Kobe
Wilt
Young Shaq
Young Jordan
theres been many players of this archetype, and thats not bad company at all to be in for Luka but really throughout every era in NBA history there is two types of superstars
Superstar A: the big stat and highlight getters who usually fail in the playoffs due to being in predictable one man offenses that get shut down in the playoffs
(Wilt, LeBron, Kobe, Dr. J, Russell WestBRICK, etc)
For this era its look like Luka, Giannis, and Ja Morant
Superstar B: the star who doesn’t initially receive the protagonist label of the media, but theyre just as good as Star A if not better and are usually able to capture multiple championships, sometimes before Star A, because they are more of a team player and can play within the flow of the offense
(Bill Russell, Tim Duncan, Magic and Bird, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant)
For this era its looking like Donovan Mitchell, Nikola Jokic, Devin Booker and Trae Young will be those guys
Now of course like in all television programs certain characters go through changes and more often than not you will see a Superstar A type player go into that Superstar B role and finally have championship success, (Kobe from 08-10, Jordan when Phil Jackson was hired)
but Superstar A can also take the role of the super team jumper depending on how their personality is, (LeBron in Miami, Kareem to the Lakers, Shaq to the Lakers, Wilt to the Lakers)
the point of the thread is, even though Luka is only 22, hes shown us which type of Superstar he is already, what lies ahead for his career we’ll have to wait and see
