Kawhi VS Wade
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Better overall career?(assuming Kawhi remains a shell of his former self in years to come)
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D Wade because he's actually a leader. Kawhi was lucky to play with some teams like Spurs and Raptors that had a winning culture already before he got there.
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Wade, IMO.
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It is a great question because I think Dwyane gets a generous legacy bump by people usually so is slightly overrated, while Kawhi has a really interesting career. It just seems silly for a guard with only two All-NBA 1st teams to be in the top 30 all-time in this day and age with Jokic/Giannis etc. taking up more spots.
I'll still probably go with Wade because of how good he was in 06 and 09 due to Kawhi's injuries holding him back
I'll still probably go with Wade because of how good he was in 06 and 09 due to Kawhi's injuries holding him back
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I think the answer is Wade, but it’s not far off. Both guys led a team to a title as the best player, also won on a team where they weren’t the best, and had injury issues that has hurt their longevity. I think Wade has had a better career (primarily because his longevity was meaningfully better), but I think at their peak and healthy Kawhi was probably the slightly better player.
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I agree that healthy Kawhi has a slight edge on Wade, but though Wade was no ironman, you could count on him a lot more than you could ever count on Kawhi Leonard. It's a shame, I'd have loved to see a healthy decade of Kawhi but unfortunately, that's not what happened.
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Wade by a little i think but it’s close. Peak 06 Wade and peak 19 Kawhi are fairly even / comparable. Give Wade the edge due to slightly better availability / durability.
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Kawhi peak is certainly better.
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Wade for me, one of the few all time greats wade has better longevity/health than
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web123888 wrote:Wade by a little i think but it’s close. Peak 06 Wade and peak 19 Kawhi are fairly even / comparable. Give Wade the edge due to slightly better availability / durability.
09 Wade is his peak I think and 09 Wade > 19 Kawhi