Curious as to everyone’s thoughts on this. If Murray is healthy, does Denver have the top 2? Does anyone’s top 5 exceed Boston’s? What are the most compelling arguments/discussions in your mind?
I’d argue Cs have best 3, 4, 5, and 6
1 is Denver
2 is up for grabs
Bucks have the best top 2.
I think Denver has the best top 5 when healthy. I am also a bit biased.
Compelling top 2s: Philly (Embiid + Maxey, but it’s WAY too early), Denver (Jokic + Murray), & LAL (Lebron + Davis when both healthy) as guys that play off one another, with LAC (Kawhi + PG), PHX (Durant + Booker), BOS (Tatum + Brown), & MIL (Giannis + Dame) as best pure talent combos.
Evaluating Murray is so hard because he’s legitimately a top 40-50 “just a guy” player in the regular season who becomes a top 10-15 player in the playoffs lol
Like I think Denver’s supporting cast is actually pretty meh in the RS because they rely so heavily on Jokic but come playoff time I’m suddenly way higher on it with the way Murray plays
Best 2 is Philly
Best 2 is the Suns. Booker and KD is the only top 10 duo in the league.
Compelling top 3s: BOS (Tatum/Brown/Zingy), DEN (Jokic/Murray/Gordon), PHX (Durant/Booker/Beal). Does anyone else even enter in to the discussion?
Serious ?: do ANT + KAT/Gobert enter into the top 2/3 discussion at all?
1 is Denver (Jokic)
2 is a little more obscure with Phoenix (KD/Booker), LA (LeBron/AD) or Milwaukee (Lillard) depending on how you view them
Anything beyond this I think is Boston (Porzingis, Holiday and White as your 3-5 is insane) and the only starting 5 that comes close is Denver
I guess I’m biased as a Celtics fan but with how they’ve played, it’s hard to argue otherwise unless you think a clear best player like Jokic should be weighted more in those groups.