Embiid & Iverson vs Luka & Dirk

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Which duo would you rather build around?

Philly duo
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Mavs duo
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Embiid & Iverson vs Luka & Dirk 

Post#1 » by durantbird » Sun Apr 17, 2022 7:16 pm

Which do would you rather build around?
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Re: Embiid & Iverson vs Luka & Dirk 

Post#2 » by Statlanta » Sun Apr 17, 2022 7:26 pm

Luka & Dirk no takesies backsies.
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Re: Embiid & Iverson vs Luka & Dirk 

Post#3 » by LAL1947 » Sun Apr 17, 2022 8:03 pm

Assuming a team salary cap of $112m (this season's cap) and that all four players are on equal max contracts... I'll go with Luka and Dirk.

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Re: Embiid & Iverson vs Luka & Dirk 

Post#4 » by AIfan3 » Mon Apr 18, 2022 1:42 am

This is close. With Embiid on the floor, teams would most definitely have to single coverage AI, and that's a recipe for bigs in foul trouble and getting cooked. Guy was a relentless demon attacking defenses.

I suspect more traditional basketball purists would choose the synergy between Luka and Dirk over them though. You'd definitely need a defensive anchor or two on a team featuring those two guys though.

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