NBA Equivalents To NHL Players

[MVP of West Hollywd]

Carmelo and Nash - Both kind of overhyped names, though still good players.

Lemieux/Lebron - power/speed/skills

Howe/Kareem - strong longevity

Crosby/Duncan - high intangibles

Ovechkin/Curry - great shooting

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

There are quite a few similarities between Lemieux and Olajuwon

Both were drafted 1st overall in '84

Both won back-to-back championships in the early-to-mid '90's

Both are a 2x Finals MVP/Conn Smythe winner

Both had moves for days, and are considered the most offensively skilled bigmen to ever play in their respective sports

for about thirty second i was like, yeah why didn't i ever think of that? and then i was like, oh right, dream was one of the greatest defensive players of all time.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Likely outside the OP's intended request but in the late 1980s, the Flyers and Sixers did a light-hearted photo shoot with Derrick Smith (hockey) and Derek Smith (basketball) -- similar names, same city/building -- both wearing their counterpart's jersey and gear.

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Shaq >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lindros