Who has a higher historical status, Kobe or Duncan?

There may be no consensus on which Kobe or Duncan has a higher historical status, but the only thing that can be confirmed is that for the fans of their respective stars, their historical status is naturally higher.

This is very similar to what kind of beef noodles you ask others which one is better? The person's natural answer is of course the downstairs of their community...

Examining the career trajectory of Kobe and Duncan, it is almost unexpectedly consistent -

One debuted in the 96 Golden Generation with many talents, and the other started his NBA journey as the No. 1 pick in the following year, both of whom wrote moving chapters of one person and one city.

Kobe played for the Los Angeles Lakers for 20 years, while Duncan left his mark on the San Antonio Spurs evergreens. Both of them chose to retire after the 16th season.

The difference is that in Kobe's last season, the Lakers made it very difficult to enter the playoffs, so Kobe's national retirement tour became the biggest theme of the season.

Duncan continued to pursue the championship even in the last season. In the end, he lost to the Thunder in the second round of the playoffs that year, Duncan turned around and waved, leaving the court silently...

Duncan scored a total of 26,496 points in his 19-year Spurs career, and averaged 19 points, 10.8 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2.2 blocked gorgeous data. The No. 1 power forward in history has his own place to discuss.

When he left the NBA, his regular season record was fixed to 1,001 wins and 391 losses, and the ending was as complete as a fairy tale in a Thousand and One Nights.

Duncan has not missed the playoffs throughout his career.

What's even more exaggerated is that he led the Spurs to 50+ regular season wins 18 times, and his team's record is shining in history.

Duncan is better than Kobe in terms of winning rate and comprehensive influence of the game. Whether it is attack stability, defensive coverage, system support, or team support, it is not without reason that Duncan is known as "Stone Buddha".

Duncan's style of playing is as low-key as he himself, which is in sharp contrast to Kobe's hot style of playing. Black Mamba's forced solution and explosive scoring are undoubtedly stronger than Duncan.

In terms of star effect, there is no doubt that Kobe is stronger;

In terms of pure basketball, Duncan is far better than Kobe.

Let's talk about the number of championships, the two of them have no equal championship trophy.

The only difference is that Kobe's first three championships were won by O'Neal as the second in command, and the total championship content remains to be discussed.

Duncan's five championships were the absolute leaders of the team throughout the whole process. Among them, the FMVP was taken away by Parker and Leonard in 2007 and 2014, and Duncan missed the five FMVP trophys.

Duncan almost firmly sits at the position of the No. 1 power forward in history, while Kobe can only rank second in the shooting guard because of Jordan, right?

After all, in front of the God of Basketball, anyone who comes is inferior.