Where do the Pels' Big Two rank in the West?

[Bricklayer]

Simple enough question: at the trade deadline the Pels pulled off a blockbuster to put together a two superstar Big Two. Where would you rank that core among the 15 West teams?

NOH: Davis/Cousins
POR: Lillard/McCollum
SAC: ??? Hield...Cauley-Stein?
GSW: Curry/Durant
LAC: Paul/Griffin (if both guys stay)
LAL: Russel/Randle
PHX: Bledsoe/Booker
UTH: Hayward/Gobert
DEN: Jokic/Gallinari
OKC: Westbrook/Oladipo?
HOU: Harden/Gordon??
DAL: Nowitzki/Barnes
SAN: Leonard/Aldridge
MEM: Gasol/Conley
MIN: Towns/Wiggins

[da ThRONe]

I voted 5th but it could be 4th. Conley/Gasol has more success and that matters to me so I put them slightly ahead of Davis/Cousins. Durant/Curry, Paul/Griffin, and Leonard/Aldridge or the only 3 clearly ahead of Davis/Cousins for me.

[Mr. West]

As far as a pure top-2 talent wise, I think only Durant/Curry is better for sure.

Now the rest of the team...

[UNO Gracias]

6th, in no particular order: GS, SA, Memphis, Clippers, and then it's a tie with Portland. That makes them 5th, not 6th. My bad!

[neitzelbaby12]

I put 2nd if we're looking at pure talent. Curry and Durant being first, obviously. I didn't want to look at it from a perspective of who has proven themselves together since Boogie and AD had 15-17 games together.

[billfromfinance]

I voted 5th but it could be 4th. Conley/Gasol has more success and that matters to me so I put them slightly ahead of Davis/Cousins. Durant/Curry, Paul/Griffin, and Leonard/Aldridge or the only 3 clearly ahead of Davis/Cousins for me.

Yeah I think I am pretty similar on this line of thinking. In terms of just pure out talent I think they are higher, but when you take into account achievements as a duo they haven't had the chance to show results yet unlike some others.

[NMThreeMVP]

I voted 5th but it could be 4th. Conley/Gasol has more success and that matters to me so I put them slightly ahead of Davis/Cousins. Durant/Curry, Paul/Griffin, and Leonard/Aldridge or the only 3 clearly ahead of Davis/Cousins for me.

Yeah I think I am pretty similar on this line of thinking. In terms of just pure out talent I think they are higher, but when you take into account achievements as a duo they haven't had the chance to show results yet unlike some others.

If you account for achievement, there is no way to put Davis and Boogie in the top 10. I honestly can't answer this question yet. If you told me they would replicate the month of March throughout an entire NBA season, I'd put them behind only Curry and Durant. Who else they're playing with, especially at PG, also impacts how good they can be.

My answer is TBD.

[N.O.Bronco]

Pure talent they are probably 2 or 3.

That might not mean a whole lot if they can't find great chemistry or a supporting cast. Synergy matters.

On paper AI and Carmello should of been knocking on multiple championships, but ultimately an over the hill Chauncey Billups was arguably a better match.

[billfromfinance]

If you account for achievement, there is no way to put Davis and Boogie in the top 10. I honestly can't answer this question yet. If you told me they would replicate the month of March throughout an entire NBA season, I'd put them behind only Curry and Durant. Who else they're playing with, especially at PG, also impacts how good they can be.

My answer is TBD.

You're right if it was pure duo achievements, I think I was more talent took them to fifth or so and then I couldn't put them higher with the talent+achievements of the duo's ahead.