Payton was better than Kidd
It's not tough at all. The numbers clearly show that Richmond was better than Dumars
How is it injuries stopped Hill from being a top 10 SF, but injuries didn't stop McGrady from being a top 10 SG?
And I'm pretty sure just about every advanced statistic shows that during their prime seasons, Garnett was better than Duncan
Payton/Kidd and Dumars/Richmond are 50-50 calls imo.
Hill has a bit more competition at the SF position than Tmac does at the 2 spot, but even then Tmac had a better peak and career than Hill despite all the ailments
KG vs Duncan in comparison:
Rings: 5-1 Duncan
Finals MVPs: 3-0 Duncan
League MVPs: 2-1 Duncan
All-NBA First Team: 10-4 Duncan
All-NBA Teams: 15-9 Duncan
All-Defensive First Teams: 9-8 Garnett
All-Defensive Teams: 15-12 Duncan
DPOY: 1-0 Garnett (lowkey kinda mind-blown that TD never won DPOY tbh)
ROY: 1-0 Duncan
RS PER: 24.22-22.66 Duncan
PO PER: 24.28-21.12 Duncan
RS WS: 206.38-191.42 Duncan
PO WS: 37.84-16.42 Duncan
RS WS/48: 0.2091-0.1822 Duncan
PO WS/48: 0.1939-0.1492 Duncan
RS VORP: 93.97-89.31 Garnett
PO VORP: 18.59-8.82 Duncan
Yeah Duncan's clearly had the better career as he's won more individual awards, had a far superior playoff resume and his advanced statistics are through the roof in both the RS and PO. KG was the more entertaining player in his prime but in terms of who's better and had the more successful career, it's the big fundamental