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If you had the power to answer one of the great what-ifs in nba history, what would you choose? (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by UnsuspectingS1ut@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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For me it’s Derrick Rose’s career if he hadn’t been injured. The youngest mvp in history with some of the most electric basketball we’ve ever seen, it feels a little like robbery to have not been able to see that unfold.

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[–] Helicase21@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

What happens if Arvydas Sabonis comes to the NBA in the 80s and stays healthy?

What does that do for the championship success--and the legacies--of the late 80s Celtics and Lakers, Bad Boys Pistons, and Jordan Bulls?

[–] Averagely_great2@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

League woulda been fucked. Especially if he had team doctors helping him stay healthier, at least relatively to what he went through

[–] Helicase21@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And it's not just about Sabonis. Having Sabonis around would have really unlocked Drexler who already had an amazing career.

[–] Saragon1993@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Yup. That late 80s Blazers squad would have been a very interesting force to come out of the west to go against some of the juggernauts of the east in that era.

[–] willsmath@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ah yes, the famously injury-preventing Blazers doctors

Jk he obviously would've been better off with NBA doctors but that was just too easy of a joke to make

[–] justsomeguy254@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

2 soon 2 serious

[–] noise_is_for_heroes@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

"Just how good was prime Sabonis?" was the first question that popped into my head when I read this.

[–] Thunderhorse74@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Sabonis was...not the same player by the time he finally made it to the NBA. Impossible to say for sure, but his theoretical upside and playstyle is current Jokic.

[–] JarekBloodDragon@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

That's the entire what if

[–] Horned_chicken_wing@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

but his theoretical upside and playstyle is current Jokic

With a lot more athleticism. Sabonis could move in ways Jokic cannot.