Right now, over at Hoops Hype where they’re holding a poll for a hypothetical league-wide 1-on-1 tournament, Blake Griffin is losing his matchup against LeBron James, with James grabbing 89% of the current votes to Griffin’s 11%.
As someone who has, but if any NBA player is going to be my sleeper pick for hypothetical tournament of sorts, it’s Blake Griffin.
Removing the other four players from the floor and limiting playing range to one half-court, you strip away a long list of issues that hamper one’s standing as a top NBA player.