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Originally Posted by markus1234
Sorry, but Deron+Dwight is not a championship contender. Both need a guy like Dirk to become relevant.
Dwight is not Shaq and Deron is not Kobe.
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Dwight is a much better defender than Shaq ever was, nowhere near as dominant offensively, but still a great, great player. Just look at the absolute garbage he had to work with in Orlando in every year. Makes Dirk's 2006 supporting cast look like an all-star team.
Any team he's on, is a top 5 defensive team instantly, give him another 2 good defenders, and they're nr. 1. The guy turned a starting lineup that consisted 4 horrible individual defenders besides gim into a top 5 defensive team. The guy is a top 2 player in this league at the moment.
Deron's best teammate was Carlos Boozer, injury prone, and one of the worst defenders of all-time. And he took him, and Kirilenko (good all-around player in his prime) to the playoffs, in almost every year, and if i remember correctly, even made the second round a couple of times, maybe one time the WCF too? Not sure about that. If you think Dwight+Deron is not a contender, you're delusional. With that said, the 3D would be a devastating fit on the floor, and most likely an unsolvable puzzle to the rest of the league.