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Rank the following as a center-piece in a blockbuster trade in terms of trade value...

Jaylen Brown
Evan Mobley
Amen Thompson
Alperen Sengun
Ja Morant
Paolo Banchero
Franz Wagner
Jalen Williams
Chet Holmgren
Stephon Castle

1. Paolo Banchero
2. Jalen Williams
3. Evan Mobley
4. Amen Thompson
5. Stephon Castle
6. Franz Wagner
7. Jaylen Brown
8. Ja Morant
9. Alperen Sengun
10. Chet Holmgren

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NYG wrote:Rank the following as a center-piece in a blockbuster trade in terms of trade value...

Jaylen Brown
Evan Mobley
Amen Thompson
Alperen Sengun
Ja Morant
Paolo Banchero
Franz Wagner
Jaylin Williams
Chet Holmgren
Stephon Castle

JDub is Jalen Williams, not Jaylin Williams.

the_process wrote:

NYG wrote:Rank the following as a center-piece in a blockbuster trade in terms of trade value...

Jaylen Brown
Evan Mobley
Amen Thompson
Alperen Sengun
Ja Morant
Paolo Banchero
Franz Wagner
Jaylin Williams
Chet Holmgren
Stephon Castle

JDub is Jalen Williams, not Jaylin Williams.

Brain fart haha thanks, I'll correct it

Wagner
Brown
JDub
Chet
Mobley
Amen
Ja
Castle
Sengun
Paolo

Mobley
Paolo
Williams
Ja
Chet
Wagner
Sengun
Amen
Brown
Castle

1. Jalen Williams
2. Evan Mobley
3. Jaylen Brown
4. Chet Holmgren
5. Franz Wagner
6. Amen Thompson
7. Ja Morant
8. Alperen Sengun
9. Paolo Banchero
10. Stephon Castle

Paolo/Mobley
Brown/Wagner/J.Williams
Ja/Chet
Castle
Sengun/Amen

1 - Mobley
2 - Banchero
3 - Wagner

I think. They're all super close. Large gap between those three and the next tier, though.

1) Mobley

2) Wagner

3) Sengun
4) Banchero
5) Holmgren

6) Williams
7) Brown
8) Thompson

9) Morant
10) Castle

1) Paolo
2) J-Dub
3) Mobley

4) Chet
5) Franz

6) Sengun
7) Thompson

8) Brown
9) Morant
10) Castle

If we added the top 3 2025 picks... where would they rank

Man, I must be missing something on Castle....lol

Paolo Banchero

Amen Thompson
Evan Mobley
Chet Holmgren

Jaylen Brown
Jalen Williams
Ja Morant

Franz Wagner

Alperen Sengun
Stephon Castle

Flagg would be the obvious #1 in this list, right? Paulo is the only guy I can see having an argument.

Tier 1 : A amazing centerpiece to a superstar player level trade.Very likely still would need to add more, but it's great starting point.
1.Paolo Banchero

Tier 2:Strong starting points to a Superstar level trade, but multiple valuable assets would need be attached.
2.Jalen Williams
3.Franz Wagner
4.Amen Thompson
5.Evan Mobley

Tier 3: A solid starting point, but can be better.
6.Chet Hologren

Tier 4: Very valauble NBA players, but would add a lot more just to be in the game in a bidding war for a true Superstar.
7.Ja Morant
8. Alperen Sengun
9. Stephen Castle

Tier 5: Valuable NBA players, but no chance they should be the main attraction in a superstar level trade.
10. Jaylen Brown


The 1st pick in this year's draft would would fall in tier 1, while picks 2 and 3 would fall ether in tier 2 or 3.

facothomas22 wrote:Tier 1 : A amazing centerpiece to a superstar player level trade.Very likely still would need to add more, but it's great starting point.
1.Paolo Banchero

Tier 2:Strong starting points to a Superstar level trade, but multiple valuable assets would need be attached.
2.Jalen Williams
3.Franz Wagner
4.Amen Thompson
5.Evan Mobley

Tier 3: A solid starting point, but can be better.
6.Chet Hologren

Tier 4: Very valauble NBA players, but would add a lot more just to be in the game in a bidding war for a true Superstar.
7.Ja Morant
8. Alperen Sengun
9. Stephen Castle

Tier 5: Valuable NBA players, but no chance they should be the main attraction in a superstar level trade.
10. Jaylen Brown


The 1st pick in this year's draft would would fall in tier 1, while picks 2 and 3 would fall ether in tier 2 or 3.

I suspect fans will be surprised by the number of players on this list who will not be offered for Giannis.

Paolo Banchero, Goga Bitadze, Anthony Black and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope for Giannis?

Followed by Cole Anthony and picks for Coby White?

White/Suggs/Wagner/Giannis/WCJ?

1) Mobley, and pretty easily. Outstanding defense (tho we’re still unsure how he’d do as a 5), good and improving offense, zero issues.
(gap)
2) Paolo. Not currently as good as some of the guys below him here, but great potential and a unique skillset.
3) JDub. All-around great talent. He’s a #2 in OKC, so hard to judge him as a first option, but he has no real weaknesses.
(gap)
4) Amen. This is a risky choice, a gamble on upside. If he can carve out a consistent role on offense, his ceiling is ridiculous.
5) Sengun. Extremely skilled and productive. His defensive ceiling lowers him a little, but a great guy to build around.
6) Chet. Would be a clear #2 to me on talent except he is simply frail. Don’t think he’s going to hold up.
7) Franz. Very skilled, but a questionable shooter thus far. Looks like a #2, unlike the above players.
(gap)
8) Ja. Electric player, but also a knucklehead and can’t shoot. Injury prone. Risky to invest in.
9) Brown. Greatly overpaid. Down year. Would be very odd to trade a superstar for a very expensive lesser star player.
10) Castle. RotY is nice, but he is simply not a good player yet. Might become one, and the cheapest / most team control. Still valuable.

Oh, and Flagg might be above Mobley. Certainly above Paolo in value. So 1 or 2.

I’m not that high on Harper or Bailey, honestly. Definitely no higher than 8, maybe below Castle.

Mobley, Williams, Paolo, Ja are probably my top 4