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Using only rookie contracts as of this off-season (meaning you can include 2019 draft picks, but NOT 2019 free agents), rank the top 10 trade values of players in that criteria?

1) Luka
2) Zion
3) Simmons
4) Mitchell
5) Tatum
6) Fox
7) Young
8) Ayton
9) Collins
10) Markkenen

1. Luka
2. Simmons
3. Zion
4. Fox
5. Tatum
6. Mitchell
7. Ayton
8. JJJ
9. Sabonis
10. Markkanen

1. Luka Doncic
2. Zion Williamson
3. Donovan Mitchell
4. Jayson Tatum
5. Ben Simmons
6. Trae Young
7. De’Aaron Fox
8. DeAndre Ayton
9. Lauri Markkanen
10. Jamal Murray

No Pascal Siakam, I think he's a top ten rookie scale player. Yes it's only one more year but still the guy to me is better than Collins, Lauri and Sabonis

Mr Swagtastic wrote:No Pascal Siakam, I think he's a top ten rookie scale player. Yes it's only one more year but still the guy to me is better than Collins, Lauri and Sabonis

Collins (21): 20p/10r/2a/.3b/.5s --- 57/36/76 shooting, 63.6%TS --- 22.5PER, 3 OBPM, -1.6 DBPM, 1.3 VORP
Siakim (24, almost 25): 16p/7r/3a/1b/1s --- 54/35/77 shooting, 61.8%TS --- 18.4PER, 1.8 OBPM, 1.6 DBPM, 3.0 VORP

Collins has two years on a rookie scale salary, Siakim has one. Collins DBPM was positive last year and he averaged way more blocks ... but, similarly impactful, impact stats favor Siakim but Collins is a) younger, b) has another year of rookie scale. I'd take the guy that still is not likely in his prime (usually between ages 26-31, in my mind) to the guy about to enter it ... and also the one that has more cost control and a higher ceiling.

babyjax13 wrote:

Mr Swagtastic wrote:No Pascal Siakam, I think he's a top ten rookie scale player. Yes it's only one more year but still the guy to me is better than Collins, Lauri and Sabonis

Collins (21): 20p/10r/2a/.3b/.5s --- 57/36/76 shooting, 63.6%TS --- 22.5PER, 3 OBPM, -1.6 DBPM, 1.3 VORP
Siakim (24, almost 25): 16p/7r/3a/1b/1s --- 54/35/77 shooting, 61.8%TS --- 18.4PER, 1.8 OBPM, 1.6 DBPM, 3.0 VORP

Collins has two years on a rookie scale salary, Siakim has one. Collins DBPM was positive last year and he averaged way more blocks ... but, similarly impactful, impact stats favor Siakim but Collins is a) younger, b) has another year of rookie scale. I'd take the guy that still is not likely in his prime (usually between ages 26-31, in my mind) to the guy about to enter it ... and also the one that has more cost control and a higher ceiling.

Siakam is the much better defender, he can guard every position in the floor. Run an offense and is much, much quicker. I get why people would pick Collins but for me Pascal is the better pick

The topic says “trade value”, therefore I don’t think Ayton should be on this list. I see a good starter, but he lacks superstar potential IMO. Plus, as a #1 overall pick with poor defense, he is honestly paid pretty fairly over the next 3 years (over 32M)
$9,562,920 / $10,018,200 / $12,632,950

1) Luka
2) Zion
3) Simmons
4) Mitchell
5) Fox
6) Tatum
7) JJJ
8) Siakim
9) Murray
10) Isaac

1) Zion
2) Luka
3) Ben Simmons
4) Donovan Mitchell
5) DeAaron Fox
6) Jayson Tatum
7) Lauri Markanen
8) Jaren Jackson jr
9) Trey Young
10) Pascal Siakim