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What teams will be perennial championship contenders starting in 2-3 years? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by schwockem@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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Many teams are currently in their window (Bucks, Celtics, Suns, Sixers, Nuggets, etc). Who are the teams that are still 2-3 years away, but will be championship juggernauts for years to come?

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[–] sufically@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm not too sure about that. 3 years from now they'll both be 32 during the playoffs and while most players still have most of their prime athleticism at that age I'm not sure that goes for near 7 footers. While Jokic's game isn't based on his athleticism he'll still have to work harder to maintain his current level

[–] KingOCream@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think they’re both in the Steph/lebron category where they’ll be able to carry the load well into their 30s. Wether or not that is good enough to beat the young cores coming up I don’t know

[–] OrganizationSimple97@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No way for Gianni

[–] jaywalker_69@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

People said LeBron would have a steep decline once he lost his athleticism too

Giannis isn't quite on LeBron's level but he's also taller and longer

[–] DocCharlesXavier@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I feel like most star players at that age have become such veterans of the game that their BBIQ more than makes up for their athleticism.