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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    Embiid and Jokic

    Do I think Jokic is better? ABSOLUTELY! Not a doubt in my mind

    But people act like Embiid is a scrub and that’s just not true. And I get it, the guy came up short in the playoffs, he flops, and he can come across pretty unlikable at times, but none of that changed the fact that he’s an elite player in this league

    Your team would love to have him

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      They’re completely different players and the only thing they really have in common is both being listed as centers, which itself is pretty meaningless in the modern game. It’s kind of like comparing CP3 to Kyrie, which I don’t find to be very useful.

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      To me Embid needs to be the 2nd option in some games to win a championship, while Jokic has proved he is the first option every single game he plays, Jokic is alot better

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      I haven’t seen anyone say Embiid is a scrub, or even a scrub compared to Jokic. They’re only similar in size, neither their defensive nor their offensive skill sets overlap all that much.

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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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      Maxey is exploitable on defense but competes like literal heck nevertheless. Herro is not quite as bad defensively as I think he is made out to be but he sticks out as a liability becasue the Heat defense is otherwise so good. I still agree with this take. Poole did not qualify for comment.

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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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          Depends on the depth and #3 I’d say. A team with an MVP and 2 Maxeys is probably a top tier team, but yeah a team with an MVP, Maxey, and role players probably peaks as a second round exit, if that

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      Of those 3 names Herro is the best player - by far the most well-rounded.

      Maxey is more a version of Poole who actually hits his shots.

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    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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    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

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    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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      i personally agree with the idea that shai is a definitive tier above trae, but sadly gotta disagree that defense is half of the game in the modern nba. on a literal level yeah, half the players are on defense at any given point, but the game is intentionally geared for offense. an elite defensive player doesn’t have the same value as an elite offensive player. nobody’s taking marcus smart over trae young

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      “Not that good a player” he led a team to the conference final. What kind of garbage take is that?

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    Steph Luka

    Luka Tatum

    Tatum Steph

    Booker Durant

    Dame KD

    Embiid Booker or Dame

    Brunson Anthony Edwards

    Garland Haliburton

    KP jaylen brown

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    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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    I think Dennis Schroder is better than D’Angelo Russell. The Lakers kept the wrong point guard imo.