Rank these players in terms of who you'd rather build around moving forward
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Luka. Luka just has too complete, too explosive of a game to disregard. He's also what 20? I was going to be offended when I saw SGA being off everyone's lists entirely, but the list has a lot of superstar, soon to be superstar guys, so it's not all that insulting. All great players. Fox+Mitchell+Zion+Simmons all rank lower for me than SGA. SGA already has shown so much improvement skillset wise in year two.
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Luka Doncic
Jayson Tatum
Zion Williamson
Trae Young
Ja Morant
Donovan Mitchell
Devin Booker
De'Aaron Fox
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Ben Simmons
Jaren Jackson Jr.
I put Ben Simmons low because i believe he's closing to reaching his prime and he hasn't improved since he's entered the league. Even though he's better than mots these guys right now, I'd rather build around players who i have hope of becoming superstars with improvement each year.
Jayson Tatum
Zion Williamson
Trae Young
Ja Morant
Donovan Mitchell
Devin Booker
De'Aaron Fox
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Ben Simmons
Jaren Jackson Jr.
I put Ben Simmons low because i believe he's closing to reaching his prime and he hasn't improved since he's entered the league. Even though he's better than mots these guys right now, I'd rather build around players who i have hope of becoming superstars with improvement each year.
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Tier Alpha
Luka
Zion
Tier Beta
Jayson Tatum
77 tiers below
Ja Morant
Trae Young
Not sure if I want to build around these players aka they will never be franchise players
Jaren Jackson Jr.
Donovan Mitchell
Devin Booker
Ben Simmons
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
De'Aaron Fox
Luka
Zion
Tier Beta
Jayson Tatum
77 tiers below
Ja Morant
Trae Young
Not sure if I want to build around these players aka they will never be franchise players
Jaren Jackson Jr.
Donovan Mitchell
Devin Booker
Ben Simmons
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
De'Aaron Fox
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Luka
Zion
Tatum
Morant
Trae
Simmons
Mitchell
Shai
JJJ
Booker
Fox
Zion and Tatum could be interchanged 2 and 3 without much hesitation.
Zion
Tatum
Morant
Trae
Simmons
Mitchell
Shai
JJJ
Booker
Fox
Zion and Tatum could be interchanged 2 and 3 without much hesitation.
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Luka
Siakam
Trae
Zion
Ja
SGA
Tatum
Simmons
Mitchell
Booker
Fox
JJJ
Siakam
Trae
Zion
Ja
SGA
Tatum
Simmons
Mitchell
Booker
Fox
JJJ
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LoveMyRaps wrote:clyde21 wrote:didn't realize everyone is so down on Fox, how come?
maybe I should've put SGA instead?
Where's Siakam? Only asking because he's always grouped with Tatum and Simmons
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Duke4life831 wrote:Luka
Zion
Tatum
Ingram
Mitchell
Booker
Simmons
Ja
Fox
JJJ
i see what you did there Duke -_-
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Luka Doncic
Jayson Tatum
Zion Williamson
Ja Morant
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Trae Young
Ben Simmons
Donovan Mitchell
Devin Booker
Jaren Jackson Jr.
De'Aaron Fox
I value smart players who are winners and high upside on this rankings. Right now some players might be better than others but I believe going onward it's pretty solid.
Jayson Tatum
Zion Williamson
Ja Morant
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Trae Young
Ben Simmons
Donovan Mitchell
Devin Booker
Jaren Jackson Jr.
De'Aaron Fox
I value smart players who are winners and high upside on this rankings. Right now some players might be better than others but I believe going onward it's pretty solid.
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NBAFan93 wrote:Man has Fox been that bad this year? He was amazing last season - or is it just cause of Sacramento being disappointing and/or no one watching them?
He has been good, but it’s not as if the other 8 guys are bad. They’re all all-stars or guys with greater upside who already aren’t worst (Zion, Morant)
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clyde21 wrote:LoveMyRaps wrote:clyde21 wrote:didn't realize everyone is so down on Fox, how come?
maybe I should've put SGA instead?
Where's Siakam? Only asking because he's always grouped with Tatum and Simmons
ah, so you a hater. say less.
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LoveMyRaps wrote:clyde21 wrote:LoveMyRaps wrote:
Where's Siakam? Only asking because he's always grouped with Tatum and Simmons
ah, so you a hater. say less.
yall raptors fans always try to turn every thread into a raptors thread lol
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Wow I guess I'm off the charts in my assessment of how great Zion can be. To me he's a GOAT level prospect who has shown he can be a top 5 all time player. Even with injury concerns to me taking any of the other guys above him is just flat out crazy.
I can see the Luka argument but to me...Zion looks like a skills guy who can give you that Harden type of ball dominating offensive chip AND he's uber athletic. History proves a guy like Jordan or LeBron that combines elite skills and athleticism is just going to give you another level of contention, for years.
Having any name other than Luka above Zion is flat out foolish to me. I think this is the type of thread that will look silly in a couple of years.
I can see the Luka argument but to me...Zion looks like a skills guy who can give you that Harden type of ball dominating offensive chip AND he's uber athletic. History proves a guy like Jordan or LeBron that combines elite skills and athleticism is just going to give you another level of contention, for years.
Having any name other than Luka above Zion is flat out foolish to me. I think this is the type of thread that will look silly in a couple of years.
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1. Doncic
2. Zion
3. Tatum
(big gap)
4. Simmons
5. Mitchell
6. Young
7. Morant
8. Booker
9. SGA
10. JJJ
11. Fox
2. Zion
3. Tatum
(big gap)
4. Simmons
5. Mitchell
6. Young
7. Morant
8. Booker
9. SGA
10. JJJ
11. Fox
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Luka
Zion
Trae
Tatum
Ja
Simmons
Booker
Mitchell
SGA
JJJ
Fox
Zion
Trae
Tatum
Ja
Simmons
Booker
Mitchell
SGA
JJJ
Fox
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1. Doncic
2. Zion
3. Morant
4. Tatum
5. Simmons
6. Mitchell
7. JJJ
8. SGA
9. Young
10. Fox
11. Booker
2. Zion
3. Morant
4. Tatum
5. Simmons
6. Mitchell
7. JJJ
8. SGA
9. Young
10. Fox
11. Booker
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Luka Doncic
Zion Williamson
Trae Young
Ja Morant
Jayson Tatum
Ben Simmons
Devin Booker
Shai Gilgeous Alexander
De'Aaron Fox
Donovan Mitchell
Jaren Jackson Jr.
Zion Williamson
Trae Young
Ja Morant
Jayson Tatum
Ben Simmons
Devin Booker
Shai Gilgeous Alexander
De'Aaron Fox
Donovan Mitchell
Jaren Jackson Jr.
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i see only four that can not only get their own but help others too,,,
and there's a general consensus as well
and there's a general consensus as well
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LoveMyRaps wrote:clyde21 wrote:LoveMyRaps wrote:
Where's Siakam? Only asking because he's always grouped with Tatum and Simmons
ah, so you a hater. say less.
Siakam is 26, he def shouldn't be grouped in with players 4-7 years younger than him. Don't worry, he won't disappear if he's not involved in a discussion...
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Kalela wrote:VanWest82 wrote:Kalela wrote:1. Luka Doncic
2. Ja Morant
3. Zion Williamson
4. Jayson Tatum
5. Devin Booker
6. Jaren Jackson Jr.
7. Donovan Mitchell
8. Ben Simmons
9. De'Aaron Fox
I was considering health. Zion's body just doesn't look like it will hold up for the long term. I am not basing this on much, just a guess and I also hope I am wrong about him.
In today's NBA that means making it through year eight (age 27). After that your stud is on to his next team. I'll take that bet.
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Kalela wrote:1. Luka Doncic
2. Ja Morant
3. Zion Williamson
4. Jayson Tatum
5. Devin Booker
6. Jaren Jackson Jr.
7. Donovan Mitchell
8. Ben Simmons
9. De'Aaron Fox
LOL at SImmons at 8.