IT is a top 50 player in the NBA...
He's been top 35 in PER, TS%, PACE, OffRtg, and top 50 in EWA, VA, PIE, NetRtg for consecutive seasons. He's a below average defender, but he's been on atrocious defensive teams (all of his stats improved after the trade to Boston, including his defensive peripherals).
Before last year, most exports had James Harden in their top 10 despite his absolutely atrocious matador defense, so at what point does defense impact offense in the criteria. IT is an elite offensive player, who will have an entire season to build upon the excellent metrics he put up once he got to Boston, so even if you think he doesn't belong, if he puts up the numbers he did post-trade, he's going to either be considered a top 50 player.
(Question) if IT had the same stats and game impact, but were 6'7, would he rank higher? If so, by how much?