Should I draft James Johnson or Sam Merrill?

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Stats
2023-2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.84	-0.83
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
OFF	27	20
B2B	13	15
PROJ	135.00	122.50
PTS	2.7	2.9
FG	1.2	1
FG3	.2	.6
FT	.2	.4
RB	1.6	.8
AST	.7	.5
BLK	.4	0
STL	.3	.2
TO	.4	.1

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Stats
Season Statistics
PROJ	34.5	905.0
PTS	.9	8.0
FG	.3	2.6
FG3	0.0	2.3
FT	.2	.4
RB	.4	2.0
AST	.9	1.8
BLK	.1	.1
STL	.6	.3
TO	.6	.3

Recent News
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