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If you made a team of only bigs from any year, which year could beat 2023-24? (alien.top)
submitted 9 months ago by zincinzincout@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space
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Strictly 6’11”+ players in their current form as of the year chosen, not their peak from an era. Need at least 8, ideally 10 players.

Right now, there’s just such a diverse skillset among dominant bigs that you could have a legitimate team so long as they didn’t need to play against sneaky athletic lunch pail guys that would feast on steals

What year is beating this roster?

Jokic at the 1

KD at the 2

Embiid at the 3

Giannis at the 4

Gobert or Lopez at the 5

Diverse skillset Backups: Gobert/Lopez, Porzingis, KAT, Chet, Wemby, and more still that are worth considering

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[–] Most-Traffic-5502@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

counting KD as a big is unfair, he plays like a guard. Give me 2002 with Duncan KG Shaq Chris Webber & Dirk

[–] grapplebaby@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Malone should count if KD does.

[–] runevault@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Malone is only 6'9" so doesn't clear the 6'11" requirement.

[–] throwawayyrofl@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

These comments got me thinking: what era would have the worst starting 5? Gotta be early to mid 2010’s right

[–] AcrobaticFeedback@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

PJ Tucker, Zion Williamson, Charles Barkley, Kenneth Lofton Jr and Glen Big Baby Davis.

[–] 480AHole@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

97-98 Shaq

Duncan

Hakeem

D. Robinson

Mourning

Ewing

Garnett

[–] Colangelo_Ball@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I’m going old school. 1968-69

Wes Unseld, Nate Thurmond, Elvin Hayes, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain.

Backups: Willis Reed, Walt Bellamy

Nobody would shoot threes but they’d wreck shit defensively and rebounding.

[–] larrylegend33goat@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

48 minutes of high octane basketball. They would probably have good chemistry having played against each other so often and defense would transition to offense mighty fast

[–] Colangelo_Ball@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

A few of them averaged over 4 assists for their career so passing wouldn’t be an issue. High fundamentals too and championship experience.

[–] Crafty-Document-3340@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

The same teams, but last seasons. :)

[–] icanseeyourpantsuu@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Wilt, Hakeem, Duncan, KG, Moses.

Put Wilt at PG. Man can assist.

[–] PikeandShot1648@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Kareem, Wilt, Hakeem, KG, Duncan

[–] UnsuspectingS1ut@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You did it wrong

[–] Nweber15@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

It's hard to read apparently

[–] katpapiiiiii@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Nic claxton

[–] Public-Product-1503@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Picking gobert n Lopez over AD is certainly a choice . Especially when AD is the best perimeter defender n off ball player of the bunch and his skill set is most useful eith other stars here