Center
Deandre Ayton and Aron Baynes vs Joel Embiid and Kyle O’Quinn
I want to get two things out of the way quickly before the main event: First, I would take (and the Phoenix Suns too) Aron Baynes over Kyle O’Quinn 100 times out of 100.
Second, it is really unfortunate that Deandre Ayton is suspended because it would have been very nice to have seen how he would have played these first couple of weeks after that very positive opening night.
That said, taking the suspension even out of the equation: the Phoenix Suns would swap center position groups.
Joel Embiid is a superior center to Deandre Ayton without question, and while someday Ayton might become at least comparable if not catch up entirely to his Philadelphia counterpart, at the moment there is no comparison.
Unless the Phoenix Suns were somehow scared of Embiid’s injury history, they would be absolutely silly to want to pass up on 23.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, and a 36.4% 3-point shooting percentage.
The Phoenix Suns would trade for the Philadelphia 76ers centers without hesitation.