Should I draft Rui Hachimura or Wendell Carter?

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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2023-2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Oct 13, 2023

Strong Recommendation

Rui Hachimura

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Wendell Carter

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LAL · PF,SF

ORL · C

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Wendell Carter · Finger (Day To Day)

Stats
2023-2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.94	6.46
ADP	Undrafted	120.74
OFF	32	24
B2B	15	15
PROJ	1,506.30	2,250.00
PTS	11.4	14.7
FG	4.5	5.5
FG3	.9	1.2
FT	1.4	2.5
RB	4.4	8.6
AST	.9	2.1
BLK	.4	.6
STL	.4	.6
TO	.9	1.5

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Stats
Season Statistics
PROJ	1,576.0	1,359.3
PTS	13.6	11.0
FG	5.3	4.1
FG3	1.4	1.2
FT	1.5	1.7
RB	4.3	6.9
AST	1.2	1.7
BLK	.4	.5
STL	.6	.6
TO	.7	1.2

Recent News
	Rui Hachimura named to Team Japan's roster for 2024 Olympic Games Published July 1st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Lakers Willing To Trade D'Angelo Russell, Rui Hachimura, Jarred Vanderbilt, And Gabe Vincent Published July 1st, 2024 via Fadeaway World Lakers Rumors: D'Angelo Russell, Rui Hachimura, Vanderbilt, Vincent Trades Explored Published June 30th, 2024 via Bleacher Report Basketball - Rui Hachimura running with Japan again, but cloud hangs over Yuta Watanabe for Paris 2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via Olympics Lakers News: JJ Redick's Plan to Elevate Rui Hachimura for Next Season Published June 27th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Lakers News: J.J. Redick Takes Helm - His Strategy for Rui Hachimura Published June 26th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Rui Hachimura and Yuta Watanabe lead Japan's Olympic roster Published June 26th, 2024 via BasketNews.com Lakers News: JJ Redick's Plan for Rui Hachimura Next Season Published June 26th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated	NBA Trade Rumors: Latest on Wendell Carter, Cam Johnson and Bennedict Mathurin Published June 30th, 2024 via Bleacher Report Pelicans interested in trading for Wendell Carter Jr Published June 30th, 2024 via Hoops Hype Should the Magic Trade Wendell Carter Jr. After a Tough Season of Injuries? Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Milwaukee Bucks Consider Wendell Carter Jr. Trade Benefits and Impact Published June 23rd, 2024 via BVM Sports Magic Linked to More Reliable Center Than Injury-Prone Wendell Carter Jr. Published June 16th, 2024 via Heavy.com Could Magic Trade Wendell Carter Jr., Sign Knicks' Isaiah Hartenstein? Published June 10th, 2024 via MSN Could Magic Trade Wendell Carter Jr., Sign Knicks' Isaiah Hartenstein? Published June 10th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Wendell Carter beats buzzer with tip-in, Magic beat Pistons Published June 8th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports

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