Could this fusion team best of 1979 Sonics and 2004 Pistons win the 2024 championship?

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Could this fusion team best of 1979 Sonics and 2004 Pistons win the 2024 championship? 

Post#1 » by SinceGatlingWasARookie » Tue Apr 2, 2024 3:28 am

Whate the 1979 Sonics and 2004 Pistons have in common is that neither champion had a top 5 player in their leagues.

The resulting fusion players get the best traits of both players.
For example 6’ 6” Hamilton makes 6’ 4” athletic freak Dennis Johnson into a 6’ 6” bigger version of super athlete Johnson in addition to giving Johnson Hamilton’s outside shooting ability.

The fusion players
Mid range shooting big rebounding Sikma and 3 point shooting Mehmet Okur
Ben Wallace and Lonnie Shelton who scored a bit better than Wallace
Rasheed Wallace Dennis Awtry
Old Eldon Campbell
Too young Darko Milicek
Champion experienced hustler defender Paul Silas and scorer wide but not slow body Corliss Williamson.
3 point shooting long tall defensively smart Tayshaun Prince and quicker defender point forward passer John Johnson
Wally Walker Darvin Ham
Super athlete Dennis Johnson and outside scorer Richard Hamilton
Point guard Mike James and taller 6’ 5” ball stealing off guard Joe Hassett
Fast up-temple dribble harassing point guard scorer Gus Williams and 3 point shooting Lindsey Hunter
Big shot Chauncy Billups and outside shooting microwave scorer ball stealing Downtown Freddy Brown.

Sonics were before the 3 point shot and the 2004 Pistons while fairly good 3 point shooters for 2004 were not modern level 3 point shooters.The combined Talents team would be a great defensive team and deep.

Can these hypothetical fusion players beat modern champions?

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