Thirty percent of NBA general mangers responded to a poll saying they would choose to start a franchise with Giannis Antetokounmpo if presented with such a scenario. The next highest player on the list was Anthony Davis, earning 23 percent of the vote.

Paul Pierce joined The Jump to discuss who he would choose to start a franchise with this season, and the Truth would select Joel Embiid if he could have anyone in the NBA be his new franchise cornerstone. Pierce said he wants to see Antetokounmpo develop a more consistent jumper before he would choose him to start a franchise.

“Right now I’ve got to go with Joel Embiid,” Pierce said. “He’s young, he can play defense, he has the tenacity, he’s not afraid to speak his mind on Twitter.”