NBA Dream Team: Who's Your Starting 5?


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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