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Deandre Ayton · Back (Day To Day)

Anfernee Simons · Knee (Day To Day)

Stats
2023-2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	7.48	4.71
ADP	67.59	97.84
OFF	24	24
B2B	14	14
PROJ	2,515.00	2,071.50
PTS	17.5	18.9
FG	7.5	6.9
FG3	.2	2.7
FT	2.2	2.4
RB	9.5	2.4
AST	1.9	3.8
BLK	.9	.2
STL	.7	.7
TO	1.6	1.8

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
	Draft Deandre Ayton or John Collins Draft Deandre Ayton or Karl-Anthony Towns Draft Deandre Ayton or Wendell Carter Draft Deandre Ayton or Tyrese Maxey Draft Deandre Ayton or Chet Holmgren	Draft Anfernee Simons or Kevon Looney Draft Anfernee Simons or Jonas Valanciunas Draft Anfernee Simons or Jalen Green Draft Anfernee Simons or De'Andre Hunter Draft Anfernee Simons or Andrew Nembhard

Stats
Season Statistics
PROJ	2,011.3	1,705.8
PTS	16.7	22.6
FG	7.8	7.8
FG3	0.0	3.4
FT	1.2	3.5
RB	11.1	3.6
AST	1.6	5.5
BLK	.8	.1
STL	1.0	.5
TO	1.8	2.7

Recent News
	Veterans on notice after NBA draft: Deandre Ayton, Kevin Huerter Published June 29th, 2024 via USA TODAY Pelicans emerge as betting favorite to be DeAndre Ayton's next team Published June 28th, 2024 via ClutchPoints Trail Blazers' Future: DeAndre Ayton & Donovan Clingan Comparison Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Evaluating DeAndre Ayton's Future After Blazers Drafted Donovan Clingan Published June 27th, 2024 via GIVEMESPORT Watch: Klay Thompson, Buddy Hield and Deandre Ayton lead NBA Stars in Bahamas National Team scrimmage Published June 18th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Could the Portland Trail Blazers Trade Deandre Ayton this Summer? Published June 8th, 2024 via GIVEMESPORT Portland Trail Blazers Still Owe Deandre Ayton A Lot Of Money Published June 3rd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Deandre Ayton over Luka Doncic: Social media remembers 2018 NBA Draft Published June 3rd, 2024 via The Arizona Republic	Oregonian Sports podcast: Is the Blazers' next move to trade Anfernee Simons? Published June 28th, 2024 via OregonLive Top 3 Trade Destinations for Trail Blazers' Anfernee Simons Published June 27th, 2024 via GIVEMESPORT Blazers' Anfernee Simons trade speculation grows after GM's comments Published June 27th, 2024 via ClutchPoints Trail Blazers News: Proposed Trade Sends Anfernee Simons To Eastern Conference Published June 24th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Trade Grade: Portland Trail Blazers Anfernee Simons Fits San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama's Game? Published June 22nd, 2024 via Athlon Sports NBA Trade Idea: Blazers' Anfernee Simons to Magic? Published June 22nd, 2024 via Athlon Sports NBA Trade Rumors: Blazers' Potential Deals for Jerami Grant, Anfernee Simons, and More Published June 22nd, 2024 via BVM Sports Anfernee Simons: A Game-Changing Addition to Boost Orlando Magic's Offense Published June 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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