Context: I want to form an all-time team with prime Steph/Klay/KD/LeBron but have issues about the 5.
Jokic is obviously the best out of AD and Dwight but he is not a good rim protector and I have enough scoring/offense with Steph/KD/LeBron and playmaking with Steph/LeBron. Jokic’s screening and rebounding will be really helpful though and he will allow the team to play true 5 out which gives LeBron the best spacing.
AD is the most versatile defender compared to Dwight (more switchable) but he is not big enough to body bigger bigs like Jokic or Shaq. I like AD’s off ball game the most out of the 3 + he is a good FT shooter
Dwight is a defender that matches up the best against true bigs like Shaq and he has a good off ball game when focused on his strengths (unlike say 2011 where he stopped PnR due to media pressure).
Which big fits this team the best?
In todays game I’d rather have AD, he’s just more switchable defensively and offers say 80% of Dwight’s rim defense too.
AD’s biggest problem in general is as a number 1/2 option he just has too many games where he’s a bit too passive or lacks aggression, he can disappear. But at the same time that makes him a really high value complimentary player, on a team full of stars I think that naturally lets him fit the best. His mobility to set screens, and roll or pop, play off those guys without just needing the ball makes him fit best IMO.
The nights his jumper is working would make that team lethal.
We just saw it in the Olympics, AD was amazing late in the gold medal game getting blocks, rebounds, and disrupting everything in his way. He’s a perfect center for a team stacked with offensive superstars.