDuncan Robinson
Fantasy points per game26.623.2
Minutes27.928.3
PointsPTS11.414.0
ReboundsREB3.62.5
AssistsAST4.72.1
StealsSTL1.61.0
BlocksBLK0.20.3
Threes3PM2.73.2
Field goal %FG%39.8%45.2%
Free throw %FT%75.1%82.6%
TurnoversTO1.70.9
Games, 2025-268077

Bold is the better number. The line blends 2025-26 with 2026-27 games as they are played, the same numbers the rankings use.

Per 36 minutes

Per 36Collin GillespieDuncan Robinson
Fantasy points34.329.5
Points14.717.8
Rebounds4.63.1
Assists6.12.7
Steals2.11.3
Blocks0.30.4
Threes3.44.1
Turnovers2.21.1

Each per-game number divided by minutes and scaled to 36: the rate a bigger role would carry.

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9-category z-scores

CategoryCollin GillespieDuncan Robinson
PointsPTS-0.9-0.5
ReboundsREB-1.0-1.4
AssistsAST+0.5-0.8
StealsSTL+1.5-0.1
BlocksBLK-1.0-0.8
Threes3PM+1.0+1.6
Field goal percentageFG%-1.3-0.4
Free throw percentageFT%-0.2+0.2
TurnoversTO+0.4+1.4
Total-1.0-1.0

Each number is standard deviations above or below the top 156 players (a 12-team league's rosters). Field goal and free throw percentage are weighted by attempts, and turnovers count against.

If you punt a category

Punting rebounds, assists and steals flips the 9-cat answer to Duncan Robinson.

PuntCollin GillespieDuncan Robinson
PTS-0.2 (#65)-0.6 (#86)
REB-0.0 (#63)+0.4 (#47)
AST-1.7 (#133)-0.3 (#67)
STL-2.5 (#171)-1.0 (#98)
BLK-0.1 (#65)-0.3 (#72)
3PM-2.1 (#151)-2.6 (#175)
FG%+0.3 (#50)-0.5 (#72)
FT%-0.9 (#89)-1.3 (#107)
TO-1.4 (#96)-2.4 (#124)

Value is the sum of the other eight z-scores, recomputed with the punted category left out of the pool that sets them; the rank is among all 438 ranked players.

Week 3 (Nov 2-8)

  • Collin Gillespie: 4 games (Mon @GSW, Wed POR, Thu ORL, Sat HOU), 1 back-to-back.
  • Duncan Robinson: 3 games (Mon @CHA, Wed PHI, Sun LAL).

Every team's games this week · Week 3 streamers

Recent games

  • Collin Gillespie: 23.6 fantasy points a game over his last 5 of 2026-27, against 26.6 on the board.
  • Duncan Robinson: 29.3 fantasy points a game over his last 7 of 2026-27, against 23.2 on the board.

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Common questions

  • Who is better for the rest of the 2026-27 season, Collin Gillespie or Duncan Robinson?

    Points leagues: Collin Gillespie. 26.6 fantasy points per game against 23.2, 128th on our board to 165th. 9-cat leagues: Collin Gillespie again, -1.0 in summed z-scores against -1.0 (85th to 86th).

  • Who wins more categories, Collin Gillespie or Duncan Robinson?

    Category by category, Collin Gillespie is ahead in 3 (REB, AST and STL) and Duncan Robinson in 6 (PTS, BLK, 3PM, FG%, FT% and TO).

  • Who should I start in Week 3, Collin Gillespie or Duncan Robinson?

    Collin Gillespie plays 4 games in Week 3 (Nov 2-8), Duncan Robinson 3. For that week alone, start Collin Gillespie: 106.5 projected fantasy points to 69.6 for Duncan Robinson.

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