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Rank these players by tiers...

Each tier means it would take a 1st plus the player to get a guy in the tier directly above them. For value reference, let's call the 1st a 2029 Unprotected 1st.

Dejounte Murray
Mikal Bridges
Alex Caruso
Donovan Mitchell
Jonathan Kuminga
Jalen Green
Jimmy Butler
Brandon Ingram
Kevin Durant
Jerami Grant
Anfernee Simons
Lauri Markkanen
Kyle Kuzma

Tier 1

Tier 2 (it would take this player plus a 1st to acquire a Tier 1 Player)

Tier 3 (it would take this player plus a 1st to acquire a Tier 2 Player)

Tier 4 (it would take this player plus a 1st to acquire a Tier 3 Player)

Etc...

1: Durant, Jalen Green, Mitchell, Lauri
2. Mikal, Butler
3. Ingram, Murray
4-5.Kuz, Simons, Caruso, Kuminga, Grant

esvl wrote:1: Durant, Jalen Green, Mitchell, Lauri
2. Mikal, Butler
3. Ingram, Murray
4-5.Kuz, Simons, Caruso, Kuminga, Grant

One of these dont belong with the others..

1: Mitchell, Durant (4-5 firsts)
2: Lauri, Mikal (3-4 firsts)
3: Butler, Dejounte (2-3 firsts)
4. Ingram, Simons (1.5 - 2 firsts)
5: Kuzma, Grant, Caruso, Kuminga (1 - 1.5 firsts)

Got no idea about Jalen Green. Can maybe move KD down a tier due to age. Ingram and Simons in the same tier feels weird.

1: Durant, Bridges, Murray
2: Mitchell (moves ahead of tier 1 if he agrees to an extension)
3: Butler, Markkanen (moves up to tier 1 if he agrees to extension)
4: Ingram, Green
5: Grant, Caruso, Kuminga
6: Simons, Kuzma

How I would personally value these guys. The real 'trade market' will be different
1) Mitchell
2) Markkanen, Murray, Bridges, Butler
3) -gap-
4) Ingram, Durant, Grant
5) Kuminga, Green, Simons (1 first + filler)
6) Caruso, Kuzma (No firsts at all)

1)Donovan Mitchell
2)Kevin Durant
3)Jimmy Butler, Lauri Markkanen
4)Mikal Bridges, Dejounte Murray, Anfernee Simons
5)Brandon Ingram, Jalen Green
6)Alex Caruso, Kyle Kuzma, Jerami Grant, Jonathan Kuminga

I'd go something like this:

Mitchell
KD/Lauri
Bridges/Butler
Murray/Ingram/Kunminga Worth Filler + 2-3 late 1sts or 1 medium 1st.
Simons/Caruso Worth filler + 1 late 1st
Kuzma/Grant Only worth filler

can't rate Green

I expect IRL the more established but flawed volume scorers all go for more though (Kuzma/Grant/Simons/Ingram/Murray all go a level higher).

Tier I
Kevin Durant
Donovan Mitchell
Lauri Markkanen

Tier II
Jimmy Butler


Tier III
Mikal Bridges
Dejounte Murray
Jalen Green

Tier IV
Brandon Ingram
Jonathan Kuminga

Tier V
No one.

The rest of the players I don't think should fetch any of the above without at least 2-3 firsts attatched.

Tier 1
Donovan Mitchell
Lauri Markkanen

Tier 2 (This guy + 2029 UNP 1st = Tier 1 Guy)
Mikal Bridges
Jimmy Butler
Kevin Durant

Tier 3 (This guy + 2029 UNP 1st = Tier 2 Guy)
Dejounte Murray
Brandon Ingram

Tier 4 (This guy + 2029 UNP 1st = Tier 3 Guy)
Jalen Green
Alex Caruso
Jonathan Kuminga
Anfernee Simons

Tier 5 (This guy + 2029 UNP 1st = Tier 4 Guy)
Jerami Grant
Kyle Kuzma

Hawks get:
Mikal Bridges
Dennis Schroder
Larry Nance Jr.

Nets get:
Brandon Ingram
AJ Griffin
10th Overall Draft Pick

Pelicans get:
Dejounte Murray
Clint Capela

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Cavaliers get:
Lowest of Thunder/Clippers/Rockets 2026 First Round Draft Pick
Earlier of 76ers/Clippers 2028 First Round Draft Pick
Unprotected 76ers 2030 First Round Draft Pick
Unprotected Heat 2030 First Round Draft Pick

Heat get:
Donovan Mitchell

76ers get:
Jimmy Butler

Donovan Mitchell

Lauri Markkanen

Jimmy Butler
Kevin Durant

Mikal Bridges
Alex Caruso
Brandon Ingram
Jonathan Kuminga
Dejounte Murray


Jerami Grant
Jalen Green
Kyle Kuzma
Anfernee Simons

Tier 1
Kevin Durant
Donovan Mitchell

Tier 2 (it would take this player plus a 1st to acquire a Tier 1 Player)
Mikal Bridges
Lauri Markkanen
Jimmy Butler

Tier 3 (it would take this player plus a 1st to acquire a Tier 2 Player)
Brandon Ingram
Jalen Green
Dejounte Murray

Tier 4 (it would take this player plus a 1st to acquire a Tier 3 Player)
Alex Caruso
Jerami Grant

Tier 5 (it would take this player plus a 1st to acquire a Tier 4 Player)
Jonathan Kuminga
Kyle Kuzma
Anfernee Simons