All-time NBA teams
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Kentucky Colonels (1975 World Champions)
Louie Dampier
Darrel Carrier
Goose Ligon
Dan Issel
Artis Gilmore
Louie Dampier
Darrel Carrier
Goose Ligon
Dan Issel
Artis Gilmore
45 years ago, Kentucky Colonels won 'a piece of treasure' as world's best basketball team
On May 22, 1975 the Kentucky Colonels beat the rival Indiana Pacers for Kentucky's only major pro sports championship.
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Did you forget havlicheck. Tiny arch. Way better than rondo Bob cousey
Come on
Healthy Derrick Rose was league MVP. But somehow you are talking about Kukoc and Deng.
I think Houston's all time lineup "should" put them in the top10.
Harden (in his prime, remember) at the 2
McGrady at the 3
Hakeem at the 5.. are the easy ones.
For PG either Murphy or Steve Francis (I only mention Francis because Murphy was so far before my time, it's hard for me to judge).
For PF, you have Elvin Hayes.. and while Houston has a lot of great bigs, idk how well they work with Hakeem.
McGrady and Harden, in their primes and when healthy, are two of the most prolific scorers in NBA history.
Harden (in his prime, remember) at the 2
McGrady at the 3
Hakeem at the 5.. are the easy ones.
For PG either Murphy or Steve Francis (I only mention Francis because Murphy was so far before my time, it's hard for me to judge).
For PF, you have Elvin Hayes.. and while Houston has a lot of great bigs, idk how well they work with Hakeem.
McGrady and Harden, in their primes and when healthy, are two of the most prolific scorers in NBA history.
You could even put Harden at PG.
Moses and Hakeem are just too good to not be considered at the top
I was thinking that. I guess on one hand, we can just pick the 5 best, and that would include them. On the other hand, if you need to create a team, with the proper positions, you think has the BEST chance to win a title..
Then maybe you do go:
Harden to the #1.
T-Mac.
??
Elvin.
Hakeem.
I don't know if you can have another true big man in there, while moving Elvin to SF. But I also am not sure who I pick for SF either. Really, with the amount of scoring among those 4.. do I dare throw Queensbridge's Finest, Ron Artest at the 3, and utilize his defense? Do you shift McGrady up to the 3, and add a sniper like Vernon Maxwell for his game winners and ability to go at Jordan, better than most?
I guess it depends on the era. Mose and Hakeem would fair much better on the floor together in the 80's and 90s, then they would in today's game.
This team could beat any other team on a given day. They're defensively solid and have plenty of fire power to win.
I don't mind BBFGA's logic here with his Bulls argument, but the Lakers have 3 or 4 of the top 10 players of all time at their disposal.
Kobe, Magic, Kareem, Shaq are all inner circle hall of famers. Jerry West isn't far behind. From there you can toss in any of a number of guys who were major contributors to LAL title teams like Worthy, Scott, and Gasol.
I can't find a good reason to pick against an all time LAL team vs any other possible iteration.
Kobe, Magic, Kareem, Shaq are all inner circle hall of famers. Jerry West isn't far behind. From there you can toss in any of a number of guys who were major contributors to LAL title teams like Worthy, Scott, and Gasol.
I can't find a good reason to pick against an all time LAL team vs any other possible iteration.
This
“Limitation, each player can only be linked to one team, so whichever team he played most games for (So LJ Cleveland, Shaq LA).”
is pretty clear. Even gave 2 examples.
"Best all time NBA Roster of all time" is a lot different from "Best NBA team of all time."
I'd be inclined to take the 97 Bulls over most - but clearly that doesn't fit this narrative.
Milwaukee
Oscar Robertson
Sidney Moncrief
Ray Allen
Giannis
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Bob Dandridge
Bob Lanier
Oscar Robertson
Sidney Moncrief
Ray Allen
Giannis
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Bob Dandridge
Bob Lanier
There are great conversations to be had here from 2 through at least 10, but the Lakers are miles ahead of the competition.
Utah
John Stockton
Pete Maravich
Adrian Dantley
Karl Malone
Rudy Gobert
Wouldn’t have a great bench but that’s a nice 5.
John Stockton
Pete Maravich
Adrian Dantley
Karl Malone
Rudy Gobert
Wouldn’t have a great bench but that’s a nice 5.
Even though his best years were by far in Milwaukee, Kareem counts as a Laker (more games there). So Lanier at C.
