Best defender for every team

durantbird · Post #1 » by **durantbird** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:26 pm

Potential list:

Lakers - Wilt/West/Cooper/Davis/Kobe/EJ/Artest - going with Wilt
Celtics - Russell/Garnett - going with Russell
Warriors - Wilt/Draymond - going with Draymond
Mavericks - Chandler/Harper/Marion/Kidd - going with Chandler
Cavaliers - LeBron
Knicks - Frazier/DeBusschere/Ewing/Reed/Camby - going with Ewing
Nuggets - Mutombo/Bobby Jones/Camby - going with Mutombo
Thunder - DJ/Payton/Ibaka/Holmgren/Sikma - going with Payton
Suns - Bridges/Majerle/Marion/Bell/Kidd/Clifford Robinson - going with Kidd
Heat - LeBron/Wade/Mourning/Butler/Bam - going with LeBron
Spurs - Duncan/Robinson/Wemby/Kawhi/Bowen - going with Duncan
Bucks - Kareem/Giannis/Moncrief/Pressey/Holiday - going with Giannis
Rockets - Hakeem/Battier - going with Hakeem
Timberwolves - Garnett/Gobert - going with Garnett
Bulls - MJ/Pippen/Rodman/Noah - going with Pippen
Kings - Christie
Clippers - Kawhi/George/Paul - going with Kawhi
Raptors - Kawhi/Gasol/Ibaka/Anunoby/Lowry - going with Kawhi
Nets - Buck/Kidd/Bridges/Mutombo - going with Kidd
76ers - Wilt/Bobby Jones/Moses/Embiid/Simmons/Cheeks - going with Wilt
Grizzlies - Marc Gasol/Battier/Tony Allen/JJJ/Posey - going with Battier
Pistons - Rodman/Dumars/Ben/Rasheed/Billups - going with Ben
Pacers - George/Artest/Oladipo/Buse - going with Artest
Wizards - Hayes/Wall/Ariza/Unseld - going with Hayes
Hawks - Mutombo/Horford/Millsap/Augmon/Blaylock - going with Mutombo
Hornets - Eddie Jones/Mourning - going with Eddie Jones
Magic - Howard/Issac - going with Howard
Pelicans - Davis/Paul/Herb - going with Davis
Jazz - Gobert/Eaton/Kirilenko - going with Kirilenko
Trail Blazers - Walton/Rasheed/Clifford Robinson - going with Walton

What would you change?

eminence · Post #2 » by **eminence** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:39 pm

Going more for prime or career? I'm guessing prime?

durantbird · Post #3 » by **durantbird** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:49 pm

eminence wrote:Going more for prime or career? I'm guessing prime?

Yeah prime

OhayoKD · Post #4 » by **OhayoKD** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 8:17 pm

durantbird wrote:Potential list:

Lakers - Wilt/West/Cooper/Davis/Kobe/EJ/Artest - going with Wilt

???

durantbird · Post #5 » by **durantbird** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 8:17 pm

OhayoKD wrote:
durantbird wrote:Potential list:

Lakers - Wilt/West/Cooper/Davis/Kobe/EJ/Artest - going with Wilt

???

Can you clarify?

Post #6 » by **penbeast0** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 8:38 pm

Wizards - Hayes/Wall/Ariza/Unseld - going with Hayes

Hayes (or Unseld) is a good choice though neither Wall nor Ariza belong on the list. Gus Johnson, Bob Dandridge, Rick Mahorn, Charles Jones ... Darrell Walker if you need a guard. Nick Weatherspoon off the bench.

Post #7 » by **Texas Chuck** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 9:56 pm

Bradley needs mention for Dallas. I'd also definitely go with Harper or Kidd over Tyson Chandler. He only played 2 seasons in Dallas.

jojo4341 · Post #8 » by **jojo4341** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 10:33 pm

durantbird wrote:Potential list:

Hornets - Eddie Jones/Mourning - going with Eddie Jones

Pelicans - Davis/Paul/Herb - going with Davis

What would you change?

Judging by the players chosen for the Hornets, that's the same franchise as today's Pelicans. The current Hornets would be the same franchise as the Bobcats...in which case, I'd go with Crash (Gerald Wallace).

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70sFan · Post #9 » by **70sFan** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 10:40 pm

Another cool thread, these are my changes:

Warriors - Thurmond
Heat - Mourning
Kings - Stokes
Clippers - Zubac
Raptors - Gasol
Nets - Williams
Grizzlies - M. Gasol
Jazz - Eaton/Gobert

durantbird · Post #10 » by **durantbird** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 3:52 am

jojo4341 wrote:
durantbird wrote:Potential list:

Hornets - Eddie Jones/Mourning - going with Eddie Jones

Pelicans - Davis/Paul/Herb - going with Davis

What would you change?

Judging by the players chosen for the Hornets, that's the same franchise as today's Pelicans. The current Hornets would be the same franchise as the Bobcats...in which case, I'd go with Crash (Gerald Wallace).

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League official records say Hornets history is composed of Charlotte Hornets and Charlotte Bobcats, and New Orleans Pelicans of New Orleans Pelicans, New Orleans Hornets and New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. Crash is a good mention but I think I'm still keeping EJ though it's close. For Pelicans I forgot to mention Holiday but still going Davis.

durantbird · Post #11 » by **durantbird** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 3:56 am

70sFan wrote:Another cool thread, these are my changes:

Warriors - Thurmond
Heat - Mourning
Kings - Stokes
Clippers - Zubac
Raptors - Gasol
Nets - Williams
Grizzlies - M. Gasol
Jazz - Eaton/Gobert

Thanks!

Are you picking Zubac over Kawhi for total value or peak performance?

70sFan · Post #12 » by **70sFan** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 7:08 am

durantbird wrote:
70sFan wrote:Another cool thread, these are my changes:

Warriors - Thurmond
Heat - Mourning
Kings - Stokes
Clippers - Zubac
Raptors - Gasol
Nets - Williams
Grizzlies - M. Gasol
Jazz - Eaton/Gobert

Thanks!

Are you picking Zubac over Kawhi for total value or peak performance?

Total value, I don't see Kawhi as particularly valuable defender after 2020.

durantbird · Post #13 » by **durantbird** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 7:29 am

70sFan wrote:
durantbird wrote:
70sFan wrote:Another cool thread, these are my changes:

Warriors - Thurmond
Heat - Mourning
Kings - Stokes
Clippers - Zubac
Raptors - Gasol
Nets - Williams
Grizzlies - M. Gasol
Jazz - Eaton/Gobert

Thanks!

Are you picking Zubac over Kawhi for total value or peak performance?

Total value, I don't see Kawhi as particularly valuable defender after 2020.

In general I'm looking at peak, thus I chose Kawhi for both Clippers and Raptors

Jaivl · Post #14 » by **Jaivl** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 12:20 pm

70sFan wrote:Clippers - Zubac

God, that's sad. Probably accurate, but sad.

OhayoKD · Post #15 » by **OhayoKD** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 4:41 pm

durantbird wrote:
70sFan wrote:
durantbird wrote:Thanks!

Are you picking Zubac over Kawhi for total value or peak performance?

Total value, I don't see Kawhi as particularly valuable defender after 2020.

In general I'm looking at peak, thus I chose Kawhi for both Clippers and Raptors

Kawhi has never been a gasol level defender or close

70sFan · Post #16 » by **70sFan** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 5:34 pm

Jaivl wrote:
70sFan wrote:Clippers - Zubac

God, that's sad. Probably accurate, but sad.

Zubac is an all-star this season, it's the time.

eminence · Post #17 » by **eminence** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 5:46 pm

70sFan wrote:
Jaivl wrote:
70sFan wrote:Clippers - Zubac

God, that's sad. Probably accurate, but sad.

Zubac is an all-star this season, it's the time.

Feels weird to say it, but I'd agree.

AEnigma · Post #18 » by **AEnigma** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 6:33 pm

70sFan wrote:
durantbird wrote:
70sFan wrote:Another cool thread, these are my changes:

Warriors - Thurmond
Heat - Mourning
Kings - Stokes
Clippers - Zubac
Raptors - Gasol
Nets - Williams
Grizzlies - M. Gasol
Jazz - Eaton/Gobert

Thanks!

Are you picking Zubac over Kawhi for total value or peak performance?

Total value, I don't see Kawhi as particularly valuable defender after 2020.

If total value, not sure I understand the Raptors or Kings picks (although both are imo the correct peak choices).

Wallace_Wallace · Post #19 » by **Wallace_Wallace** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 6:36 pm

Solid picks, ESPECIALLY with Ben Wallace on the Pistons :nod:

70sFan · Post #20 » by **70sFan** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 7:50 pm

AEnigma wrote:
70sFan wrote:
durantbird wrote:Thanks!

Are you picking Zubac over Kawhi for total value or peak performance?

Total value, I don't see Kawhi as particularly valuable defender after 2020.

If total value, not sure I understand the Raptors or Kings picks (although both are imo the correct peak choices).

Gasol over Kawhi in total value is an easy choice for me, though maybe I miss someone better.

I don't have a strong pick for Kings, that's why I simply took the best defender.