For example, I think the gap between Immanuel Quickley and Jordan Poole/Tyler Herro is very close and I’d argue Quickley defense might put him over the edge. Most would never put Quick in that tier but I personally would

Another is Trae Young and Shai Gilgeous Alexander. People have no problem talking about shai like he’s a top 10 player but then rank Trae in the 20s and 30s even though we’ve seen Trae preform in the playoffs

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    I’m gonna do the opposite and say the gap between Maxey and Herro/Poole is a lot bigger than people think

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, Maxey can be a #2 on a good team.

      Those guys aren’t more than #3s on a good team.

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        A team with the current MVP as the #1 and Maxey as the #2 probably isn’t a good team unless they have a very good supporting cast. More like a play-in team probably, not taking by any means but won’t have the firepower to take down the “good” teams like Bucks, Celtics, Suns, Lakers, etc.

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    1 year ago

    Booker and Beal ironically, Phoenix is obviously Book Nation and he just had a phenomenal playoff run but I think a healthy Beal can perform around or at the same level as a healthy Booker.

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    1 year ago

    I’m gonna get downvoted but inmo Bi is a lot closer to Zion than a lot of people like to admit (different styles but as in overall impact)

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    1 year ago

    Why are people acting like trae and Shai are even close?

    Half of basketball is defence and trae young is the worst defender in the nba. Trae young is not that good of a player if you actually watch him, he will never win an nba championship because he’s so bad at defence.

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    1 year ago

    Quickley is better than both of those guys

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    1 year ago

    I had a take a couple of years ago that LaVine and Booker were basically the same level. I was just wrong on that one but at the time I believed you could just swap them and nothing would change.

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    1 year ago

    Kat and kd. I’m here for downvotes. They’re not same obviously but they’re a lot closer than ppl give kat credit for