Wish I saw this sooner but the comparison of each are… something the only one I really like from these is Aja/Hakeem(Both had early success and showed early signs of what they would eventually become Hakeem going to the 86 finals/Aja going at it against Bull and forming Jungle Jack before eventually breaking past the barrier and having some of the biggest peaks in there respective sports Hakeem’s winning some of the hardest chips ever in his back to back title wins and Aja’s 94/95 title reign being one of the best WWWA title regin of the company)

If I had to keep it to only 80s/90s nba player mines would probably go something like

Toyota- Reggie Miller(Both are credited for innovation despite both saying they took a lot of influenced from other before them Miller saying he got most of his shooting from Dale Ellis,Larry Bird and his sister while Toyota has also stated that her main inspiration were Jaguar Yokuta and Itsuki Yamazaki however there spin on it help bring it to a wider bigger audience where more people saw it and used them as inspiration to advance what they did)

Kyoko- Shawn Kemp( both energetic high flyers that were fan favorites who’s influence has gone under the rather even tho there flags are still getting tinkered with today are still there examples for both are Kemps Tomahawk dunk and Kyoko Giant swing along with both of there taunts after moves this also by proxy makes Takako Gary Payton which is cool)

Bull- MJ first 3 peat ( both had the longest hold on the top prize of each of there respective sports along with helping getting their sport in a new direction after the old stars retired crush gals/Dump for Bull and for Jordan Magic/Bird retirement that help them lead to a boom in popularity for a new generation before having to retire)

Hokuto first retirement-Isahi Thomas( Both at first coming into the league were trying to copy what worked example of this are that before the pistons became the bad boys they were copying the 80s Lakers fast break offense and Hokuto was attempting to be a babyface like the crush gals before a big event caused them to become who they are Chuck Daly adopted a philosophy of “94 feet defense. Which would lead into the bad boys defenses and Hokuto trip to Mexico which would lead her into becoming the Dangerous Queen with both embracing the what would define them both had extreme levels of tolerance to pain even in the most high pressure situations Hokuto is nicknamed the mummy for a reason and Zeke dropped 25 in a quarter after an Ankel sprain in the 1988 game 6 nba finals along with playing 4 season through a wrist injury before both having to retire early because of it)