Which Laker duo would have won more rings? Magic/Shaq or Kobe/Kareem?

[Jplaya2023]

Which Duo wins more rings? Shaq and Magic or Kareem and Kobe?

Lets transport a 20 year old Kobe to the lakers in the 79-80 season. He plays until Kareem retires after the 89 season. They still fire westhead, they still get worthy etc.. etc..

Lets transport a 20 year old Magic to the lakers in 96-97. Shaq just signed as a free agent. They still get Phil after the 99 season, they still draft who they draft. They still trade for Glen Rice after the 99 season. Lets assume Shaq plays 10 years instead of 8. So he leaves after the 06 season.

Which duo would have won more rings??

 

[Reggie]

I voted for Magic and Shaq cause Magic would have fed Shaq a lot more then he was. Kobe and Cap might have clashed over the shot selection of a young Bean though I think they would figure it out eventually. They probably have a higher ceiling then the Shaq and Magic duo though.

 

[Hacksaw Jim Thuggin]

what yall always forget with these threads is when are they playing?

that changes everything...

is kobe playing in the 80s? if so then he doesnt have MJ to pattern his game off of....
magic playing in the 2000s...PGs were more about scoring....he aint the magic we know....

 

[Rekkapryde]

magic playing in the 2000s...PGs were more about scoring....he aint the magic we know....

Great passers can play in any era. He also had the size and post game too. Many of those scoring PGs as the main options didn't win anything. Steph the outlier and he's played combo guard since Kerr took over not the traditional PG role Mark Jackson had him in.

 

[Hacksaw Jim Thuggin]

Great passers can play in any era. He also had the size and post game too. Many of those scoring PGs as the main options didn't win anything. Steph the outlier and he's played combo guard since Kerr took over not the traditional PG role Mark Jackson had him in.

steph didnt play until the late 2000s...end of the decade...he dont count

cp3...nash....tony parker...iverson....dwill....they could all score....a lot...

the point im trying to make is that magic wouldnt be the magic we knew...

he would have grown up during the 80s/90s...and had completely different influences on his game....

 

[Jplaya2023]

what yall always forget with these threads is when are they playing?

that changes everything...

is kobe playing in the 80s? if so then he doesnt have MJ to pattern his game off of....
magic playing in the 2000s...PGs were more about scoring....he aint the magic we know....

Yeah kobe in the 80s magic in the late 90s/2000s

 

[Dorian Breh]

Shaq and Magic would be the most locker room ever

 

[get these nets]

Anyway you slice it, Magic and Shaq.

Besides his basketball IQ, Magic is one of the greatest leaders in the history of sports. Can get the best out of his teammates. Knew which buttons to push.

 

[Trojan 24]

Anyway you slice it, Magic and Shaq.

Besides his basketball IQ, Magic is one of the greatest leaders in the history of sports. Can get the best out of his teammates. Knew which buttons to push.

Shaq would probably be jealous of all the love and attention Magic got after 2 years and they break up

 

[Dallas' 4 Eva]

Magic probably would have averaged 20+ assists a game playing with a prime Shaq he would of fed him so fukking much.

 

[smitty22]

Shaq couldn’t win with Penny who was basically Magic. Give me Kobe and Cap.

 

[Bigblackted4]

Shaq couldn’t win with Penny who was basically Magic. Give me Kobe and Cap.

That’s because they were young though not the talent

 

[Bryan Danielson]

Magic Shaq…. Easy

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

Magic probably would have averaged 20+ assists a game playing with a prime Shaq he would of fed him so fukking much.

Shaq didn’t like to run.

 

[Silkk]

Is Shaq in shape the whole time?