Pippen or Kawhi???!

[sundizz]

Who will end up being considered a better player from age 24 to 33 (their peak/prime)?

[FKAri]

Kawhi. I have faith in Pop, the Spurs, and in his work ethic and dedication. He is only going to get better and he will really blossom in the next few years.

[Sakkreth]

Pippen.

[bigkingsfan]

The guy who tips.

[SHAQisGOAT]

Really liking what I'm seeing from Kawhi so far this season... Looks like he really improved his game, hope he keeps it that way... Dude's a stud already, and I wouldn't be TOO surprised if he has a better prime than Scottie, tht's pretty difficult though so let's see...

[Uncle Drew]

Wonder what 3ball thinks about this. I am sure he'll foresee us with an objective analysis.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

How long is Pop going to coach? Kiwi to 33 is what? Another 9 years. Pop turns 67 in a couple months. He's probably going to die in the next 9 years, tbh. 76 is old as ****.

[Tycriss]

1e year :
S.Pippen : 7.9pts 3.8rbs 2.1ast 1.2stl
K.Leonard : 7.9pts 5.1rbs 1.1ast 1.3stl

2y :
S.Pippen : 14.4pts 6.1rbs 3.5 ast 1.9stl
K.Leonard :11.9pts 6.0rbs 1.6ast 1.7stl

3y :
S.Pippen : 16.5pts 6.7rbs 5.4ast 2.6stl
K.Leonard : 12.8pts 6.2rbs 2.0ast 1.7stl

4y :
S.Pippen : 17.8pts 7.3rbs 6.2ast 2.4stl
K.Leonard : 16.5pts 7.2rbs 2.5ast 2.3stl

5y :
S.Pippen : 21.0pts 7.7rbs 7.0ast 1.9stl
K.Leonard : 22.1pts 7.6rbs 1.1ast 2.0stl

[ArbitraryWater]

Kawhi will go down top 25

[T_L_P]

Depends on Kawhi's trajectory. Despite what the stat watchers are saying, Kawhi's not actually playing better than he was last year (especially offensively), so if he's only going to get marginally better than he is now, it's Pippen.

That said, I could easily see Kawhi taking another leap in his development which would put him in a class few have matched (like AW said, if he does improve even further and plays like it for a good decade, somewhere around the top twenty-five isn't overshooting it at all).

Pop hasn't made Kawhi though. Kawhi is the one who made improvements, with the help of Ime Udoka (Kawhi and Danny's defensive coach) and Chip Engelland (shooting coach legend). He'll still be who he is after Pop is gone (which'll be around 2020).

[SouBeachTalents]

Wonder what 3ball thinks about this. I am sure he'll foresee us with an objective analysis.

I always rely on 3ball for objective analysis. People who think Pippen isn't a top 100 player of all time are reliable sources of information

[SHAQisGOAT]

One area which I think that Kawhi's never even getting that close to Pippen, though... is playmaking/passing. And that's very important, ofc.

[gcvbcat]

Kawhi will not come within sniffing distance of Pippen. the only thing he has over scottie is the FMVP which was really a gift considering no one on the spurs really outstanding numbers, it was a team effort & of course they were against a lebron led team.

[FKAri]

Kawhi will not come within sniffing distance of Pippen. the only thing he has over scottie is the FMVP which was really a gift considering no one on the spurs really outstanding numbers, it was a team effort & of course they were against a lebron led team.

Scottie blew his chance at a finals mvp by having a meltdown.

[Magic 32]

Kawhi will go down top 25

Sure.

Just like Jason Terry and Andre Iguodala.