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Which superstar do you think faces the most pressure to win a ring this season? (alien.top)

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

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Feels like the answer is never someone who already has one so it's between guys like Tatum/Luka/Embiid/Booker/SGA

Out of that group I'd probably go with Tatum because of how stacked the Celtics are overall and how many near misses they've had(could also see Embiid but I don't think anyone truly sees the Sixers roster as championship caliber or actually expects them to win this year)

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

Eventually Luka is gonna need to win. People like to put him among jokic and giannis as the top 3 players in the nba, yet both those guys steamrolled their way to a title. I feel like luka is closer to the next tier of players than he is to those two unless he can dominate his way to a title

[–] Afraid-Department-35@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Indeed, he does eventually need to win. He's only 24 and still has a good number of years on his contract. The fact that we're winning games now is great which means with some upgrades he will have a legit chance. I just don't see us as a true contender this year (but definitely a possible deep playoff run), our defense is still too Swiss cheese to compete actively with teams like Denver and the Celtics.

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

Not sold on denver being the runaway west champs this year. Their depth looks worse than last year. I think every western series is gonna be a toss up this year