Kobe Bryant & Pau Gasol and the 10 Best Inside-Outside Duos in the NBA

When looking through the annals of NBA history, the best teams almost always have at least one great perimeter player along with a talented big man.

This seems to be a winning formula because as defenses collapse inside, the interior player can pass out to the perimeter star, who can find a way to score.

Likewise, when a dominant outside player gets stymied by perimeter-opposing defenses, he can throw the basketball to the inside player for an easy hoop.

This give-and-take makes it difficult for defenses to stop a team as they cannot focus on just one star player. In addition, the combination of the inside-outside duo spreads out the defenses even more.

Some of the best duos in the league today are perimeter players, such as Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry of G...

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