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As you may know, the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls set a record for most regular season wins on their way to the franchise's 4th NBA Championship. With a $12 budget, build a 5-man best lineup to beat the 95-96 Bulls:

$5 - Karl Malone, Shaquille O'Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler
$4 - Reggie Miller, Gary Payton, Mitch Richmond, Joe Dumars, Dikembe Mutombo
$3 - Detlef Schrempf, Dan Majerle, Latrell Sprewell, Glen Rice, Larry Johnson
$2 - Mark Jackson, Dell Curry, Rex Chapman, Shawn Bradley, Charles Oakley
$1 - Mario Elie, Byron Russell, Magic Johnson, Dee Brown, Avery Johnson

Not sure why Magic is only $1....

Magic/Elie/Russell/Reggie/Hakeem

Not gonna beat a big 3 of Magic/Reggie/Hakeem. You've got shooting, shot creation, post scoring, elite defense, both Russell/Elie can defend, shoot and have positional versatility

jasonxxx102 wrote:Not sure why Magic is only $1....

Magic/Elie/Russell/Reggie/Hakeem

Not gonna beat a big 3 of Magic/Reggie/Hakeem. You've got shooting, shot creation, post scoring, elite defense, both Russell/Elie can defend, shoot and have positional versatility

Because every player is in there 1996 form

PhiEaglesfan712 wrote:As you may know, the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls set a record for most regular season wins on their way to the franchise's 4th NBA Championship. With a $12 budget, build a 5-man best lineup to beat the 95-96 Bulls:

$5 - Karl Malone, Shaquille O'Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler
$4 - Reggie Miller, Gary Payton, Mitch Richmond, Joe Dumars, Dikembe Mutombo
$3 - Detlef Schrempf, Dan Majerle, Latrell Sprewell, Glen Rice, Larry Johnson
$2 - Mark Jackson, Dell Curry, Rex Chapman, Shawn Bradley, Charles Oakley
$1 - Mario Elie, Byron Russell, Magic Johnson, Dee Brown, Avery Johnson

Can we chose players not on this list for free?

Hakeem - 5
Magic - 1
Byron - 1
Reggie - 4
Avery - 1

No you cannot. Jordan Pippen Rodman would be the best $5/$4/$3 players in your list and that's $12 already. On top of that, we know they play well as a team together.

RCM88x wrote:

PhiEaglesfan712 wrote:As you may know, the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls set a record for most regular season wins on their way to the franchise's 4th NBA Championship. With a $12 budget, build a 5-man best lineup to beat the 95-96 Bulls:

$5 - Karl Malone, Shaquille O'Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler
$4 - Reggie Miller, Gary Payton, Mitch Richmond, Joe Dumars, Dikembe Mutombo
$3 - Detlef Schrempf, Dan Majerle, Latrell Sprewell, Glen Rice, Larry Johnson
$2 - Mark Jackson, Dell Curry, Rex Chapman, Shawn Bradley, Charles Oakley
$1 - Mario Elie, Byron Russell, Magic Johnson, Dee Brown, Avery Johnson

Can we chose players not on this list for free?

dygaction wrote:No you cannot. Jordan Pippen Rodman would be the best $5/$4/$3 players in your list and that's $12 already. On top of that, we know they play well as a team together.

And furthermore, even if one assumed the Bulls, playing for the Bulls, were off limits ... David Robinson would be a freebie, Penny Hardaway (Terrell Brandon, Shawn Kemp, KJ, Sabonis ...)

I'd take a chance with $1 on a 36-year-old Magic Johnson and hope that he turns back the clock during this series. Then, with $11, I can spend $9 on two superstars, one in the $5 bracket and one in the $4 bracket. Then, I could use the final $2 to get two players on the $1 bracket. My team:

Magic Johnson ($1)
Hakeem Olajuwon ($5)
Joe Dumars ($4)
Mario Elie ($1)
Avery Johnson ($1)

Where is Penny? He was like 3rd in MVP

2 Shawn Bradley
5 Karl Malone
2 Larry Johnson
2 Del Curry
1 Avery Johnson

I think betting on Magic for $1 is probably the highest upside move.

The future is now, bombs away.

Curry(2)/Majerle(3)/Rice(3)/Schrempf(3)/Magic(1)

PhiEaglesfan712 wrote:As you may know, the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls set a record for most regular season wins on their way to the franchise's 4th NBA Championship. With a $12 budget, build a 5-man best lineup to beat the 95-96 Bulls:

$5 - Karl Malone, Shaquille O'Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler
$4 - Reggie Miller, Gary Payton, Mitch Richmond, Joe Dumars, Dikembe Mutombo
$3 - Detlef Schrempf, Dan Majerle, Latrell Sprewell, Glen Rice, Larry Johnson
$2 - Mark Jackson, Dell Curry, Rex Chapman, Shawn Bradley, Charles Oakley
$1 - Mario Elie, Byron Russell, Magic Johnson, Dee Brown, Avery Johnson

I can't do it with that budget and those players.
Are other players off limits, or considered $0? Because if they're free, my team starts with Shawn Kemp...

Can't be done

There's not a single useful player on this list at the $1, $2, or $3 price except Detlef Schrempf and Dan Majerle. So, it can't be done.

You can try with...

Hakeem $5
Miller $4
Avery $1
Magic $1
Elie $1

But I doubt any combination works.

Avery $1
Dell $2
Elie $1
Schrempf $3
Hakeem $5