Add Prime LeBron on 2025 Pacers and Prime Kevin Durant on 2025 Thunder

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Who would win in a 7 game series?

2025 Pacers + Prime LeBron James
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2025 OKC + Prime Kevin Durant
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Re: Add Prime LeBron on 2025 Pacers and Prime Kevin Durant on 2025 Thunder 

Post#41 » by Dupp » Sat Jun 21, 2025 12:07 pm

ImmortalD24 wrote:
RaptorPride wrote:Bro prime LeBron? Who is guarding him?

You know who he is.. it's Kevin Durant. :-? He already guarded prime LeBron in 3 finals.



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Post#42 » by Dupp » Sat Jun 21, 2025 12:08 pm

I like the thunder here.

I think lebron could take away from what makes the pacers so special.
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Post#43 » by Mr Loggins » Sat Jun 21, 2025 1:07 pm

LeBron’s game 1 in the 2018 finals (the JR Smith game) was one of the best finals performances I’ve ever seen
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Post#44 » by PaulKellerman » Sat Jun 21, 2025 4:44 pm

I feel Lebron is so heliocentric that he would negate Indiana's offensive flow especially occupying the same spots as Pascal on the floor and forcing Indiana to play one of Myles/Siakam. I understand the talent argument but would Tyrese be best suited as a spot up shooter like Mario Charlmers was? Are his off-ball chops nearly as good as Wade's? I highly doubt that. I think Thunder with KD would be infinitely more terrifying with his insane shotmaking ability
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Re: Add Prime LeBron on 2025 Pacers and Prime Kevin Durant on 2025 Thunder 

Post#45 » by MrBigShot » Sat Jun 21, 2025 10:17 pm

ImmortalD24 wrote:
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ImmortalD24 wrote:And guess which player beat the best version of LeBron head to head in those finals? Put some respect on Kevin Durant's name. There's a reason why Warriors ran to get KD.. They had no answer for LeBron. KD is the answer.


KD beat him because he had Steph/Klay/Draymond on his team, while LeBron had...a washed up kevin love? The cavs 3rd leading scorer in the playoffs that season was George hill. That roster was so comically bad that without LeBron they would've won maybe 15 games.

Klay and Draymond are not superstars first off.. outside of the Curry system even at their best forms they're role players at best. Kevin Love was a true #1 option in the Western Conference.. Kyrie head to head plays Steph Curry to a T. (Cavs also go through a weaker conference which helps them preserve their energy) The beauty of Golden State was their team was built through the draft and Steph Curry elevating his teammates by being such a threat and unselfish player. Epitome of making his teammates better. Kevin Durant is the only star they acquired through free agency and people are mad because he hurt LeBron's chances at running it back with the same squad. :lol:


Kyrie was not on the cavs in 2017-2018 buddy. He was the year prior, and he played well, but the overall talent was still heavily in favor of the warriors. KLove was not that guy anymore by 2018, he was a borderline all star caliber player.
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Re: Add Prime LeBron on 2025 Pacers and Prime Kevin Durant on 2025 Thunder 

Post#46 » by PistolPeteJR » Sat Jun 21, 2025 10:22 pm

PaulKellerman wrote:I feel Lebron is so heliocentric that he would negate Indiana's offensive flow especially occupying the same spots as Pascal on the floor and forcing Indiana to play one of Myles/Siakam. I understand the talent argument but would Tyrese be best suited as a spot up shooter like Mario Charlmers was? Are his off-ball chops nearly as good as Wade's? I highly doubt that. I think Thunder with KD would be infinitely more terrifying with his insane shotmaking ability


Uh… part of what makes Tyrese special is his off-ball gravity what’re you talking about LOL?

LeBron coexisted with Kyrie, the guy most resembling Hali, not Chalmers or Wade. Come on lol.

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