Iverson in his prime never played with a.CJ McCollum level player, let alone a Giannis type player. They’re not comparable to me
Dame got Giannis post-prime, his career is not gonna really be evaluated based on him playing with Giannis...
Who is CJ McCollum, bruh? At his best he was what, a Top 25 guy? Iverson got to play with Melo who was a much better player than that, but we don't really analyze Iverson on the Melo years either because he was past his prime when he got Melo...
They played differently, Dame more of a shooter and AI more of a slasher and attacker (though Iverson had the ability to shoot and Dame could attack the rim in his youth). But AI is Dame's historic comp:
•both played most of their careers with their home franchise (Iverson first 10 with Philly, Dame first 11 with Portland)
•though scoring profile was different, both were elite scorers
•both were mediocre defenders
•small scoring guards who ran point if necessary
•neither were elite playmakers or consistently elite in crunch time
•neither made teammates better
•neither added much to the winning value as a team's best guy, your general ceiling was 1st Round playoff exit
Dame and Iverson are Same Guy. All-Timers of a lower degree, but All-Timers nonetheless...
I got another Same Guy comp I'm about to post in another thread, Harden and Dr J...
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