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What if Kobe never tore his achilles?

How far would the Lakers have gone in 2013? What does the rest of his career look like?

Who would win a series between 2017 Warriors and 1998 Bulls

Bill Walton of course. Swept Abdul Jabbar

Easily Len Bias.

He died before ever stepping foot on the NBA court and got drafted to a then stacked Celtics team. Would they have been champions again in the late 80s? Would they have traded him for a more win now player? So many questions

Aldridge, Oden, and Roy healthy together for ten years.

Bosh coming back to heat and knocking out cavs to deny their chip would have been crazy. We’ve seen the heat wreck some potential dynasty’s lately in bucks and Celtics so not impossible. Bosh and Bam duo would be nice. Wade wouldn’t have left.

1. Len Bias

2. Calipari wanted to draft Kobe. He was really the only one considering Kobe in the lottery, and the Nets had the 8th pick. Other teams were hesitant to pick a high schooler so high, but Calipari saw it in Kobe.

However, he was a first-time NBA coach, and Kobe's team was successful in their last-minute push to scare Calipari. Arn Tellem, his agent, threatened that the future star would be more comfortable playing in Italy than for a franchise like the Nets. Imagine how damaging it would be to Calipari's efforts to establish himself as an NBA coach if he spent a top-ten pick on a guy who was playing in a different continent.

Sonny Vaccaro was also advising Bryant, and at the time he was working for adidas (Bryant was already committed to the three stripes). Calipari didn't have a relationship with Vaccaro, or the juice, at the time that would have allowed him to overcome their respective shoe affiliations.

So, what if Calipari had gone with his gut? Does he last in the pros with a Hall of Famer instead of Kerry Kittles? And if so, does he ever go back to college? Even if he does, does he first take a MM like Memphis to the final before getting a huge gig like Kentucky, or does he simply fall into a pretty good job at a power conference school and stay? Is there another coach who could have pulled Wall, Boogie, and Eric Bledsoe in the same class, or AD, MKG, and Teague in another? I think his recruiting success forced Coach K to change his team building philosophy that helped modernize Duke. There are just so many ripples from one night in 1996...

Always wonder about Ralph Sampson and Hakeem. If they really could’ve been contenders during the late 80’s if Ralph stayed healthy. Would’ve loved it if Hakeem could’ve been able to contend for longer with a better built roster earlier in his career. Remember that they made it to the finals 5 years before Jordan was able to get past the East.

Brandon Roy.

What if Dr. J and Pistol Pete actually got to play with each other on the hawks. That would've been lob city back in the 70's.

Kobe once said “We’re fortunate that Allen Iverson isn’t 6’5”.”

What if he was?