Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines

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Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines 

Post#1 » by -Sammy- » Tue Jun 24, 2025 5:38 am

Construct a starting lineup and a five-man bench that will play in the current NBA, with the following parameters:

- Each starter must have been named to exactly two all-star games during his career
- Each bench player must have been named to exactly one all-star game during his career
- No active players are permitted
- Assume each player's best/peak season

The best submission will win a cash prize of more than five American cents.
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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines 

Post#2 » by ReggiesKnicks » Tue Jun 24, 2025 5:49 am

Bill Walton
Elton Brand
Dennis Rodman
Manu Ginobili
Terry Porter

Vlade Divac
Andrei Kirilenko
Gordon Hayward
Andre Iguodala
Sam Cassell
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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines 

Post#3 » by -Sammy- » Tue Jun 24, 2025 3:34 pm

Bumping because I posted this in the middle of the night.
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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines 

Post#4 » by tamaraw08 » Tue Jun 24, 2025 4:23 pm

-Sammy- wrote:Bumping because I posted this in the middle of the night.


With the specific strict parameters you just set..... I am going to need a BUMP just to do some research. :roll:
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Post#5 » by Iwasawitness » Tue Jun 24, 2025 4:29 pm

Five cents?

I could be a part owner of the Bengals with that kind of money.
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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines 

Post#6 » by UcanUwill » Tue Jun 24, 2025 4:33 pm

tamaraw08 wrote:
-Sammy- wrote:Bumping because I posted this in the middle of the night.


With the specific strict parameters you just set..... I am going to need a BUMP just to do some research. :roll:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NBA_All-Stars
This list helped me, its pretty easy, not sure it is accurate, but if it is, I will put up :

C : Bill Walton
PF : Rashard Levis
SF : Luol Deng
SG : Emanuel Ginobili
PG : Baron Davis

6 : Kyle Korver
7 : Andre Iguodala
8 : Andrei Kirilenko
9 : Nick Van Exel
10: Andrew Bynum

My team still has elite defenders, but can also shoot way better than ReggiesKnicks team I think. Baron Davis as offensive leader on ball, not the best option, but with such depth, easily a favorite to win NBA I imagine.
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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines 

Post#7 » by GeorgeMarcus » Tue Jun 24, 2025 6:07 pm

Hmmm, I'll go with...

Bill Walton
Dennis Rodman
Rashard Lewis
Manu Ginobili
Terry Porter

Vlade Divac
Andrei Kirilenko
Andre Iguodala
Michael Redd
Mike Conley

I'll accept the 5 cents via venmo
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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines 

Post#8 » by -Sammy- » Wed Jun 25, 2025 2:37 am

GeorgeMarcus wrote:Hmmm, I'll go with...

Bill Walton
Dennis Rodman
Rashard Lewis
Manu Ginobili
Terry Porter

Vlade Divac
Andrei Kirilenko
Andre Iguodala
Michael Redd
Mike Conley

I'll accept the 5 cents via venmo


Okay, but after administrative fees, you actually owe me two cents; I'll accept it via CashApp.

I like your team, though.
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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines 

Post#9 » by Saints14 » Wed Jun 25, 2025 3:12 am

Starters:
Victor Oladipo
Manu Ginobili
Michael Finley
Rashard Lewis
Bill Walton

Bench:
Goran Dragic
Andre Iguodala
Ron Artest
Andrei Kirilenko
Andrew Bynum
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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines 

Post#10 » by bkkrh » Wed Jun 25, 2025 3:12 am

C: Bill Walton
PF: Elton Brand
SF: Larry Johnson
SG: Manu Ginobili
PG: Baron Davis

Bench

C: Antonio McDyess
PF: Derrick Coleman
SF: Andrei Kirilenko
SG: Andre Iguodala
PG: Mookie Blaylock
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Post#11 » by SlimShady83 » Wed Jun 25, 2025 5:58 am

Joakim Noah
Elton Brand
Glen Big Dog Robinson
Eddie Jones < Misstake made> rolling with Michael Finley
Stephon Marbury

Roy Hibbert
Antionio Davis
Wally Szcerbiak
Kyle Korver
Sam Cassell
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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines 

Post#12 » by BadWolf » Wed Jun 25, 2025 6:01 am

All these guys are kinda old, i mean Bill Walton.... hard to see them contend next year.
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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines 

Post#13 » by SlimShady83 » Wed Jun 25, 2025 6:23 am

BadWolf wrote:All these guys are kinda old, i mean Bill Walton.... hard to see them contend next year.


Op said - Assume each player's best/peak season

Nice try though :lol:
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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines 

Post#14 » by GeorgeMarcus » Wed Jun 25, 2025 7:48 am

SlimShady83 wrote:Joakim Noah
Elton Brand
Glen Big Dog Robinson
Eddie Jones
Stephon Marbury

Roy Hibbert
Antionio Davis
Wally Szcerbiak
Kyle Korver
Sam Cassell


Eddie Jones was a 3x AS, else he'd be on my team too :)
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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines 

Post#15 » by SlimShady83 » Wed Jun 25, 2025 8:05 am

GeorgeMarcus wrote:
SlimShady83 wrote:Joakim Noah
Elton Brand
Glen Big Dog Robinson
Eddie Jones
Stephon Marbury

Roy Hibbert
Antionio Davis
Wally Szcerbiak
Kyle Korver
Sam Cassell


Eddie Jones was a 3x AS, else he'd be on my team too :)


Oh snap, my mistake lols, I'm rolling with Michael Finley then.
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Re: Offseason challenge: Build a contender for next season with these guidelines 

Post#16 » by -Luke- » Wed Jun 25, 2025 8:05 am

Terry Porter
Manu GinĂ³bili
Michael Finley
Kiki VanDeWeghe
Bill Walton

Mookie Blaylock
Kyle Korver
Andrei Kirilenko
Gordon Hayward
Tyson Chandler

Sorry to Iguodala, whom I had on the bench but decided to choose a shooting expert in Korver

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