Ssj16 wrote:hardenASG13 wrote:Optms wrote:
Currently top 3 player in the league as well. Some people believe the Spurs are better off keeping the 2 overall pick who may never even be one fifth as good as Giannis is. Crazy takes everywhere.
For OKC, I see no reason they'd make a major trade. They are the best team in the league and also the youngest I believe. What would trading for Giannis accomplish? Giannis playoff resume against healthy contenders is awful, only one he beat was a cp3/Booker suns team that reached the finals beating 3 injured teams, and the suns group had never been in a playoffs before that year. I wouldn't give up a decade of Chet/Williams for 3 years of Giannis. OKC is going to win this title if they have their A game in 3 of the next 5 games.
As far as the spurs, they have the best prospect to enter the league since LeBron, maybe ever, who is 21. I don't see Giannis being all NBA at age 35 with his game and skill set. He is currently a top 3 player but for how long? I guess you could argue they don't need a guard with Fox/Castle there already and all the guys at #2 seem to be pg/sgs. We didn't get to see Wemby/Fox play together barely at all last year. I don't think they need a major trade at this point either, especially with pick #2 falling into their laps. They can be a top 2-4 team in the West next year and only improve going forward.
I think this is a horrible assessment. Giannis balls out in the playoffs, the numbers checkout. He's been unfortunate situations where his teammates are injured or don't show up.
The only reason why I would have fear of moving for Giannis is because as many have mentioned, his poor fit with SGA but the dude is a certified baller.
Oh absolutely, hes a machine. He struggled a bit when he was winning MVPs vs Toronto and Miami when they walled him off though, then was down to Brooklyn the following year when they won it after the Kyrie/harden injuries. Hes put up numbers since but hasn't really disproved the knock that he isn't an elite closer in tight games due to his lack of shooting. I suppose that wouldn't be an issue with SGA on OKC, but I remember the proclamations of him and Dame dominating the league, which obviously didn't materialize. Hes a great player, but not a guy at this stage id mortgage the future on, especially in OKC as they are the top team in the league as is. I just don't see Giannis having more than 3 more elite years left, and the Thunder are set up for the next decade as is.
