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Who Retires First and How Do You Replace Them?

Just a question. Not looking to get blocked or banned. White flag is waving people. The Big Ticket and The Black Mamba(WTF?) have been in the league and producing at high levels for a very long time. They mean the world to their team and are the spine of the NBA. The life of an NBA center can be as long as 20 years, being that they work mostly in the lower half of the paint. Add in lots of PF positioning according to the lineup, which KG has done over the years, and that 20 turns to 10 to 15 years. NBA guards can last 15 to 20 years, at PG. Add in SG duties and screens and drives and taking charges as well as athleticism and the number drops to 10 to 12 years. Those aren't concrete numbers, just par for what I've witnessed since I started watching the NBA 30 years ago. Anyhow, Kobe or KG, who goes first. I'm going on record now to say that Brandon Jennings will take Kobes spot when Kobe goes. If you didn't see Kobe at 17 and 18, look at Jennings now. Pretty hard to say who goes first though.

Lets not venture off to ignorance by saying these guys can't be replaced because they're sooo good. Truth is, if you guys got Durant to fill in for KG and we got D-Wade for Kobes departure, strong possibility the 80's would be back. Right???

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