Which duo would you build with?

[Marlo_Stanfield]

Harden & Howard

[buddha]

give me Michael Jordan. He is the greatest basketball player of all time. but if we are getting them as rookies and not knowing their future obviously i'm taking Shaq because who wouldn't take a freak like him.

[Milbuck]

Giannis and Embiid, and I wouldn't even think twice about it.

[secund2nun]

Shaq and Kobe...and then I'd trade Kobe for Dirk or KG.

[AnaheimLakers24]

shaq and kobe easily. already got a great big and a great perimeter defender who can score in boat loads.

[fpliii]

Kobe Shaq

[DaHeezy]

Shaq will get you into playoffs. He needs an elite, all time great perimeter player to do much else.
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Same could be said for Jordan. He gets you into the playoffs but needed a versatile defensive minded wing to get you to the finals.

But like I said, key word is "build". In which it is much more intricate and difficult to build around a wing player. Plus Shaq is the biggest post mismatch in history. That right off the bat is the start of a cornerstone.

[Fudge]

Shaq and Durant

Goodness, that'd be SO dirty. Not even fair.

[Harison]

I would build around MJ, because I know he will stay. For a few years peak I would prefer Shaq, but it wont last long, and you would be stuck with Kobe vs MJ/Pippen

[NumberSix]

Shaq and Kobe.

[jzek]

The duo who's undefeated in the Finals.

[NumberSix]

The duo who's undefeated in the Finals.

The duo who didn't Los in the first round.

[fpliii]

The duo who's undefeated in the Finals.

[secund2nun]

Shaq will get you into playoffs. He needs an elite, all time great perimeter player to do much else.
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No he doesn't. Shaq went to the ECF with a busted Penny. Also Kobe during the first title (season and playoffs) was definitely not playing at an elite level.

Also Wade and Kobe were first round losers in their prime once Shaq left for 3 seasons in a row until Lebron joined Miami and Gasol joined in LA and Bynum developed.

[Amar'e_Juwanna]

Carmelo Himself and By Anthony