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[The Jom]

I'm sorry but just no... Chet is in a different league as a player because of his skills with the ball, BBIQ, ability to create, shoot and pass. Whereas Lively sometimes even misses put-backs and can't get the ball back to Luka/Kyrie from hand-offs.

Let's just say that Chet is a lot closer to Wemby than Lively is to Chet. If you got to swap Lively for Chet, you do it instantly, and happily pay for the pleasure too. No need for discussion.

Making it seem like Lively is equal to Chet is just wrong, and perhaps why some think that SGA deserves MVP more than Luka... i.e., because of not giving proper weightage to the calibre of SGA's team-mates like Chet, Jalen, Dort, Cason.

I can put blinders on and pretend I know nothing of the NBA before, say, 2017, and almost get behind this take. It’s possibly correct in the modern, post-bigs league. But I doubt it. I see that era as short-lived and most likely already over. Bigs are back. And Chet ain’t no big. 

Give me Lively over Chet 10 times outta 10. The only thing Chet does better is shoot the basketball. Lively is already better at everything else. And Lively’s frame gives him the potential to do it at an all-time level. Chet’s frame gives him the chance to turn into Shawn Bradley. Only shorter.