I know it sounds silly because Miami’s so stagnant on star trades, but I’d really love him here as a Herro upgrade, just because his rim pressure is so much more noticeable and Herro’s only real gargantuan flaw is that he’s entirely incapable of taking defenders off the dribble.

you named a whole mess of attributes and precisely two of them translate to losing a step to age or injury, dude: finishing is a product of his innate athleticism and blowby potential, his playmaking is a product of his gravity, his rebounding is a product of his build and height and his rim protection is a product of his incredible ability to recover and leap

his footwork and his defensive positioning may translate, but that’s really all you’re going to maintain into the twilight of your career if you don’t age as gracefully as lebron

giannis gets these same takes because he’s the only player in the NBA that has as much of a reliance on his athleticism and build as much as he does, lol: it’s not “funny how everyone gets different takes”, it’s because giannis is entirely anomalous to how players in the NBA succeed

athleticism and ability to play based on build are on short timers

ergo: people think giannis is headed for imminent decline

no one thought bron would be “out of the league” at 33 lmao you’re making people up

probably because he’s a near seven-footer that relies almost entirely on athleticism and has very few skills that will translate as he gets older such as a post game or a jumpshot

that’s just a guess, though