Which '98 NBA team would benefit the most from having Prime Parish?

[SelakStreet]

Among all the 29 NBA teams that played during the '98 season, the following teams had the corresponding starting lineup from which center they started the most. Here are the most used lineups for each team from their respective divisions:

Atlantic Division:
Boston: Andrew DeClercq (started alongside Chauncey Billups, Ron Mercer, Antoine Walker and Walter McCarty)
Miami: Alonzo Mourning (started alongside Tim Hardaway, Voshon Lenard, Jamal Mashburn and P.J. Brown)
New Jersey: Jayson Williams (started alongside Sam Cassell, Kerry Kittles, Kendall Gill and Keith Van Horn)
New York: Charles Oakley (started alongside Charlie Ward, Allan Houston, Chris Mills and Larry Johnson)
Orlando: Rony Seikaly (started alongside Mark Price, Nick Anderson, Charles "Bo" Outlaw and Horace Grant)
Philadelphia: Theo Ratliff (started alongside Allen Iverson, Jim Jackson, Tim Thomas and Derrick Coleman)
Washington: Terry Davis (started alongside Rod Strickland, Calbert Cheaney, Juwan Howard and Chris Webber)

Central Division:
Atlanta: Dikembe Mutombo (started alongside Mookie Blaylock, Steve Smith, Tyrone Corbin and Christian Laettner)
Charlotte: Matt Geiger (started alongside David Wesley, Bobby Phills, Glen Rice and Anthony Mason)
Chicago: Luc Longley (started alongside Ron Harper, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman)
Cleveland: Zydrunas Ilgauskas (started alongside Brevin Knight, Wesley Person, Cedric Henderson and Shawn Kemp)
Detroit: Bison Dele (started alongside Lindsey Hunter, Joe Dumars, Grant Hill and Don Reid)
Indiana: Rik Smits (started alongside Mark Jackson, Reggie Miller, Chris Mullin and Dale Davis)
Milwaukee: Ervin Johnson (started alongside Terrell Brandon, Ray Allen, Glenn Robinson and Tyrone Hill)
Toronto: Marcus Camby (started alongside Damon Stoudamire, Doug Christie, Reggie Slater and Oliver Miller)

Midwest Division:
Dallas: Shawn Bradley (started alongside Khalid Reeves, Michael Finley, Dennis Scott and A.C. Green)
Denver: Tony Battie (started alongside Bobby Jackson, Eric Washington, LaPhonso Ellis and Dean Garrett)
Houston: Hakeem Olajuwon (started alongside Matt Maloney, Mario Elie, Clyde Drexler and Kevin Willis)
Minnesota: Stanley Roberts (started alongside Stephon Marbury, Chris Carr, Tom Gugliotta and Kevin Garnett)
San Antonio: David Robinson (started alongside Avery Johnson, Jaren Jackson, Sean Elliott and Tim Duncan)
Utah: Greg Foster (started alongside John Stockton, Jeff Hornacek, Adam Keefe and Karl Malone)
Vancouver: Bryant Reeves (started alongside Antonio Daniels, Sam Mack, Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Otis Thorpe)

Pacific Division:
Golden State: Erick Dampier (started alongside Muggsy Bogues, Jim Jackson, Donyell Marshall and Joe Smith)
L.A. Clippers: Stojko Vrankovic (started alongside Darrick Martin, Eric Piatkowski, Rodney Rogers and Lamond Murray)
L.A. Lakers: Shaquille O'Neal (started alongside Nick Van Exel, Eddie Jones, Rick Fox and Robert Horry)
Phoenix: Antonio McDyess (started alongside Jason Kidd, Rex Chapman, Mark Bryant and Clifford Robinson)
Portland: Arvydas Sabonis (started alongside Kenny Anderson, Isaiah Rider, Brian Grant and Rasheed Wallace)
Sacramento: Michael Stewart (started alongside Anthony Johnson, Mitch Richmond, Corliss Williamson and Billy Owens)
Seattle: Jim McIlvaine (started alongside Gary Payton, Hersey Hawkins, Detlef Schrempf and Vin Baker)

Based on overall performance, the ones who look like they could easily be replaced with Prime 80s Celtics-era Robert Parish are Andrew DeClercq (Celtics), Ervin Johnson (Bucks), Tony Battie (Nuggets), Stanley Roberts (Wolves), Greg Foster (Jazz), Stojko Vrankovic (Clippers), Michael Stewart (Kings) and Jim McIlvaine (Sonics).

Which one of those most replaceable starting centers would you bench in favor of an upgrade in the form of Prime 80s-era Robert Parish?

And which starting core would Prime 80s Celtics-era Robert Parish fit better with? Assuming you put him on either the Celtics, Bucks, Nuggets, T'Wolves, Jazz, Clippers, Kings or SuperSonics.

[prolific passer]

Utah. They were looking for a good center that season at the deadline.

[Stan]

The Thunder.

[penbeast0]

...Based on overall performance, the ones who look like they could easily be replaced with Prime 80s Celtics-era Robert Parish are Andrew DeClercq (Celtics), Ervin Johnson (Bucks), Tony Battie (Nuggets), Stanley Roberts (Wolves), Greg Foster (Jazz), Stojko Vrankovic (Clippers), Michael Stewart (Kings) and Jim McIlvaine (Sonics).

Which one of those most replaceable starting centers would you bench in favor of an upgrade in the form of Prime 80s-era Robert Parish?

And which starting core would Prime 80s Celtics-era Robert Parish fit better with? Assuming you put him on either the Celtics, Bucks, Nuggets, T'Wolves, Jazz, Clippers, Kings or SuperSonics.

You are impressed by Terry Davis (Washington), Matt Geiger (Charlotte), or Bison Dele (Detroit)? All of those teams had talent around a gaping hole at center (Washington should have played Webber at center and Howard at PF but Webber refused).

Looking at your list reminds me of just how shallow the pool of NBA center talent was in this era when most teams were still trying to build teams around a post player.

[prolific passer]

...Based on overall performance, the ones who look like they could easily be replaced with Prime 80s Celtics-era Robert Parish are Andrew DeClercq (Celtics), Ervin Johnson (Bucks), Tony Battie (Nuggets), Stanley Roberts (Wolves), Greg Foster (Jazz), Stojko Vrankovic (Clippers), Michael Stewart (Kings) and Jim McIlvaine (Sonics).

Which one of those most replaceable starting centers would you bench in favor of an upgrade in the form of Prime 80s-era Robert Parish?

And which starting core would Prime 80s Celtics-era Robert Parish fit better with? Assuming you put him on either the Celtics, Bucks, Nuggets, T'Wolves, Jazz, Clippers, Kings or SuperSonics.

You are impressed by Terry Davis (Washington), Matt Geiger (Charlotte), or Bison Dele (Detroit)? All of those teams had talent around a gaping hole at center (Washington should have played Webber at center and Howard at PF but Webber refused).

Looking at your list reminds me of just how shallow the pool of NBA center talent was in this era when most teams were still trying to build teams around a post player.

Teams are still trying to build around centers in today's game. Remember Oden and now Ayton being #1 picks?

[ronnymac2]

I think putting him on Seattle would be interesting. The Sonics ultimately had to use Baker at C a lot vs. Shaq in the second round, and it got real bad. Having Parish give them some interior defense which they lost by giving up Kemp plus his passive, go-with-the-flow scoring and solid jumper would improve them greatly. Payton/Parish/Schrempf is an excellent core. I think if they get by LA, they can beat Utah. They might even beat Chicago considering Pip's back injury.

[prolific passer]

I think putting him on Seattle would be interesting. The Sonics ultimately had to use Baker at C a lot vs. Shaq in the second round, and it got real bad. Having Parish give them some interior defense which they lost by giving up Kemp plus his passive, go-with-the-flow scoring and solid jumper would improve them greatly. Payton/Parish/Schrempf is an excellent core. I think if they get by LA, they can beat Utah. They might even beat Chicago considering Pip's back injury.

Interesting.