10-30-2020, 12:02 PM
It's pretty much acknowledged in the NBA that you need two stars to win a championship. Dirk was an anomoly. And three stars is not unusual.
Let's look at just champions. And I'll consider guys like KP, Bosh, Green, Thompson as a step down from the guys I'm listing below.
LeBron/Davis
KD/Steph
Kawhi/Duncan
LeBron/Wade
Pierce/Garnett (this one is iffy, but 3 guys with those two and Ray Allen that were choosing the team concept)
Kobe/Shaq
MJ/Pippen (I know Pippen was always the beta, but during part of their run he was considered a top 5 player in the NBA)
Let's look at just champions. And I'll consider guys like KP, Bosh, Green, Thompson as a step down from the guys I'm listing below.
LeBron/Davis
KD/Steph
Kawhi/Duncan
LeBron/Wade
Pierce/Garnett (this one is iffy, but 3 guys with those two and Ray Allen that were choosing the team concept)
Kobe/Shaq
MJ/Pippen (I know Pippen was always the beta, but during part of their run he was considered a top 5 player in the NBA)