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Think about it. Two team-oriented, extremely versatile, selfless and very skilled players, both among the highest of the highest IQ players in the league. Put them together and healthy, and have them solve problems. There’s a real chance that they will be able to find new ways to play the game and develop – or expand – the boundaries of what’s possible in basketball.
From two different generations, one on the way out, one on the way in, none of them with an ounce of selfishness. One already proved almost everything he needed to and is as highly regarded and respected by everyone. The other coming in with all the expectations, the weight of pressure and the potential of reaching the very top in this league. There’s even talk of him changing the game.
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Imagine the two of them together. Dynamic players, capable of adjusting in-game to whatever the defense throws at them.
The fact that this duo will wreak havoc on defenses across the league is inevitable. But if you look at what they have been capable of doing separately, and how their connection and chemistry have been honed over a while now, the fun question here is whether they may actually be capable of pushing the boundaries and limits set by the very best of what basketball can do. Because as it turns out, the mentorship from the bench and recently pick-up games, have forged a real connection between them.
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But does this duo have it in them to change the game?
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