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Fantasy Basketball: Does Trading LeBron James for Kristaps Porzingis Make Sense?

Recently, I saw a trade that straight up swapped Kristaps Porzingis for LeBron James in a fantasy basketball league, and now we must see if this trade made any sense.

Last season the NBA was taken by storm by Kristaps Porzingis, a 7’3″ power forward from Latvia. This young international talent was taken fourth overall, and he directly caused scrutiny among the NYK front office.

Quickly after the season began, this ginormous foreigner starter to excel in almost every aspect of the NBA game. He finished his rookie season with 14.3 points per game, 7.3 rebounds per game, 1.