ESPN: Duncan Greater than Kobe

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Duncan had the better peak by far, a better prime too and greater longevity. His resume is better, so are his stats despite what the casuals think, and he's a much better leader and teammate.

Duncan won 4 les without an All-NBA teammate (nobody else has done that more than once).
Kobe's never won a le without one.

[BatManu20]

Legs preaching to the choir tbh.

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You give Duncan Kobe's teams and he has 7 chips. With Duncan, LA would've won in '99 & '04. And with his temperament, Shaq would've stayed in LA, and Duncan rings in '05, and probably again in '06. We're talking 7-9 championships.

IMO Duncan was every bit as offensively lethal as Kobe. He just wasn't selfish so the numbers on that end won't reflect it. He wasn't a ball stopper and never forced .

Defensively theres no debate.

You don't even have to compare the accolades. IMO it's obvious its Duncan.