Pre-2022-23 Rank: #49, Pre-2023-24 Rank: #48.

Peak Period: From 2018-19 to 2023-24.  Young has only played six seasons and is this still in his Peak Period.

Trae Young has been one of the better Point Guards over the last six seasons, and the three-time All-Star led Atlanta to the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals, but they haven’t come close since, and Young has been pegged as inconsistent.  As he was a straight-up draft day trade for Luka Doncic, it is impossible to separate the two, and a change of scenery might help Young more than any other player in basketball.

Pre-2022-23 Rank: #44, Pre-2023-24 Rank: #32.

Peak Period: From 2017-18 to 2023-24.  Mitchell has completed only seven seasons, the maximum of a Peak Period.

Unlike DeShaun Watson, Cleveland agrees with Donovan Mitchell.

Mitchell was a three-time All-Star at Utah, but the pairing between himself and Center Rudy Gobert was not working, and bluntly, they did not get along.  The Guard was traded to the Cavaliers, where in his first season, he was sixth in MVP voting and was an All-NBA Selection.

Going into this campaign, the Cavs are on the rise, and Mitchell’s best basketball could still be ahead of him.

Pre-2022-23 Rank: #38, Pre-2023-24 Rank: #32.

*Positional Notes:  Booker played more at Point Guard last year.

*Peak Period: From to 2017-18 to 2023-24.  Booker should remain in his peak period after this upcoming season.

Booker had the highest debut in the pre-2022-23 ranking, and the flashy Guard led the Suns to a 2021 NBA Final.  An All-Star four of the last five seasons, Booker added his second All-NBA Selection last year (Third Team), but the Suns have not gelled with the addition of Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal.  Phoenix enters the year as a team searching for an identity, and if Booker reclaims that for the Suns, he will see another jump on the list.