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Build a 5-man team for a 7-game series using only players who played for or against the Warriors in one of Curry's Finals series (including Boston). All players are at their best condition playing for/against the Warriors in one of these Finals. $13 budget, positional designations are irrelevant.

PG
Steph Curry ($5)
Kyle Lowry ($3)
Kyrie Irving ($3)
Fred VanVleet ($2)
Marcus Smart ($2)
Derrick White ($1)
George Hill ($1)
Matthew Dellavedova ($0)
Payton Pritchard ($0)
Shaun Livingston ($0)

SG
Jaylen Brown ($3)
Klay Thompson ($3)
Jordan Poole ($2)
Danny Green ($1)
Gary Payton II ($1)
J.R. Smith ($1)
Leandro Barbosa ($1)
Moses Moody ($0)
Rodney Hood ($0)

SF
LeBron James ($6)
Kawhi Leonard ($5)
Kevin Durant ($5)
Jayson Tatum ($4)
Andre Iguodala ($3)
Andrew Wiggins ($2)
Harrison Barnes ($1)
Kyle Korver ($1)
Iman Shumpert ($0)
Norman Powell ($0)
Richard Jefferson ($0)

PF
Draymond Green ($4)
Kevin Love ($2)
Pascal Siakam ($2)
Grant Williams ($1)
Otto Porter Jr. ($1)
David West ($0)
Jeff Green ($0)
Jonathan Kuminga ($0)
Larry Nance Jr. ($0)
Mo Speights ($0)

C
Al Horford ($3)
Marc Gasol ($2)
Robert Williams ($2)
Andrew Bogut ($1)
Kevon Looney ($1)
Serge Ibaka ($1)
Tristan Thompson ($1)
DeMarcus Cousins ($0)
JaVale McGee ($0)
Nemanja Bjelica ($0)
Timofey Mozgov ($0)

Cousins at his peak is worth $0?

wojoaderge wrote:Cousins at his peak is worth $0?

At their peak in these six Finals series, 2015-19, 2022. Not in their career peak.

So this is 2019 DMC.

Let's play LeBron ball...

Marc (2)
LeBron (6)
Kyle Korver (1)
Danny Green (1)
Fred VanVleet (2)

F - LeBron $6
F - Otto Porter Jr $0
F - Kawhi $5
G - Danny Green $1
G - Norm Powell $0

That's $12 for an insanely switchable team that can drop efficient offense on anyone. Everyone in the lineup can defend and shoot, I feel like we'd "death lineup" anyone even if we lack traditional height at a center position. People forget but OPJ in Washington pre-injury from 2016-2018 was a damn good basketball player. Would spend my remaining $1 on Bogut as a backup big if matchups dictate the need.

BenoUdrihFTL wrote:F - LeBron $6
F - Otto Porter Jr $0
F - Kawhi $5
G - Danny Green $1
G - Norm Powell $0

That's $12 for an insanely switchable team that can drop efficient offense on anyone. Would spend my remaining $1 on Bogut as a backup big if matchups dictate the need. People forget but OPJ in Washington pre-injury from 2016-2018 was a damn good basketball player

1) I dont think people forget how good OBJ was.

2) Players aren't at their peaks

Colbinii wrote:

BenoUdrihFTL wrote:F - LeBron $6
F - Otto Porter Jr $0
F - Kawhi $5
G - Danny Green $1
G - Norm Powell $0

That's $12 for an insanely switchable team that can drop efficient offense on anyone. Would spend my remaining $1 on Bogut as a backup big if matchups dictate the need. People forget but OPJ in Washington pre-injury from 2016-2018 was a damn good basketball player

1) I dont think people forget how good OBJ was.

2) Players aren't at their peaks

1) Literally an objectively false statement

2) Yes you are correct; I misinterpreted the OP. So with that said, remove OPJ and insert Bogut to complete a full $13 lineup

Smart (2)
Poole (2)
LeBron (6)
Siakam (2)
Looney (1)

BenoUdrihFTL wrote:F - LeBron $6
F - Otto Porter Jr $0
F - Kawhi $5
G - Danny Green $1
G - Norm Powell $0

That's $12 for an insanely switchable team that can drop efficient offense on anyone. Everyone in the lineup can defend and shoot, I feel like we'd "death lineup" anyone even if we lack traditional height at a center position. People forget but OPJ in Washington pre-injury from 2016-2018 was a damn good basketball player. Would spend my remaining $1 on Bogut as a backup big if matchups dictate the need.

OPJ was actually priced at $1. He's been fantastic for GS this season but I question whether he could hold up under starter's minutes now.

Smart ($2)
Klay ($3)
Wiggins ($2)
LeBron ($6)
Mozgov ($0)

Run a huge line-up with a focal point of LeBron and defensive wings at the 1-3 next to him. Add in a center who is limited but a strong rim protector and good play finisher and the team would be difficult to attack.

Smart ($2)
GP2 ($1)
LeBron ($6)
Grant ($1)
Horford ($3)

Elite defense + a team that LeBron can carry a heavy load for on the offensive end. All capable perimeter shooters, and a secondary playmaker in Smart. Could replace GP2 with Danny or go with a cheaper option at the 5 (probably Bogut) and even upgrade to Klay.

So LeBron is apparently underpriced even at 20% more expensive than Curry, Kawhi and KD! 50% more expensive than Tatum!

Says something about how good LeBron was and still is really. Don't think we've heard the last of that guy.

Mini-challenge.. best team with Curry/LeBron? Curry (5), Danny (1), Powell (0), LeBron (6), Bogut (1)

I think Danny Green is a tremendous value at $1. He can fit on virtually any team, and is an elite shooter and defender. Iguodala was also great at $2 but you have since upped his value to $3. Grant Williams for one dollar also seems like a steal. Looney, too.

LeBron James $6
Danny Green $1
Norm Powell $0
Kevin Durant $5
Serge Ibaka $1

PG: Kyrie (3)
SG: Klay (3)
SF: Lebron (6)
PF: Korver (1)
C: Javale Mcgee (0)

jalengreen wrote:Mini-challenge.. best team with Curry/LeBron? Curry (5), Danny (1), Powell (0), LeBron (6), Bogut (1)

I would go with:

Curry/Green/OPJ/LeBron/Bjelica

Stephen Curry 5
Danny Green 1
Kawhi Leonard 5
Otto Porter Jr 1
Andrew Bogut 1

Curry/D. Green/LeBron/Porter/Powell are the 5 most common players picked in this thread, and they all add up to $13

Curry (5)
Danny Green (1)
Durant (5)
Pascal siakam (2)
Javale Mcgee (0)