Stephen Curry/Kobe Bryant vs Magic Johnson/Kevin Durant

Matt15 · Post #1 » by **Matt15** » Wed Jun 22, 2022 6:42 am

Which duo would you rather build a team around in today’s league?

iggymcfrack · Post #2 » by **iggymcfrack** » Wed Jun 22, 2022 6:55 am

Considering that Steph and Magic are almost equals talent-wise as are Kobe and KD, I'd have to pick Magic and Durant just for the fact that KD is much more willing than Kobe to work as a #2 option and sublimate his own scoring for the good of the team. It wouldn't take long for the whole Shaq/Kobe thing to start all over again.

Jaivl · Post #3 » by **Jaivl** » Wed Jun 22, 2022 7:43 am

iggymcfrack wrote:I'd have to pick Magic and Durant just for the fact that KD is much more willing than Kobe to work as a #2 option and sublimate his own scoring for the good of the team

WHAT

rand · Post #4 » by **rand** » Wed Jun 22, 2022 9:17 am

I think it's a lot easier to build a team around Magic/KD. You gain a lot more lineup variation capacity with almost any roster. Magic and KD also pair better with very clearly differentiated offensive roles creating no usage clash and a large amount of defensive interchangeability. The assisted percentage on KD's FGs has always been high compared to other offensive stars of this magnitude and he would benefit from playing with one of the crème de la crème set up men.

MyUniBroDavis · Post #5 » by **MyUniBroDavis** » Wed Jun 22, 2022 11:10 am

Jaivl wrote:
iggymcfrack wrote:I'd have to pick Magic and Durant just for the fact that KD is much more willing than Kobe to work as a #2 option and sublimate his own scoring for the good of the team

WHAT

Careful what you say next bro KD might tweet at you

parsnips33 · Post #6 » by **parsnips33** » Wed Jun 22, 2022 10:57 pm

Kobe and Steph in the triangle would be tough

ardee · Post #7 » by **ardee** » Thu Jun 23, 2022 9:53 am

Durant is the weak link here, so I am going with Steph/Kobe.