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Marvel's "What If-" but for the NBA

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Marvel's "What If-" but for the NBA 

Post#1 » by magee » Tue Jan 23, 2024 8:32 am

Seeing the post about Dream and Joel Embiid while thinking about what Hakeem would do in the offense Embiid has got me thinking about the "What If" series on Disney+ for Marvel.

We all have our own "what if's" we debate about, between player injuries, trades, drafts, coaches, etc. I have a couple "What If's" that, in the Multiverse of the NBA, would be interesting to talk about. Since we always compared players and generations and whatnot.

Episode 1: "What If- Len Bias Never Passed Away"
Episode 2: "What If- Michael Jordan Never Retired in the 90's"
Episode 3: "What If- Grant Hill Never Got Injured"
Episode 4: "What If- David Stern OK'd the Chris Paul trade to the Lakers"
Episode 5: "What If- Arvydas Sabonis came to the NBA right away"
Episode 6: "What If- The Warriors drafted Tyrese Halliburton instead of James Wiseman"

What are some other "What If" episodes you can think of?
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Post#2 » by Dan Z » Tue Jan 23, 2024 8:43 am

"What If - Scottie Pippen won a championship the year Michael Jordan retired in the 90s".
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Post#3 » by LFAHFN22 » Tue Jan 23, 2024 8:54 am

What an incredibly long-winded approach to request everyone's greatest "what if" fabrication.

What if LeBron never left the Cavaliers? Yes, the first time.
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Post#4 » by Lalouie » Tue Jan 23, 2024 9:00 am

what if okc never had the spur's number in 2012

what if miami never had the buck's number in 2020


both young and both eliminated the two best teams in the league that blanked the heat and lakers in those seasons
it would have been uncertain if lebron would leave miami because he would have had no rings and no cachet. would he have gone back to the cavs ringless. would players have followed him then. would he have won in the bubble.
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Post#5 » by dVs33 » Tue Jan 23, 2024 10:24 am

As a Detroit fan, the biggest one is What if Detroit took melo/wade/bosh ?
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Post#6 » by AdagioPace » Tue Jan 23, 2024 10:59 am

A huge "what if" for the entire 00s inter-conference balance: the Celtics draft timmeh.
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Post#7 » by mcmurphy » Tue Jan 23, 2024 11:05 am

..."with the #36 pick Milwaukee Bucks select... Nikola Jokic"
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Post#8 » by giberish » Tue Jan 23, 2024 11:12 am

Portland wins the coin toss in 1984.

Portland unites Clyde and Hakeem and probably wins a few titles.

Houston drafts MJ, is good quickly but then Sampson gets injured and other guys have drug issues. Jordan demands out? perhaps successfully? or stays until they get things together.

Chicago is hosed (probably goes Perkins but that's not enough).
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Post#9 » by GSWFan1994 » Tue Jan 23, 2024 11:35 am

"What if the Sixers had an Embiid/Tatum/Mikal core?" - I actually made a thread about it, here's the link.

"What if the Grizzlies had won the coin flip and got the number 1 pick in the 2003 draft?"

"What if Kareem Abdul-Jabbar spent his whole career in Milwaukee?"

"What if Tim Duncan joined Grant Hill and Tracy McGrady in Orlando?"

"What if Stephen Curry replaced Monta Ellis as the player being traded to the Bucks for Andrew Bogut?" (this actually was considered at the time, yes - the Bucks opted for Monta)

"What if the Phoenix Suns selected Luka Doncic with the 1st pick of the 2018 draft?"

"What if Robert Parish and Kevin McHale played their whole careers for the Warriors?" (ie, the Joe Barry-Carroll trade never happens)

"What if Magic Johnson played a full, healthy career?"

"What if Drazen Petrovic never died in a car accident?"

"What if Chris Webber and Latrell Sprewell spent their whole careers for the Warriors?"

And last, but not least...

"What if Pharmcat and Hussien Fatal teamed up and formed a single user, named "Fatal Pharmcat", bombarding the General Board with 375 troll threads per day?"
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Post#10 » by OdomFan » Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:06 pm

What if the Timberwolves kept the Ray Allen draft pick instead of trading for Marbury?
What if the Wizards had kept Ben Wallace and Rip Hamilton?
What if Sprewell didn't reject 21 million dollars, claiming it wasnt enough to feed his family?
What if Dr J had more time in the NBA?
What if the Brawl between the Pistons and Pacers never happened?
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Post#11 » by bledredwine » Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:19 pm

What if Lebron never quit to team up and stuck with Cleveland?

What if Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah had a healthy career?

Penny Hardaway?

What if run TMC or Reggie Miller played in the current era? What if Jokic and Embiid played in the 90s?

Or Hakeem Shaq Ewing Mourning Mutumbo and Robinson now?
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Post#12 » by _AIJ_ » Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:58 pm

What if my Timberwolves were not dumb?
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Post#13 » by Richard4444 » Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:06 pm

What if Michael Jordan had kept a mustache during his entire career? Would he be more dominant? Less dominant?
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Post#14 » by Richard4444 » Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:07 pm

What if the fans could bring their pets to NBA games?
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Post#15 » by Richard4444 » Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:08 pm

What if you were an NBA player?
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Post#16 » by Flash4thewin » Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:08 pm

The Nets get Kobe.

So many things change.
Do the Lakers still become a dynasty or even win one ring
Does Kobe even win one ring
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Post#17 » by Richard4444 » Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:10 pm

What if the ball was shaped in a cube format?
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Post#18 » by Richard4444 » Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:13 pm

What if 10-foot aliens, robots, and vampires were allowed to play in NBA?
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Post#19 » by trebone » Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:40 pm

What if Doc Rivers would have allowed Tim Duncans family aboard the team plane?
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Post#20 » by Iwasawitness » Tue Jan 23, 2024 3:10 pm

bledredwine wrote:What if Lebron never quit to team up?

What if Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah had a healthy career?

Penny Hardaway?

What if run TMC or Reggie Miller played in the current era? What if Jokic and Embiid played in the 90s?

Or Hakeem Shaq Ewing Mourning Mutumbo and Robinson now?


LeBron quit? When? This is news to me.
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