Fencer reregistered wrote:Homerclease wrote:In 3 years time you are looking at Tatum, Luka, Giannis, Zion and AD as your top 5 players in this league. Tatum has entered that stratosphere IMO
I'd put him at that level as a plausible ceiling rather than a confident prediction.
But it sure is looking more plausible than it previously did.
I don't know if you guys are watching something different or if you're afraid of being homers but he's already there. Against the East we have the best player against any team, except
arguably the Bucks. While Giannis is a regular season beast and for sure better than Tatum over 82, but he has major weaknesses come playoff time.
In the West:
Lebron is better (for now)
Kawhi is better but has health concerns and can't play at his peak at all times
Harden is slightly better.
Luka about even (better offensively, but worse defensively)
Dame is on a heater right now, but I'm not a prisoner of the moment. He's going to be top 3, most likely, and definitely top 5 for his prime. The number of guys on his level offensively can fit on one hand and he's better on D than 1/2 of them. 3 of those guys are past their peak or at the tail end of it.
EDIT: I forgot to account for the injured guys, KD and Steph, but both those guys are 30+, one is just 6', and the other is coming off a major injury. (I expect KD/Steph to be top 10 players next year, but not top 5).
"Danny Ainge needs to shut the **** up and manage his own team. He was the biggest whiner when he was playing, and I know that because I coached against him."
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