Greatest All-NBA Team Ever

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Bored at work today, and I saw a fun fact in the office (our job is sports-related):

There are only 5 players who have won 3 or more NBA Finals MVP: Michael Jordan (6), Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, and Lebron James (3 each).

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Russell_NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award#Multi-time_winners)

With this group, I thought to myself, you can build the greatest starting 5 in NBA history.

C - 2000 Shaq
PF - 2003 Duncan
SF - 2012 Lebron
SG - 1996 Jordan
PG - 1987 Magic

I doubt any other starting 5 can match these 5.
 
Iverson would be the first player chosen
 
1st team:

Magic
Jordan
Bird
Timmeh
Wilt

2nd team:

Big O
Wade
Lebron
Malone
Kareem

3rd team:

Stockton
Dr J
Pippen
Barkley
Shaq

Honorable mentions: Hakeem, Russell
Or something like that
 
c - hakeem
pf - duncan
sf - bird
sg - mj
pg - magic
 
I'd go by who I'd pick in the park

1 - Iverson
2 - MJ
3 - KD
4 - Barkley
5 - Hakeem
 
F - Bird
F - LeBrick
C - Hakeem
G - Stockton
G - Jordan

This team has it all to dominate any ruleset in any era: defense (interior and perimeter), floor-spacing outside shaating, GOAT post scoring (low w/ Dream and high w/ MJ), midrange, iso scoring, ball-movement, high IQ, versatility, athleticism, mental toughness, championship experience, EVERYTHING
 
Statistically, here are the best at every position (obviously, stats aren't everything, but just for the heck of it; also, the likes of Wilt and Russell never had any recorded total blocks or steals, which were only listed after 1971 or 72, i think):

C - Kareem Abdul Jabbar (38,387 pts, 17,440 rebs, 5,660 asts, 1,160 stls, 3,189 blks = 65,836 total stat pts)

PF - Karl Malone (36,928 pts, 14,968 rebs, 5,248 asts, 2,085 sts, 1,145 blks = 60,374 total stat pts)

SF - Lebron James (28,787 pts, 7,707 rebs, 7,461 asts, 1,749 stls, 817 blks = 46,521 total stat pts)

SG - Kobe Bryant (33,643 pts, 7,047 rebs, 6,306 asts, 1,944 stls, 640 blks = 49,580 total stat pts)

PG - John Stockton (19,711 pts, 4,051 rebs, 15,806 asts, 3,265 stls, 315 blks = 43,148 total stat pts)
 
C - Shaq
PF - Gasol
SF - Worthy
SG - Kobe
PG - Magic


Have fun losing to this team
 
PG: Magic
SG: Jordan
SF: Bird
PF: Duncan
C: Hakeem

Nobody will beat this team.
 
10000 Days said:
Statistically, here are the best at every position (obviously, stats aren't everything, but just for the heck of it; also, the likes of Wilt and Russell never had any recorded total blocks or steals, which were only listed after 1971 or 72, i think):

C - Kareem Abdul Jabbar (38,387 pts, 17,440 rebs, 5,660 asts, 1,160 stls, 3,189 blks = 65,836 total stat pts)

PF - Karl Malone (36,928 pts, 14,968 rebs, 5,248 asts, 2,085 sts, 1,145 blks = 60,374 total stat pts)

SF - Lebron James (28,787 pts, 7,707 rebs, 7,461 asts, 1,749 stls, 817 blks = 46,521 total stat pts)

SG - Kobe Bryant (33,643 pts, 7,047 rebs, 6,306 asts, 1,944 stls, 640 blks = 49,580 total stat pts)

PG - John Stockton (19,711 pts, 4,051 rebs, 15,806 asts, 3,265 stls, 315 blks = 43,148 total stat pts)
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That is actually a pretty decent team. I think having a pure point guard surrounded by a bunch of killers on offense is a extremely deadly combination. The team is big enough making Magic more redundant and the more nimble Stockton more valuable.
 
faustian said:
F - Bird
F - LeBrick
C - Hakeem
G - Stockton
G - Jordan

This team has it all to dominate any ruleset in any era: defense (interior and perimeter), floor-spacing outside shaating, GOAT post scoring (low w/ Dream and high w/ MJ), midrange, iso scoring, ball-movement, high IQ, versatility, athleticism, mental toughness, championship experience, EVERYTHING
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You're just copying/pasting categories from nbareference. Literally anyone can do that with nearly literally every team listed.
 
Palis said:
You're just copying/pasting categories from nbareference. Literally anyone can do that with nearly literally every team listed.
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We all know who master is when comes to copying and pasting shit.
 
Chillez said:
We all know who master is when comes to copying and pasting shit.
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But are you an inventor?

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10000 Days said:
Bored at work today, and I saw a fun fact in the office (our job is sports-related):

There are only 5 players who have won 3 or more NBA Finals MVP: Michael Jordan (6), Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, and Lebron James (3 each).

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Russell_NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award#Multi-time_winners)

With this group, I thought to myself, you can build the greatest starting 5 in NBA history.

C - 2000 Shaq
PF - 2003 Duncan
SF - 2012 Lebron
SG - 1996 Jordan
PG - 1987 Magic

I doubt any other starting 5 can match these 5.
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But Bill Russell himself played before this award was given out.



At any rate, the best starting 5 in NBA history (if we're sticking to true positions) would be

5 Shaq
4 Dirk
3 LeBron
2 Ray Allen
1 Steve Curry

and that's with Allen and Curry Selected above Jordan and Kyrie for 3pt%, which matters in the league today
 
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