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Team #1


Stockton
MJ
Scottie Pippen
Anthony Davis
Jokic

Team #2


Damian Lillard
Reggie Miller
Lebron
Dirk
David Robinson

Team #3


Steve Nash
D-Wade
Paul Pierce
KG
Shaq

Team #4


Jason Kidd
Kobe
KD
Giannis
Hakeem

Team #5


Curry
T-Mac
Kawhi
Karl Malone
Duncan

Clearly I've been underestimating prime Paul Pierce. I almost stopped reading at MJ and Jokic but they're still my favorite here

Maybe I should start my own thread regarding which team would implode due to infighting first

Team #1, Team #3 and Team #4 all have issues with spacing but with Jokic and KG to masquerade as elite floor spacers with their passing and range, this eliminates Team #4 from serious contention for me.

T-Mac/Kawhi/Malone aren't good enough to fully take advantage of Curry's shooting [their best offensive weapon] and the You/Me style of Kawhi/T-Mac leaves a sour taste in my mouth--eliminating Team #5.

This leaves Teams #1, #2 and #3 left. Team #1 is going to struggle to score at an elite level compared to the other two teams and Jokic defending in space is going to be awfully difficult with the slower Stockton fighting through screens but Pippen/AD more than make-up for it defensively. Team #2 has some clear weak spots to attack with Lillard but offensively they have the highest ceiling along with Team #3. Speaking of Team #3, they have Wade and a player who thinks he is better than Wade in Pierce and the best front-court here in KG/Shaq along with my favorite back-court in Nash/Wade, though these two pairings clash in style.

I could see Team #1, #2 or #3 winning, likely coming down to who your favorite player of the bunch is.

I have team 4. Durant is an elite floor spacer, as was Kobe for his era, even Giannis has developed a decent ability to hit from outside when defenses set up to stop his driving (better combination of spacing and playmaking than Garnett for example). Kidd is a guy who will give up his shots to let the other guys shine. Defensively, the combination of Hakeem, Giannis, and Kidd make this the strongest defensive team by a decent margin. The real questions are whether Kobe and KD can submerge their egos and play the combination of 2nd/3rd option (I have Giannis 1st, Hakeem 4th) and wing defenders that both are capable of.