to continue my kurri / klay comparison--
curry / gretzky: curry isn't the all-round offensive force that gretzky was (no one in any major north american sport has been, of course) but there's certainly a parallel between curry's game-changing 3 point totals and gretzky's insane assist totals. as in, both guys absolutely destroyed what we thought was the ceiling of what was possible,
and then destroyed it again.
draymond / messier: inspirational leader, loud guy, occasional hothead.
durant / coffey: each guy missed one of the championships, each guy was just a transcendently otherworldly offensive talent. the most naturally gifted players on their teams.
i would trade durant before letting klay go. like how when one guy had to go, sather chose coffey. both were the best individual talent on their teams, which of course could and usually did go beautifully with the team's passing/possession game. but both guys also at times to the detriment of the team tried to do too much by themselves.
... zaza / anderson: intentionally injures guys / runs goalies.