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Best collection of talent at one position, same team, same time

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:17 am
by SUPERVILLAIN
Steve Nash, Jason Kidd and Kevin Johnson.

These three Hall of Fame point guards played together for the Suns during 1996 to1998. Unbelievable. That's the greatest point guard depth in history. (https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/1997.html)

So here's a question. Has there ever been more greatness at one position on the same team at the same time? Or maybe something close to it?

Re: The best collection of talent at one position, same team, same time

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:23 am
by Yinwest
Early 80’s Celtics had the forwards rotation of Bird, McHale, Wedman and cornbeard.

Edit: Not exactly one position, but pretty close….

Re: Best collection of talent at one position, same team, same time

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:25 pm
by jokeboy86
Obviously not Hall of Famers but I remember when the Lakers had Eddie Jones to go with Kobe and 76ers had Stackhouse to go with Iverson at SG. Now obviously we know both of them had to go.

Re: Best collection of talent at one position, same team, same time

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:36 pm
by collidingNeurons
Suns had Jason Kidd, Kevin Johnson and Steve Nash all on the roster at the same time

Re: Best collection of talent at one position, same team, same time

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:41 pm
by 76thBearCub
collidingNeurons wrote:Suns had Jason Kidd, Kevin Johnson and Steve Nash all on the roster at the same time


I remember seeing this somewhere recently.

Re: Best collection of talent at one position, same team, same time

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:45 pm
by Salieri
A frontcourt of Pau, Bynum and Odom was not to be taken lightly, even if individually the names weren't HoF powerhouses.

Also, Duncan and Robinson playing together always felt like playing with cheat mode activated to me.

Re: Best collection of talent at one position, same team, same time

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:46 pm
by collidingNeurons
76thBearCub wrote:
collidingNeurons wrote:Suns had Jason Kidd, Kevin Johnson and Steve Nash all on the roster at the same time


I remember seeing this somewhere recently.

yeah it's true, Nash didn't play a lot in the beginning since he was a rookie but played more towards the end of the year

Re: Best collection of talent at one position, same team, same time

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:47 pm
by PistolPeteJR
Since Tim was really a center, I’m going with Duncan and Robinson ;)

Re: Best collection of talent at one position, same team, same time

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:55 pm
by Lockdown504090
presently its gotta be tatum and brown right? two sfs with the same skillset trying to coexist together is very interesting to watch. watching the other team decide who to give more defensive attention to on a nightly basis is fun.

Re: Best collection of talent at one position, same team, same time

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:59 pm
by NyKnicks1714
Phoenix once had Kevin Johnson, Jason Kidd, and Steve Nash on the roster at the same time.

Re: Best collection of talent at one position, same team, same time

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 9:02 pm
by sca
collidingNeurons wrote:
76thBearCub wrote:
collidingNeurons wrote:Suns had Jason Kidd, Kevin Johnson and Steve Nash all on the roster at the same time


I remember seeing this somewhere recently.

yeah it's true, Nash didn't play a lot in the beginning since he was a rookie but played more towards the end of the year

Try reading the OP maybe :wink:

Re: Best collection of talent at one position, same team, same time

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 9:09 pm
by collidingNeurons
oh i missed it was in the OP message, just canned through it, and being a Suns fan and having been around and having seem that team in person my hometown pride need to mention it, so i ddont mind that i overlooked the obvious

Re: Best collection of talent at one position, same team, same time

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 9:20 pm
by 76thBearCub
collidingNeurons wrote:oh i missed it was in the OP message, just canned through it, and being a Suns fan and having been around and having seem that team in person my hometown pride need to mention it, so i ddont mind that i overlooked the obvious



No days off, I take my responsibility to be a smart ass very seriously. Happy Thanksgiving.

Re: Best collection of talent at one position, same team, same time

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 9:25 pm
by BHF
collidingNeurons wrote:Suns had Jason Kidd, Kevin Johnson and Steve Nash all on the roster at the same time


wait what the? LOL

Re: Best collection of talent at one position, same team, same time

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 9:26 pm
by witnessraps
some that come to mind

Paul George/Kawhi Leonard
Durant/Draymond
Harden/CP3

Re: Best collection of talent at one position, same team, same time

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 9:42 pm
by Captain_Obvious
For PF - not HoF but allstar level (on paper)

Dallas 2003: Dirk, Antawn Jamison, Antoine Walker

Re: Best collection of talent at one position, same team, same time

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:14 pm
by Mamba4Goat
Is it the best collection while they were all together or are we looking for the best collection of names at a position on a team at the same time?

Re: Best collection of talent at one position, same team, same time

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:28 pm
by Johnny Tomala
Kevin Johnson is not a Hall of Famer.

Re: Best collection of talent at one position, same team, same time

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:29 pm
by celticfan42487
PistolPeteJR wrote:Since Tim was really a center, I’m going with Duncan and Robinson ;)


^ this was the first thing that came to my mind.

Re: Best collection of talent at one position, same team, same time

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:34 pm
by G35
Imo, the late 90's early 00's Blazers had the most talented rotation of big men at one time, the 2000 Blazers had these guys at the same time to combat Shaq:

Rasheed Wallace
Arvydas Sabonis
Jermaine O'Neal
Brian Grant