NBA/ABA Decades League Rosters Thread

[All In The Name]

Starters:

PG: Walt Frazier (1969-70)
20.9 PPG, 6.0 APG, 8.2 RPG, 51.8 FG%, 74.8 FT%
All-NBA (1st); All-Defensive (1st)

SG: Sidney Moncrief (1982-83)
22.5 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 3.9 APG, 1.5 SPG, 52.4 FG%, 82.6 FT%
Defensive Player of the Year; All-NBA (1st); All-Defensive (1st)

SF: Lou Hudson (1968-69)
21.9 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 49.2 FG%, 77.7 FT%

PF: Dennis Rodman (1991-92)
9.8 PPG, 18.7 RPG, 0.9 BPG, 0.8 SPG, 53.9 FG%
All-NBA (3rd); All-Defensive (1st)

C: Shaquille O'Neal (1999-00)
29.7 PPG, 13.6 RPG, 3.8 APG, 3.0 BPG, 0.5 SPG, 57.4 FG%
MVP; Finals MVP; All-NBA (1st); All-Defensive (2nd)

Bench:

PG: Dana Barros (1994-95)
20.6 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 7.5 APG, 1.8 SPG, 2.4 3-pointers made per game, 49.0 FG%, 89.9 FT%, 46.4 3P%

SF: Peja Stojakovic (2003-04)
24.2 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 1.3 SPG, 3.0 3-pointers made per game, 48.0 FG%, 92.7 FT%, 43.3 3P%
All-NBA (2nd)

PF: Rasheed Wallace (2001-02)
19.3 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 1.3 BPG, 1.3 SPG, 1.4 3-pointers made per game, 46.9 FG%, 73.4 FT%, 36.0 3P%

PF/C: Theo Ratliff (1998-99)
11.2 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 3.0 BPG, 0.9 SPG, 47.0 FG%, 72.5 FT%
All-Defensive (2nd)

C: Brad Daugherty (1991-92)
21.5 PPG, 10.4 RPG, 3.6 APG, 1.1 BPG, 0.9 SPG, 57.0 FG%, 77.7 FT%
All-NBA (3rd)

[BlackIce]

Black Magic

Starters


C: Dikembe Mutombo (1994-95)

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Defensive Player of the Year, All-Defensive (2nd), 11.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 3.9 blocks, 1.4 assists, 0.5 steals, %56 FG, %65 FT

PF: Kevin Garnett (2003-04)

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MVP, All-NBA (1st), All-Defensive (1st), 24.2 points, 13.9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2.2 blocks, 1.5 steals, %50 FG, %79 FT

SF: Dale Ellis (1988-89)

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All-NBA (3rd), 27.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.3 steals, 0.3 blocks, %50 FG, %82 FT

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4.1 3PA, %48 3P%

SG: Jerry West (1964-65)

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All-NBA (1st), 31 points, 6 rebounds, 4.9 assists, %50 FG, %82 FT

PLAYOFFS (maybe the best playoff performance ever)

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40.6 points, 5.3 assists, 5.7 rebounds, TS% .581

PG: Dennis Johnson (1978-79)

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Finals MVP, All-Defensive (1st), 15.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.3 steals. 1.2 blocks, %43 FG, %78 FT

Bench


C: Walt Bellamy (1961-62)

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Rookie of the Year, 31.6 points, 19 rebounds, 2.7 assists, %52 FG, %64 FT

PF: Horace Grant (1993-94)

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All-Defensive (2nd), 15.1 points, 11 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.2 blocks, 1.1 steals, %52 FG, %60 FT

PF/SF: Andrei Kirilenko (2005-06)

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NBA All-Defensive (1st), 15.3 points, 8 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 3.2 blocks, 1.5 steals, %46 FG, %78 FT

SF/SG: Manu Ginobili (2007-08)

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All-NBA (3rd), Sixth Man of the Year, 19.5 points, 4.5 assists, 4.8 rebounds, 1.5 steals, %46 FG, %86 FT

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5.3 3PA, %40 3P%

PG: Tim Hardaway (1990-91 NBA )

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22.9 points, 9.7 assists, 4 rebounds, 2.6 steals, %48 FG, %80 FT

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3.1 3PA, %39 3P%

[SamBone]

The Boned Samuels

PG- 2006 Steve Nash
18.6 ppg, 11.6 asst, 3.5 reb, .532 FG%, .455 3pt%, .921 FT%
MVP, 1st team All NBA, All Star


SG- 1996 Michael Jordan (year may change, but most likely gonna stay in his championships decade)
30.4 ppg, 6.6 reb, 4.3 asst, 2.2 steals, .495 FG%, .427 3pt%, .834 FT%
MVP, Finals MVP, All Star MVP, 1st team All Defensive, 1st team All NBA, All Star, Scoring Leader


SF- 1988 James Worthy
19.7 ppg, 5 reb, 3.9 asst, 1 steal, .531 FG%, .796 FT%
Finals MVP, All Star


PF- 1962 Bob Pettit (even though he won a few MVP's I thought this was his best season)
31.1 ppg, 18.7 reb, 3.7 asst, .45 FG%, .771 FT%
1st team All-NBA, All Star, All Star MVP


C- 1979 Robert Parish
17.2 ppg, 12.1 reb, 1.3 steals, 2.9 blocks, .499 FG%


BENCH
F- 2006 Shawn Marion
21.8 ppg, 11.8 reb, 1.8 asst, 1.7 blocks, 2 steals, .525 FG%, .331 3pt%, .809 FT%
All Star, All NBA (3rd team)


PF/C - 1994 Charles Oakley
11.8 ppg, 11.8 reb, 2.7 asst, 1.3 steals, .478 FG%, .776 FT%
1st team All Defensive, All Star

C/PF - 2007 Marcus Camby
11.2 ppg, 11.7 reb, 3.3 blocks 3.2 asst, 1.2 steals, .473 FG%, .729 FT%
Defensive Player of the Year, 1st team All Defensive, league leader in blocks

PG - 1974 Norm Van Lier
14.3 ppg, 6.9 assts, 4.7 reb, 2 steals, .406 FG%, .778 FT%
1st team All Defensive, 2nd team All NBA, All Star

SG - 1982 Andrew Toney
(even though he had 2 straight AS seasons after this year, this year he was a bench guy and I think it fits what I will need from him the best)
16.5 ppg, 1.7 reb, 3.7 assts, .8 steals, .522 FG%, .424 3pt%, .842 FT%
was ranked 2nd in the NBA in 3pt%, ranked 9th in NBA in 3 pointers made

[bryant08]

bryant08



Center - Patrick Ewing (1989-90)

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28.6 points, 10.9 rebounds, 4.0 blocks, 2.2 assists, 1.0 steals, 55% FG, 78% FT

Power Forward - Charles Barkley (1986-87)

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23.0 points, 14.6 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.8 steals, 1.5 blocks, 59% FG, 76% FT

Small Forward - Julius Erving (1975-76)

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29.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 2.5 steals, 1.9 blocks, 51% FG, 80% FT

Shooting Guard - Sam Jones (1965-66)

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23.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 47% FG

Point Guard - Chauncey Billups (2005-06)

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18.5 points, 8.6 assists, 3.1 rebounds, 1 steal, 42% FG, 43% 3PT, 2.3 3PTM

[SabasRevenge!]

Portland Tall Firs



Starters:
G/F: Michael Cooper (1986-87) - 10.5/3.1/4.5, .438/.385/.851, DPOY
G/F: John Havlicek (1971-72) - 27.5/8.2/7.5, .458/.834, All-NBA 1st, All-Defense 1st
F: Lebron James (2008-09) - 28.4/7.9/7.2/1.7/1.1, .489/.344/.780, MVP, All-Defense 1st
F/C: Wes Unseld (1968-69) - 13.8/18.2/2.6, .476/.605, MVP
C: Alonzo Mourning (1998-99) - 20.1/11.0/1.6/3.9, .511/.652, DPOY, 2nd in MVP, All-NBA 1st

Bench:
F/C: Elvin Hayes (1976-77) - 23.7/12.5/1.9/2.7/1.1, .501/.687, All-NBA 1st
G: Terry Porter (1990-91) - 17.0/3.5/8.0/2.0, .515/.415/.823
F: Detlef Schrempf (1994-95) - 19.2/6.2/3.8/1.1, .523/.514/.839, All-NBA 3rd
C: Jeff Ruland (1983-84) - 22.2/12.3/3.9/1.0/0.9, .579/.733
G: Jeff Hornacek (1991-92) - 20.1/5.0/5.1/2.0, .512/.439/.886

Depth:
PG: Cooper/Porter
SG: Havlicek/Cooper/Hornacek
SF: James/Schrempf/Havlicek
PF: Unseld/Hayes/James/Schrempf
C: Mourning/Hayes/Unseld/Ruland

Summary:
The Tall Firs are constructed as a reflection of our first pick, John Havlicek. We sought players who are versatile, tireless defenders with complete all-around games. Hondo is also an eight time champ: six teamed with Bill Russell and two as the leader of a young Celtics squad featuring Bill Cowens. He is the leader and heart of this squad.

After selecting Havlicek and Lebron James, we were committed to building our team around them. Our third wing, Detlef Schrempf, is a fantastic shooter(+50% from three) and playmaker, completing our three wing rotation. Our three guards are all fine playmakers, but our attack will run through our wings. Havlicek, a prototypical modern SG, will start at SG. His reputation as an elite player on both sides of the ball precedes him and there is copious evidence that he was a deft outside shooter as well (Source1Source2). Both James and Schrempf will also be used at PF for stretches, though Schrempf's overall minutes will likely be fairly limited. James is simply the biggest mismatch in the game.

Complimenting our wings, we selected bigs who were excellent rebounders and outlet passers, comfortable shooting from mid-range, and really, really strong defenders. We expect our bigs to ignite opportunities for easy buckets by our elite wings with their rebounding and passing. Defensively, our big men are all so strong that they will be able to prevent our opponents from consistently establishing deep post position. Especially with so many more slightly built historical players, guys like Mourning, Unseld, Hayes, and Ruland should really be able to give them a beating. Our bigs will also prevent second chance points with superior offensive rebounding, complemented by the superior rebounding that our wings provide.

Our guards are all nice defenders and shooters. Michael Cooper is one of the most versatile and feared defenders in the game, so our positional flexibility is highly important to maximize our match up advantages. While Hornacek and Porter were also nice defenders, they thrived as elite shooters and good playmakers. We drafted guards to be role players and we feel that Cooper, Porter, and Hornacek fit the bill perfectly.

The biggest advantage we have with our construction is superior defense at ever position. We built a team that has no attack points for our opponent. By using such physically strong big men and denying deep post position, the court will be more crowded for our opponents. With modern rules and no illegal defense calls, there will be a lot of motion, switching, and double teams facilitated by Cooper/Havlicek/James. Our team is designed to limit our opponent's space inside and hound them on the perimeter. Achieving penetration on Havlicek or Cooper will be very difficult to say the least. It's also worth noting that our starters feature two DPOY, four All-D 1st Team, and one of if not the physically toughest player ever.

[Myth_Breaker]

My roster:

PG - 6-1, 170 John Stockton
1991/92 season: 15,8 PPG on .482/.407/.782 shooting/3,3 RPG/13,7 APG /3,0 SPG/0,3 BPG.
All-NBA Second Team, All-Defensive Second Team, NBA All-Star.

SG - 6-3, 185 Alvin Robertson
1985/86 season: 17,0 PPG on .514/.276/.795 shooting/6,3 RPG/5,5 APG /3,7 SPG/0,5 BPG.
All-Defensive Second Team, Most Improved Player, Defensive Player of the Year, NBA All-Star.

SF - 6-7, 210 Billy "The Kangaroo Kid" Cunningham
1968/69 season: 24,8 PPG on .426/.737 shooting/12,8 RPG/3,5 APG.
All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Star, 3rd in season MVP voting.

PF - 6-11-7-0, 260 Tim Duncan
2002/03 season: 23,3 PPG on .513/.273/.710 shooting/12,9 RPG/3,9 APG /0,7 SPG/2,9 BPG.
All-NBA First Team, All-Defensive First Team, NBA All-Star, season MVP, Finals MVP, NBA champion.

C - 7-3, 265 Artis Gilmore
1974/75 season: 23,6 PPG on .580/.696 shooting/16,2 RPG/2,5 APG /0,8 SPG/3,1 BPG.
All-ABA First Team, ABA All-Defensive First Team, ABA All-Star, playoffs MVP, ABA champion.


Bench:

PG - 6-2, 180 Tony Parker
2006/07 season: 18,6 PPG on .520/.395/.783 shooting/3,2 RPG/5,5 APG /1,1 SPG/0,1 BPG.
NBA All-Star, Finals MVP, NBA champion.

SG - 6-3, 175 Hal Greer
1967/68 season: 24,1 PPG on .478/.769 shooting/5,4 RPG/4,5 APG.
All-NBA Second Team, NBA All-Star, All-Star Game MVP.

SF - 6-8, 228 Glen Rice
1996/97 season: 26,8 PPG on .477/.470/.867 shooting/4,0 RPG/2,0 APG /0,9 SPG/0,3 BPG.
All-NBA Second Team, NBA All-Star, All-Star Game MVP.

PF - 6-10, 215 Maurice Lucas
1977/78 season: 16,4 PPG on .458/.767 shooting/9,1 RPG/2,5 APG/0,8 SPG/0,9 BPG.
All-NBA Second Team, All-Defensive First Team, NBA All-Star.

C - 6-10, 220 Mel Daniels
1970/71 season: 21,0 PPG on .514/.679 shooting/18,0 RPG/2,2 APG.
All-ABA First Team, season MVP, ABA All-Star, All-Star Game MVP.



Remarks: All years and starter positions are subject to change. TD's height is sometimes given as 6-11, sometimes as 7-0, hence both values. I gave 1 inch of height to older-era guys who were measured barefoot - they should also receive some extra lbs due to updating they college weights put here, but it's hard to do it with any precision.

[Miller4ever]

The Really Serious Serious Guys

Jason Kidd('98-'99)/Don Buse('75-'76)
Tracy McGrady('02-'03)/Dan Majerle('92-'93)
Paul Pressey('84-'85)/Alex English('81-'82)
Nate Thurmond('67-'68)/Dan Roundfield('80-'81)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar('78-'79)/Sam Lacey('74-'75)

[jcldallas24]

Le Stampede Firehawks

Center-David Robinson

1991-1992 Defensive Player of the Year
23.2ppg 12.2rpg 2.3apg 4.5bpg
Power Forward-Dirk Nowitzki

2006-2007 NBA MVP
24.6apg 8.9rpg 3.4apg
Small Forward-Bob Dandridge

1978-1979 All Defensive first
20.4ppg 5.7rpg 4.7apg
Shooting Guard-Clyde Drexler

1988-1989 All NBA 2nd Team
27.2ppg 7.9rpg 5.8apg
Point Guard-Bob Cousy

1959-1960
19.4ppg 4.7rpg 9.5apg
Bench

Clifford Robinson

1992-1993 NBA Sixth Man of the Year
19.1ppg 6.6rpg 2.2apg 1.2spg 2.0bpg
Spencer Haywood

1969-1970 ABA Rookie of the Year, All ABA 1st team, All Star game MVP, Regular season MVP
30.0ppg 19.5rpg 2.3apg
Dave Debusschere-HOF

1973-1974 All NBA 1st Team Defense
18.1ppg 10.7rpg 3.6apg
Adrian Dantley-HOF

1983-1984 All NBA 2nd Team
30.6ppg 5.7rpg 3.9apg
Pete Maravich-HOF

1976-1977 All NBA 1st Team
31.1ppg 5.5rpg 5.4apg 1.2spg

[Snakebites]

C: Bill Walton

PF: Kevin Mchale

SF: Chris Mullin

SG: Kobe Bryant

PG: Lenny Wilkens


Bench:


Kevin Johnson


Eddie Jones


Bill Laimbeer


Kevin Willis


Drazen Petrovic

[CellarDoor]

Cellardoor:
note** All years selected are subject to change.

Gary Payton (97/98): All NBA 1st, All Defensive 1st 19.2ppg, 8.3apg, 4.6rpg

Payton is one of the two greatest defensive PGs of all time, and he's one of only 2 or 3 who are equipped to guard every point guard in this league. His on-ball defense disrupts your offense and his ball theft ends the possession altogether. Offensively he's more than a capable scorer with the ability to shoot, abuse smaller guards in the post and penetrate and kick.

Vince Carter (00/01): All NBA 2nd, 27.6ppg, 3.9apg, 5.5rpg

Lost on many at this stage is Vince's incredible years with the Raptors. On a team featuring Antonio Davis as it's second option (past prime, mind you), Vince was able to not only get them in the playoffs, but knock off the Knicks and take the 76ers to 7 games. He went for over 27 a game including shooting over 40% from 3 on five attempts a game. He has the ability to get past any defender in this league and finishes stronger than anyone. Additionally, we feel that the younger version of VC with all of his physical tools will be an even better defender when he's not the only source of offense on the floor.

Larry Bird (83/84) NBA MVP, Finals MVP, All NBA First, All Defensive 2nd 24.2ppg, 6.6apg, 10.1rpg

The greatest small forward ever. It's hard to pick a "best" season for someone who won three straight MVPs, but we went with his last All Defensive selection season. Yes, it was 2nd team. The guys on the first team: The Secretary of Defense Bobby Jones and Michael Cooper. It's arguable whether or not Ron Artest's DPOY would even have netted him a 1st team selection that year. He's one of the only three guys in the discussion for the top clutch player ever. Went for 27, 11 and 6 in the playoffs and showed off his 3pt shot at a 41% clip. Add his skill in the post and off ball along with his high IQ and great team defense and you have a monster in this league and the leader of the team.

Connie Hawins (67/68) ABA League MVP, ABA Playoffs MVP, 26.8ppg, 4.6apg, 13.5rpg

Shunned from the league due to a college point shaving scandal he was never even implicated in, Hawkins didn't make it to the ABA until 25 and the NBA until 27. He still made a hell of an impression. For comparison's sake, here's Dr. J's stats at 25 v. Hawkins, who was just entering the league: 29.3 -- 26.8, 5.0 -- 4.6, 11.0 -- 13.5. Hawkins shot better from the field with more FT attempts, higher TS%, Reb%, and Ast%. He was that good. On our team, he will be attacking the basket for both rebounds and scoring. His motivation won't be an issue since we're getting him in his first year in a professional league...he's still hungry. And a hungry Hawkins is a pretty scary thought.


Bob Lanier (73/74) 22.5ppg, 4.2apg, 13.3rpg

Lanier finished 3rd in MVP shares this season and, if you listen to True LA Fan, if not for racism may have not only garnered some All NBA teams over the years, but also an MVP. He was an efficient volume scorer with a ridiculously reliable jumper to go along with elite big man passing skills and rebounding skills and very good defense (including leading the league in DRTG in the selected year). Additionally, he was another playoff performer: with not much of a team behind him beyond Dave Bing, he managed to bring his team tot he 2nd round averagine 26, 15 and 3 on 50% shooting and great defense. On our team the defense won't have the ability to collapse on him and the big man will either have to stay at home on him or give him his jumper, pulling them away from the defense boards.\\

Buck Williams (82/83) All NBA 2nd, 17.0ppg, 1.5apg, 12.5rpg

Buck was one of the great rebounders in the league for many years. In his early years his all defensive selections were blocked by the likes of Bobby Jones (and his young age..traditionally new NBA players haven't won the award), but make no mistake, he's a fantastic defender recording DRTGs under 100 and posting ridiculous DWS. Where he excels though is efficient offense on missed shots. He was top 10 in offensive rebound percentage and TS% pretty much every year before he exited his prime. He'll serve as the first big off the bench and likely see the majority of the PF minutes.

Bruce Bowen (02/03) All Defensive 1st, 7.1ppg, 1.4apg, 2.9rpg

Everyone knows what Bowen's about. 3pt shooting, defense, karate. Low usage player who won't demand touches, but you can't leave open the 44% 3pt shooter either. He'll guard the elite wings we run into.

Arvydas Sabonis (98/99) 12.1ppg, 2.4apg, 7.9rpg

Sabonis is widely considered to have been the equivalent to a top talent all time in his prime. Problem is, his prime wasn't in the NBA. Still he was one of the more skilled big men ever, a very good passer, and just flat out big, which helps against the Wilts and Shaq's of the world. He's also known for, in addition to his post skills, a very smooth jumper that forces Cs out of the paint to contest the shot.

Kirk Hinrich (06/07) All Defensive 2nd, 16.6ppg, 6.3apg, 3.4rpg

Kirk is probably the player on my team I've seen play the most. In 06/07, he was very, very good. He's a floor general, a top flight defender, a deadeye from 3 with good dribble penetration, a great leader, and had the ability to guard all positions on the floor. His versatility will be much appreciated off my bench.

Mark Aguirre (83/84)

[TMACFORMVP]

MINUTES

PG - Chris Paul (33) - Micheal Ray Richardson (15)
SG - Micheal Ray Richardson (10) - Ray Allen (26) - Ron Artest (12)
SF - Rick Barry (34) - Ron Artest (14)
PF - Jerry Lucas (34) - Larry Nance (14)
Cc - Hakeem Olajuwon (40) - Jermaine O'neal (8)

*May roll, with backup minutes for Lucas at (Cc), in which Lucas would receive the eight minutes remaining at C, and Nance, would get the eight additional minutes cut from Lucas's minutes at the PF position.


STARTING LINEUP


PG - Chris Paul (2007-2008)

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21.1 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 11.6 APG, 2.7 SPG on .488 FG%, .369 3PT%, .851 FT%
Awards/Accolades: NBA All-Star, All-NBA First Team, All-NBA Defensive Second Team, and finished 2nd in MVP Voting behind Kobe Bryant.

SG - Micheal Ray Richardson (1980-1981)

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16.4 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 7.9 APG, 2.9 SPG on .469 FG%,
Awards/Accolades: NBA All-Star, All-NBA Defensive First Team

SF - Rick Barry (1974-1975)

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30.6 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 6.2 APG, 2.9 SPG on .464 FG% and .904 FT%
Awards/Accolades: NBA All-Star, All-NBA First Team, #4th in MVP Voting, and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player

PF - Jerry Lucas (1967-1968)

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21.5 PPG, 19.0 RPG, 3.1 APG on .520 FG% and .778 FT%
Awards/Accolades: NBA All-Star, All-NBA First Team

Cc - Hakeem Olajuwon (1993-1994)

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27.3 PPG, 11.9 RPG, 3.6 APG, 1.6 SPG, 3.7 BPG on .525 FG%, .421 3PT%, .716 FT%
Awards/Accolades: All-NBA First Team, All-NBA Defensive First Team, NBA's Most Valuable Player, NBA Finals MVP, NBA's Defensive Player of the Year

BENCH


SG - Ray Allen (2000-2001)

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22.0 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 4.6 APG on .480 FG%, .433 3PT% and .888 FT%
Awards/Accolades: NBA All-Star, All-NBA Third Team, led the league in three pointers made

SG/SF - Ron Artest (2003-2004)

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18.3 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 3.7 APG, 2.1 SPG, on .421 FG%, .310 3PT%, .733 FT%
Awards/Accolades: NBA All-Star, All-NBA Third Team, All-NBA First Team Defense, and the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year.

PF - Larry Nance (1991-1992)

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17.0 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 2.9 APG, 1.0 SPG, 3.0 BPG on .539 FG% and .822 FT%
Awards/Accolades: NBA All-Star, All-NBA Defensive 2nd Team.

Cc - Jermaine O'neal (2002-2003)

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20.8 PPG, 10.3 RPG, 2.0 APG, 2.3 BPG on .484 FG% and .731 FT%
Awards/Accolades: NBA All-Star, All-NBA Third Team

[Warspite]

SPARTANS

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PG Isiah Thomas 1986
.488FG .310 3pt .790FT  3.6RPG 10.8APG 2.2SPG 0.3BPG 3.8TO 20.9PPG

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SG Joe Dumars 1990
.480FG .400 3PT .900FT 3.0RPG 5.1APG 0.9SPG 0.0BPG 1.8TO 18.6PPG 

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SF Bobby Jones 1977
.570FG .717FT 8.3RPG 3.2APG 2.3SPG 2.0BPG  2.8TO 18.4PPG

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PF Antonio McDyess 2001
.495FG .700FT 12.1RPG 2.1APG 0.6SPG 1.5BPG 2.3TO 20.8PG

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C Wilt Chamberlain 1967
.683FG    4.8 10.8 .441FT   24.2RPG 7.8APG  24.1PPG

Bench
Bernard King SF .572FG .779FT 5.1RPG 2.1APG 1.0SPG 0.2BPG 2.6TO 26.3PPG

Jack Sikma PF/C .479FG 0.0 0.2 .154 .855FT 12.7RPG 3.4APG 1.2SPG 1.3BPG 2.6TO 19.6PPG

Mitch Richmond SG .468FG .384 3PT .813FT 4.0RPG 5.1APG 1.2SPG 0.4BPG 3.1TO 22.5PG

Tiny Archibald PG .488FG .847FT 2.8RPG 11.4APG 34.0PPG

[bastillon]

PG

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[Bruh Man]

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Bench

Yao
Brand
Melo
Battier
Roy

[Baller 24]

Roster:
Bill Russell (1962)
18.2 PPG/ 3.7 AST/ 24.0 REB/ .467 FG%/ .618 FT%
--NBA CHAMPION, NBA MVP, ALL-NBA 2ND TEAM

Dwyane Wade (2009)
30.2 PPG/ 7.5AST/ 5.0 REB/ .491 FG%/ .317 3PT %/ .765 FT%/ 2.2 STL/ 1.3 BLK
--ALL- NBA 1ST TEAM, ALL-NBA 2ND DEFENSIVE TEAM, 3RD IN MVP VOTING behind LeBron James and Kobe Brant

Grant Hill (1997)
21.4 PPG/ 7.3 AST/ 9.0 REB/ .496 FG%/ .303 3PT%/ .711 FT%/ 1.8 STL
--ALL NBA 1ST TEAM, 3RD IN MVP VOTING behind Karl Malone and Michael Jordan

Willis Reed (1970)
21.7 PPG/ 2.0 AST/ 13.9 REB/ .508 FG%/.756FT %
--NBA CHAMPION, NBA MVP, FINALS MVP, ALL NBA 1ST TEAM, ALL NBA 1ST DEFENSIVE TEAM

Derek Harper (1989)
17.2 PPG/ 7.0 AST/ 2.8 REB/ .477 FG%/ .356 3PT%/ .806 FT%/ 2.1 STL

Chris Webber (2001)
27.1 PPG/ 4.2 AST/ 11.1 REB/ .481 FG%/ .703 FT%/ 1.3 STL/ 1.7 BLK
--All-NBA 1st Team, 4Th IN VOTING VOTING

Mark Price (1990)
19.6 PPG/ 9.1 AST/ 3.4 REB/ .459 FG%/ .406 3PT%/ .888 FT%/ 1.6 STL

Kevin Durant (2009)
25.3 PPG/ 2.8 AST/ 6.5 REB/ .476 FG%/ .422 3PT%/ .863 FT%/ 1.3 STL

Doug Christie (2003)
9.9 PPG/ 2.4 AST/ 5.0 REB/ .479 FG%/ .395 3PT%/ .810 FT%/ 2.4 STL
--ALL NBA 1ST DEFENSIVE TEAM

Vlade Divac (1999)
14.3 PPG/ 4.3 AST/ 10.0 REB/ .470 FG%/ .703 FT%/ 1.0 BLK

Minutes:
PG: Derek Harper (30) – Mark Price (28)
SG: Dwyane Wade (37) – Doug Christie (11)
SF: Grant Hill (36) – Kevin Durant (12)
PF: Willis Reed (18) – Chris Webber (30)
C: Bill Russell (40) – Willis Reed (8)

Divac (Reserve – Will not play unless listed so in my writeup)

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pg: Deron Williams (2008)
sg: Reggie Miller (1990)
sf: Elgin Baylor (1961)
pf: Bob McAdoo (1974)
c: Moses Malone (1983)

Bench:
Penny Hardaway
Mark Eaton
Willie Wise
Gus Johnson
Tayshaun Prince

EDIT TO ADD:
Deron Williams (2008):
Stats:
18.8ppg|10.5apg|3.0rpg|.507 fg%|.395 3p% on 2.6 3pa|1.1spg|3.4TOV|2.4PF
.595 TS%|.544 efg|43.6 ast%|11.2WS
Playoff Stats:
12 games, 6 vs Rockets, 6 vs Lakers
21.6ppg|10.0apg|4.3rpg|.492 fg%|.500 3p%|3.6TOV|
.611TS%|.568 efg|40.6 ast%

Deron Williams is a fantastic point guard. His biggest strength imo is his scoring efficiency. Though he isn’t a waterbug like Chris Paul, he still gets to the lane and converts regularly. Even though he isn’t known for his shooting, the percentages don’t lie – he can drain jumpers as well as any ATL point guard out there save Nash. It’s this efficiency compounded with his outstanding passing that makes Deron dangerous. Playing in the Sloan’s half court offense (93.2poss/game) Deron is counted on to create a bulk of the plays and he delivers. Banging out 10.5 apg while scoring 19/game with his percentages makes Deron very challenging defensive assignment.

Reggie Miller
Stats:
24.6ppg|3.6rpg|3.8apg|1.3spg|.514 fg%|.414 3p% on 4.4 3pa|.868 FT% on 7.6 FTA
.645 TS%|.572 eFG|124ORtg|12.1WS
Playoff Stats:
Swept in 3 games against bad boy pistons
20.7ppg|4.0rpg|2.0apg|.571 fg%|.429 3p%|.905 FT%|

The greatest shooter to ever step foot on NBA Hardwood is my starting shooting guard. The man didn’t just make a living off shooting, he made his entire legacy off it. The best part about it – he can score without ever taking a single dribble. The man was Rip Hamilton with unlimited range. I chose 1990 instead of his later career because it was in 1990 that Reggie had his coming out party. He was the most heavily featured upon in the 1990 campaign and it really showed that on top of a legendary shooter, he could take it to the hole also if necessary (7.6 FTA).

Elgin Baylor (1961):
Stats:
34.8ppg|19.8rpg|5.1apg|.430fg% on 29.7 FGA|78.3ft% on 11.8 FTA
Playoff Stats:
12 games (win 3-2 over pistons) (lost 4-3 to hawks)
38.1ppg|15.3rpg|4.6apg|.470 fg%|

For my money this guy has to be one of the most athletic guys to ever play the game. He rebounds like a center, 2nd in the league in scoring, and lead the lakers in assists. He got to the line more than anyone but Wilt, and did all of this while playing 43 minutes a game. This man did it all, and did it all well. Leading the league in PER ahead of Wilt Chamberlain is probably the biggest testament to Baylor’s versatility. As for defense: he was the best player on the best defensive team of 1961.

Bob McAdoo (1974)
Stats:
30.6ppg|15.1rpg|2.3apg|1.2spg|3.3spg|.547 fg%|.793 ft% on 7.8 FTA|
.594 TS%|.547 efg|25.4 drb%|3.8 block%|95 DRtg|15.3WS
Playoff Stats:
6 games (lost 4-2 to Celtics)
31.7ppg|13.7rpg|1.5apg|.478 fg%|.809 ft%|45.2mpg|92 DRtg

Bob McAdoo, one of the most underrated players in NBA history, anchors my PF spot. Bill Russell and John Havlicek both cite McAdoo as the greatest shooter either has ever seen. McAdoo, Wilt, and Shaq are the only players in league history to lead the league in scoring and shooting percentage, much less fta/game to boot. With such a scoring talent, it’s easy to write him off as “just a scorer”. However Bob can board and block with the best of them. 15.1 rpg and 3.3 blocks are better raw numbers than Elvin Hayes, Bob Lanier, Spencer Haywood and other “defensive” centers of his era.

Moses Malone (1983):
Stats:
24.5ppg|15.3rpg|2.0bpg|1.1spg|.501fg%|.761ft% on 10.1 fta
.578 ts%|.501 efg%|16.8orb%|97DRtg
Playoff Stats:
13 games (4-0 over Knicks) (4-1 over Bucks) (4-0 over Lakers)
26ppg|15.8rpg|1.5apg|1.9bpg|1.1spg|96DRtg

Moses Malone, the most enigmatic center of the GOAT candidates. The most unique aspect of Moses’s game is his offensive rebounding. Nobody else in the game can even come close to Moses’s ability to snag o-boards. 7.7 offensive rebounds a game means close to 8 extra possessions a game. It is such a rare and valuable skill, the extent of which is unbelievably significant. Other than the offensive rebounding, Moses was an anchor both offensively and defensively. The ’83 sixers ranked 5th offensively and defensively with Moses as the MVP/Finals MVP. He shot the most FTs, got fouled the most, racked up the most win shares, and thoroughly outplayed KAJ to cap off the most dominant finals run of all time.

Penny Hardaway (1995):
Stats:
20.9 ppg|4.4rpg|7.2apg|1.7spg|.3bpg|.512 fg%|.349 3p%|
0.599 ts%|.550 efg|
Playoff Stats:
21 games (3-1 over Celtics) (4-2 over bulls) (4-3 over pacers) (lost 4-0 to Rockets)
19.6ppg|3.8rpg|7.7apg|.472 fg%|.404 3p%|
.582 ts%|.538 efg%|
Penny is a luxury to have on my bench. The guy made 1st team all-nba over guys like Stockton, Payton, and Mitch Richmond. His play is not done justice by the stats. He was a gazelle down the court and was the best player to throw no-look passes since Magic. In the playoffs, not even Pippen could keep him under wraps. He’ll be a nightmare to guard, can handle the ball, spelling Deron Williams for LONG stretches, and instantly change the pace of a game. Plus his post game is a big advantage against opposing guards, and his killer spin move an advantage against sf that try and check him.

Mark Eaton (1985)
Stats:
9.7ppg|11.3rpg|1.5apg|0.4spg|5.6bpg|.449 fg%|.712 FT%|
8.7% block%|.502 ts%|.449 efg%|96.5 DRtg|6.7 DWS

With no 7 footers on the roster, Mark Eaton is overcompensation. 7’4 and 275lbs, Eaton is a mountain of a man, as well as a defensive stalwart. In an interview with Chick Hearn, he’s 7’3 and 3/4 barefooted. That makes him 7’5 in shoes – Yao sized. On top of sheer size, he’s 5 all-defense teams and a pair of DPOYS certifies Eaton as a bona fide stopper, as capable of a defender as anyone who has played the game. The man has a 90 inch wingspan. Go grab a calculator. That’s 7’6. A defensive rebounding leader, blocks leader, and DPOY all rolled into one is a pretty good defensive specialist for a team to have.

Willie Wise (1974)
Stats:
22.3ppg|7.6rpg|3.7apg|.490 fg%|1.4 spg
Playoff Stats:
18 games (4-2 over San Diego) (4-3 over Indiana) (4-1 over the NY Nets)
23.3ppg|8.3rpg|2.7apg|.460fg%|
2x all-defensive ABA, 2x all-ABA 2nd team. Making all-defense in the 1970’s ABA was not an easy task. The league was full of scoring swingmen like Dr. J and George Gervin. Willie was no slouch offensively either, regularly posting 20+ppg seasons. Sports Illustrated would name him one of the best 2-way players in pro basketball. The man was a junk yard dog, except his play was well beyond normal JYDs like Ruben Patterson and the like. Dr. J praised Wise as one of the toughest competitors he had ever seen. Opposing coach Bobby Leonard echos SI’s sentiments on his two-wayness and especially lauds his defensive passion to “do that type of dirty work.”

Gus Johnson (1971)
Stats:
18.2 ppg|17.1rpg|2.9apg|.453 fg%|.738 ft%|19.6 rb%
Gus Johnson was a tough, undersized defender. At 6’6, Gus would defend swingmen like Oscar, and also help double down on Wilt. He’s been cited to have brought down 3 backboards, and an apocryphal anecdote reports his standing vert to be 11’6. Moreso, he was selected to be on the all-defense team ahead of more recognized names like Elvin Hayes, Willis Reed, and Paul Silas. More impressively, Gus Johnson made the All-NBA team ahead of those same HOFers which is a testament to his well rounded, and underappreciated game.

Tayshaun Prince (2007):
Stats:
14.3ppg|5.2rpg|2.8apg|.6spg|.7spg|.460 fg%|.386 3p%|.768 ft%

Tayshaun’s role at the end of my bench is to round out the defensive 2nd team. His body of work is evident. He played in integral part in hounding Kobe to crappy shooting in the ’04 finals. By 2007, Prince still retained his defensive effectiveness and added a deadly 3 point shot to his repertoire. He plays Lebron James, the ultimate SF scorer of this past decade, the best anyone can – holding him to 23.7 ppg (career average 27.8) on .415 shooting (.474). Thanks to the advanced metrics at 82games.com we can see that he holds opposing sf to a per of 12, 3 full points below the league average. He has a low TO rate, plays fantastic defense, and drains the open shot. These are things you exactly want out of your end-of-the-bench-player.

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Magic Johnson (86-87)
accolades: MVP, finals MVP, all-NBA, all-star
stats:

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     MPG   PPG   RPG   APG   SPG   BPG   TOV   TS%
RS  36.3  23.9   6.3  12.2   1.7   0.5   3.8  60.2
PO  37.0  21.8   7.7  12.2   1.7   0.4   2.8  60.2

Jerry Sloan (68-69)
accolades: all-star, 1st defensive team
stats:

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     MPG   PPG   RPG   APG   SPG   BPG   TOV   TS%
RS  37.7  16.8   7.9   3.5  ~2.3  ~0.2   ---  47.9

Scottie Pippen (93-94)
accolades: all-star MVP, 1st all-NBA, 1st all-defensive, 3rd MVP voting, 4th DPOTY voting
stats:

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     MPG   PPG   RPG   APG   SPG   BPG   TOV   TS%
RS  38.3  22.0   8.7   5.6   2.9   0.8   3.2  54.4
PO  38.4  22.8   8.3   4.6   2.4   0.7   3.7  52.1

Dave Cowens (75-76)
accolades: NBA champion, all-defensive 1st, 3rd MVP voting (almost won), all-star, all-NBA 2nd
stats:

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     MPG   PPG   RPG   APG   SPG   BPG   TOV   TS%
RS  39.8  19.0  16.0   4.2   1.2   0.9  ~2.7  50.8
PO  44.3  21.0  16.4   4.6   1.2   0.7  ~2.9  49.8

Dwight Howard (08-09)
accolades: DPOTY, all-star, all-defensive 1st, all-NBA 1st, 4th MVP voting
stats:

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     MPG   PPG   RPG   APG   SPG   BPG   TOV   TS%
RS  35.7  20.6  13.8   1.4   1.0   2.9   3.0  60.0
PO  39.3  20.3  15.4   1.9   0.9   2.6   2.9  63.4

bench:
Shawn Kemp (95-96)
accolades: all-NBA 2nd, 8th MVP voting, all-star
stats:

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     MPG   PPG   RPG   APG   SPG   BPG   TOV   TS%
RS  33.3  19.6  11.4   2.2   1.2   1.6   4.0  63.1
PO  36.0  20.9  10.4   1.5   1.2   2.0   4.0  64.0

David Thompson (77-78)
accolades: all-NBA 1st, 3rd in MVP voting, all-star
stats:

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     MPG   PPG   RPG   APG   SPG   BPG   TOV   TS%
RS  37.8  27.2   4.9   4.5   1.2   1.2   3.1  57.8
PO  37.0  25.2   4.1   4.0   0.7   1.6   3.0  50.3

Ralph Sampson (85-86)
accolades: all-star
stats:

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     MPG   PPG   RPG   APG   SPG   BPG   TOV   TS%
RS  36.3  18.9  11.1   3.6   1.3   1.6   3.6  51.6
PO  37.1  20.0  10.8   4.0   1.5   1.8   3.6  56.5