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Stats
2023-2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	5.65	5.01
ADP	95.10	120.74
OFF	28	24
B2B	13	15
PROJ	2,291.00	2,250.00
PTS	13.6	14.7
FG	5.5	5.5
FG3	.4	1.2
FT	2.3	2.5
RB	9.5	8.6
AST	2.1	2.1
BLK	.7	.6
STL	.4	.6
TO	1.6	1.5

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Stats
Season Statistics
PROJ	2,375.3	1,359.3
PTS	12.2	11.0
FG	4.9	4.1
FG3	.5	1.2
FT	2.0	1.7
RB	8.8	6.9
AST	2.1	1.7
BLK	.8	.5
STL	.4	.6
TO	1.4	1.2

Recent News
	Pelicans Likely To "Move On" From Jonas Valanciunas Published June 16th, 2024 A Cavs-Pelicans trade that gets New Orleans its Jonas Valanciunas replacement Published June 16th, 2024 via FanSided Jonas Valanciunas Will Miss Olympic Qualifiers Due To NBA Free Agency Published June 16th, 2024 via RealGM.com New York Knicks NBA Free Agency Move: Jonas Valanciunas Signing Updates Published June 16th, 2024 via BVM Sports Lithuania captain Jonas Valanciunas to skip Olympic Qualifiers Published June 16th, 2024 via Eurohoops Jonas Valanciunas to miss Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Puerto Rico Published June 16th, 2024 via BasketNews.com Oklahoma City Thunder: Could Jonas Valanciunas Be the No. 12 Draft Pick's Backup? Published June 10th, 2024 via BVM Sports NBA Free Agency: Pelicans' Jonas Valanciunas to Nets? Published June 10th, 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 Wendell Carter Jr. Adapting to 'Trauma' with Hand Injury Published June 6th, 2024 via MSN Magic's Wendell Carter Jr. proved efficient despite injury Published June 4th, 2024 via Orlando Sentinel Magic C Wendell Carter Jr. taken off court in wheelchair after suffering knee injury vs. Heat Published June 3rd, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Magic's starting center Wendell Carter Jr. fractures hand, will miss time Published May 21st, 2024 via MSN

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