Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[mvossman]

I fully understand that take. But „transcendent“ doesn’t have to mean transcendent offensive engine.

My definition would be a top 10 player after just three or four years in the league. So not in the nominal prime between 27 or 32, but  way earlier, basically during the duration of the rookie contract. 

And top 10 player can be reached in different ways - you could be a top 3 offensive player and suck on defense like Luka, or you could be the best defensive player and be okay on offense like Wemby. 

Or you could be a top 25 player on defense and a top 25 player on offense at the same time. And that’s the most probable way for Flagg - if he is that in 2 or 3 years he’s good enough to win a title with him as your best player. 

That’s why I say trajectory and development wise he’s more like 25 than 19.

I'm not entirely sure that is good enough to be the best player on a champion.  It hasn't been in a long time.  Going back over the last 20 years plus the best player on each champion was a top 10 offensive player and more often than not a top 5 offensive player.  Flagg does not need to be the primary offensive engine, but he needs to be at least a top 10 (if not top 5) offensive player for this team to have a realistic chance to eventually win a title.