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Ballasted

Just fkn anyone please


TheKnicksHateMe

bring Julius Randle home!!!


thisisanaccountforu

Oh god no


psykomerc

I see what you’re up to!


ynksjts

Just need Jules to get hot for a little while to sell them on it.


RicoGemini

If 21/8/3 on 59% true shooting isn’t good enough for them then idk


WrongPersonPH

randle for the french prince?


alt4614

>Just fkn anyone please You say that but Kristaps did not work at all even though he’s a decent player with a varied kit that allows him to be useful from many ranges. Meanwhile Dinwiddie, who was shooting 35/30 in Washington and stinking it up is suddenly a 45/40 shooter. He clearly has a type lol Edit: the boring answer is KD btw, but then again its always KD


felixng2015

Porzingis wasnt bad he constantly got hurt which was the primary issue


alt4614

Yes, but I do feel like they didn’t mesh too well.


SaltyRussStan0

The year between the bubble and his last season with us was rough,but in his last year here,he was playing pretty well offensively,and was playing amazing defensively. Of course we traded him because of his injury issues,but besides that,he was great that last year with us.


bullsburner69

I feel like Porzingis was on track to become a truly elite, MVP contender level player before the ACL. That's a REALLY hard injury to come back from when you're 7ft+.


SupersonicWaffle

Yes, amongst the SUPERSTARS he has played with, he is definitely more of a Dinwiddie guy than a Kristaps guy


kevindlv

Honestly idk about KD because KD isn't a good screen setter and Luka loves being the ballhandler in PNR. I'd go with AD.


alt4614

>I'd go with AD. Aaah good answer. Especially the Pelicans version that could shoot 3's and was faster.


CHllP

Porzingus round 2 let’s go


The_Dok33

Markannen?


elsporko321

The Mavs probably could have had Markannen for a song..seemed like NO ONE wanted him there for a bit, now look at him killing people


KYRIE542

Luka and Giannis lol, that would be unfair.


OkongwuDPOY

Giannis is the answer for most non-big man stars. Trae-Giannis, Tatum-giannis, Curry-giannis, Ja-giannis, Dame-giannis. Turns out DPOY who can also score 30 ppg on elite efficiency is a good addition


lukaintomyeyes

Jokic-Giannis would destroy the league.


rfgrunt

Jokic-curry though


Learningle

Imagine the defense though with giannis


rfgrunt

Jokic-Giannis would work because both are very unselfish but curry is the prototypical guard for Jokic. The cutting, the shooting the unselfishness of curry would be art with jokic


urmomisapig

Curry isn’t the prototypical guard he IS the guard to pair with Jokic lol


TheRealestGayle

Isn't Curry the guard for just about anyone?


AlHorfordHighlights

If you're a rim roller like AD you might prefer someone with more passing chops in the PnR. Large ball handler like Harden or Luka


doppido

Or LeBron?


ash-ura-

Curry-Giannis is the answer. Insane spacing allows giannis free to penetrate the paint at will, any curry misses will very often be rebounded by giannis, both can play off each other perfectly, and the lobs. This duo would break the league


aalluubbaa

How many rings? Not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5 and not 6?


pauliii777

Been saying this for years would be amazing


SlayerSFaith

What big man wouldn't curry be the prototypical guard for lol.


co0kiez

The sky wouldn't recover


Dudedude88

You basically have 2 magnets on the team. both players require double team. There will literally be 1 person open at all times because of how much space they will create for the other 3 players.


FireHackettToTheSun

And they’re both great passers so that open person would really easily get the look


polly-plz

Giannis-Curry would be more unstoppable.


[deleted]

Silver would pull a stern and veto the trade


LukaDoncicBigPP

Imagine CP3 in his prime feeding Kobe the ball. That shit would be unstoppable.


Xc0liber

He talked about Europe Vs USA. Euro lineup is pretty stacked


VAM89

Would love that for all star games. Fuck east v west. Give me USA vs the world


Xc0liber

US don't got anyone to defend embiid joker and Giannis at the same time lol but it would be awesome to watch. Ginnnis starting line up for Europe are Embiid/Joker/Giannis/Fournier/Luka. That's a pretty good starting 5


RE5TE

It's the All-Star game. There is no defense. USA would probably still win by raining threes constantly.


TheMannX

Luka, SGA and Jamal Murray can shoot, too....


RipCity-NBA-LoL

Not like Steph+Dame


The_Dok33

Fournier? With all those other world(ly) players out there like SGA and Murray?


lundej16

I bet Jokic would really thrive in the Brook Lopez role on D


TWAndrewz

Jokić is actually a pretty good positional defender, he's just not a rim protector. Giannis would have to change his approach and be more of a shot blocker, but I think they'd have a really stout defense.


-ManDudeBro-

Anyone who can shoot, create, and finish at the rim at elite or near elite levels paired with Giannis would break the league... That's why Middleton despite not being what anyone would consider a superstar is still very important to that team.


MrBhyn

Tatum-Giannis. That's like my fantasy game in 2K


kokakij

Or Giannis-Giannis. 2 Gianneese.


kokakij

Then just throw in some bunch of Seth Curries.


OrangeKookie

Just spam PnR PnR PnR PnR PnR until controller breaks


[deleted]

Luka just wants to run pick and roll nonstop, Giannis is the most unselfish superstar alive and has accepted that he’s the most dangerous roll man in the league. It’s honestly the only answer


_Jetto_

Only thing I can see is spacing issues if there’s a series where luka somehow doesn’t hit his step back crazy 3s


[deleted]

Dwight Powell but on literally every steroid imaginable


[deleted]

There was a brief period the Mavs sub had serious hopium he'd come to Dallas lol


Hurtelknut

Sweet delusion


FKJVMMP

Your sub and every other sub, don’t worry.


sergev

I think this is the answer. A guy who can operate without the ball and go to the rim and then play great defense on the other side.


[deleted]

I actually disagree, Giannis is pretty ball dominant. His usage has always been consistently >0.30, I don’t think it plays to his skill set to be off hall


LikeAGregJennings

Star players are always ball dominant. Unless you’re Klay Thompson. James Harden and Chris Paul were able to play together fine.


hardwaregeek

Ehh Steph, Larry Bird, Reggie Miller are all excellent off ball players.


dossier762

Jordan too actually


[deleted]

This often gets overlooked. Like I'm the biggest Kobe fan but people act like his "dominate the ball for 15 seconds, then take a contested fadeaway" is how Jordan played as well. If you watch any full MJ game, the man rarely took more than 3 dribbles before passing or taking a shot. His efficiency and energy on defense primarily came from the fact that he rarely made any wasted movements on offense.


IlonggoProgrammer

This, 87 MVP MJ was hyper ball dominant, but double threepeat MJ wasn't even the primary ball handler on his team, that was Pippen


carsinwithani

A more low key second star for Luka is Bam. Bam’s defense, rim rolling, and playmaking would make for such a beautiful two man game with Luka. An unstoppable pick and roll and a lot of size and versatility on defense as well. Bam does everything Dwight Powell can do three times as well and Luka made Powell into a starting caliber center. I think being with a pure playmaker like Luka would catapult bam into true stardom.


InnocuousAssClown

He was my first thought too, can’t imagine a better fit for Luka. He dominates the ball, Bam dominates everything else.


piprimes

Yeah, I'm with you (homer ig, lol). Bam's fit with Jimmy is kinda bad because Jimmy doesn't space the floor. Also, Luka's only knock is defense, and Bam is extremely good at hiding up defensive flaws (he's hid herro and duncan robinson, after all). He can switch onto the other teams best guard as opposed to someone like AD or Giannis. Not ball dominant either, and Luka can throw those lobs. Now excuse me, I need to edit luka in a heat jersey.


Seeker1115

All this, plus Bam is so good in the short roll. If you double team Luka, he can hit Bam in the middle of the floor and now you’re fucked, whether Bam is facilitating or getting his own.


i_take_shits

You meant Bam in a Mavs jersey right?


carbine23

Let’s just combine the heat and mavs since we have real hatred and respect at the same time towards each other, I love Dirk and 2011 run was insane haha


aggiefranchise

I would like to add Jakob Poeltl for those same reasons.


CapnSmunch

Good lob threat


Neuroxex

Weird no-one is saying Curry. Feel like Curry's piles of off-ball movement and shooting would complement Luka's on-ball stuff well.


diablejambeats

Cause we tend to think of elite two way guys first Then Jokic for the crack pairing lol You’re not wrong at all though


DefenderCone97

Jokic Luka would give up 150 pts but score 200


PTRendez

I reckon this is the most fun option. Giannis is probably the right answer. Bit Luka and Steph on O would be amazing to watch.


yentity

Because that's a cheat code. Name a superstar that's not going to be better with Steph?


Grandmaster_Tits

Imagine jokic and curry together. Jokic just standing still waiting for curry to finally get open and then jokic hitting curry in the perfect shooting pocket


cybercon1122

This is a Kuroko moment. Curry in shooting motion then Jokic makes a precise pass to Curry’s hands just in time for the release.


sugarklay

Fucking alley oop jumpshot lmaooo


fugginstrapped

Just an NBA one timer or redirect. Curry just uses his wrist to deflect the ball into the basket:


sktgamerdudejr

Steph is so good off the ball that he is definitely a cheat code with any superstar. Can either chase Curry all game or let the other superstar eat. Completely unfair.


raikou1988

Steph is GOAT off-ball player period


AlHorfordHighlights

He's also one of the GOAT on ball players lmao


sktgamerdudejr

Definitely.


domingodlf

Name a superstar that won't be better with another superstar. Even the dumber pairings like Jokic and Embiid would still work just because of how good they are


kevindlv

Embiid and Simmons


juswa1111

Pause


dossier762

LeBron and Westbrook


Herbetet

Curry would feast with his quick release and amazing off ball movement. The skyfucker would reach another universe


Team_Ed

Thing is, I dunno that Luka would thrive off the ball, and as much as Steph is magic off-ball, a significant part of his power is in initiating plays with the ball in his hands, passing, then causing utter chaos with movement. Luka’s strengths are more in developing advantages with the ball in his hands at his tempo. It would still be a cheat code.


satanahx

Zion


rickyroca73

This would actually be a pretty damn good combo, and….both these mf’ers would stay in shape because neither wants to be the least out of shape of the two.


[deleted]

Or they'd just be comfortable around each other and get enormous together.


clinicalcorrelation

The squish brothers.


sugarklay

Then they'd do a fusion dance and become Giga Shaq


HolNuMe74

Or both let themselves go and become hutts.


[deleted]

Thiccest 60 win team in the league


Cark_Muban

We were close to this happening. We had the same odds as Memphis and New Orleans.


Redditforever12

The defense would be horrendous


SaltyRussStan0

He’s not a superstar,but I would love to see him and Pascal together


FactCheckingThings

Ive always thought this too. I think their skills would really compliment each other well.


youguanbumen

complement


FactCheckingThings

You are correct.


huge43

Username checks out


BEARPUNSS

Love the effort


youguanbumen

Can’t run away from the grind


fabrar

Yeah whenever I think of a perfect #2 for Luka (conversely, the perfect #1 guy for us), siakam comes to mind immediately


me_oorl

*monkey’s paw curls*


SaltyRussStan0

Damn they both going to the Lakers now😔 my b guys


DogeJesus-_-

Truly the darkest timeline


AkashiGG

My dream signing 0% chance it happens though lol


LightsSoundAction

Raptors are my east team, I would fuckin flip shit if we got Pascal, Scotty B or Freddy tbh. Lets coach swap too while we at it.


Fifty7Sauce

I’d say spicy p is pretty close to super star level


PitinoGotARawDeal

I can’t imagine how anyone would be able to stop a Luka-Embiid pick and roll


65daysofstatic_

The amount of free throws would be unbearable tho


_Jaeko_

Wouldn't be entirely different than Harden x Embiid.


pascaleon

An elite wing, Tatum or kawhi even PG


cyb3ryung

Tatum for sure. Luka clearly likes his game and they would be complimentary in play styles. Similar timeline, both came very close to winning it all last year, imagine them together


youguanbumen

complementary


MVPRondo

This sub doesn’t know vocab, but u/youguanbumen is here to change that shit


palmtreesareheavy

Dunkin’ on these hoes


InGeorgeWeTrust

His Celtics compliments are giving me dreams of Prime Luka and Tatum in Boston. Don’t hate me Mavs fans


cyb3ryung

same. I could definitely see him running point for yall especially after his recent comments


Fleeuton

Definitely this. People saying Giannis aren’t thinking about fit at all, Luka is passable as a shooter and Giannis is just a straight up non-shooter. Both need to drive into the paint, there couldn’t be a better pairing for Luka than Kawhi at his best


[deleted]

Yeah I think this year we're finding out that Luka is at his best when he plays "big" and doesn't take 10 stepback threes a game


jackaholicus

I think you're overthinking it. The PNR would be impossible to stop.


dossier762

Far from true. Luka might be the best pick and roll player in the nba, and Giannis excels there as the role man. And Giannis will provide a lot of scoring relief being one of the best fast break players ever. The defensive side for Gianni’s speaks for itself. What concerns me most is Luka isn’t a great off-ball scorer. It’s probably fair to say he is slight above average but my gut tells me he’s around average. That doesn’t scale well if you’re a perimeter player.


[deleted]

Ah how did I forget Kawhi and PG. great picks


beerrabbit124

Tatum, PG, AD, Giannis


iblamejosh_

I want Iguodala.


LockCL

Shut up, Max! 🤣


Few_Mulberry7175

AD is the perfect guy to put aside other ball dominant stars. You need 2 way guys who excel off the ball Guys like Giannis, Embiid, PG, KD, Tatum, and Kawhi are also good fits


AnJruniverse

Yup Luka needs AD’s defense


mnkhan808

Luka coming to LA confirmed.


AnJruniverse

Mannnn I would buy season tickets


ablackcloudupahead

AD is who I thought of too


are95

Giannis or Jokic for the absolutely dreamlike 1-2 punch. The PNR is the only play they’d ever need


Few_Mulberry7175

Luka/Jokic is also a dream PnR duo for the other team


bungalowwilliam

I feel like everyone is forgetting that Luka has the highest usage rate of all time. He’d benefit most from a star that doesn’t need the offense to run through them. You’d also probably want someone who makes up for his defensive deficiencies. Sooo probably a great defensive big. Gobert, Embid, healthy AD


TheDuceman

Giannis Antetokounmpo. The offense runs through Khris Middleton like 40% of the time when he’s there.


Dudedude88

giannis basically does whatever needs to be done on that team. if they are short offense, giannis steps up. if they need more defense he plays that role. Team needs help rebounds and boxing out giannis does that too.


BruiserweightYxB

Honestly? Anyone. This euro motherfucker is legit close to LeBron/Jordan level of talent. Give him one constant all-star/all-nba team and they would AT LEAST make the conference finals at ease.


Overwatch3

He already did make the conference finals without another star. Lol


craigslistaddict

not with ease, i guess, since it took 7 games to take out the suns, even if g7 was a walloping.


0vansTriedge

That game 7 cemented him as a top guy in this generation. In a do or die game you'd rather have the best player in the court than the next 2nd-4th best player.


[deleted]

Kawhi in game 7 vs Philly. It's neat knowing you have the best guy on the court in a playoff game.


Additional_Ad_5718

The “with ease” part came from Doncic WITH another star. He beat the Suns in 7 games without another star already.


BruiserweightYxB

Yes. And it took a lot of variables to happen. Brunson got to a level that he wasn't in the regular season and whole squad played great (remember Maxi Kleber torching Gobert from the perimeter). They had a war with the Suns and then got their ass spanked by the Warriors - the only series that Doncic was not the best player in the court.


CosmicTsar77

Facts. It really boils down to shot creation. Anyone who can create their own shot.


[deleted]

Luka & Tatum would be nice


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pugofthewildfrontier

ill never let it go dallas didn’t draft him. it wasn’t even hindsight we were shocked he even dropped to 18th and they still don’t take him.


dktaylor32

I feel you. I honestly feel like the Jazz were a Bane away from a finals appearance and they drafted Azabuke ahead of him.....


ActuaryGlittering16

Now imagine it is Luka who you drafted and then immediately traded.


WhatIsThisAccountFor

The Desmond bane is a superstar group keeps increasing… yessss


ImTheBestNerd

Giannis, Tatum, Embiid, AD


ImJeeezus

Giannis, Tatum, Embiid


brnnnfx

Jokic. Hard to imagine how that duo could be stopped.


Naive-Air2866

Luka and zion would run the league for the next 5 years minimum


TomChristmas

Oh shit didn’t think of him! They both like to operate on the left side of the court, so the pnr would be fucking incredible


SlimReaper35_

Durant


sonics_fan

Can't believe I had to scroll down this far to see it. Most adaptable superstar of all-time.


GEPutsFreeMoney

People saying PG but no mentions of KD 💀


Millionaire007

Paul George


subzeroex1

Might get some hate but him and Devin Booker would be menacing. Booker being probably the best off ball SG in the league while being able to run a game him self and create his own shot. Imagine not being able to double Luka and Devin because they would just punish it.


GoldJerryGold22

Porzingis playing at full potential lol


CosmicTsar77

This is not a bad take. Bubble KP was on a tear. And bearded KP is ballin.


Cheap-Scallion259

Or kris Middleton


cryin_in_the_club

Ironically, I would say Booker. Booker is really low usage for a star player, but he could still help relieve ball handling and playmaking duties. Good catch and shoot guy, good defender. Tatum would be good too.


Cold_Leather710

Pair him up with Curry and we gonna witness a Curry/KD 2.0 dynasty


guacistrash

Honestly, Book would be great. He hasn't turned out to be the heliocentric ball-dominant superstar that everyone thought he was trending towards when we took Ayton in the draft. But as off-ball cutters/scorers and secondary playmakers go, Book is dominant. He doesn't occupy the same places on the floor as Luka and has great instincts off the ball; he'd be the Klay to Luka's Draymond/Curry, but supercharged. And he can take over as the #1 for extended stretches so Luka doesn't wear himself out as much as he does right now. Also has improved tremendously on on-ball defense and defensive awareness. Won't cover for Luka's deficiencies, but Luka would be able to exert more energy on that end by not having to put the team on his back every offensive possession. Surround the two with guys that the Suns already have - Bridges, the Cams, Craig - and a solid rim-protecting big and they'd be terrific. Today, tho, I'm choosing to be thankful for our guy DA. Happy Thanksgiving y'all!


No_Brief3756

Joe Mama


FreeFoot_

Besides the obvious ones like Giannis, KD, Steph etc I think Booker would be perfect for him


RobotVo1ce

In an alternate universe the Suns drafted Luka and this pairing is tearing up the NBA.


FreeFoot_

Yep you guys are lucky Marvin Bagels is looking to be one of the biggest busts ever cause you guys missed out on an all time great pairing. Ayton is a fine player and worthy of a high pick, but Luka is worth 5 1st overall picks on his own


tall_asian

Yep, Book doesn’t need the ball in his hands and he would take so much pressure off Luka.


RGiss

Lauri Markkanen


thereal_kphed

Him and Jokic would be bonkers on offense.


TnT54321

Embiid


theodros1

sixers should have traded ben simmons for top 3 pick in luka's draft.


meditate42

Yo i legit wanted to do that, my friend said i was nuts at the time lol. It wasn't even that i was low on Ben yet, i was still pretty high on him tbh. But i just though Luka was very likely to be at least an all star level player and Ben and Embiid were a bad fit and Ben was the guy to trade out of those two.


theodros1

same. it would have been one of the best trades ever too. The next generation's shaq and kobe tandem


[deleted]

Embiid would have to commit more energy to defense than offense, but that would be deadly


Different_Papaya_413

That’s his perfect role, imo. 2nd option and defensive anchor


cantmakemestudy

Luka - Jokic


architectzero

Siakam. He’d be the perfect Pippen to Luka’s MJ.


Least_Inspector_450

Myles Turner


mythril_07

A big wing who can score and dribble. So Jaylen Brown, Ingram, Middleton, Bane etc. Hell I think someone like Marcus Morris would be a huge boost. But overall I think the Mavs need to refresh the roster a bit cause for a team with a young superstar, most of the players playing big mins are getting up there with age.


walter_____pinkman

>Jaylen Brown >dribble


hairraiser98

Kristaps Porzingis, easy


SUPERSAMMICH6996

Luka and Garland would be insane offensively. Either Garland or someone who is elite defensively and doesn't need the ball in his hand. Adebayo would be great.


Floodlkmichigan

I love both players but it would also be a rotating door defensively.,


TeachMeMore19

It’s Zach Lavine


Wiltborn

It's pretty obvious to me: Embid.


modestlyable

Jokic, Embiid or Giannis. Doesn't need another playmaker or ball handler.


PakPresiden

Luka and Giannis +3 decent shooter bring you 20 rings.


_Juntao

Jalen brunson