If prime kobe was dropped onto the lakers roster today is he the best in the NBA and how good are the lakers?

I simplified for brevity purposes. You're argument though isnt really any better; basketball isnt just adding talent in a vaccum and adding wins based off the talent you add each time. No the fit is everything.

Offensively:

1) The fit. Teague is best as a driver with the ball in his hands. Wiggins/Butler clearly best with the ball in their hands. KAT can do both but obviously is more dynamic with it in his hands. You wont be able to maximize all 4 talents like that in a way we've seen tehm in the past when they were separate.

2) This is even more true when you start to realize Teague/Wiggins/Butler like to hold the ball. Stagnates the offense even more.

3) Spacing is an issue. One above average 3 point shooter relative to his position(KAT).

Overall there are a lot of concerns with issues of diminishing returns.

Defensively:

1) If "47 wins is truly their floor" they likely need to be close to at least a league average defense to achieve this. 27th last year.

2) Do people really think adding a wing defender in Butler a big in Gibson while also downgrading on the perimeter from Rubio to Teague makes this some strong possibility? Their rotation has two above average defenders(Taj and Butler). Now talking at least average defense? That's a TON to ask for as an expectation.

Their path to doing so is assuming KAT makes a big leap on defense. And Im not willing to just assume a guy like that just makes a "big leap" on defense in one year especially with what he's shown thus far there.

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