NBA Dream Team: Who's Your Starting 5?
January 29, 2010 7:40 AM ET
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MJ, Wilt, Kobe, LeBron, Magic? Who would you select with the first pick for your all-time NBA team
Early this morning, a debate broke out among the SportsCenter staff in the show pod. The question was, “If you had to choose 5 players to start on an all-time NBA team, who would it be?” After about 15 minutes, we decided to do a draft. Four teams, and each picked a starting 5. The Team names are based on the order of the draft (Team A had the 1st pick, but in this “snake-style draft”, team A did not select again until pick number 8). For the record, Michel Jordan did NOT go with the first pick - here's how the 1st round went: 1) Chamberlain, 2) Jordan, 3) Magic, 4) LeBron
After checking out the teams below, let us know which team you would take to win.
Team A (pick number)
C Wilt Chamberlain (1)
PF Tim Duncan
SF Oscar Robertson
SG Jerry West
PG John Stockton
After the jump, check out the three-remaining NBA dream teams and the notable players who didn't make the cut. Team B
C Bill Russell
PF Charles Barkley
SF Elgin Baylor
SG Michael Jordan (2)
PG Pete Maravich
Team C
C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
PF Hakeem Olajuwon
SF Larry Bird
SG Julius Erving
PG Magic Johnson (3)
Team D
C Shaquille O’Neal
PF Kevin Garnett
SF LeBron James (4)
SG Kobe Bryant
PG Isiah Thomas
Some Notable Players Not Selected: (In alphabetical order)
Bob Cousy
George Gervin
Walt Frazier
John Havlicek
Elvin Hayes
Karl Malone
Moses Malone
George Mikan
Earl Monroe
Bob Pettit
Tags: Hakeem Olajuwon, Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille ONeal, Lebron James, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Jerry West, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Pete Maravich, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, John Stockton, Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Isiah Thomas, Tim Duncan, Elvin Hayes, Oscar Robertson, John Havlicek, Bob Cousy, George Gervin, Walt Frazier, George Mikan, Earl Monroe, Bob Pettit
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