One year run, peak Kawhi or peak KG

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This is clearly KG. Kawhi's durability issues pretty much gurantees he losses this question against any top 60 or so player

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I'm inclined to take Peak KG over Peak Kawhi as the former is considerably better at pretty much every single facet of the game besides scoring in which he's considerably worse (though the difference in the offensive environment between 04 and 17-19 can't be overstated). Superior passing and potentially playmaking, superior rebounding, superior defence, superior leadership, bigger matchup problem, etc trump's Kawhi's superior scoring I think.

Are you saying this relatively to their positions or comparing Kawhi and KG? If relative to position, Kawhi is the GOAT SF defender. If comparing these two players, they have very comparable passing and playmaking skills since Kawhi became the first option and Kawhi took care of the ball better. Matchup problem I will certainly slide on Kawhi side, as he is more unstoppable (5 seasons with TS% higher than .600), too strong for SF and too quick for PF. His worst playoffs season had a better TS% (.571) than KG's career best (.569).

I was saying it definitively, so not relative to position. Even so I'd still think KG relative to his position is arguably the GOAT PF defender, which would still give him a higher impact than the GOAT SF defender on account of a large role on interior defence.

Kawhi has been a comparable ball handler for quite awhile, but imo only became a comparable passer and playmaker last year, but I don't think people consider 2020 Kawhi his peak.

And in regards to his scoring, Kawhi is 1000% the better scorer no doubt, but the efficiency of someone who spent several years as 3rd-4th option next to several all star players behind an ATG coach in the 2010's will destroy the efficiency of a 1st option surrounded by trash in the late 90's to 2004, quite literally the toughest defensive era in NBA history (1999-2004 specifically I believe). Relative true shooting would be a better comparative tool (although Kawhi would still be way ahead no doubt).