[The Athletic] Clyde the Glide at 43rd best player of all-time

https://theathletic.com/3007297/202...lying-athletic-guard-who-glided-to-greatness/

And yet …

I just wonder what he could have accomplished in a different era, whether that time was either one that didn’t include Jordan or one where perimeter players could do stuff in the half court. Hell, what would we say of Drexler if the Blazers had picked Jordan and run multiple championships in the Pacific Northwest?

For that matter, what if Drexler could have played Robin instead of Batman? Portland taking Bowie over Jordan is the all-time draft what-if, of course, but how about turning that on its head for a minute: What if Chicago, picking fifth, had taken Drexler and not Sidney Green with the fifth pick in 1983?

Or for that matter, what if Utah had taken him at No. 7 instead of Thurl Bailey, pairing him on the wing with John Stockton and Karl Malone? Or Detroit at No. 8 instead of Antoine Carr?

Drexler seemingly had multiple pathways to being part of a dynasty — whether with Jordan, Stockton-to-Malone or the Bad Boys. Instead, after inexplicably lasting until the 14th pick (after such luminaries as Russell Cross and Ennis Whatley), he became the best player on a very good but not quite great Portland team.
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They are forgetting what if Rockets traded Ralph for Drexler and a pick...

And this tidbit:

Believe it or not, it was Drexler — not Olajuwon — who had the most offensive win shares of any player in the 1995 postseason.​

 

Top shooting guards excluding Michael Jordan from 1985-1995... by box plus/minus

 

Nope.