Clyde Drexler or Dominique Wilkins?

[coolhandsteve]

Which would you take in their prime?

[Nikola_]

give me a guy who doesnt look at the ball while dribbling

[Suguru101]

Clyde.

Better overall player. A past his prime Clyde put this numbers on the 1995 Finals against Orlando: 21.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists..... As a second option.

[SHAQisGOAT]

Probably Clyde because he was better all-around.
Also depends on what the team needs though.

Drexler was clearly a better passer/playmaker, pretty close to Wilkins as a rebounder and not far as a scorer, defense is a wash.
I think Clyde was always blessed with better teammates though and Nique got screwed when they traded him in 1994, they could've done serious damage in the post-season.

Gotta say, Nique is underrated plenty of times, he was 2nd in MVP voting once, with peak Bird, Magic, Jordan, and so on, in the league, and he had a couple of really good Playoff runs while leading his team. He was also able to come back from a really serious injury and somewhat reinvent himself while having some really good couple of years.
Just some examples. Clyde can been underrated too.

[Xiao Yao You]

Clyde was one of the greats. Dominique was a high scoring small forward. The Melo of his day.

[SHAQisGOAT]

give me a guy who doesnt look at the ball while dribbling

I assume you mean Drexler, right? Well that guy was able to average over 6 apg at his best, going along with some pretty good scoring numbers

[MichaelCorleone]

The one with a ring.

[Jlamb47]

Clyde is better due to overall game. He passes better and plays better defense too. Wilkins was a high flying scorer really that could rebound alright. Kind of like melo but more atheltic with a lesser jumper

[redhonda76]

To be fair, Clyde had a better team than Nique. Clyde had Kiki( from the beginning ) , Kersey, Porter, Duckworth, Buck, Drazen, and Cliff. Nique had only Doc and Willis to go up against the great Celtics.

Clyde was more well rounded and Nique was a bit better scorer. I say it's a wash between them. It's a crime that Nique was not on the top 50.

[bizil]

I would say Clyde narrowly due SOLELY because of better all around game. Clyde had seasons where he put up 8 assists in a season. Clyde is one of the top 5-7 passing SG's ever along with guys like MJ, Kobe, Pete, Wade, AI, and West. Even though Clyde was clearly an alpha dog, Nique was an even better one. For starters, Nique is NUMBER ONE ALL TIME for the most points ever for a SF in NBA history. U got Big O for PG's, MJ for SG's, Mailman for PF's, and Kareem for C's. That's how epic Nique was. If Nique could have got his passing to the level of at least a Dr. J or Durant, I would take him over Clyde. Doc or Durant weren't the passer Drexler was, but I feel they were the better player. Clyde was an alpha dog and close to the level Nique was in that regard. While Nique was nowhere close to Clyde in terms of passing. It's hard to top an alpha dog scorer who's also a great all around player. But it's damn near a tossup due to Nique dominance scoring the rock and being a great rebounding SF maxing out at 9 a game.

I also agree Clyde played with more talented teams throughout his career than Nique. As much as Nique as done for the L in terms of the All Star games, VHS tapes, dunk contests, the anchor of TBS due to the Hawks, he tends to not get his just shine still. Nique was right there with MJ, Magic, Bird, Isiah, and Chuck as the guys Stern really marketed in the Golden Age of the L.

[bizil]

To be fair, Clyde had a better team than Nique. Clyde had Kiki( from the beginning ) , Kersey, Porter, Duckworth, Buck, Drazen, and Cliff. Nique had only Doc and Willis to go up against the great Celtics.

Clyde was more well rounded and Nique was a bit better scorer. I say it's a wash between them. It's a crime that Nique was not on the top 50.

I agree with u on all counts! It's basically a wash for real. But if I had to choose, I would pick Clyde. But Nique is my favorite player of all time though. The main reason why is the huge gap between the passing and the MUCH SMALLER gap between the scoring. IF Nique could have got to a Durant or Dr. J type 5-6 dimes a game, I would take Nique flat out over Clyde. And even arguably would now.

[Myth]

Clyde was one of the greats. Dominique was a high scoring small forward. The Melo of his day.

I view it similar to Wade vs Melo.

[Smook A.]

The one who won a ring with the Rockets

[L.Kizzle]

Drexler was better at everything else other than scoring and that was pretty close. Nique's high is what 30, Clydes is 27.

[Warfan]

Nique was the better scorer, but I'm gonna go with Clyde, as he was a more well rounded player. Clyde would give you a solid 20-25 a game and got other guys involved (one of the best passing 2's ever), and he was much better defensively. I feel both are underrated though.

[houston]

drex ............wilkins overrated

[dankok8]

I think I'll be one of the few here that takes Nique. I just thought he could take the game over offensively which is extremely important. Clyde was a jack of all trades but he wasn't dominant. And honestly people mention all-around play but the only aspect of the game Clyde is superior is playmaking.

Nique actually had a bit more achievements (All-NBA teams + superior longevity) than Clyde did despite playing with much much worse rosters. And Drexler's title was as a 2nd banana so it doesn't count for much at all in this comparison.

[SamuraiSWISH]

Nique. But Drexler was great too.

[Hoopz2332]

drex ............wilkins overrated


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[miles berg]

I'll take both, give me Kevin Willis & Terry Porter while you're at it, let's rotate Tree Rollins and Duckworh at C and find some solid role players to fill out Adelmans bench and I think we have a champion.

Bottom line both were great. I would take Clyde simply because I was a he fan of Phi Slamma Jamma growing up here in Texas but you can't go wrong with either. They would have been devastating together.

[L.Kizzle]

I think I'll be one of the few here that takes Nique. I just thought he could take the game over offensively which is extremely important. Clyde was a jack of all trades but he wasn't dominant. And honestly people mention all-around play but the only aspect of the game Clyde is superior is playmaking.

Nique actually had a bit more achievements (All-NBA teams + superior longevity) than Clyde did despite playing with much much worse rosters. And Drexler's title was as a 2nd banana so it doesn't count for much at all in this comparison.
The forward spot in the late 80's early 90s was less deep than the guard spot. And his roster wasn't much worse. Other then Terry Porter, everything else was on an even playing field. Willis was much better than Duck also.

[Bob Dole]

Honestly they were on the same level. I'll go with Wilkins. Losers calling him just a scorer never saw him play. Dude would dominate games.

[Xiao Yao You]

Honestly they were on the same level. I'll go with Wilkins. Losers calling him just a scorer never saw him play. Dude would dominate games.

I saw him play. He was always highly overrated. He could score and obviously had the physical ability to do a lot more.

Drexler on the other hand did do a lot more with his physical ability.

[Bob Dole]

I saw him play. He was always highly overrated. He could score and obviously had the physical ability to do a lot more.

Drexler on the other hand did do a lot more with his physical ability.

What was he rated to be overrated? Dude didn't make the top 50 all time which was blasphemous. He was a great player.

[Kblaze8855]

Drexler was clearly a better passer/playmaker, pretty close to Wilkins as a rebounder and not far as a scorer,

Id say there was a pretty good gap scoring wise. In the open court Drexler was hell. In the halfcourt...a slowed down game? Id take Nique to get and make a good shot. Not that Drexler couldnt. Underrated post scorer. But Nique was a monster.

[Xiao Yao You]

He was talked about with the best players in the game and many are trying to put him in the top 50 and Clyde Drexler as we type

[L.Kizzle]

Nique never separated himself from the other small forwards in the 80s and early 90s.

It was Bird than you had Nique along with King, English, Dantley Worthy and later on Mullin and Pippen.

Drexler did.

It was Jordan ... than Drexler ... than Miller, Richmond, Dumars.

[Kblaze8855]

There were a lot of people who thought Nique was an elite player. A lot. People talked about the best in the NBA Alex english never once came up near me. Nor Dantley. Or Worthy. Or Mullin. Pippen wasnt either until years later.

Nique was.

[Xiao Yao You]

There were a lot of people who thought Nique was an elite player. A lot. People talked about the best in the NBA Alex english never once came up near me. Nor Dantley. Or Worthy. Or Mullin. Pippen wasnt either until years later.

Nique was.

Because he was on ESPN dunking every night. He wasn't doing anything as far as scoring the ball that English and Dantley and King weren't doing. Mullin was better. Worthy is in many people's mind though I think he too was overrated.

[Bob Dole]

There were a lot of people who thought Nique was an elite player. A lot. People talked about the best in the NBA Alex english never once came up near me. Nor Dantley. Or Worthy. Or Mullin. Pippen wasnt either until years later.

Nique was.

So much this. People will continue rewriting history. Nique was easily considered better than those players.

[Rooster]

There were a lot of people who thought Nique was an elite player. A lot. People talked about the best in the NBA Alex english never once came up near me. Nor Dantley. Or Worthy. Or Mullin. Pippen wasnt either until years later.

Nique was.

Yes a lot. People felt that if Atlanta made those right moves like the Bulls did then people could have mention him on the same breath with Jordan. They were an up and coming team and they thought Moses Malone could take them there but he was just not the same player. I think that's the move that set them back.

[ProfessorMurder]

Because he was on ESPN dunking every night. He wasn't doing anything as far as scoring the ball that English and Dantley and King weren't doing. Mullin was better. Worthy is in many people's mind though I think he too was overrated.

Nique's career averages are equal to or better than Kobe's in virtually every statistical category, other than assists.

Kobe = top 15 to people
Nique = not even top 50

Nique is one of the most underrated players of all time. Was Drexler a bit better? Yeah, but it's not a landslide. Nique was a f*cking monster, and you're just dumb if you don't see that.

[Xiao Yao You]

So much this. People will continue rewriting history. Nique was easily considered better than those players.

Like I said he was over hyped. Just because he was on highlite reels didn't mean his 30 a game was any more effective than Dantley or English's 30 a game. I'd certainly have rather had prime Mullin myself.


Nique was a f*cking monster, and you're just dumb if you don't see that.

Why is it everyone has to throw out insults if someone doesn't agree with their opinion or disses their guy? I see Wilkens as another high scoring small forward. I see him in a conversation with those guys not the greats of the game. Same as Carmelo.