Which team has the 2nd best all time starting 5

[IKnowHoops]

Spurs?

Parker
Kawhi
Gervin
Duncan
Robinson

[Mr.B]

Mavs?

Kidd
Doncic
Aguirre
Dirk
Chandler


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[KnicksorBust]

Warriors
Curry
Klay
KD
Draymond
Wilt

[Iggie]

Based on how good they were while they were on your team?

[Iggie]

Mavs?

Kidd
Doncic
Aguirre
Dirk
Chandler


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Berea over Kidd. He’s the only LeBron stopper we’ve ever seen

[mightybosstone]

It depends a little bit on what question you're asking. If you're asking us to compare the all-time best players at each position for each team, that's tougher, because everyone has different barometers they like to use to judge that, and someone might prefer a guy who was just really good for 10+ years over a great player who only played like 2-3 years with a team.

I prefer the conversation of "If you make the best starting five of every franchise that you possibly can based on that player's peak with that franchise, who has the best team?"

I agree the Spurs have to be part of that conversation, but the Celtics are an obvious candidate with:

PG Bob Cousy or DJ
SG John Havlicek or Paul Pierce (slightly out of position)
SF Larry Bird
PF Kevin McHale or Kevin Garnett
C Bill Russell

Like the Spurs, their only obvious weakness is at PG, but they're stacked on the wings and at the forward spots, with guys who are are all arguably top 30-40 all-time players.

This is obviously a homer pick, but take a look at this Rockets starting five:

PG Chris Paul
SG James Harden
SF Tracy McGrady or Clyde Drexler
PF Hakeem Olajuwon
C Moses Malone

That's top 40-50 caliber guys at all five positions. If you don't feel comfortable with Hakeem at the 4 (but you should), then you could sneak Barkley in there at PF.

Another fun one would be Philly:

PG Allen Iverson
SG Andre Iguodala or Jimmy Butler
SF Julius Erving
PF Charles Barkley
C Wilt Chamberlain

The front court is so stacked that Moses has to be off the list. I'm not the biggest AI fan, but I know there are others who freaking love the guy. Iggy is a weakness in an all-time discussion, but was such a perfect jack of all trades guy at his peak in Philly. You could swap him out for Mo with AI playing more the 2 guard role, but I'd opt against a smaller back court.

The Heat and Warriors would be interesting, too. But so much of the Warriors' roster would be just their starting 5 from the KD years minus one of the wings, which goes to Rick Barry. And Heat would be stacked if you just said "screw it" with PF and went with a stacked wing lineup with Lebron, Wade and Butler with Hardaway at point and Shaq or Zo at center.

Edit: I forgot about Wilt on the Warriors. That might be the winner, but Draymond at the 4 is so so.

[mightybosstone]

Warriors
Curry
Klay
KD
Draymond
Wilt

Swap out Klay for Rick Barry, and I think that might be the answer. I know he was more of a 3, but I'm comfortable switching him to the 2 guard.

[R. Johnson#3]

Raptors

PG: Lowry
SG: VC
SF: T-Mac
PF: Kawhi
C: Hakeem

[KnicksorBust]

Swap out Klay for Rick Barry, and I think that might be the answer. I know he was more of a 3, but I'm comfortable switching him to the 2 guard.

Klay's more valuable for that team because he is better on defense and a better shooter. I don't think that team needs Barry's scoring/passing.

[Iggie]

Magic
Kobe
LeBron
Kareem
Shaq

[Vee-Rex]

[insert my favorite team's all time roster]

[R. Johnson#3]

[insert my favorite team's all time roster]

LeBron
LeBron
LeBron
JR Smith
LeBron

[mightybosstone]

Raptors

PG: Lowry
SG: VC
SF: T-Mac
PF: Kawhi
C: Hakeem

I obviously adore Dream, but the dude was a shell of himself in Toronto. Wouldn't you rather have peak Bosh at the 5? And McGrady wasn't remotely the same guy as a Raptor that he would become in Orlando. I'd swap him out for Siakam and move Kawhi back to SF.

As a starting five in this exercise compared to the rest of the franchises, it's not great, but Lowry, Carter, Kawhi, Siakam and Bosh would be unbelievably versatile offensively and damn good on defense.

[smith&wesson]

Raptors

PG: Lowry
SG: VC
SF: T-Mac
PF: Kawhi
C: Hakeem

I like it. I would personally go with Gasol at the 5 considering he won a ship here and Olajuwon was basically playing on one leg when he was a raptor lol.

[smith&wesson]

I obviously adore Dream, but the dude was a shell of himself in Toronto. Wouldn't you rather have peak Bosh at the 5? And McGrady wasn't remotely the same guy as a Raptor that he would become in Orlando. I'd swap him out for Siakam and move Kawhi back to SF.

As a starting five in this exercise compared to the rest of the franchises, it's not great, but Lowry, Carter, Kawhi, Siakam and Bosh would be unbelievably versatile offensively and damn good on defense.

We hate bosh. We'll go with peak Gasol at the 5 lol