Nah AD not getting 30. Lakers offense is too slow for anyone on that team to average 30, unless Lebron doesn't play the entire season or smthg.
Embiid, Luka, Steph
Maybe Trae, I doubt Tatum, Jrue is also a better scorer than smart.
TalkQuirkyWithMe
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Iverson is top 5 SG all-time, so basically, what does Booker need to pass him? Probably all of the below:
First off
- A ring - to me, Harden and Iverson are the easiest to knock out of the top 5 because they haven't won a ring. You need a ring to be in top 5 conversation at this point.
Also:
- A 15+ year career
- A MVP - both harden and AI have this
- A Scoring Title - both harden and AI have this
- I'd say at least 5 more All-NBAs
Then you talk about the way that these have come about. I mean if Book is the #1 option on his own team and wins a ring, sure he might be able to pull it off. As a 26 year old, I think its a pretty big stretch. Closer goal would probably be reggie.
Real ones knew Shai was a promising young player. The fact that they got 5 FRP along with Shai is a huge steal. With hindsight the more "fair" proposal would be ~2 picks for the chance that you win a ring in the next few years.
Drafting 1 - 10, you'd have a shot at getting a MVP- type player and when the second pick rolls around, pairing him with an all star. Anything outside that range becomes risky to draft for a win now build.
Cousins never even made the playoffs in his prime. He put up numbers on a bad team and even when he got together with AD, they weren't close to being a contending team.
I've heard the "best big man in the NBA" conversation thrown around for him, but that was honestly a stretch of years where there were no other good bigs. He doesn't hold a candle to the actual good bigs.
Agreed. I'd probably say SGA is the third most likely, but that's shaky.
Tatum adds in Jrue and KP to the mix, so I really don't think he will.