NBA Star Power Index: Trae Young joins LeBron James, Kobe Bryant in history; Ben Simmons fake trades flying

Also, Deandre Ayton and the 'valley-oop' heard round the world

Welcome back to NBA Star Power Index -- a weekly gauge of the players who are most controlling the buzz around the league. Reminder: Inclusion on this list isn't necessarily a good thing. It simply means that you're capturing the NBA world's attention. It's worth noting that this is not a ranking. The players listed are in no particular order as it pertains to the buzz they're generating.  Trae Young's remarkable run through his first postseason continued on Wednesday. In leading Atlanta to a 1-0 lead over the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference finals, Young scored a career-high 48 points. He added 11 assists, via which the Hawks netted 24 more points. Do the math and Young just made NBA history.  Young also joined some pretty elite under-23 scoring company: