I’ve got three categories for discussion; who has better (1) impact on court for the last season and current, (2) overall talent/skill seen from their whole career so far, and (3) potential ceiling since being 28yo their impact might (or not) still peak next two seasons.
Aaron Gordon edges at being versatile and proven as a champion. While LaVine edges at being a more capable scorer and shot creator. It could be argued tho that Gordon is just a critical “role player” on their championship run, while LaVine can actually be a star with role players built around him. It could be argued too that Gordon just sacrificed his potential to be a legit star in Orlando to actually contribute to a championship team. What are your thoughts?
Also, who really should have won the 2016 dunk contest? Why? For me it’s a tie tho lol.
LaVine is better as an overall player, but Gordan is superior at his role. If I were building a championship team, I’d rather have Gordan as a glue guy than LaVine as my number 1 option.
LaVine could be more valuable as a number 2 option next to a superstar, though.
Lavine is more talented but i’d rather have Gordon
Streaky pure scorers who don’t do anything else and also aren’t good enough to be the guy on a real contender aren’t it
Lavine is better in a vacuum but I’d rather have Aaron Gordon because he can be effective as a 4th option
Lavine as your 1 or 2 option means you’re never sniffing the 2nd round . Hell maybe not even sniff the playoffs in general.
I’m interested to see how lavine would play as a 3 option on a contender
I dont care because Gordon won that goddamn dunk contest.
I’d I much rather have Gordan in his role than have LaVine as a #1 or #2 scoring option. LaVine just doesn’t add much outside of scoring. Not a playmaker or rebounder. Still leaving a lot to be desired on defense. While Gordon is gonna give you a little bit of everything outside of shooting. While also being a good and switchable defender.
Worst case scenario, AG is going to pull your 1st or 2nd best defender onto him - for the Wolves that’s fine cause that team is stacked with great defenders, but for a team without that personnel, it can really hurt and any time AG gets a mismatch, he’s going to the rim.
Kinda depends on the team tbh. Nuggets wouldn’t get better with a Gordon-Lavine swap. Teams like the Clips or Mavs would be better off with Gordon too.
AG in the better situation