It’s the final weekend before the NBA regular season begins, which means you’re coming here for your fantasy basketball drafts.
Should you draft Goga Bitadze this season? Here’s the latest outlook, projections, and rankings for the Orlando Magic Center.
Should You Draft Goga Bitadze in Fantasy Basketball?
Goga Bitadze is coming off his best NBA season in which he put up career-highs in points (7.2), rebounds (6.6), assists (2.0), blocks (1.4), steals (0.7), and field goal percentage (61.1%) because he played the most minutes (20.4) of his NBA career. After Moe Wagner tore his ACL last December, Bitadze was thrust into a larger role and took advantage of his increased opportunity. He ultimately started 42 games, averaging 9.1 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.8 blocks, and .9 steals while shooting 61% from the field in 24.9 minutes per game.
While there were some trade rumors this offseason, Bitadze is back in Orlando and is a terrific backup center. He isn’t someone you should draft in fantasy leagues because his production is reliant on Wendell Carter Jr. getting hurt. When the Magic’s frontcourt is healthy, Bitadze is the third center. However, Wagner’s return timeline is up in the air and Carter is quite injury prone, so Bitadze becomes a very interesting waiver add if his number is called upon once again.
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What Are Bitadze’s Fantasy Basketball Projections This Season?
Based on our proprietary metrics here at PFSN, we project Bitadze to score 1,186.8 fantasy points this season, with him averaging 5.3 points per game.
This includes 2.2 field goals per game, 0.0 three-pointers per game, 0.9 free throws per game, 4.6 rebounds per game, 1.4 assists per game, 0.6 steals per game, and 0.9 blocks per game.
Where Does Goga Bitadze Rank in the Upcoming Fantasy Basketball Season?
Bitadze is ranked 145th overall and 32nd at his position. The five players ranked ahead of him overall include Tyus Jones, Kyrie Irving, Anthony Black, Paul George, and Dejounte Murray.
The five players ranked behind him overall include Lonzo Ball, Russell Westbrook, Tobias Harris, John Collins, and Malik Monk.
The five players ranked ahead of him at his position include Yves Missi, Dereck Lively II, Brook Lopez, Joel Embiid, and Derik Queen.
The five players ranked behind him at his position include Kyle Filipowski, Mason Plumlee, Jonas Valančiūnas, Jusuf Nurkić, and Al Horford.
