LeBron and Wade vs Lillard and Giannis

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Lebron/Wade or Dame/Giannis

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LeBron and Wade vs Lillard and Giannis 

Post#1 » by Guy » Thu Sep 28, 2023 1:18 pm

Assuming we’re comparing PEAKS, who would you rather build your team around for 2 seasons?

I’m aware one already happened while the other has just been assembled. The potential fit between the latter is just so great that it raises the question.
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Post#2 » by Franco » Thu Sep 28, 2023 1:38 pm

You could make a reasonable argument that both LeBron and Wade were better than Giannis in 2011.
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Post#3 » by Colbinii » Thu Sep 28, 2023 1:42 pm

LeBron and Wade. They were together for 1 season where both were close to peak level and cruised to the NBA Finals.

I actually don't buy into Giannis/Dame being a potential "So Great" fit. Good, yeah, but there are multiple areas to nitpick about the fit.
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Re: LeBron and Wade vs Lillard and Giannis 

Post#4 » by rk2023 » Thu Sep 28, 2023 2:14 pm

When they clicked (12 & 13 RS, 12 PS) - James and Wade were like a +13 Net rating / 100 both on the floor
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Post#5 » by Colbinii » Thu Sep 28, 2023 3:10 pm

rk2023 wrote:When they clicked (12 & 13 RS, 12 PS) - James and Wade were like a +13 Net rating / 100 both on the floor


Same with 2011, where they were +12.35 in the RS and +13.41 over the 3-year period of 2011-2013.

Kyrie and LeBron were +10.38 in the RS and +10.40 in the PS (2015-2017)
LeBron and Love were +11.52 in the RS and +14.52 in the PS (2015-2017)

When have we seen a Top 5 Offensive player and Top 5 Defensive player join forces like this? This really reminds me of KG/Pierce/Allen with Giannis/Dame/Middleton.
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Post#6 » by lessthanjake » Thu Sep 28, 2023 3:15 pm

Lillard is easily the least good player out of the four. The only reason to pick Giannis + Lillard would be if you think they fit better together as players. Perhaps they do, but we’ll have to see.
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Re: LeBron and Wade vs Lillard and Giannis 

Post#7 » by HeartBreakKid » Thu Sep 28, 2023 3:19 pm

Lebron is better than Giannis by a good bit and Wade is eons above Lillard. Fit won't make up for that.
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Re: LeBron and Wade vs Lillard and Giannis 

Post#8 » by TheGOATRises007 » Fri Sep 29, 2023 1:15 am

LeBron and Wade easily.
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Post#9 » by Pharmacist » Mon Dec 18, 2023 2:55 am

LeBron and Wade hound Lillard and Giannis on defense

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