2010's is the best NBA All-Decade Team

[CodeBreaker]

PG: Stephen Curry - 2016
SG: Kawhi Leonard - 2017 or 2019
SF: Kevin Durant - 2014 or 2017
PF: LeBron James - 2013 or 2016
C: Anthony Davis - 2018

I believe this team's floor spacing + shooting + athleticism would be just too much for any team.

Imagine LeBron being surrounded by the guys who beat his arse: KD, Curry, Kawhi + his teammate who's carrying him right now in AD
They'd beat the 90s team in a best of 7 series. Do you agree?

[SouBeachTalents]

I just don't think you need LeBron, Durant AND Kawhi all in the same lineup. I would probably go something like

Curry
Klay
LeBron (Durant or Kawhi could definitely go here too)
Dirk
AD

[scuzzy]

Switch Giannis with Curry and run Lebron at point, that leaves 0 holes on defense and becomes more flexible, athletic and longer


Curry's scoring isn't a team necessity next to those 4 other guys who can all stretch the floor and catch 40 bombs without being dependent on screens

[tpols]

Switch Giannis with Curry and run Lebron at point, that leaves 0 holes on defense and becomes more flexible, athletic and longer


Curry's scoring isn't a team necessity next to those 4 other guys who can all stretch the floor and catch 40 bombs without being dependent on screens


If anything LeBron is the odd man out on that team.

Kawhi Durant chef and AD are all great off ball players you can run a high level offense with.

Slide Durant to PF, kawhi to SF, and throw klay in there. Absolutely unstoppable spacing and potential for teamwork.

Gianni and LeBron would be comical ...two guys dribbling the air out of the ball while everybody else watches and defenses being able to sag off or double other guys. There an even worse fit than wade and LeBron were.

[Overdrive]

80s team:

Magic
Jordan
Bird
Barkley
Kareem

[DoctorP]

PG: Stephen Curry - 2016
SG: Kawhi Leonard - 2017 or 2019
SF: Kevin Durant - 2014 or 2017
PF: LeBron James - 2013 or 2016
C: Anthony Davis - 2018

I believe this team's floor spacing + shooting + athleticism would be just too much for any team.

Imagine LeBron being surrounded by the guys who beat his arse: KD, Curry, Kawhi + his teammate who's carrying him right now in AD
They'd beat the 90s team in a best of 7 series. Do you agree?

That is a hell of a team. No doubt.

[DoctorP]

80s team:

Magic
Jordan
Bird
Barkley
Kareem

damnnnnnnnn thats a skilled team


this team would beat 2010s.
Barkley would check Bron. Bird would check Curry. Jordan unleashed vs Kawhi. Magic vs Durant. The main matchups.

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[BigKobeFan]

2000s Team

Kidd
Kobe
KG
Duncan
Shaq

[FKAri]

Kidd
Kobe
Lebron
Duncan
Shaq

I think this team would win playing 2005 rules. OP's team wins playing 2015 rules. Funny how that works out.

[FKAri]

80s team:

Magic
Jordan
Bird
Barkley
Kareem

Barkley mopes around due to lack of touches and everyone takes turns pounding Magic in the ass (on and off the court) . No thanks.

[Ghost1]

the defensive team

Payton
Jordan
Pippen
Robinson
Olajuwon

[tpols]

Kidd
Kobe
Lebron
Duncan
Shaq

I think this team would win playing 2005 rules. OP's team wins playing 2015 rules. Funny how that works out.


this is a good blend because kobe and shaq are the only ones that would be greedy for offensive touches... kidd duncan and garnett wouldnt care at all to just feed them and go when they could.

The 2010's team always has a punchers chance though with the 3. Shaq would surely be dragged out to the perimeter on every play or its an open trey.

[gonzaldo]

Penny 1996
Jordan 1991
Barkley 1993
Rodman 1992
Hakeem 1994

[Reggie43]

Lack of proper post defense espeacially against all time great bigs make 2010 one of the weakest plus you have curry at the one defensively :oldlol:

[tpols]

Lack of proper post defense espeacially against all time great bigs make 2010 one of the weakest plus you have curry at the one defensively :oldlol:


by the same token many poast players from the past wouldnt be able to keep up with the 30 foot shooting ability of the 2010's players.

Imagine barkley trying to chase durant klay and curry around 30 feet from the hoop... or shaq or moses etc.. Its just as laughable.

[AussieSteve]

The 1988 All NBA team would beat any collection of talent from the entire rest of NBA history.

- Best PG ever in his prime.
- Best SG ever in his prime.
- Best SF ever in his prime (or 2nd best, depending on who you ask)
- 2nd best PF ever, in arguably highest PF peak.
- One of the greatest C's ever on both ends.

Bench including top 5 PG, SG, PF and top 10 SF and C of all time... all close to the middle of their primes.

Easily beats the 2010s team.

[Reggie43]

by the same token many poast players from the past wouldnt be able to keep up with the 30 foot shooting ability of the 2010's players.

Imagine barkley trying to chase durant klay and curry around 30 feet from the hoop... or shaq or moses etc.. Its just as laughable.

Where do you hide curry on defense against a team with equal or more talent? Would rather take those "bombs" than have somebody like Anthony Davis try to guard Shaquille.

[tpols]

Where do you hide curry on defense against a team with equal or more talent? Would rather take those "bombs" than have somebody like Anthony Davis try to guard Shaquille.


previous era teams dont have the spacing the 2010 one would. Curry would be flanked by all his mates if his man tried to play pure bully ball and slash or post into the paint. If not, he's 6'3 and decently long enough to contest jumpers.

You have a legit point for shaq... he would kill AD. I almost feel like Marc Gasol would be the best fit for the 2010s team in that regard, to provide the same spacing as davis, but much more girth defending the big boys.

[DoctorP]

previous era teams dont have the spacing the 2010 one would. Curry would be flanked by all his mates if his man tried to play pure bully ball and slash or post into the paint. If not, he's 6'3 and decently long enough to contest jumpers.

You have a legit point for shaq... he would kill AD. I almost feel like Marc Gasol would be the best fit for the 2010s team in that regard, to provide the same spacing as davis, but much more girth defending the big boys.

Shaq would destroy Gasol tho.

[tpols]

Shaq would destroy Gasol tho.

shaq destroyed pretty much everyone. at least Gasol had some weight behind him davis doesnt have. and is an incredible glue guy to all the other talent.

[r0drig0lac]

I just don't think you need LeBron, Durant AND Kawhi all in the same lineup. I would probably go something like

Curry
Klay
LeBron (Durant or Kawhi could definitely go here too)
Dirk
AD
lmao why not?

[CodeBreaker]

If anything LeBron is the odd man out on that team.

Kawhi Durant chef and AD are all great off ball players you can run a high level offense with.

Slide Durant to PF, kawhi to SF, and throw klay in there. Absolutely unstoppable spacing and potential for teamwork.

Gianni and LeBron would be comical ...two guys dribbling the air out of the ball while everybody else watches and defenses being able to sag off or double other guys. There an even worse fit than wade and LeBron were.

It's easy to forget how good LeBron's off-ball ability was in Miami, when he had teammates that can make plays for him.

[Kblaze8855]

If we are just disregarding positions to that extent you could do a lot of insane teams....

06 Nash
Whatever Kobe you want
09 Lebron
Whatever Dirk
04 KG

Or even maybe....

91 Jordan
95 Reggie
94 Pippen
97 Grant Hill
95 Hakeem

3 playmakers with Reggie running all over the place and Hakeem to worry about with Jordan the primary ball handler?

That team wouldn’t have trouble guarding or scoring on anyone. The other 4 could cover for Reggie well enough.


In a real basketball game I’m not sure what you do about prime Chris Paul, Bucks Ray Allen, peak Kobe, Orlando Tmac, and Tim Duncan.


Not the best by accomplishment but they could play with any group ever under any rule set.

[Kblaze8855]

Hell forget decade....


2003:

Kidd or Nash depending on your style
Kobe
Tmac
Kg or Dirk
Duncan

The 03 team could play with any decade.

[tontoz]

The problem with a lot of these teams is that the players dont really fit together. Sometimes it might be better to take a lesser player (like Ray Allen, Klay or Reggie) that plays well off the ball. It also might be a good idea to pick a guy like Rodman who won't look to shoot.

[tpols]

any combo of kg & Duncan , kidd & kobe is going to be impossible to stop with a random spacing wing thrown in the middle. ray allen or something.

i do see the problem with curry, or somebody who has trouble shooting. So long as you have elite defense at every position youre good, ample offense is available on every all decade team.

[CodeBreaker]

Switch Giannis with Curry and run Lebron at point, that leaves 0 holes on defense and becomes more flexible, athletic and longer


Curry's scoring isn't a team necessity next to those 4 other guys who can all stretch the floor and catch 40 bombs without being dependent on screens

Giannis would clog the paint, and limit LeBron and the others to attack.

Imagine Curry's gravity and ability to spread the floor... LeBron would feast with that spacing.
We all saw how unstoppable KD has become when he had Curry instead of Westbrook.

[DoctorP]

shaq destroyed pretty much everyone. at least Gasol had some weight behind him davis doesnt have. and is an incredible glue guy to all the other talent.

yea. true

[iamgine]

PG: Stephen Curry - 2016
SG: Kawhi Leonard - 2017 or 2019
SF: Kevin Durant - 2014 or 2017
PF: LeBron James - 2013 or 2016
C: Anthony Davis - 2018

I believe this team's floor spacing + shooting + athleticism would be just too much for any team.

Imagine LeBron being surrounded by the guys who beat his arse: KD, Curry, Kawhi + his teammate who's carrying him right now in AD
They'd beat the 90s team in a best of 7 series. Do you agree?

Not disagreeing or anything but I wonder if this team can bang with the likes of say:

1991 Jordan
1994 Pippen
1992 Rodman
1994 Robinson
1994 Hakeem

[Reggie43]

Olajuwon
Robinson
Pippen
Jordan
Payton

Would love to see what type of havoc that team does defensively.

[Round Mound]

The 1988 All NBA team would beat any collection of talent from the entire rest of NBA history.

- Best PG ever in his prime.
- Best SG ever in his prime.
- Best SF ever in his prime (or 2nd best, depending on who you ask)
- 2nd best PF ever, in arguably highest PF peak.
- One of the greatest C's ever on both ends.

Bench including top 5 PG, SG, PF and top 10 SF and C of all time... all close to the middle of their primes.

Easily beats the 2010s team.

:applause:

[SouBeachTalents]

I feel in these discussions factors like fit, spacing, cohesion, shooting, defense, and players knowing their role are usually overlooked or ignored. I see a lot teams that have 3+ ball dominant scorers in the same lineup. The teams are so overwhelming talent wise it probably wouldn't matter, but sometimes less is more, a less overall talented player would be a better fit with a lot of these teams

[72-10]

Actually, I'd still take this all-90s team over the course of a decade...

PF Karl Malone
SF Scottie Pippen
C Hakeem Olajuwon
SG Michael Jordan
PG John Stockton

[72-10]

80s team:

Magic
Jordan
Bird
Barkley
Kareem

the problem I see with this team is Barkley didn't hit his peak until '93 in his first year with the Suns. His skill set was not yet refined and he was a more raw player and board banger then.

[Round Mound]

the problem I see with this team is Barkley didn't hit his peak until '93 in his first year with the Suns. His skill set was not yet refined and he was a more raw player and board banger then.

His peak was actually 1989-90. He just had a better team in 1992-93. He lad the NBA in 2-point FG% 5 times in the late 80's and early 90's

[red1]

80s team:

Magic
Jordan
Bird
Barkley
Kareem

thats nasty.

[3ball]

It's easy to forget how good LeBron's off-ball ability was in Miami, when he had teammates that can make plays for him.
your post implies that you think off-ball scoring requires someone else that's really good to dribble the ball and "make plays".

but Reggie Miller didn't have anyone like that.. Neither did 37 ppg Jordan in 1987, who played almost exclusively off-ball.. guys like Reggie, MJ, or Klay score off-ball regardless of teammates because they have off-ball skillets.. all they need is ball movement to score, not someone playing a point guard'ish role to get them the ball (an entirely weaker brand of ball than ball movement)

otoh, Lebron isn't a good spot up shooter and lacks the footwork needed to score quickly upon the catch, so he can't play off-ball for long without a massive drop in his stats - so he's been mostly ball-dominant, even in Miami.. His ball-dominant skillset infact restricts ball movement and team assists on every team he's on

[CodeBreaker]

your post implies that you think off-ball scoring requires someone else that's really good to dribble the ball and "make plays".

but Reggie Miller didn't have anyone like that.. Neither did 37 ppg Jordan in 1987, who played almost exclusively off-ball.. guys like Reggie, MJ, or Klay score off-ball regardless of teammates because they have off-ball skillets.. all they need is ball movement to score, not someone playing a point guard'ish role to get them the ball (an entirely weaker brand of ball than ball movement)

otoh, Lebron isn't a good spot up shooter and lacks the footwork needed to score quickly upon the catch, so he can't play off-ball for long without a massive drop in his stats - so he's been mostly ball-dominant, even in Miami.. His ball-dominant skillset infact restricts ball movement and team assists on every team he's on
I know. your point is?

I was responding to him saying LeBron is like Giannis out there, which is incomparable in terms of off-ball ability.

[AussieSteve]

the problem I see with this team is Barkley didn't hit his peak until '93 in his first year with the Suns. His skill set was not yet refined and he was a more raw player and board banger then.

Barkley in 1990 was the best that a power forward has ever been. Better than 93 Barkley.

Over 3.5 seasons from the start of 87-88 until he missed a few weeks with a sprained ankle in 91, Barkley averaged 27.0 points on 60.4efg% and 66.0ts%. He also averaged the most offensive rebounds in the league over this period and was probably the best passing big of the era. The scoring numbers might not sound as gaudy as the those put up by some of today's stars, but benchmarked vs the era, they constitute a pretty incredible peak.

Sure, he didn't get out of the second round, but when the headliners of your support cast are Hersey Hawkins and Armen Gilliam and your opponent is the first 3-peat Bulls, I think we can look past the lack of post season success.

[72-10]

His peak was actually 1989-90. He just had a better team in 1992-93. He lad the NBA in 2-point FG% 5 times in the late 80's and early 90's

Barkley improved his teammates more in '93 without resorting to any form of cheating, though I don't think anyone would deny he had a better cast of teammates in '93 as well - the '93 Suns being one of the deepest teams that has played basketball since their time

[Round Mound]

Barkley improved his teammates more in '93 without resorting to any form of cheating, though I don't think anyone would deny he had a better cast of teammates in '93 as well - the '93 Suns being one of the deepest teams that has played basketball since their time

Lets also remember that in the 92-93 season KJ only played 49 games and the Suns still managed to win 62 games.

[72-10]

Barkley was brilliant. Sorry if it seemed to insinuate that he cheated.