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No. Championship teams are well rounded. Naji can offer important parts. There are many on here who just want to trade for the sake of trading. You think a #12 pick is going to offer you more on average? Go ask AI about the probability stats on that. Seriously it’s not that hard.

I haven't seen anyone proposing trading him just for the sake of it. If a trade happens we all want good value, we just disagree on what qualifies.

If you were to propose Naji for the 12th pick to other fanbases you would almost certainly be laughed off of 29 other forums. There are some bad GM's out there, so I guess anything can happen. But the upside at #12 is significantly higher than what a good role player like Naji can bring. Potentially drafting a bust is the price you pay for trying to find that upside.

I'd happily take Haliburton, Maxey, McDaniels, Sengun, Murphy, Jalen Williams, Duren, Lively, Ware, Queen over Naji. All drafted with the 12th pick or lower since 2020.