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Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, we pose a question to a rotating panel of ESPN fantasy basketball experts to gauge their thoughts on a hot topic. Todays contributors are ESPN Fantasys Joe Kaiser and Kyle Soppe and DFS expert Renee Miller.Preseason breakout candidate Nikola Jokic has taken flight over his past six games, averaging 17.0 PPG, 10.7 RPG, 3.3 APG and 1.0 BPG. That production is similar to what weve seen from Paul Millsap this season: 17.0 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 3.6 APG, 1.0 BPG. Now Millsap has the edge in SPG (1.7, 0.6) and 3-PPG (1.0, 0.3), but Jokic has the edge in season percentages (54.3 FG%, 45.9 FG%; 82.5 FT%, 74.0 FT%). Is it fair to compare Jokic to Millsap in the short and/or long term?Joe Kaiser: I dont think its fair -- not yet -- and the reason is because of age, minutes and consistency. As long as Millsap is healthy, hes a player we can expect to play right around 33 minutes a night just about every game of the season. His statistical averages may be a tick down from previous years, but they are still very solid and check off a lot of different categories. He has proved himself as an All-Star caliber player in the NBA for the past seven seasons.On the flip side, Jokic is only 21, and his minutes fluctuate from week to week, depending on how hes viewed at that particular time by Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone; just a few weeks ago, plenty of people were asking me if he was someone they had to own or if he was droppable. Also, we mentioned that Millsap is averaging 33 minutes per game this season, and thats a number that Jokic has reached only once in 22 games. While Jokics 23.9 MPG could rise in the coming weeks and months if he continues to produce, theres just as good a chance that his minutes dwindle if he goes into another slump.Kyle Soppe: I think so. We were all high on Jokic coming into the season, and he hasnt disappointed, but my answer here has more to do with not liking what Ive seen from Millsap.With Al Horford taking his talents to Boston this summer, the hope was that Millsap (much like Horford) would thrive in his new high-usage role, but what Ive seen is a player willing to settle. With Dwight Howard clogging the paint, Millsaps average distance of shot is up 13.2 percent over his career high that he set last season, and considering that he has failed to show us a consistent jumper, I see no reason to think that his FG% improves in a major way.Jokic, on the other hand, has shown an increase in aggressiveness and efficiency in his four games since returning from a wrist injury that sidelined him for a week (hes shooting 67.5 percent from the field and has taken at least 10 shots in three straight), something that I think earns him playing time as the season progresses. I like this comparison very much and Jokic could be even more involved in this offense if/when Danilo Gallinari misses time.Renee Miller: I dont think theres a fantasy player out there who wouldnt love to compare Jokic to Millsap. Weve been rooting for Jokic since last season!However, the facts that coach Malone hasnt really stabilized the Nuggets frontcourt rotation this season and Jokic missed time with a wrist injury put a damper on the raw statistics. But the real death blow to the comparison is minutes per game. Millsap, in his 11th season, averages 33.0 minutes per game, while Jokic is at just 23.9 MPG. Fantasy value is about opportunity and ability, so even though Jokics player efficiency rating (21.1, 37th in the league), assist ratio (21.8) and 60.8 true shooting percentage are great, he wont rise to the next level until he sees more time on the court.One of the most frustrating things about fantasy is that coaches care more about winning than about stats, and as good as Jokic has been in the past four games, the Nuggets have lost three of four.The last aspect of the comparison is competition. Millsap essentially has none, with Mike Muscala firmly ensconced in a limited bench role, while Denver is also giving almost equal minutes to Kenneth Faried (22.4) and Darrell Arthur (14.6) at the 4. Denver is still working a lot of things out, and its often the case that a very talented basketball players fantasy value suffers during that process.Im hopeful given what weve seen from Jokic this season that a long-term comparison to one of the best all-around power forwards in the game sticks with him.Adidas Superstar Baratas . The 18-year-old American had five birdies in her bogey-free round for a 17-under total of 196. Lee held the overnight lead but mixed three birdies with two bogeys for a 70. Adidas Superstar Outlet Online . -- Claudio Bieler hadnt scored since early September, and not from the run of play since mid-July. http://www.superstarbaratasespana.es/ . It was the kind of score that might make everyone else wonder which course he was playing. Except that Graeme McDowell saw the whole thing. Crouched behind the 10th green at Sheshan International, McDowell looked over at the powerful American and said, "Ive probably seen 18 of the best drives Ive seen all year in the last two days. Superstar Baratas . Murray beat Sam Querrey 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-3 to clinch Britains opening-round victory against the United States on Sunday at Petco Park. "Im proud of the way Im playing just now, because I had to do a lot of work to get back to where I want to be," Murray said after celebrating with his teammates on the red clay court in a temporary stadium in left field of the downtown home of baseballs San Diego Padres. Adidas Superstar Hombre ., and Rudi Swiegers of Kipling, Sask., took sixth spot on Saturday in pairs at the NHK Trophy ISU Grand Prix figure skating competition.Fremantle ruckman Aaron Sandilands has no concerns about making his AFL return against the man who broke his ribs, but he will consider wearing a guard just in case.He spent almost a week in hospital after suffering several broken ribs and a punctured lung while backing into a marking contest against Eagles big man Nic Naitanui in round three.The injury was so severe, Sandilands underwent surgery to insert two metal plates into his rib cage. Those plates will stay there for life.He has been back in full training for several weeks and will return in Sundays western derby against West Coast.Coincidentally, Naitanui will also make his return this weekend after missing the past six matches following surgery to remove the plantaris tendon from both legs.Sandilands insists he wont be carrying any mental scars when he goes up against Naitanui again.Not at all - Ive had enough time to recover. The body feels good, Sandilands said on Tuesday.It was a one-off accident. Im happy with where Im at.This is the week that Im ready to come back and play, and it didnt matter whoever the side was.Ive had plenty of contact within that area and they wouldnt let me back out there unless (the ribs) were 100 per cent right.Sandilands has trained with a guard on his rib cage, but he might not need it on game day.ddddddddddddIm still undecided at the moment. So well talk with the doc and the physio this week about that, Sandilands said.Fremantle are languishing in 16th spot with just three wins to show from 18 games.With the team clearly in rebuilding mode and no chance to make the finals, some fans think it would be best to put Sandilands in cotton wool until next year.But the 33-year-old says theres plenty to gain for him by playing again this season - and his wife has been eager to see him back out on the field, too.Shes happy Im getting back out there, and (wont be) so edgy and grumpy at home, Sandilands joked.Ive got Jens full support. Shes just happy Im doing something I love.You hate sitting on the sidelines and I was always pretty confident of getting back this year.Sandilands remains one of Fremantles most-important players, with his injury absence exposing the clubs lack of ruck depth.Jon Griffin, Zac Clarke and Jack Hannath all struggled to fill the void, with Lyon describing the situation as a moving famine. ' ' '