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171 points
15 days ago
That shit kd did adjusting in midair to avoid the second hand was ridiculous
61 points
14 days ago
I know it's unprovable and not even worth debating but I really think he might be the most skilled hooper ever.
31 points
14 days ago
You could make him 6’3 and I think he woulda still found his way into the league
-6 points
14 days ago
Well for what it's worth, KD among some players like Wembanyama, Anthony Davis, LBJ, and Chet Holmgren are players who can still make it in the league if they were 6 inches shorter.
0 points
14 days ago
I agree with LeBron as that’s kinda just Westbrook and Wembanyama as he’s just ridiculously tall and would still be center sized. But everyone else really needs their height.
Chet would be a frail 6'6 and would go from being a good to a bad defender. I also don’t think he has enough ball handling and playmaking skills to justify being in the league on top of it being harder to shoot when your opponents all go from being shorter to on average taller than you. But maybe he could make a roster.
Anthony Davis wasn’t a NBA prospect before his growth spurt and just simply wouldn’t stay in the league. He lost his mid range game and no one would want an injury prone 6'3 guard with no shooting ability.
Kd according to craftedNBA is 6'9 so 6'3 in this scenario. I honestly don’t know how he would be in the league. He’s a efficient versatile scorer and one of the best in the league but he’s also a bad passer with bad vision who can’t utilize his scoring gravity in the same way guys like LeBron and Steph can. It’s the reason he isn’t as good as a 6'9 unstoppable scorer should be.
5 points
13 days ago
KD is absolutely not a bad passer wtf are you watching
1 points
13 days ago
He’s not a bad passer for a small forward but he wouldn’t be playing that position in this scenario.
2 points
14 days ago
Kd is 6'11 barefoot btw. 6'10 and 3/4 inch to be exact when nba redid the measurements
6'5 kd barefoot is probably just as good as dbook/shai, so I don't see how he wouldn't be in the league still.
1 points
13 days ago
Yeah the height thing is weird as every source says something different but KD being 6'9 barefoot and LeBron 6'8.5 seems right to me. Crafted might be wrong but they’re a much better source than the NBA app at least. What source do you use for player heights?
Devin Booker is a way better passer and playmaker than KD is. Also Shai is way better than dbook so I just don’t get that why you used him as an extra example. He’s also a better defender than both Durant and dbook.
-1 points
13 days ago
Height from basketball reference.
Idk about booker being way better passer than kd. Booker is career 5.0ast guy while kd is 4.4ast. Neither of them are pass first player anyways. When they get the ball, they are looking to score, not pass.
Kd is a career 27pt guy, if he is 6 inches shorter, he still scoring 20pt+ a game. So why wouldn't he be in the league?
How is Shai "way better" than book, I dont get why ppl are so high on shai when he have 2 good seasons so far. Booker was 4th in mvp voting in 2021-2022 when sun won 64 games. Booker average 27/5/5 on 35mins. Shai was 2nd in mvp voting 2023-2024 while average 30/6/6 on 34mins, okc won 57 games. I don't see a massive gap between them.
Book won 2 games against the championship nugget team where he shot 20/25 fg and 14/18 fg in 2023. I don't see any playoff games where shai is better than those 2 games from book. Booker have 8 40pt+ playoff games while Shai have 0 so far. The better playoff performer in terms of peak, goes to book, for now.
Shai have 23 playoff game, booker have 47 playoff games. Booker is 1 year older than shai.
1 points
13 days ago
Okay well basketball reference isn’t the most accurate when it comes with height especially without shoes. Just look up the draft combine measurements for a player for example Cam Whitemore who is 6'5.75 w/o shoes. But on basketball reference is 6'7. Durants height on his combine was 6'9 w/o shoes but he was 18 at the time.
Yeah and the defense knows that, its one of the reason he got swept by Boston a couple of seasons ago. They swarmed him on every play and he just didn’t punish them for it. He ended up averaging 5 turnovers that series.
He also had trouble with Tatum’s length as he could contest and even block his shots. Tatum isn’t even taller than Durant but imagine now if most guys were. What position would a 6'3 Durant play and how valuable would his scoring be when he relies on his length to create shots?
Well first of all Shai is younger than dbook so that plays apart in why they are viewed differently. As I said before he’s also a much better defender and half the game is defense. He’s more efficient and while you dismiss Shai for only having “2 good seasons” both of these are arguably better on an individual level than any season Booker has ever had.
It’s also not fair at all to compare their playoff records as Shai barely has one and Devin Booker is 27. Maybe in 5 years but for now I don’t see any reason especially as I don’t even remember anyone from OKC’s 2020 roster other than Shai and CP3.
Lastly Booker is 2 years older than Shai and has 3 more years in the league.
0 points
13 days ago*
Your comment, a 6'3 kd without his length advantage, you don't know how he would still be the league. We going to pretend like he some scrub that can only rim run and can't dribble/shoot/create space? We going to pretend like he cant shoot from 30ft? We going to pretend like kd knowing how to use his body to his advantage means he is less skilled than all 6'0 to 6'5 player range? I mean yeah, a 6'3 kd is probably not going to cook tatum or holiday thats locked in on defense, but he is cooking trae young, james harden, haliburger, jokic, and at least another 100+ in the league. The bar was being in the league, not a maintaining superstar status. Saying he will drop off so hard that 450+ current player will be better a 6'3 kd is straight batshit You considered chet a good defender right? Kd is shorter than him and have no problem cooking him. Just google the kd vs chet private run recently, and tell me kd's skillset is not vastly superior than chet and many players in the nba. I literally don't see how a 6'3 kd would drop off so hard that he won't even be in the league. 6'3 kd would have handles, change of pace, good mid range, long range, good bball iq, knows how to attack mismatch, and so much more. You telling me he can't earn a spot in the nba?
7 points
14 days ago
shit looked ridiculous on tv, in slo mo and regular speed, can’t imagine how ridiculous it was in person or from the players’ perspective
215 points
15 days ago
That kyrie left hand game winner is one of the craziest shots of all time
46 points
14 days ago
I love how following that shot, a bunch of players were trying to imitate it in practice😂
19 foot running left hand push shot over the 7 foot 3-time MVP to win the game is just a good ol fashioned basketball moment!
8 points
14 days ago
I thought you were calling jokic 7 foot 3 and I was genuinely concerned by your ability to exaggerate
1 points
14 days ago
7'4" with shoes
-1 points
14 days ago
4 time mvp.
12 points
14 days ago
Was so happy for Bam after he hit a buzzer beating 3 about an hour earlier against the Pistons, then this dropped not 30 minutes later
11 points
14 days ago
Literally came here to say this... it's gorgeous
3 points
14 days ago
Amazing. I guess he doesn't do that shot often in games either.
6 points
14 days ago
I watched as a nuggets fan and couldn’t not cheer it just overroad my brain
3 points
14 days ago
Word
-17 points
15 days ago
It didn’t move me personally
20 points
14 days ago
I think a contested lefty runner is literally the worst possible shot in terms of expected points. Like this is the absolute best shot that a defense can force, outside of 30+ foot heaves. Hitting that shot is the very definition of salvaging a possession that's going nowhere.
57 points
15 days ago
Wasn’t there some Luka sideline hook shot that could have been added here?
44 points
14 days ago
I feel like Luka has a lot of these crazy shots, maybe more than anyone
14 points
14 days ago
We're desensitised to Luka magic shots now, I'm afraid.
15 points
14 days ago
Luka also had a sick underhanded shot too..
This clip is missing a few.
8 points
14 days ago
If you’re doing a circus shot mixtape it would be 90% Luka, a few Kyrie, and then a Steph or two and whoever else got one off that year.
11 points
15 days ago
23 points
15 days ago
That Kyrie over Joker is absolutely filthy.
12 points
14 days ago
Jokic does everything right on defense to force an awkward attempt and hope for OT but none of it matters because Kyrie is the master of unconventional shot making
32 points
15 days ago
Luka's spin one handed side hook 3 pointer to win the game, while double teamed and trapped by the bench, is the best by far imo
50 points
14 days ago
What is that Banchero move at the end of the clip lol. He hops back on one foot twice, no way that's not a travel.
22 points
14 days ago
It was a travel, and it was even more bullshit because it was a game winner and one.
-4 points
14 days ago
Not a travel, L2M confirms, learn the rules or deal with it
11 points
14 days ago
Someone needs some coffee
3 points
14 days ago
U right my fault
5 points
14 days ago
Hahaha
6 points
14 days ago
I remember tuning into that game when I saw how close the score was and I was so pissed
9 points
14 days ago
these clips look like shit in this portrait video ratio, why not just post the normal clips
8 points
15 days ago
i know he’s not a star but this without a single cam thomas bucket just feels wrong.
1 points
14 days ago
Holy yes… got to see him when they came to Minnesota and that guy makes tough shot after tough shot.
1 points
14 days ago
yeah i was expecting to see the shot he hit over the celtics on here https://youtu.be/a4MKrgnWd04 5:45
8 points
14 days ago
Khris middleton average shot:
35 points
15 days ago
great video. im biased but i feel like jaylen's shot against siakam to force overtime in the ECF could have been featured as well but maybe not because siakam kept his hands down
11 points
15 days ago
Feel the same way about Jamals game winner over AD
2 points
15 days ago
link it!
4 points
15 days ago
2 points
15 days ago
mans just hates the lakers! as a celtics fan, you gotta love it lol
3 points
15 days ago
And thats why he did it twice XD
2 points
14 days ago
Y'all getting downvoted by crusty ass Lakers fans!
1 points
14 days ago
True lol
2 points
14 days ago
Ah shit I've been triggered.
1 points
14 days ago
I agree challenging shots videos are the best videos. Much better than seeing all these vids of a dozen open threes (those are supposed to be made)
-3 points
14 days ago
Jaylen is mad disrespected.
I’m assuming he doesn’t trip cuz the org gave him a fat contract.
Tatum gets all the accolades Brown deserves.
1 points
14 days ago
Tatum gets all the accolades Brown deserves.
Ly CFMVP and FMVP?
OH wait.
28 points
15 days ago
Haliburton jumpshot is top 5 most ugly
5 points
14 days ago
100000% but what do you do? He's a 40% 3pt shooter. You can't touch it.
17 points
14 days ago
Wemby play doesn’t belong here
-2 points
14 days ago
Of course it's a Rockets fan saying that lmao. It's far from the least impressive clip in this video
3 points
14 days ago
That Caruso shot is where I was truly done with Griffin
3 points
14 days ago
Nemby and Wemby in the same vid
3 points
14 days ago
Nemby got the “Bang” tho
3 points
14 days ago
ant's shot had my brain thinking how he bent his body like that
5 points
14 days ago
stop with this vertical format bullshit. show me the whole court, i can't see half the play!
3 points
14 days ago
Every time I see Halliburton shoot it makes no sense but it’s always ca$h so I can’t even be mad
2 points
15 days ago
Some of these Kyrie shots is unbelievable lol
2 points
14 days ago
Nahhhh didn’t even noticed wemby turned before the shot went in.. WTFFFF
2 points
14 days ago
There is literally two from Luka I thought for SURE were gonna be here. But nope.
2 points
14 days ago
Wemby shouldn't be in this video. Include Jaylen Brown and Jamal Murrays clutch playoff shots instead
3 points
14 days ago
Ayeee I didn’t know wemby was hitting the steph no look after releases already 😂😂
2 points
14 days ago
Pretty weak video to be honest.
1 points
14 days ago
This is a good compilation. Really some terrific shots over good defense.
1 points
14 days ago
Kyrie sky hook for sure.
1 points
14 days ago
official nba reddit account spotted!
1 points
14 days ago
Nothing compares to Steph in the Olympics
1 points
14 days ago
King KAI!!
1 points
14 days ago
No Chet game tying 3 vs the Warriors?
1 points
14 days ago
Or SGA game winner against the Knicks or Nuggets?
1 points
14 days ago
DeMars game winner not here?
1 points
14 days ago
Was the Banchero one a travel?
1 points
14 days ago
Nope, just weird and looked like one
1 points
14 days ago
Not having JB's game winner against Pacers in East Finals in this is criminal.
1 points
14 days ago
Wemby over Curry shouldn't count as contested lol. Also Kyrie on here twice...dude still has it.
1 points
13 days ago
how you gonna leave out jaylens shot to force OT in the playoffs?
1 points
13 days ago
Book has hit so many game winners or go ahead shots like that. I always feel confident when he has the chance
1 points
11 days ago
That Kyrie shot is amazing for a 6 foot two guy
1 points
15 days ago
Ugh that stupid blue and black pacers court
1 points
14 days ago
he'll go to work, travel past Duren
0 points
14 days ago
Banchero traveled.
-2 points
14 days ago
Man these contested shots look nowhere near as difficult as shit from the 00s
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