All-Time Teams for the All-Time Greats

I thought I'd see if I could create some fun topics to tide us over while we wait for the 2017 season to begin. Here's a game I thought we could try: All-Time Teams for the All-Time Greats.

Rather than simply picking the all-time teams for each NBA club, this is player-specific. So, for example, LeBron's all-time team could include players from both the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Miami Heat. The only catch is that they must have been his teammates at one time or another. In other words, you can't choose from the team's all-time roster, only players who played with your selected player.

The Rules

• You can make an all-time team for any player (preferably one who is actually widely considered an all-time NBA great) including a player that someone else has already mentioned, if you have a different lineup to suggest.
• Teams will consist of five starters, and seven bench players, similar to an All-Star squad.
• As mentioned above, the players must have been teammates. In other words, Michael Jordan and Derrick Rose cannot be on the same squad; it's all-time teams for individual players, not teams.
• All-Star, college, high school, national, and charity game teams and so on do not count. Only NBA teams.
• Picks don't have to be based on the year the players played together. In other words, they don't necessarily have to have played with one another when they were both in their prime.

A template, if you want it:

Code:

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C:
F:
F:
G:
G:

Bench:




I'll get the ball rolling with my obvious choice of Michael Jordan.

Michael Jordan

C: Robert Parish
F: Dennis Rodman
F: Scottie Pippen
G: Michael Jordan
G: B.J. Armstrong

Bench:

Horace Grant
George Gervin
Charles Oakley
Jerry Stackhouse
Toni Kukoc
Steve Kerr
Orlando Woolridge

Shaquille O'Neal

C: The man himself
F: Amar'e Stoudemire
F: LeBron James
G: Kobe Bryant
G: Penny Hardaway

Bench:
Steve Nash
Dwyane Wade
Paul Pierce
Kevin Garnett
Kendrick Perkins
Karl Malone
Joel Anthony

Shaq and Joel on the same team? Just unfair.

He certainly has had some great teammates over the years. Gary Payton's another candidate for the lineup, too.

Kobe Bryant

C - Shaq
F - Gasol
F - Odom
G - Kobe
G - Nash

Bench:
Howard
Malone
Rodman
Jones
Payton

I'm sure I missed some awesome players, Van Exel just misses out.

Coached by Jackson or Coach K.

Robert Horry

C: Shaq
F: Duncan
F: Drexler
G: Kobe
G: Steve Nash

Bench:
Olajuwon
Kidd
Ginobili
Nick Van Exel
Sam Cassell
Kevin Johnson
Robert Horry


Honorable Mentions: Mitch Richmond, Glen Rice, Pete Chilcutt, Pete Chilcutt, formx

Scottie Pippen

C: Hakeem Olajuwon
F: Charles Barkley
F: Scottie Pippen
G: Michael Jordan
G: Rod Strickland

Bench:

Dennis Rodman
Arvydas Sabonis
B.J. Armstrong
Rasheed Wallace
Shawn Kemp
Steve Smith
Horace Grant

Tracy McGrady

C: Yao Ming
F: Tim Duncan
F: Grant Hill
G: McGrady
G: Tony Parker

Bench:
Luis Scola
Ron Artest
Vince Carter
Dikembe Mutombo
Rafer Alston
Shane Battier
Manu Ginobili

Allen Iverson

C: Dikembe Mutombo
F: Chris Webber
F: Carmelo Anthony
G: Andre Iguodala
G: Allen Iverson

Bench:
6. Toni Kukoc
7. Rasheed Wallace
8. Kyle Korver
9. Marcus Camby
10. Marc Gasol
11. Andre Miller
12. Mike Conley

Tim Duncan

C: David Robinson
F: Tim Duncan
F: Sean Elliott
G: Manu Ginobili
G: Tony Parker

Bench:

Mario Elie
Steve Smith
Robert Horry
Michael Finley
Nick Van Exel
Terry Porter
Kevin Willis

Steve Kerr

C: Shaquille O'Neal
F: Tim Duncan
F: Scottie Pippen
G: Michael Jordan
G: Tony Parker

Bench:

6. David Robinson
7. Dennis Rodman
8. Manu Ginobili
9. Ron Harper
10. Steve Kerr
11. Kevin Johnson
12. Tom Chambers

Robert Horry

C: Shaquille O'neal
F: Hakeem Olajuwon
F: Tim Duncan
G: Kobe Bryant
G: Jason Kidd

Bench:
6. Clyde Drexler
7. Kevin Johnson
8. Dennis Rodman
9. Glen Rice
10. Manu Ginobili
11. Horace Grant
12. Robert Horry

Honorable Mentions: Steve Nash, Tony Parker, Ron Harper, A.C Green, Sam Cassell, Hedo Turkoglu, Glen Robinson, Kevin Willis, Damon Stoudemire, Mitch Richmond

the guy played with some talented guys for sure

Damon Stoudamire
aka the Jail Blazers

C: Rasheed Wallace
F: Zach Randolph
F: Ruben Patterson
G: Bonzi Wells
G: Damon Stoudamire

Bench:
Qyntel Woods
Isaiah Rider
Derek Anderson
Darius Miles
Ha Seung-Jin
Dale Davis
Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje

Charles Barkley

C: Hakeem Olajuwon
F: Charles Barkley
F: Julius Erving
G: Clyde Drexler
G: Scottie Pippen

Bench:

Moses Malone
Kevin Johnson
Dan Majerle
Maurice Cheeks
Michael Finley
A.C. Green
World B. Free

Steve Nash

C: Amar'e Stoudemire
F: Pau Gasol
F: Shawn Marion
G: Kobe Bryant
G: Nash

Bench:
Jason Kidd
Boris Diaw
Dwight Howard
Raja Bell
Leandro Barbosa
Kevin Johnson
Ron Artest

This might be sidetracking from Andrew's rule of all time greats but since my all time fav team is van grizzlies, and their all time greatest was raheem. I guess I will give this a go just for fun.

Shareef Abdul-Rahim

C: Theo Ratliff
F: Rasheed Wallace
F: Shareef Abdul-Rahim
G: Nick Van Exel
G: Mike Bibby

Bench:
Damon Stoudemire
Tony Kukoc
Bryant Reeves
Dale Davis
Metta World Peace
Zach Randolph
Greg Anthony (or Kevin Martin)




Roster turned out to be better than expected. Probably a bottom half playoffs team.

The main intention is all-time greats, but no harm in suggesting teams for other noteworthy players. It's all in fun.

Dwyane Wade

C: Shaquille O'Neal
F: Chris Bosh
F: LeBron James
G: Dwyane Wade
G: Gary Payton

Bench:

Amar'e Stoudemire
Anfernee Hardaway
Eddie Jones
Alonzo Mourning
Jason Williams
Antoine Walker
Udonis Haslem

I decided to exclude Jimmy Butler and Rajon Rondo from consideration, since they haven't actually played with him yet in a regular game.

ROBERT PARISH


C- Bill Walton
PF - Kevin Mchale
SF - Larry Bird
SG - Michael Jordan
PG - Tiny Archibald

Robert Parish
Alonzo Mourning
Dennis Rodman
Scottie Pippen
Rick Barry
Reggie Lewis
Jo Jo White

Patrick Ewing

C: Patrick Ewing
F: Charles Oakley
F: Grant Hill
G: Tracy McGrady
G: Gary Payton

Bench:

Latrell Sprewell
John Starks
Larry Johnson
Allan Houston
Bernard King
Marcus Camby
Mark Jackson

man we need some of these teams in nba 2k. i wanna play these match ups

I'd definitely throw it out there as a modding idea, sure. Could be fun!

Magic Johnson

C: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
F: Bob McAdoo
F: James Worthy
G: Eddie Jones
G: Magic Johnson

Bench:

Vlade Divac
Byron Scott
Norm Nixon
Orlando Woolridge
Spencer Haywood
Jamaal Wilkes
Maurice Lucas

Joe Smith

C: Ben Wallace
F: LeBron James
F: Kevin Durant
G: Kobe Bryant
G: Kevin Garnett

Bench:
Russell Westbrook
Carmelo Anthony
Pau Gasol
Chris Webber
Lamar Odom
Chauncey Billups
Joe Smith

Tony Massenburg

C: David Robinson
F: Tim Duncan
F: Larry Bird
G: Manu Ginobili
G: John Stockton

Bench
Pedja Stojakovic
Kevin McHale
Robert Parish
Tim Hardaway
Doug Christie
Karl Malone
Tony Massenburg

hey man tony massenburg is not an all time great. besides aint no one beating the robert parish team. nothing but hall of famers and reggie lewis

Loved my Tony Massenburg, he may not have been a good player but was a genuine hard working blue collar player. I remember him shedding tears in post game interview after scoring 20+ points for the Grizzlies. Those years with Vancouver were his best days and he thoroughly enjoyed playing there. Good man but poor player.

Karl Malone

C: Shaquille O'Neal
F: Karl Malone
F: Adrian Dantley
G: Kobe Bryant
G: John Stockton

Bench:

Gary Payton
Jeff Hornacek
Jeff Malone
Tom Chambers
Mark Eaton
Darryl Dawkins
John Starks