Should I draft Lauri Markkanen or Shai Gilgeous-Alexander?

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Lauri Markkanen

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UTAH · PF,SF

OKC · SG,PG

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Lauri Markkanen · Shoulder (Day To Day)

Stats
2023-2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	15.51	30.70
ADP	31.27	5.64
OFF	24	23
B2B	13	14
PROJ	3,045.30	3,422.30
PTS	23.5	28.4
FG	8	9.3
FG3	2.7	.9
FT	4.9	8.9
RB	8	4.7
AST	2.1	6.4
BLK	.6	1
STL	.8	1.5
TO	1.7	2.7

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Stats
Season Statistics
PROJ	2,234.5	3,884.3
PTS	23.2	30.1
FG	7.8	10.6
FG3	3.2	1.3
FT	4.5	7.6
RB	8.2	5.5
AST	2.0	6.2
BLK	.5	.9
STL	.9	2.0
TO	1.4	2.2

Recent News
	Should Heat up offseason ante with play for Lauri Markkanen? Published June 13th, 2024 via South Florida Sun Sentinel Tony Jones: "The Utah Jazz do not want to trade Lauri Markkanen" Published June 12th, 2024 via Sactown Sports 'Blockbuster' Trade Proposal Sends Jazz Star Lauri Markkanen To Thunder Published June 11th, 2024 via Yardbarker NBA Analyst Proposes 'Blockbuster' Trade Sending Jazz Star Lauri Markkanen to Thunder Published June 11th, 2024 via BVM Sports Lauri Markkanen's 2024-25 NBA Team Predicted by Oddsmakers Published June 10th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Utah Jazz mailbag: Do the Jazz want to trade Lauri Markkanen? Published June 9th, 2024 via Deseret News Reason for Jazz F Lauri Markkanen's Olympics Absence Revealed Published June 9th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Grade The Trade: Lakers Get Julius Randle, Knicks Acquire Lauri Markkanen Published June 9th, 2024 via Fadeaway World	Recounting Late Hall of Famer Jerry West's Adoration for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Published June 15th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated OKC Thunder: Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren to Join Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's All-Star Lineup? Published June 14th, 2024 via BVM Sports Who Will Join Shai Gilgeous-Alexander As OKC Thunder's Next All-Star? Published June 14th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated A stat shows how Shai Gilgeous-Alexander joined Michael Jordan category in just his second career postseason Published June 12th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Published June 11th, 2024 via The Canadian Encyclopedia OKC Thunder End of the Year Report Card: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Published June 8th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ranked as the 4th-best player in NBA Published June 8th, 2024 via OKC Thunder Wire Recent ranking excludes Shai Gilgeous-Alexander from the top 5 international players in the NBA Published June 7th, 2024 via Athlon Sports

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