If you had to build a franchise around one NBA player who would it be?

Who would your franchise player be

  • LeBron James

  • Steph Curry

  • Kevin Durant

  • Anthony Davis

  • James Harden

  • Andrew Wiggins

  • Demarcus Cousins

  • Blake Griffin

  • Russell Westbrook

  • Kyrie Irving

  • Chris Paul

  • Dion Waiters

  • Other

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Reggie said:
AD in the East with Kyrie or the team Bron had in Miami goes to the Finals too I believe so I go with him. Bron is my dude but he has lost a slight step and with another Finals run this year he probably will lose another slight step next season. AD is ascending and after getting a taste of the playoffs I don't think he is going to miss out on them for a while.
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Take out Bron insert AD with the same circumstances and they make the finals in Miami? :usure:
 
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I'll be different and say Kevin Durant. Get him another ball handler and bigs while he gives you an efficient 30-48 points every night. Also an iron man besides this season. Would have 1 or 2 rings by now if not for Russ and Ibaka getting hurt folloeed by his own injury last season.

There's no real bad answer here for all the serious choices.
 
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360Waves said:
Curry's a guy who's only as good as his team is so no, he doesn't fall into that tier. He's not a generational talent. I know this is ironic because the whole question is "who do you build your team around" and all that, but if I'm a GM I want a a guy who can do more with less and not a guy who's only getting the job done when his team is stacked to the gills. ie: A guy like LeBron was winning 60+ games and leading a sorry ass Cavs team to the ECF and Finals in his first stint...you know what happened when he got a team as nice as Curry's? Yeah, so do I. We'll be saying the same about Davis once they put pieces around him in NO.

Can you drop Curry onto any mediocre team in the League and watch them become a title contender from his presence alone? Nah.

With that being said, it's LeBron, Davis, or Durant and no one else.
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somebody who is already arguably the greatest pure shooter of all time isn't a generational talent?
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LeBron James - Too Old. :stopitslime:
Kevin Durant - Questionable injury status going forward + Based God Curse. :mjcry:

James Harden - Not with the based god curse on him + no defense. :scust:
Andrew Wiggins - Good rookie season but hasn't proven himself a winner yet. :ld:
Demarcus Cousins - Can't argue against it, but there are better options on the board. :whoa:
Blake Griffin / CP3 - After what the Rockets did to them? :scusthov:
Russell Westbrook - Charismatic, talented, driven.. Russell have it all, but he's also had consistent injury issues. :noah:
Kyrie Irving - Anybody remember when he had a team built around him? Couldn't even make the playoffs in the E-League. :heh:

Anthony Davis - The Correct Answer. :salute:

Steph Curry - Runner up. :ohhh:











Dion Waiters - :deadmanny:
 
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Bomberman said:
I had Curry just slightly ahead of AD. Although AD's youth is ideal to start a franchise, Curry isn't old and will probably get even better as a shooter and craftier as a PG. Think about that.

Also Curry's game isn't built on physicality and attacking the basket with a lot of contact so I can see his career staying at a high level for a long time because his health isn't jeopardized. Also no Olympic mileage either. Part of me even believes Curry isn't even entering in his prime yet. Dude will be better next season.

Curry can outright pass it too. So what he has a good team, part of the reason why he has a good team is Curry gets them the ball and can fit into any offense.

If this were an all-time draft: I'd go Hakeem in the first Curry in the 2nd, the rest could be filler.

That should be a new thread: pick one atg and a current player to build a franchise around.
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Curry still got room to grow but AD has scary potential. He like a young Hakeem Olajuwon.
 
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WuDatWuDat said:
LeBron James - Too Old. :stopitslime:
Kevin Durant - Questionable injury status going forward + Based God Curse. :mjcry:

James Harden - Not with the based god curse on him + no defense. :scust:
Andrew Wiggins - Good rookie season but hasn't proven himself a winner yet. :ld:
Demarcus Cousins - Can't argue against it, but there are better options on the board. :whoa:
Blake Griffin / CP3 - After what the Rockets did to them? :scusthov:
Russell Westbrook - Charismatic, talented, driven.. Russell have it all, but he's also had consistent injury issues. :noah:
Kyrie Irving - Anybody remember when he had a team built around him? Couldn't even make the finals in the E-League. :heh:

Anthony Davis - The Correct Answer. :salute:

Steph Curry - Runner up. :ohhh:











Dion Waiters - :deadmanny:
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How many players were considered winners as rookies?


Wiggins had a better rookie year than AD did but its just too early. We've seen the Damon Stoudamires and Dirk Nowitzkis so rookie seasons can be misleading
 
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Living Proof said:
Curry still got room to grow but AD has scary potential. He like a young Hakeem Olajuwon.
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True, but one thing about potential is it's up in the air. It may never materialize. Even though we're pretty sure we know AD is going to evolve, we don't know how great he will be because he hasn't done it yet. There's a possibility his post game doesn't improve significantly, doesn't expand his range, nor improves his offense much more than it is, etc. Now chances are he'll improve. However, the question is by how much? It's as uncertain that'll he'll improve by leaps and bounds as it is that it may be only marginal.

With Curry he's already the best shooter in history with an elite handle and passing ability. There's no growth needed at this point. There's little wear on his body and has lead a team to the Finals who'll most likely win the whole thing. Curry is already at an atg talent level at this point. The skills are all there already, all he has to do is maintain it. I predict he'll grow, but even if it's just marginally that'll be :wow:.

That's pretty much my reasoning. Because while Curry's main issue is whether he can sustain it, Davis has to reach his potential first and then also sustain it. As much as AD has a very high ceiling at this point, there are more question marks as well.

Lately I've just been more about practicality and action proving history rather than theory and potential. Like in another thread that asked how great could Grant Hill have been if he had not got injured. No matter what his skills and potential were when you compare him to the atgs, the fact is those others did reach the skill level that they did and used their talent to attain their achievements. Grant Hill simply did not and that's why he's not an atg.
 
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