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18. Moses Woods – Portland to Washington

2022-23 season stats: 15.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.8 apg

The 6’8 forward has his best year this past season, second on the team in scoring and rebounding. The All-WCC forward had seven games with at least 20 points, including 54 points combined in back-to-back games against San Francisco and Pacific on the road. Woods is a 40% shooter from deep and 84% from the free throw line.

Woods is on his 4th team and 6th season with Washington, a team that has lost several key scorers this offseason. Assuming that leading scorer Keion Brooks is gone too, Woods would come in and be the best player on the team. It’s early in the offseason but this is a solid pickup for the Huskies, set to rebuild.

17. Lazar Stefanovic – Utah to UCLA

2022-23 season stats: 10.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.7 apg

Despite splitting time as a starter and a 6th Man, the 6’7 wing was still third in scoring for the Utes. He’s not a great shooter from the field but solid from three-point range, making 36% this past season on nearly five attempts. Stefanovic did have three games of at least 20 points, including 26 points, six rebounds, five assists, and four steals against Stanford while shooting 6/14 from deep.

UCLA could use the shooting the sophomore wing provides, having lost Jaime Jaquez, Tyger Campbell, and David Singleton. Stefanovic would be the ideal replacement for the sharpshooting senior off the bench and as a proven Pac-12 contributor, there shouldn’t be much of a transition process, though he’ll have to be a better defender in Coach Mick Cronin’s system.