Draymond, Stephen A poke holes in SVG’s lofty Luka-Kyrie praise

Draymond, Stephen A poke holes in SVG’s lofty Luka-Kyrie praise originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Recency bias is rearing it’s head during the 2024 Western Conference finals, and Draymond Green and Stephen A. Smith aren’t having it.

TNT color commentator and former NBA coach Stan Van Gundy has made it clear he thinks very highly of the Dallas Mavericks’ dynamic duo of Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving.

Before Game 1 of the series last Wednesday, Van Gundy labeled Dončić and Irving as “arguably the best offensive backcourt in the history of the NBA.”

Stan Van Gundy: “Minnesota’s top rated defense is gonna be challenged trying to slow them down arguably the best offensive backcourt in the history of the NBA in Luka Doncic & Kyrie Irving.”

Reggie Miller: “WOAH!”

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— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) May 23, 2024

At the end of the Mavericks’ Game 3 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday, fellow analyst Reggie Miller set up Van Gundy to double down on his comments, though the latter tweaked the phrasing of his praise.

“And coach, I think out [Inside The NBA] guys are starting to come around to your thinking about … you can give those two guys the ball and go make a play,” Miller said as the clock ran out on the Mavericks’ 116-107 win.

“It’s the most talented offensive backcourt in the history of the NBA,” Van Gundy said.

Prior to Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Friday, Miller joined Green on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” pregame show and the Warriors forward responded to Van Gundy’s statement, making it clear the Steph Curry and Klay Thompson are the greatest backcourt in NBA history.

On Monday’s episode of “First Take,” Smith, Shannon Sharpe and Monica McNutt picked up the debate by listing their top five backcourts in NBA history.

To little surprise, Smith agreed with Green, not Van Gundy, ranking Curry and Thompson at the top, ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers’ backcourt of Magic Johnson and Byron Scott.

Smith has Dončić and Irving as the fourth best backcourt in NBA history.

“No. 1, we all know who that is. Steph Curry and Klay Thompson,” Smith said. “The…

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Publish date : 2024-05-27 17:56:13

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