Best collection of talent at one position, same team, same time

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Best collection of talent at one position, same team, same time 

Post#1 » by SUPERVILLAIN » Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:17 am

Steve Nash, Jason Kidd and Kevin Johnson.

These three Hall of Fame point guards played together for the Suns during 1996 to1998. Unbelievable. That's the greatest point guard depth in history. (https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/1997.html)

So here's a question. Has there ever been more greatness at one position on the same team at the same time? Or maybe something close to it?
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Post#2 » by Yinwest » Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:23 am

Early 80’s Celtics had the forwards rotation of Bird, McHale, Wedman and cornbeard.

Edit: Not exactly one position, but pretty close….
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Post#3 » by jokeboy86 » Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:25 pm

Obviously not Hall of Famers but I remember when the Lakers had Eddie Jones to go with Kobe and 76ers had Stackhouse to go with Iverson at SG. Now obviously we know both of them had to go.
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Post#4 » by collidingNeurons » Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:36 pm

Suns had Jason Kidd, Kevin Johnson and Steve Nash all on the roster at the same time
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Post#5 » by 76thBearCub » Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:41 pm

collidingNeurons wrote:Suns had Jason Kidd, Kevin Johnson and Steve Nash all on the roster at the same time


I remember seeing this somewhere recently.
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Post#6 » by Salieri » Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:45 pm

A frontcourt of Pau, Bynum and Odom was not to be taken lightly, even if individually the names weren't HoF powerhouses.

Also, Duncan and Robinson playing together always felt like playing with cheat mode activated to me.
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Post#7 » by collidingNeurons » Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:46 pm

76thBearCub wrote:
collidingNeurons wrote:Suns had Jason Kidd, Kevin Johnson and Steve Nash all on the roster at the same time


I remember seeing this somewhere recently.

yeah it's true, Nash didn't play a lot in the beginning since he was a rookie but played more towards the end of the year
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Post#8 » by PistolPeteJR » Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:47 pm

Since Tim was really a center, I’m going with Duncan and Robinson ;)
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Post#9 » by Lockdown504090 » Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:55 pm

presently its gotta be tatum and brown right? two sfs with the same skillset trying to coexist together is very interesting to watch. watching the other team decide who to give more defensive attention to on a nightly basis is fun.
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Post#10 » by NyKnicks1714 » Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:59 pm

Phoenix once had Kevin Johnson, Jason Kidd, and Steve Nash on the roster at the same time.
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Post#11 » by sca » Thu Nov 25, 2021 9:02 pm

collidingNeurons wrote:
76thBearCub wrote:
collidingNeurons wrote:Suns had Jason Kidd, Kevin Johnson and Steve Nash all on the roster at the same time


I remember seeing this somewhere recently.

yeah it's true, Nash didn't play a lot in the beginning since he was a rookie but played more towards the end of the year

Try reading the OP maybe :wink:
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Post#12 » by collidingNeurons » Thu Nov 25, 2021 9:09 pm

oh i missed it was in the OP message, just canned through it, and being a Suns fan and having been around and having seem that team in person my hometown pride need to mention it, so i ddont mind that i overlooked the obvious
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Post#13 » by 76thBearCub » Thu Nov 25, 2021 9:20 pm

collidingNeurons wrote:oh i missed it was in the OP message, just canned through it, and being a Suns fan and having been around and having seem that team in person my hometown pride need to mention it, so i ddont mind that i overlooked the obvious



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Post#14 » by BHF » Thu Nov 25, 2021 9:25 pm

collidingNeurons wrote:Suns had Jason Kidd, Kevin Johnson and Steve Nash all on the roster at the same time


wait what the? LOL
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Post#15 » by witnessraps » Thu Nov 25, 2021 9:26 pm

some that come to mind

Paul George/Kawhi Leonard
Durant/Draymond
Harden/CP3
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Post#16 » by Captain_Obvious » Thu Nov 25, 2021 9:42 pm

For PF - not HoF but allstar level (on paper)

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Post#17 » by Mamba4Goat » Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:14 pm

Is it the best collection while they were all together or are we looking for the best collection of names at a position on a team at the same time?
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Post#18 » by Johnny Tomala » Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:28 pm

Kevin Johnson is not a Hall of Famer.
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Post#19 » by celticfan42487 » Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:29 pm

PistolPeteJR wrote:Since Tim was really a center, I’m going with Duncan and Robinson ;)


^ this was the first thing that came to my mind.
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Post#20 » by G35 » Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:34 pm

Imo, the late 90's early 00's Blazers had the most talented rotation of big men at one time, the 2000 Blazers had these guys at the same time to combat Shaq:

Rasheed Wallace
Arvydas Sabonis
Jermaine O'Neal
Brian Grant
I'm so tired of the typical......

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