So AD is top 5 in the league, huh?

[Sex Luthor]

The main people that's saying he's top 5 are the same people that said he was a stat ladder. Crazy how thoughts change when a player comes to your team.

 

[10bandz]

Not top 5 in Harlem b, Atlanta maybe

He's a great player but i wish the Lakers had stars that were alphas

The next Lakers legendary big man might be a full on fakkit

 

[TNOT]

A lot of people who don’t watch him regularly will be surprised how good he is

He can dominate on both ends. You can feel his presence on every possession. When he rolls to the basket he’s taking at least 2 guys with him. He can pick and pop, plus put the ball on the floor and finish violently. Defensively he’s a hound. I’d actually start him at center but I know they want him at the 4

I watched him regularly as Pelicans season ticket holder for 4 of his 7 seasons in New Orleans.

Him not wanting to play the 5 down the stretch(4th quarter) was frustrating....he can’t play with his back to the basket.


He’s basically a more athletic Lamar Odom with less handles.

 

[TNOT]

Dude averaged 31 and 11 and 30 and 13 during both his playoff appearances, swept a very good Portland team most projected to win and held out against a red hot warriors team with KD (winning one game).

Bu Bu But empty stats

Holiday and Rondo, and Mirotic were the reason the pelicans swept the trailblazers

Specifically Holiday and Rondos defense.
Nurkic gave AD all he could handle in that series, especially on the defensive end

 

[Fade Runner 2049]

All of a sudden now that he’s a Laker nikkas acting brand new and doubting whether Anthony Davis is and elite super star level player

 

[O.T.I.S.]

You can’t be top 5 if you only went to two playoffs in 7 years. I’ll give him too 10 tho

And getting swept outta one of em

He a Chicago kid tho always been a fan

Bron stains just mesmerized by stats.

Can’t be top 5 if you don’t make moves into the playoffs... ever. bottom line. Top 5 players win and AD injury prone af

I will say he’s talented and will be a monster on both ends and in the PnR it’s just depends on him staying healthy and if theyre going to Bron Ball him to death or make him the primary option

 

[Jermio]

I can only imagine what y'all would have said about Kawhi if he joined Bron. :Camfrancis:

Kawhi proved himself against a powered up GSW before Zaza took him out. AD has never done anything like that.

 

[Pressure]

Kawhi proved himself against a powered up GSW before Zaza took him out. AD has never done anything like that.

fukk all that. Last month nikkas said Steph wasn't even the best PG in the league.

Jojo squad took another early exit, but now all of a sudden they are better than AD.

Y'all gotta stop with these agendas.

 

[Left.A1]

When Kawhi was about to go to the Lakers he was... "No doubt top 5" and pairing those three would be unfair because it "would be the greatest super team of all time"


Now suddenly without Kawhi... "He's actually overrated"

 

[Wacky D]

ive been saying hes top 5 for a long time...………...at least when hes healthy.

 

[Teko]

Just want to confirm this but lakers don’t have 2 top 5 players? I don’t want to hear y’all crying if we win the title and saying we stacked the decks

Bump

 

[Teko]

Bron stains just mesmerized by stats.

Can’t be top 5 if you don’t make moves into the playoffs... ever. bottom line. Top 5 players win and AD injury prone af

I will say he’s talented and will be a monster on both ends and in the PnR it’s just depends on him staying healthy and if theyre going to Bron Ball him to death or make him the primary option

Bookmarked

 

[murksiderock]

We'll see how his season finishes, how he performs to close it. As it stands right now he'd barely make the cut because LeBron, KD, Kawhi, and Steph are all better players at the moment...

And personally, I've got it burned in my brain how Giannis washed this nikka when they played in Mke last November, but didn't do the same to a 35-year old LeBron in LA in March. Giannis is greater than AD, add to that they are the same age and Giannis in seven years is vastly more accomplished than AD in his 7 Pelican years, Giannis greater than...

(Sidenote, the Giannis vs AD storyline is gonna be something to watch in the coming years, as they compete with each other on a historical scale. AD will likely be the first one to a championship but The Culture will not forget that he missed the playoffs in 5 of his first 7 years and his impact on the game was not as resounding as Giannis' in Mke)...

It was fun watching him and Jokic trade buckets tonight and while I'm not quite there, it is FAR from unreasonable to make the case that Jokic is better than AD...

So the answer to the question right now is "no", there's too many names you can put in front of him. Does he have Top 5 talent? Yes. I dont think him winning a chip this year, unless he puts up some unprecedented statline, is gonna catapult him ahead of guys who have done it multiple times to most people, and then you can easily make a case not only for Giannis and Jokic but also for Luka, Dame, Butler, and Beard. Too many names to make a case for him....

If you listen closely all the people who say AD is Top 5 have Anti agendas, not a neutral opinion. Objectively AD is borderline Top 5 at best...

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

We'll see how his season finishes, how he performs to close it. As it stands right now he'd barely make the cut because LeBron, KD, Kawhi, and Steph are all better players at the moment...

And personally, I've got it burned in my brain how Giannis washed this nikka when they played in Mke last November, but didn't do the same to a 35-year old LeBron in LA in March. Giannis is greater than AD, add to that they are the same age and Giannis in seven years is vastly more accomplished than AD in his 7 Pelican years, Giannis greater than...

(Sidenote, the Giannis vs AD storyline is gonna be something to watch in the coming years, as they compete with each other on a historical scale. AD will likely be the first one to a championship but The Culture will not forget that he missed the playoffs in 5 of his first 7 years and his impact on the game was not as resounding as Giannis' in Mke)...

It was fun watching him and Jokic trade buckets tonight and while I'm not quite there, it is FAR from unreasonable to make the case that Jokic is better than AD...

So the answer to the question right now is "no", there's too many names you can put in front of him. Does he have Top 5 talent? Yes. I dont think him winning a chip this year, unless he puts up some unprecedented statline, is gonna catapult him ahead of guys who have done it multiple times to most people, and then you can easily make a case not only for Giannis and Jokic but also for Luka, Dame, Butler, and Beard. Too many names to make a case for him....

If you listen closely all the people who say AD is Top 5 have Anti agendas, not a neutral opinion. Objectively AD is borderline Top 5 at best...

said it before...

AD is going platinum on Bron’s label

 

[xXMASHERXx]

We'll see how his season finishes, how he performs to close it. As it stands right now he'd barely make the cut because LeBron, KD, Kawhi, and Steph are all better players at the moment...

And personally, I've got it burned in my brain how Giannis washed this nikka when they played in Mke last November, but didn't do the same to a 35-year old LeBron in LA in March. Giannis is greater than AD, add to that they are the same age and Giannis in seven years is vastly more accomplished than AD in his 7 Pelican years, Giannis greater than...

(Sidenote, the Giannis vs AD storyline is gonna be something to watch in the coming years, as they compete with each other on a historical scale. AD will likely be the first one to a championship but The Culture will not forget that he missed the playoffs in 5 of his first 7 years and his impact on the game was not as resounding as Giannis' in Mke)...

It was fun watching him and Jokic trade buckets tonight and while I'm not quite there, it is FAR from unreasonable to make the case that Jokic is better than AD...

So the answer to the question right now is "no", there's too many names you can put in front of him. Does he have Top 5 talent? Yes. I dont think him winning a chip this year, unless he puts up some unprecedented statline, is gonna catapult him ahead of guys who have done it multiple times to most people, and then you can easily make a case not only for Giannis and Jokic but also for Luka, Dame, Butler, and Beard. Too many names to make a case for him....

If you listen closely all the people who say AD is Top 5 have Anti agendas, not a neutral opinion. Objectively AD is borderline Top 5 at best...

Breh explain to me how you take Giannis out the top 5, say AD is borderline top 5, and then throw out a bunch of names that do not have a better resume than AD.