HALLELUKA: Luka Clinches All-NBA 1st team. 4th in 5 years

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So I've been waiting to ask this question many times, but there are so many that come to Luka's defense here that I figured it would get lost in his defense. We all have talked about Russell Westbrook and James Harden being guys that put up empty stats year after year. Guys who can't get it done by themselves. We've also seen posters defend Luka against comparisons of James Harden. 


At this point, is Luka an empty stats guy just like RW? Is he more comparable to JH? Both of those guys have accomplished more than him in their careers (RW made the playoffs with a horrible team after JH and KD left and JH has helped Houston make noise in the playoffs even) they are also older, so had more time to accomplish what they did.

Don´t think Westbrook and Harden are comparable. I think Westbrook even at his best isn´t close to Luka right now and peak Harden is still slightly better than Luka. Like him or not among current players Harden is in a league of his own when it comes to volume scoring on all time great efficiency. We can certainly debate about the lack of playoff success but should at least mention that in four seasons he was eliminated by one of the best teams in league history. Last year he lost vs the LBJ/Davis Lakers.
Westbrook won an MVP award because he averaged a triple double but I am convinced that he never was a top 5 player in the NBA. Below league average scoring efficiency combined with a chucker mentality. Great player but not in the Harden/Doncic conversation.

In my opinion Luka has already proven that he can have a bigger impact on winning than RW. Question is if Luka has what it takes to take the step from great (MVP level) to all time great (top 10 all time). Right now he is still on the right trajectory and it will be interesting to see how he deals with the current situation. I already mentioned it a few days ago. This is the first time in his career that he is not living up to the expectations. First time that he is facing adversity. He is still young and has a lot of time to improve but this could be the defining moment of his career.