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Stats
2023-2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	7.51	7.48
ADP	77.67	67.59
OFF	28	24
B2B	14	14
PROJ	2,485.80	2,515.00
PTS	11.9	17.5
FG	5.1	7.5
FG3	.1	.2
FT	1.6	2.2
RB	8.5	9.5
AST	2	1.9
BLK	2.3	.9
STL	.7	.7
TO	1.2	1.6

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Stats
Season Statistics
PROJ	2,325.0	2,011.3
PTS	11.8	16.7
FG	5.2	7.8
FG3	0.0	0.0
FT	1.5	1.2
RB	9.9	11.1
AST	2.1	1.6
BLK	2.0	.8
STL	.6	1.0
TO	1.3	1.8

Recent News
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