Biggest What if's in NBA history?

HangTime · Post #1 » by **HangTime** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 1:45 am

In your opinion, what do you think are biggest What if's in NBA history?

1) What if Jordan hand a real rival, a few interesting names passed away young. That could "slowed" Jordan's Championship outburst.
Boston combo of Len Bias and Reggie Lewis
Drazen Petrovic
Ben Wilson
Hank Gathers

2) What if Arydas Sabonis came over in 1986,or even in 1989. He could also be Jordan's rival.
Him and Cliff Robinson, having bigs that hit threes from your big back then, could changed the game early 90s to the mid 2000s.

Do you think the young, Big Kids of those day would have learned that style?
Maybe high school and college Bigs pick up on some of the characteristics to add to their game?
Shaq, Robinson, Coleman, Mourning, Mutumbo, JO, Sheed, Duncan, KG, McDyess, Camby, Dirk , Yao, Dwight, Hibbert ect.

Coaches changing their styles.

Think of what the NBA landscape could've been.

links135 · Post #2 » by **links135** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 2:02 am

What if we're all already dead and this is all just the dream of a werewolf

JustBuzzin · Post #3 » by **JustBuzzin** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 2:04 am

Easily what if KD stayed with the Warriors.

No doubt they win 6 straight titles.

Norm2953 · Post #4 » by **Norm2953** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 2:07 am

What if Greg Oden and Brandon Roy were healthy? Those Blazers teams in 2008-10 had
talent for nobody ever said GO could not play when healthy and those teams had
Marcus Camby, Andre Miller and a lot of youth with Aldridge, Batum, Martell Webster.

Unfortunately for GO and Portland, GO broke his leg, 21 games into the season.

theforumblue · Post #5 » by **theforumblue** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 2:08 am

what if all of us hadn't spent all these hours/days/months out of our lives watching and talking about a children's game?

AdamTH21 · Post #6 » by **AdamTH21** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 2:41 am

Would Philly have a ring if they’d kept Jimmy Butler?

ballzboyee · Post #7 » by **ballzboyee** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 3:19 am

I always thought if Barkley had gotten traded to the Lakers in 1992 (He actually did but Sixers retracted the trade), then I believe there was a scenario where Magic returns to play with prime Barkley. Supposedly Magic tried to get Barkley to the Lakers and to make the deal happen. Why court Barkley to the Lakers unless Magic wanted to play with him? Magic was still easily a legit top five player when he retired at 31.They would have dropped on the same team in the middle of the Bulls dynasty run. Don't ask me how salary would work, but Stern would let it happen anyway. Even in 1991 Magic was good enough to take Lakers to the title game. Magic was in great shape on the Dream Team and would have been ready to play. That team would have been legit threat to take down the Bulls. No way Magic and Barkley don't make the finals. That's a wrap, so you would have Magic/Barkely vs Jordan/Pippen in 1993 in the finals. Assuming the trade is for Worthy and some other assets, the Lakers could have put together a serious roster with Magic, Barkley, A.C. Green, Byron Scott, young Doug Christie, Vlade Divac, etc. Basically, the roster they made the finals with in 91, but swapping Worthy for Barkley. That team would have had a lot of talent and experience, so it would not have been easy for the Bulls.

Bornstellar · Post #8 » by **Bornstellar** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 3:29 am

JustBuzzin wrote:Easily what if KD stayed with the Warriors.

No doubt they win 6 straight titles.

Better one is what if never left OKC.

Big J · Post #9 » by **Big J** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 3:34 am

Bornstellar wrote:
JustBuzzin wrote:Easily what if KD stayed with the Warriors.

No doubt they win 6 straight titles.

Better one is what if never left OKC.

Even better is what if they hadn’t traded Harden.

DrCoach · Post #10 » by **DrCoach** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 4:08 am

Len
Bias

kds92 · Post #11 » by **kds92** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 4:11 am

Teammates: Kobe/Shaq
Free Agency: Duncan to Magic
Injuries: D. Rose, Grant Hill, Brandon Roy

Dan Z · Post #12 » by **Dan Z** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 4:25 am

Norm2953 wrote:What if Greg Oden and Brandon Roy were healthy? Those Blazers teams in 2008-10 had
talent for nobody ever said GO could not play when healthy and those teams had
Marcus Camby, Andre Miller and a lot of youth with Aldridge, Batum, Martell Webster.

Unfortunately for GO and Portland, GO broke his leg, 21 games into the season.

What if Portland went against the grain and picked Durant?

SweaterBae · Post #13 » by **SweaterBae** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 4:26 am

Arvydas comes over when drafted. Portland takes MJ, etc.

SweaterBae · Post #14 » by **SweaterBae** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 4:27 am

Dan Z wrote:
Norm2953 wrote:What if Greg Oden and Brandon Roy were healthy? Those Blazers teams in 2008-10 had
talent for nobody ever said GO could not play when healthy and those teams had
Marcus Camby, Andre Miller and a lot of youth with Aldridge, Batum, Martell Webster.

Unfortunately for GO and Portland, GO broke his leg, 21 games into the season.

What if Portland went against the grain and picked Durant?

Roy still gets hurt, KD peaces out in FA.

Potential · Post #15 » by **Potential** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 4:36 am

What if the Raptors kept Linas Kleiza in 2013?

Ballerhogger · Post #16 » by **Ballerhogger** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 4:38 am

Portland drafting MJ instead of Sam , the jazz not gifting us magic

Crazy-Canuck · Post #17 » by **Crazy-Canuck** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 5:11 am

If tmac had stayed a raptor.

Gatorade Sax · Post #18 » by **Gatorade Sax** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:35 am

B Roy for me.

For some reason his game drew me into NBA fandom way back in the day.

picc · Post #19 » by **picc** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:49 am

Tim Duncan to Orlando changes nearly everything.

JN61 · Post #20 » by **JN61** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 8:12 am

JustBuzzin wrote:Easily what if KD stayed with the Warriors.

No doubt they win 6 straight titles.

They already lost one before KD left. What are you talking about. Way better is if he stayed in okc