Ben Hogan nailed it, imo. Great teams since the Jordan era have been constructed around elite, versatile wings. With the Durant Achilles and LeBron 35, the two most elite and versatile of those in the league are probably Kawhi and PG. Both are nearly flawless basketball players: long and athletic; fantastic defenders; high character around which to build team attitude and culture; both much better shooters and FT shooters than LeBron has ever been. And both exactly the right age to dominate: 28 and 29.
If you want to nitpick, neither is quite the passer LeBron is (or Jordan, or even KD), but they’re both solid passers and high IQ decision-makers. And neither has been a model of durability, though I wouldn’t call either of them a glass jaw either.
With a core of the two most elite wings in the league, constructing the rest of your team is pretty easy, but even beyond them, the Clips’ roster is a great mix of youth, versatility, skills, and toughness: Lou Williams, Beverley, Harrell, Shamet, JaMychal Green, Harkless, Zubac. Absolutely love that group.
Not sure I’d take them over the field, just cos variance with injuries, etc. always favors the 29 over the 1 (the dynastic Warriors say hi). But I’d definitely take them over any other single team, and over the weirdly constructed, slow, potentially defensively disastrous Lakers every day and twice on Sunday.
in related news: the Lakers were smoked this morning by Caris LeVert and the KD/Kyrie-less Nets, and Anthony Davis is already hurt (sprained thumb).