Favorite 10 Players To Ever Play On Your Team

[Nowitness]

4 Guards
4 Forwards
2 Centers

Go

[Taller than CP3]

Kevin Johnson, Dan Majerle, Steve Nash, Jeff Hornysack

Charles Barkley, Tom Chambers, Amare Stoudemire, Shawn Marion

Oliver Miller and Mark West

[Smook A.]

I started watching basketball in the 90s, when I was a kid, so I never got to see the greatest Rockets like Moses Malone, Elvin Hayes, Calvin Murphy, and Ralph Sampson play.

Anyway, here's my list.

Hakeem Olajuwon
Yao Ming
Tracy McGrady
Steve Francis
Clyde Drexler
Kenny Smith
Cuttino Mobley
Sam Cassell
Aaron Brooks
Kyle Lowry

Honorable Mentions
Chuck Hayes/Luis Scola/Shane Battier - Like what they brought to the team. They were never selfish players and always played with their hearts.
Dwight/Harden - I like these guys, but they're not my favorite Rockets yet because they both haven't been part of the team for a long time.
Mario Ellie - "Kiss of Death". That is all.

[Angel Face]

Guards:

MJ
Rose
Kerr
Armstrong
Harper

Yeah, I put 5

Forwards:

Pip
Rodman
Kukoc
Grant

Centers:

Noah

Yes, only one... Not a fan of Longley, Cartwright and others.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Guards:

Mo Williams
Dwyane Wade
Kyrie Irving
Ray Allen

Forwards:

LeBron James
Chris Bosh
Kevin Love
Shane Battier

Center:

Anderson Varejao
Chris "Birdman" Anderson

[T_L_P]

Porter
Avery
Manu
Bones

Bowen
Elliott
Horry
Duncan

Robinson
Splitter

HM to Chucky Brown, Kurt Thomas and Tony Parker.

[T_L_P]

I started watching basketball in the 90s, when I was a kid, so I never got to see the greatest Rockets like Moses Malone, Elvin Hayes, Calvin Murphy, and Ralph Sampson play.

Anyway, here's my list.

Hakeem Olajuwon
Yao Ming
Tracy McGrady
Steve Francis
Clyde Drexler
Kenny Smith
Cuttino Mobley
Sam Cassell
Aaron Brooks
Kyle Lowry

Honorable Mentions
Chuck Hayes/Luis Scola/Shane Battier - Like what they brought to the team. They were never selfish players and always played with their hearts.
Dwight/Harden - I like these guys, but they're not my favorite Rockets yet because they both haven't been part of the team for a long time.
Mario Ellie - "Kiss of Death". That is all.


Some great names there. Cat is definitely slept on.

Battier would make my top 5 Houston players for sure. Hustle and defense -- the only things I look for in a role player, and Battier mastered both.

[MP.Trey]

Oh wow, okay

4 guards:
Kyrie Irving
Mark Price*
Andre Miller
Boobie Gibson (just for that one game 6)

HM: Anthony Parker, Dion Waiters, Damon Jones, Ricky Davis, Baron Davis, World B. Free*

4 forwards:
LeBron James
Larry Nance*
Shawn Kemp*
Anthony Bennett

HM: Darius Miles, Tristan Thompson, ummm... Donyell Marshall?

2 Centers:
Anderson Varejao
Big Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Zydrunas Ilgauskas

HM: Shaq, Ben Wallace, Brad Daugherty*



* to all the players I never had the chance to see play, but love watching old footage of.

[NZStreetBaller]

Guards:

Mo Williams
Dwyane Wade
Kyrie Irving
Ray Allen

Forwards:

LeBron James
Chris Bosh
Kevin Love
Shane Battier

Center:

Anderson Varejao
Chris "Birdman" Anderson :roll: I got it

[HOoopCityJones]

Kobe
Magic
Fisher
Nick Van Exel



Pau Gasol
Eddie Jones
Rick Fox
James Worthy

Shaq
Kareem

[kshutts1]

Guards:
Harper
Burrell
Hinrich
Rose
Korver

Forwards:
Pippen
Buechler
Kukoc
Rodman
Brand
HM - Artest

Centers:
Noah
Wennington
HM - Brad Miller

[kshutts1]

Guards:

Mo Williams
Dwyane Wade
Kyrie Irving
Ray Allen

Forwards:

LeBron James
Chris Bosh
Kevin Love
Shane Battier

Center:

Anderson Varejao
Chris "Birdman" Anderson
I don't get it.

Unless I missed a ton of player movement, your "team" is Lebron James. Gotta leave him off.

[Nets fan 93]

Gaurds:
Jason Kidd
Vince Carter
Deron Williams
Joe Johnson

Forwards:
Richard Jefferson
Paul Pierce
Kris Humphries
Mikki Moore

Centers:
Brook Lopez
Nenad Krstic

[9512]

4 Guards
4 Forwards
2 Centers

Go

Team = Seattle Supersonics

4 guards =

Nate McMillan: They called Gary Payton the "glove" sometime during the 90s but as a joke, Nate's nickname was the "mitten" as he had defensive prowess just not as a high caliber as GP. He was undoubtedly the Sonics' locker room guy and was very influential to the veterans and rookies alike. His presence in the Seattle area and his professionalism was something I greatly appreciated about him.

Ray Allen: He was the Sonics' franchise player from 2003-2007. To compensate for what was lacking with team success (apart from the 2005 playoff run), Ray brought some excitement from an individual success POV. He made the most 3s in one season (since then broken by Stephen Curry recently). His silky smooth jumper is one of the most aesthetically pleasing I have personally witnessed in person.

"Downtown" Freddie Brown (never saw him play as he retired before I got into NBA ball but had the 3 point line been there throughout his whole career, he would've been right at the top along with Reggie Miller and Ray Allen.) I guess you could say he was Seattle's Ray Allen before Ray Allen came to Seattle.

Vincent Askew: to most fans he is virtually unknown. But I always loved his tough 1 on 1 defense and his ability to create shots on offense and draw fouls. He was the Sonics' version of John Starks as he rose to the ranks of the NBA by playing overseas and in the CBA. And of course I am a sucker for an underdog baller.

Interestingly enough I didn't include GP because OP said 4 guards. GP would've been my 5th favorite guard.

4 forwards =

Shawn Kemp: He's the reign man! Gary Payton may have been the best player of those teams in the 1990s but Kemp brought the power dunks and flamboyance of a showman. That dunk over Alton Lister in the 1992 playoffs vs the GSWs is one of my most cherished memories ever as a Sonics fan.

Kevin Durant: Yes I counted him because he played his NBA rookie season with the Sonics in Seattle. Even as a young 19 year old rookie he had poise, skill, and greatness written all over him.

I can only say those 2 forwards are my favorites and cannot name 2 others who are my favorites. Even though Detlef Schrempf was a great baller, I cannot say he was amongst my favorites. The reason is...I once met him and asked for an autograph and he flat out refused. Yea. it's petty to be butt hurt over this but I was 14 when it happened and to this day it still stands in my mind.

2 centers =

Steve Sheffler (he was the team's 12th man from 1993-1997 and was extremely popular with fans at home games). On the other hand, I did meet Steve. My brother and I asked for his autograph and he happily signed them. Like Vincent Askew, he has spent time in the CBA but his career was that of a lesser known Brian Scalabrine.

Jack Sikma (never saw him play and he retired before I became an NBA fan but based on his archive footage on youtube, his shot fake was a beauty to watch in action).

[DaSeba5]

Guards:
Dwyane Wade
Tim Hardaway
Jason Williams
Ray Allen

Forwards:
Chris Bosh
Udonis Haslem
Eddie Jones
LeBron James


Centers:
Alonzo Mourning
Shaq

[L.Kizzle]

McGrady
Drexler
Hakeem
Sir Charles
Francis
Mobley
Cassell
Horry

and two randoms Pete Chilcut and Juaquin Hawkins.
PS. Fux Kelvin Cato

[GrapeApe]

Dwyane Wade
Tim Hardaway
Bimbo Coles
Steve Smith

Udonis Haslem
LeBron James
Grant Long
Glen Rice

Alonzo Mourning
Rony Seikaly

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

KD
Payton
Kemp
Westbrook
Mcmillan
Schrempf
Dale Ellis
DJ
Slick
Adams

[Legends66NBA7]

4 Guards
4 Forwards
2 Centers

Go

Guards

Alvin Williams
DeMar DeRozan
Kyle Lowry
Vince Carter

Forwards

Amir Johnson
Charles Oakley
Terrence Ross
Tracy McGrady

Centers

Antonio Davis
Jonas Valanciunas



Honourable Mentions

Damon Stoudamire
Doug Christie
Jose Calderon
Jerome Williams
T.J. Ford

[Killbot]

I'll just use front court and back court

Gary Payton
Ray Allen
Nate McMillan
Dale Ellis

Shawn Kemp
Kevin Durant
Detlef Schrempf
Rashard Lewis
Sam Perkins
Xavier McDaniel

HM: Earl Watson

Could probably be under my favorite players if I could have watched the olden times,

Dennis Johnson
Gus Williams
Slick Watts

Spencer Haywood
Tom Chambers
Jack Sikma

[Timmy D for MVP]

Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, Sean Elliot, Brent Barry.

Tim Duncan, Bruce Bowen, Boris Diaw, and the Red Rocket.

David Robinson, Old Tim Duncan... and Fabricio Oberto and his hair.

[sportjames23]

4 Guards
4 Forwards
2 Centers

Go


Guards - MJ, Pax, Armstrong, Harper
Forwards - Pip, Rodman, Grant, Kukoc
Centers - Cartwright, Longley

[russwest0]

4 Guards
4 Forwards
2 Centers

Go

OKC Thunder

Westbrook, Jackson, Roberson, Fisher
Durant, Jeff Green, Serge Ibaka, Nick Collison
Steven Adams, Nikola Kristic

[That_Admiral]

Rondo
Cousy
Sam Jones
Dennis

Bird
Havlicek
Mchale
Garnett

Walton
Russell