Best championship duo for today's game?

rand · Post #1 » by **rand** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 5:08 pm

Which of these championship duos would you take for one season in today's game? The pair is at their peak together and historical players get a full offseason to adapt to the modern game.

Magic/Kareem
MJ/Pippen
Shaq/Kobe
Curry/KD
LeBron/AD

eminence · Post #2 » by **eminence** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 6:48 pm

When you say peak together do you mean I get a year like '82 for the first Lakers duo (or whichever you prefer), or could I combine '71 KAJ with '87 Magic?

No-more-rings · Post #3 » by **No-more-rings** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 6:52 pm

Magic and Kareem feels like right answer here. I’d definitely want a big, so I can see weaker cases for Kobe/Shaq(proven great duo dominated the postseason, personality conflict can hold them back and Shaq’s defense may hold back the duo in this kind of environment), and Lebron/AD(won a title together, risky to assume that AD can replicate that red hot shooting performance he had though, and generally just like the Magic/Kareem fit better).

Not really giving serious consideration to MJ/Pippen or Curry/KD.

parsnips33 · Post #4 » by **parsnips33** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 7:10 pm

Leaning Bron/AD or MJ/Pip, but only because Steph/Dray is not an option

rand · Post #5 » by **rand** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 9:56 pm

eminence wrote:When you say peak together do you mean I get a year like '82 for the first Lakers duo (or whichever you prefer), or could I combine '71 KAJ with '87 Magic?

Like '82 for the first Lakers duo, or 2020 for LeBron/AD. The highest historical strength of the pair together.

rand · Post #6 » by **rand** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 9:58 pm

parsnips33 wrote:Leaning Bron/AD or MJ/Pip, but only because Steph/Dray is not an option

Wow! Lots of respect for Dray. As a fan of Draymond I like it, but I expect that would not be a popular appraisal. I'd add it to the poll but it would destroy the accumulated results thus far.

I also thought about including Duncan/Manu but wanted to keep the field smaller.

eminence · Post #7 » by **eminence** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 10:55 pm

rand wrote:
eminence wrote:When you say peak together do you mean I get a year like '82 for the first Lakers duo (or whichever you prefer), or could I combine '71 KAJ with '87 Magic?

Like '82 for the first Lakers duo, or 2020 for LeBron/AD. The highest historical strength of the pair together.

Mmkay, think I'll go with LBJ/AD if ignoring health, but if considering health I'd go MJ/Pippen (not certain on year off the top). Voted MJ/Pippen.

I generally like going perimeter/big together, but I don't have faith in '80s Kareem or Shaq to defend well in this era. Either would both obviously still be great and force the league to adjust to them, but I do think there'd be some minor things holding them back.

Good set of duos.

I too would've picked Steph/Dray

Stan · Post #8 » by **Stan** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 11:08 pm

Personally, I can't turn down the shooting of KD/Curry.

DCasey91 · Post #9 » by **DCasey91** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 11:22 pm

MJ/Pippen obviously. Don’t get it twisted that combo would be deadly today (or basically any year in their primes).

Green/Curry is the GSW team. KD is awesome of course but you still need defence.

FuShengTHEGreat · Post #10 » by **FuShengTHEGreat** » Tue Nov 29, 2022 11:49 pm

Shaq and Kobe for me. More a fan of Magic and Kareem, but I'm not sold on Magics perimeter shooting.

01 Shaq and Kobe was the GOAT duo in NBA history where 2 superstars' summits of their careers were as closely intertwined as possible imho. I've never seen a more dominant duo in history before or since.

rk2023 · Post #11 » by **rk2023** » Wed Nov 30, 2022 5:51 am

At their peaks, respectively, with fit considered and holding all-else equal roster.

LeBron-AD , Magic-Kareem
Kobe-Shaq , Curry-KD
Jordan-Pippen