Which ‘94 NBA team would benefit the most from having Prime Reggie Lewis?

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Which ‘94 NBA team would benefit the most from having Prime Reggie Lewis? 

Post#1 » by SelakStreet » Mon Aug 15, 2022 10:31 pm

Among all the 27 NBA teams that played during the '94 season, the following teams had the corresponding starting lineup from which shooting guard/small forward duo they started the most. Here are the most used lineups for each team from their respective divisions:

Atlantic Division:
Boston: Dee Brown / Rick Fox (started alongside Sherman Douglas, Dino Radja and Robert Parish)
Miami: Steve Smith / Glen Rice (started alongside Brian Shaw, Grant Long and Rony Seikaly)
New Jersey: Kevin Edwards / Derrick Coleman (started alongside Kenny Anderson, P.J. Brown and Benoit Benjamin)
New York: John Starks / Anthony Bonner (started alongside Greg Anthony, Charles Oakley and Patrick Ewing)
Orlando: Penny Hardaway / Nick Anderson (started alongside Scott Skiles, Jeff Turner and Shaquille O’Neal)
Philadelphia: Jeff Hornacek / Clarence Weatherspoon (started alongside Dana Barros, Tim Perry and Shawn Bradley)
Washington: Rex Chapman / Don MacLean (started alongside Michael Adams, Tom Gugliotta and Kevin Duckworth)

Central Division:
Atlanta: Stacey Augmon / Dominique Wilkins (started alongside Mookie Blaylock, Kevin Willis and Jon Koncak)
Charlotte: Hersey Hawkins / David Wingate (started alongside Muggsy Bogues, Larry Johnson and Alonzo Mourning)
Chicago: Pete Myers / Scottie Pippen (started alongside B.J. Armstrong, Horace Grant and Bill Cartwright)
Cleveland: Bobby Phills / Gerald Wilkins (started alongside Mark Price, Hot Rod Williams and Brad Daugherty)
Detroit: Joe Dumars / Sean Elliott (started alongside Isiah Thomas, Cadillac Anderson and Terry Mills)
Indiana: Reggie Miller / Derrick McKey (started alongside Haywoode Workman, Dale Davis and Rik Smits)
Milwaukee: Blue Edwards / Ken Norman (started alongside Eric Murdock, Frank Brickowski and Vin Baker)

Midwest Division:
Dallas: Jim Jackson / Jamal Mashburn (started alongside Fat Lever, Popeye Jones and Sean Rooks)
Denver: Bryant Stith / Reggie Williams (started alongside Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, LaPhonso Ellis and Dikembe Mutombo)
Houston: Vernon Maxwell / Otis Thorpe (started alongside Kenny Smith, Robert Horry and Hakeem Olajuwon)
Minnesota: Isaiah Rider / Doug West (started alongside Micheal Williams, Christian Laettner and Mike Brown)
San Antonio: Willie Anderson / Dale Ellis (started alongside VDN, Dennis Rodman and David Robinson)
Utah: Jeff Malone / Bryon Russell (started alongside John Stockton, Karl Malone and Felton Spencer)

Pacific Division:
Golden State: Latrell Sprewell / Chris Mullin (started alongside Avery Johnson, Billy Owens and Chris Webber)
L.A. Clippers: Ron Harper / Lou Vaught (started alongside Mark Jackson, Danny Manning and Elmore Spencer)
L.A. Lakers: Anthony Peeler / George Lynch (started alongside Nick Van Exel, Elden Campbell and Vlade Divac)
Phoenix: Dan Majerle / Cedric Ceballos (started alongside Kevin Johnson, A.C. Green and Mark West)
Portland: Clyde Drexler / Harvey Grant (started alongside Rod Strickland, Buck Williams and Clifford Robinson)
Sacramento: Mitch Richmond / Lionel Simmons (started alongside Spud Webb, Wayman Tisdale and Olden Polynice)
Seattle: Kendall Gill / Detlef Schrempf (started alongside Gary Payton, Sam Perkins and Shawn Kemp)

Based on overall performance, the ones who look like they could easily be replaced with Prime early-90s Celtics’ era Reggie Lewis are Kevin Edwards (New Jersey), Anthony Bonner (New York), David Wingate (Charlotte), Pete Myers (Chicago), Bobby Phills (Cleveland), Bryon Russell (Utah) and Harvey Grant (Portland).

Which one of those most replaceable starting SG/SF would you bench in favor of an upgrade in the form of Prime early-90s Celtics’ era Reggie Lewis?

And which starting core would Prime early-90s Celtics’ era Reggie Lewis fit better with? Assuming you put him on either the Nets, Knicks, Hornets, Bulls, Cavs, Jazz or Trail Blazers.
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Re: Which ‘94 NBA team would benefit the most from having Prime Reggie Lewis? 

Post#2 » by SinceGatlingWasARookie » Wed Aug 17, 2022 7:19 am

I think Lewis would have fit well with the Sonics. Detlef Shrempf could play more power and McMillan and Askew could play more guard. Askew and McMilllan were better defenders than scorers. Lewis was hard to limit with defense. Perkins and Shrempf and Ricky Peirce can create some room for Lewis to opperate. I think Lewis would fit just fine with Kemp and Payton.

You are not really benching Shrempf, Mcmillan and Askew but rather making the team deeper at all positions.
Kendall Gill attacks the rim. Lewis shoots mid range,
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Re: Which ‘94 NBA team would benefit the most from having Prime Reggie Lewis? 

Post#3 » by migya » Wed Aug 17, 2022 2:35 pm

San Antonio could use any sort of extra talent. Lewis at SG or SF would make them even more of a contender as he plays both ends well. Think he would allow Robinson to be much more free from the defense.
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Re: Which ‘94 NBA team would benefit the most from having Prime Reggie Lewis? 

Post#4 » by Ursusamericanus » Wed Aug 17, 2022 7:01 pm

Knicks would have won the title with him.

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