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If you built an all-time team for each franchise, who you got at top 5 teams, and starting 5 (+ 6th man) for each team. Obviously Celtics and Lakers, problem with these 2 is who do you cut.
Limitation, each player can only be linked to one team, so whichever team he played most games for (So LJ Cleveland, Shaq LA).


Dallas, which doesn't have a storied history, has an strong start w/ Doncic and Nowitzki. I thought they could add in Kidd, but he played 6 more games w/ the Nets.

1- Lakers (Magic, West, Kobe, Baylor, Shaq), 6th man Kareem
2- Celtics (Cousy, Havlicek, Bird, Cowens, Russell), 6th man Sam Jones or Pierce
3- Warriors (Curry, Thompson, Barry, Thurmond, Wilt), 6th man Chris Mullin
4 - ?
5 - ?
 
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You're forgetting so many Dallas players. Mark Aguirre, Shawn Bradley, Rolando Blackmon, Derek Harper, Jason Terry, Steve Nash, Jamal f'n Mashburn, Sam Perkins.
 
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JonathanW said:
If you built an all-time team for each franchise, who you got at top 5 teams, and starting 5 (+ 6th man) for each team. Obviously Celtics and Lakers, problem with these 2 is who do you cut.
Limitation, each player can only be linked to one team, so whichever team he played most games for (So LJ Cleveland, Shaq LA).


Dallas, which doesn't have a storied history, has an strong start w/ Doncic and Nowitzki. I thought they could add in Kidd, but he played 6 more games w/ the Nets.

1- Lakers (Magic, West, Kobe, Baylor, Shaq), 6th man Kareem
2- Celtics (Cousy, Havlicek, Bird, Cowens, Russell), 6th man Sam Jones or Pierce
3- Warriors (Curry, Thompson, Barry, Thurmond, Wilt), 6th man Chris Mullin
4 - ?
5 - ?
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The Bulls should be 3rd followed by the Warriors and then the Spurs.
 
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fadkins82476 said:
You're forgetting so many Dallas players. Mark Aguirre, Shawn Bradley, Rolando Blackmon, Derek Harper, Jason Terry, Steve Nash, Jamal f'n Mashburn, Sam Perkins.
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I remembered Blackmon and Harper. I did forget Aguirre. To even list Bradley (lol lol lol). And I loved Mash, but he'd probably be 6th man. And Nash counts for Phoenix
 
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BigBlueFanGA said:
The Bulls should be 3rd followed by the Warriors and then the Spurs.
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No way!!!
Bulls got Jordan & Pippen (who to me was overrated), and then a huge dropoff. I guess Gilmore is the C, but he was not in the NBA what he was in the ABA. After that it's guys like Bob Love, Theus, Kukoc, Deng. None of those are even as good as the Warriors 6th man Mullin.
 
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azubuikefan said:
Kareem off the bench? šŸ˜³
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Yes, that is a real head scratcher to me. Here is my all-time all NBA team (all teams considered).

Jordan
Wilt
Kareem
Lebron
Steph Curry

I'm not sure Shaq would make it until about 5th team all-time. Wilt was almost as big as Shaq, and a far superior athlete.

 
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Jordan doesnā€™t really matter who else guy was a competitor and made everyone else around him better
 
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JonathanW said:
No way!!!
Bulls got Jordan & Pippen (who to me was overrated), and then a huge dropoff. I guess Gilmore is the C, but he was not in the NBA what he was in the ABA. After that it's guys like Bob Love, Theus, Kukoc, Deng. None of those are even as good as the Warriors 6th man Mullin.
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Um, the Bulls have the 3rd most titles. I guess you don't know Dennis Rodman or Oakley or even Kerr. I guess it depends on the how you define the top 5 teams. It's all about titles to me.
 
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BigBlueFanGA said:
Um, the Bulls have the 3rd most titles. I guess you don't know Dennis Rodman or Oakley or even Kerr. I guess it depends on the how you define the top 5 teams. It's all about titles to me.
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Read the rules!

Rodman was a Piston more.
Oakley was a Knick much more.
And Kerr never average even 9 ppg in a season. And you want to compare him to guys like Chris Mullin and Mark Aguirre! I donā€™t recall Kerr being considered for the Dream Team.

This thread has nothing to do with titles, or which franchise has had the best teams, it is about which franchise has had the best players. Try reading comprehension.
 
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JonathanW said:
No way!!!
Bulls got Jordan & Pippen (who to me was overrated), and then a huge dropoff. I guess Gilmore is the C, but he was not in the NBA what he was in the ABA. After that it's guys like Bob Love, Theus, Kukoc, Deng. None of those are even as good as the Warriors 6th man Mullin.
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Peak Derrick Rose was league MVP and has to make their all time roster.
 
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This was an interesting thread that went off the rails. How about the Knicks? People sleep on the Knicks.

PG: Walt Frazier
SG: Earl Monroe
C: Patrick Ewing
SF: Bernard King
PF: Charles Oakley

I like my team.

Edit for 6th man: Immanuel Quickley
 
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BigBlueFanGA said:
Um, the Bulls have the 3rd most titles. I guess you don't know Dennis Rodman or Oakley or even Kerr. I guess it depends on the how you define the top 5 teams. It's all about titles to me.
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Kerr was never even a starter. The notion that he should be in consideration for their all-time team is ludicrous. And Oakley only played his first three seasons with the Bulls, heā€™s far better known for his Knicks career. Rodman likewise only played three seasons with the bulls (albeit three great seasons).

Fwiw, a couple Bulls names that are worthy of mention are Jerry Sloan and Norm Van Lier, great 60s and 70s players with long Bull careers who are largely forgotten now.
 
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JonathanW said:
Read the rules!

Rodman was a Piston more.
Oakley was a Knick much more.
And Kerr never average even 9 ppg in a season. And you want to compare him to guys like Chris Mullin and Mark Aguirre! I donā€™t recall Kerr being considered for the Dream Team.

This thread has nothing to do with titles, or which franchise has had the best teams, it is about which franchise has had the best players. Try reading comprehension.
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Your rules were not clear. Saying "who you got at top 5 teams" can mean who are the best players on the top 5 teams or which 5 teams have the best players. See the issue?
 
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UK90 said:
Kerr was never even a starter. The notion that he should be in consideration for their all-time team is ludicrous. And Oakley only played his first three seasons with the Bulls, heā€™s far better known for his Knicks career. Rodman likewise only played three seasons with the bulls (albeit three great seasons).

Fwiw, a couple Bulls names that are worthy of mention are Jerry Sloan Norm Van Lier, great 60s and 70s players with long Bull careers who are largely forgotten now.
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I was simply making a point, Kerr was an important cog for many years with a crazy 3pt %. He does have 5 rings, 3 with the bulls but I understand your statement.
 
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BigBlueFanGA said:
Your rules were not clear. Saying "who you got at top 5 teams" can mean who are the best players on the top 5 teams or which 5 teams have the best players. See the issue?
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Yeah, the rules are muddy. Apparently, said player also has to have spent most of career on the team he's listed on. For example, I wanted to put Carmelo on my Knicks team but he spent more time as a Nugget so no Carmelo for me.
 
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FtWorthCat said:
Yes, that is a real head scratcher to me. Here is my all-time all NBA team (all teams considered).

Jordan
Wilt
Kareem
Lebron
Steph Curry

I'm not sure Shaq would make it until about 5th team all-time. Wilt was almost as big as Shaq, and a far superior athlete.

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shaq wouldā€™ve scored on him, but wouldā€™ve had no chance on defense. a modern whistle would make no difference. heā€™d just shoot right over him.
 
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All time raptors

uhhhh

PG: Lowry
SG: Vince Carter
SF: T-Mac
PF: Bosh
C: jermaine Oā€™Neal? Marc Gasol?
 
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FtWorthCat said:
Yes, that is a real head scratcher to me. Here is my all-time all NBA team (all teams considered).

Jordan
Wilt
Kareem
Lebron
Steph Curry

I'm not sure Shaq would make it until about 5th team all-time. Wilt was almost as big as Shaq, and a far superior athlete.

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Wilt was 240lbs if I remember correctly
 
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