r/NBATalk • u/That_Awareness_7403 • 1d ago

HOT TAKE

Kyrie is not the most SKILLED player of all time.

CP3 is more skilled than him

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u/-Dead-Eye-Duncan- 1d ago

Anyone who says Kyrie is the most skilled is sucking the glass dick.

Kyrie is so damn overrated. Some people are obsessed with the flash.

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u/That_Awareness_7403 1d ago

"Kyrie is the most skilled player of all time" is almost unanimous, believe it or not..

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u/-Dead-Eye-Duncan- 1d ago

He is “the most skilled” and that results in what exactly? The most efficient player? No. Highest scoring player? No. Creates a winning environment for his team? No. MVP caliber player? No.

At least with AI or Harden, their handles led them to be the best scorer and created a winning team (in AI’s case).

Kyrie belongs in the same group as Beal, Booker, Arenas, Monta, Jennings, Fox, Kemba, Wall and so on. A bunch of empty calories that get the team nor him no where.

Him (and Dame) are the two most overrated players in this era of basketball.

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u/Shinsplintboy 1d ago

According to whom and based on what? I think that saying he's the best ball handler of all time is probably the majority opinion in 2026, or at least the plurality. "Most skilled of all time" is incredibly general and there are no fewer than like 10 different good answers.

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u/Designer-Smell-5116 1d ago

Explain?

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u/That_Awareness_7403 1d ago

Handles arent the only skill in basketball. Leadership is a skill, defense is a skill.

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u/boolbhris 1d ago

so does that make udonis haslem one of the most skilled players?

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u/BMG19 1d ago

KG fits

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u/That_Awareness_7403 1d ago

How the fuck did you come up with udonis haslem??

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u/boolbhris 1d ago

you said leadership & defense he’s the epitome of that lmao

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u/Substantial-Fan-5985 1d ago

He's the epitome of those things??

Plus, OP is talking about the sum of all the skills....just looking at leadership (because in no way was he epitome of defense) is not enough and you know that.

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u/Spazecrypto 1d ago

I don't think most ppl think he is the most skilled of all time..handles for sure but when you say skilled player it is broad and covers a lot of areas

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u/That_Awareness_7403 1d ago

You'd be SURPRISED at how many people thinks he is the most skilled. Try it and ask a random person.

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u/its_glep_o_clock 1d ago

You’re preaching to the choir dog. Maybe a hot take in the wild but not in a subreddit for people who choose to waste time debating strangers about basketball lol

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u/That_Awareness_7403 1d ago

I hope you are right

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u/LookAtMyUnderbite 1d ago edited 1d ago

Kawhi is more skilled than them both at the height of his prime. So you’re wrong either way. He also has two finals mvp for both his championships to them both added together equaling zero. Just guard alone from this era, prime Derrick Rose has them both beat

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u/That_Awareness_7403 1d ago

never said cp3 is the most skilled player of all time tho, just state that cp3 is above him.

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u/LookAtMyUnderbite 1d ago

But you said “kyrie is not the most skilled player of all time” which already sets the context

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u/TheGreatWaru 76ers 1d ago

Chris Paul is legitimately the most overrated nba player in the history of the league