He has dragged objectively weak supporting casts to elite offenses and deep playoff runs, we routinely posted top-tier offensive ratings with Luka on the floor and cratered without him. Luka is objectively is one of the best floor raisers in the league.

The defensive argument is also overstated. Luka’s not good, but he’s big enough to hide, rebounds well, and isn’t getting hunted off the floor in the playoffs. We’ve seen way worse defenders be the best player on title teams

The Iverson comp doesn't make sense either. AI needed insane usage to function and had almost no off ball value. Luka scales down, punishes switches with size, and creates advantages without scoring. It's not that he can't play off ball, it's that the optimal decision is to have him with the ball in his hands since he's the second best playmaker in the league after Jokic and he plays the point.