This is how my team would look. I know LeBron isn't technically a Point Guard, but I like him a lot at the 1. Starting 5: PG: LeBron James SG: Michael Jordan SF: Larry Bird PF: Tim Duncan C: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Bench: G: Magic Johnson G: Stephen Curry G: Kobe Bryant G: Ray Allen F: Julius Erving F: Kevin Durant F: Karl Malone F: Dirk Nowitzki C: Hakeem Olajuwon C: Shaquille O'Neal Honorable Mentions (Just Missed the Cut): G: John Stockton G: Reggie Miller G: Dwyane Wade G: Oscar Robertson F: Charles Barkley F: Scottie Pippen C: Wilt Chamberlain
I agree with your PG and SG. PG: Lebron SG: Michael SF: KD PF: Duncan C: Hakeem Bench: Wilt Shaq Dr J Magic Giannis Steph Kobe Kareem Russell Malone 2-Way Contracts: R Allen K Thompson T McGrady
PG Magic SG Mike SF So many to choose from. Pippen comes to mind. But Bird was assume. F Kevin Mc. Beautiful foot work in the post Center Kareem
Kevin McHale was outstanding, and I think he gets overlooked way too much. I just like guys like Malone, Duncan, and Barkley more. Then there’s big guys like Dirk who can shoot so it’s just hard to find room for a guy like McHale, but i’m glad his name was mentioned.
Can I pick both? lol I meant Karl but hell you can't go wrong with Moses. Was a hug Sixers fan growing up and he took us to the promised land in '83
Jordan at SG and Duncan at PF are set in stone. Lebron needs to be on there, but Stockton is my all-time PG, so Lebron will have to settle for SF. Center is tricky. Hungry Shaq is the best center of all-time. Lazy Shaq is just a big guy who takes up space. If I can have Hungry Shaq then he is the guy, if it is whichever Shaq shows up that season, I'm taking Wilt Chamberlain over him.
Stockton is my favorite PG of all-time and he's probably the ideal traditional PG, but the position has changed... and I think guys like Magic, even Oscar Robertson (even though I don't generally like guys from that era as much as other folks) provide more net value for your team while staying reasonably within the bounds of your prototypical PG. Steph Curry is another story entirely. But he's too good a shooter to pass up for my team. As far as Center goes... It really depends on what floats your boat: 1. Rings: Bill Russell 2. Stats: Wilt Chamberlain/Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3. Skills: Hakeem Olajuwon 4. Eye-Test: Shaquille O'Neal
C- Wilt Chamberlain. The others aren't even close. He Never fouled out of a game. He could rebound, play defense, and score consistently. He Averaged playing 45 min per game (of 48) over his career. And the topper, LA Times head sports writer wrote when Wilt was w/ Lakers that he was old and really couldn't score like he used to. Wilt was rebounding and passing due to Lakers having Elgin Baylor, Jerry West and Gail Goodrich. The next game Wilt posted 56. Yes 56. Not a great FT shooter, but he would eat up all those centers on that list.
Sabonis was a really great center that only got to play in the NBA when he was very old. Bill Walton had one of the best years I have ever seen in the NBA at center.
Or when people said all he could do was score, so he decided to lead the league in assists for a year. Truly an amazing player.
Sabonis was an amazing athlete in his prime. But when he entered the NBA he had already suffered a devastating Achilles heel injury that took away much of the athleticism. He played on the strength of his passing game after that.
There were always players that dominated their era. No one has come close to Wilt’s production, regardless of era. The Big O dominated in all phases of the game and was the first to average a triple double for the season. Bill Russell was a dominant defensive presence. Lebron and MJ are certainly deserving of their praise. Dennis Rodman was a team guy whose defense and rebounding helped win championships. Might pick him for my 5 as it is a team game. Larry Bird was a great scorer. Magic was the best PG in his time.
Bill Russell is one of the all time great basketball players, 2 NCAA titles in college, Olympic Gold medal and 11 titles as a player. Wilt only got 2 NBA titles. But it is a team sport. Russell had a slew of NBA Hall of Famers while playing for Boston. Wilt while in Philly had the memorable HOF (kidding) Paul Arizin. One. Wilt's career scoring avg was 30.1 while BR's was 15.1 (1/2) while Wilt's career FG avg was 54% and BR's was 44%. They played head to head 94 times. Wilt had a career scoring avg of 30.1 and vs BR it was 30.0. Wilt avg 28.2 rebounds per game vs Bill. Just think what Wilt could do with even 2-3 good players on his Philly teams. Bottom Line: Wilt could score more than anyone else. Out rebound them. Out assist them and play all 48 minutes of the game (career avg of 45, one yr he avg 48.5 due to OT). All the while never fouling out. Never ever.
Wilt played with Arizin with the Warriors in Philadelphia. When they moved to the Bay Area he paired in the front court with HOFer Nate Thurmond. He then was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers (don't know much about that team, but I believe he played with HOFer Billy Cunningham. Then played with one or two decent players with the Lakers
