
Originally Posted by
VCaintdead17
if we're doing tiering based on how much a player elevated their team during their prime (relative to era) it should realistically look like:
Tier 1:
MJ/LeBron/Kareem/Russell
Tier 2:
Shaq/Hakeem/Magic/Duncan/Bird/Wilt/KG
Tier 3:
West/Oscar/D Rob/Steph (after this season)
Tier 4:
Kobe/Nash/Dirk/Wade/CP3/Barkley/K. Malone/KD/Moses/Erving
Could honestly make a decent argument for Rick Barry as a tier 4 guy as well but I'll leave it be.
If you disagree with the Kobe placement please break down in detail your valuation of his defense after 2003. Citing All Defense awards isn't a valuation fyi