I feel like current and ex-players downplay some players who don’t have a bag like Giannis and then blow smoke up Kyrie’s or even DeRozan’s ass. I was reading a similar thing regarding footballers, how many of them rate Neymar a lot because of a similar reason (he can do things they cannot do).
When you are one of the best basketball players in the world you probably see someone who can do things you can’t as being someone to admire much more than a winning player. Kyrie has arguably the best handle in history and even all star level players probably admire that skill