Duncan, LeBron, Wade, Kobe, Durant

[dubeta]

Imagine they are all aged 18-19 and you have to pick 1 of them to lead your team.

You dont know who your coach is, or who else is on your team, but you have to pick one of them as your franchise player for the next decade and a half.

Who do you pick?

[stalkerforlife]

Duncan or Kobe. Duncan has the size plus all the other stuff. Kobe has the biggest balls plus all the other stuff.

[scm5]

Imagine they are all aged 18-19 and you have to pick 1 of them to lead your team.

You dont know who your coach is, or who else is on your team, but you have to pick one of them as your franchise player for the next decade and a half.

Who do you pick?

In this era, Duncan because he would shit all over these weak Centers.

[r15mohd]

Duncan first then Lebron...Durant may get ahead of Kobe due to size and ability of a scorer. Wade is def last picked to me in this group

[JellyBean]

I am picking Duncan. A post player who can play with his back to the basket as well as facing up.

[Andrei89]

The only ones I would pick today over Lebron James are Michael Jordan and Shaquille Oneal.

Duncan comes close, but, Lebrun is Lebrun

[LEFT4DEAD]

Lebron and its not so close.
Give him a team with 11 random players and you have a place in conference finals or finals for sure. Give him an all star 2nd option and you have multiple championships. The guy was basically a one man team.

Duncan is a close second, but Im not sure how would he play in some other system and under some other coach.

[derb2k2]

Wade because he can take over games on both sides while still creating for his teammates. Lebron a very close second.

[aboss4real24]

[COLOR="Magenta"]Melo


Then LB [/COLOR]

[oh the horror]

Lebron and its not so close.
Give him a team with 11 random players and you have a place in conference finals or finals for sure. Give him an all star 2nd option and you have multiple championships. The guy was basically a one man team.

Duncan is a close second, but Im not sure how would he play in some other system and under some other coach.

So Lebron on the Bucks would make them a conference finals team?



That's ridiculous dude.




If we have knowledge of these players coming in as they were rookies then I'd probably choose Duncan.

[kennethgriffin]

the guy with the most success, 5 rings, 7 finals, the longest prime and whos beatin more 50 win teams in the playoffs than any other Hall of famer

it took lebron till age 28 to learn how to post up and win games in the clutch

kobe was doing it at age 21

[Cocaine80s]

Duncan in this era would win 5 rings easily

[nzahir]

the guy with the most success, 5 rings, 7 finals, the longest prime and whos beatin more 50 win teams in the playoffs than any other Hall of famer

it took lebron till age 28 to learn how to post up and win games in the clutch

kobe was doing it at age 21

Kobe won first finals mvp in his 13 season...30 or 31....Lebron>Kobe and its really not too close

[Jacks3]

LeBron
Duncan
Kobe
Durant or Wade--Can't decide. Wade has the better peak (for now) but Durant will probably end with far, far better longevity/durability.

[DFish24]

Kobe/Duncan
Bran
Durant
Wade