Better 5 year stretch: 17-21 Giannis vs 99-03 Garnett

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Giannis is worse than even early prime Garnett at quite a few things on a basketball court.


And people constantly pretend Giannis’ scoring comes without cost to scheme and teammates like he’s Jokic or Curry or something. He’s the complete opposite.

He eats into the game of pretty much literally any talented creator. Khris Middleton, a pretty non-ball-dominant player has been worse with Giannis on the floor for years now.

Brook Lopez is mostly a spot-up shooter, and his game has suffered next to Giannis for years as well.


A completely ideal offensive option like Mikal Bridges, and elite cutter and spot-up guy would have even his game stunted on a cutting level playing next to such a predictable space eating blunt object on offense like Giannis.

This is not normal. I don’t consider prime Westbrook an elite offensive player in an era this loaded, but he has never killed offensive games. And I would easily take him over any version of Giannis offensively.

Giannis’ teams, for years now, have had these free flowing offensive outbursts against even good defense like last night against Miami when Giannis sits, because his game nullifies free flowing offense, more than any player I’ve ever seen.

So to think he’s automatically better than KG because he steamrolls to the rim at literally any cost no matter what the talent next to him looks like is delusional.

Giannis takes away things from offense Garnett amplifies with ease. Cutting, movement, space, unpredictability. The reputation Giannis has built as some elite offensive player would be spread around to other players under a better, lower volume, less space eating player like Garnett.

Lopez and Middleton would have outbursts, playoff Bledsoe would’ve been much less of a thing. George Hill and Brogdon’s scoring prowess would’ve been scarier.

And no gimmick scheme is taking down a Garnett offense with as much talent as the 19 Bucks 4 straight games.

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Spoiler:

Giannis is worse than even early prime Garnett at quite a few things on a basketball court.


And people constantly pretend Giannis’ scoring comes without cost to scheme and teammates like he’s Jokic or Curry or something. He’s the complete opposite.

He eats into the game of pretty much literally any talented creator. Khris Middleton, a pretty non-ball-dominant player has been worse with Giannis on the floor for years now.

Brook Lopez is mostly a spot-up shooter, and his game has suffered next to Giannis for years as well.


A completely ideal offensive option like Mikal Bridges, and elite cutter and spot-up guy would have even his game stunted on a cutting level playing next to such a predictable space eating blunt object on offense like Giannis.

This is not normal. I don’t consider prime Westbrook an elite offensive player in an era this loaded, but he has never killed offensive games. And I would easily take him over any version of Giannis offensively.

Giannis’ teams, for years now, have had these free flowing offensive outbursts against even good defense like last night against Miami when Giannis sits, because his game nullifies free flowing offense, more than any player I’ve ever seen.

Spoiler:

So to think he’s automatically better than KG because he steamrolls to the rim at literally any cost no matter what the talent next to him looks like is delusional.

Giannis takes away things from offense Garnett amplifies with ease. Cutting, movement, space, unpredictability. The reputation Giannis has built as some elite offensive player would be spread around to other players under a better, lower volume, less space eating player like Garnett.

Lopez and Middleton would have outbursts, playoff Bledsoe would’ve been much less of a thing. George Hill and Brogdon’s scoring prowess would’ve been scarier.

And no gimmick scheme is taking down a Garnett offense with as much talent as the 19 Bucks 4 straight games.

Another data point: https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401585604