Compare the top 30 of today to the top 30 in 2015 or 2010 or 2005 or 1990

[ArbitraryWater]

Do people really not see we are in the most talented / deepest pool ever?

[elementally morale]

I think the average players have gotten better but the best of the best is quite at the same level talent-wise. Deepest I agree with, totally. Best centers today are not better than Hakeem or Shaq. Best SGs are not better than Jordan or Kobe or Wade for a few years. Best forwards are not better than Duncan or Bird or Dirk or Barkley or Malone. Best PGs are not better than Magic or Kidd or Payton or Stockton.

The average team is better now than it was 20 or 30 years ago though. The best teams... I don't think so.

[ImKobe]

Top 30 has always been this stacked. Late 2000s/early 2010s was arguably the most stacked era because the stars of the late 90s/early 2000s were still in their early 30s and great while the new crop of superstars all hit their primes at the same time, so you had a top 5 of Kobe, Wade, Lebron, CP3 and Durant. That 2012 Olympic team is the GOAT for a reason.

[ArbitraryWater]

Top 30 has always been this stacked. Late 2000s/early 2010s was arguably the most stacked era because the stars of the late 90s/early 2000s were still in their early 30s and great while the new crop of superstars all hit their primes at the same time, so you had a top 5 of Kobe, Wade, Lebron, CP3 and Durant. That 2012 Olympic team is the GOAT for a reason.

Nahh you're on some heavy bullshit


Guys like Gasol and Westbrook filled out the top 10 in 2011

they wouldnt even be top 25 right now

Tony Parker was top 10-15 in 2012

In 2014 the top 20-30 were guys like Duncan, Ginobili, young as fck George / Kawhi / Lillard, David Lee.... none nearly as polished as today. top 15 was guys like Dragic, Ellis, Love....


just not even close.

[ImKobe]

Nahh you're on some heavy bullshit


Guys like Gasol and Westbrook filled out the top 10 in 2011

they wouldnt even be top 25 right now

Tony Parker was top 10-15 in 2012

In 2014 the top 20-30 were guys like Duncan, Ginobili, young as fck George / Kawhi / Lillard, David Lee.... none nearly as polished as today. top 15 was guys like Dragic, Ellis, Love....


just not even close.

What? Westbrook is top 20 right now :kobe: and might make the All-NBA team. CP3 might as well, and he was a top 5 MVP candidate at age 36 and is currently outplaying the MVP of the league in the Playoffs in the process of sweeping him.

Was Siakam top 10 last year? He made All-NBA 2nd team. Russ was 3rd team All-NBA, as was Ben Simmons :kobe:

George was an elite defender, averaged 23/8/4/2 in the 2014 Playoffs and took peak Lebron to 6-7 games in '13 and '14, are you now saying that 2 of Lebron's titles were won in a weak era as well?

So Duncan, TP and Manu were too old, and Kawhi was way too young, yet they beat peak Lebron by a historic margin? :kobe:

[ArbitraryWater]

What? Westbrook is top 20 right now :kobe: and might make the All-NBA team. CP3 might as well, and he was a top 5 MVP candidate at age 36 and is currently outplaying the MVP of the league in the Playoffs in the process of sweeping him.

Was Siakam top 10 last year? He made All-NBA 2nd team. Russ was 3rd team All-NBA, as was Ben Simmons :kobe:

George was an elite defender, averaged 23/8/4/2 in the 2014 Playoffs and took peak Lebron to 7 games, are you now saying that 2 of Lebron's titles were won in a weak era as well?

So Duncan, TP and Manu were too old, and Kawhi was way too young, yet they beat peak Lebron by a historic margin? :kobe:

No one is saying they weren't good, they just don't come close to comparing to the current top 25.

Look at Mitchell being drafted last in the ASG.

He's miles better than 2014 PG.

Not gonna get into your sidetracking.

Westbrook is a beast and probably isnt even top 20 anymore these days, so you're literally making my point.

[ImKobe]

No one is saying they weren't good, they just don't come close to comparing to the current top 25.

Look at Mitchell being drafted last in the ASG.

He's miles better than 2014 PG.

Not gonna get into your sidetracking.

Westbrook is a beast and probably isnt even top 20 anymore these days, so you're literally making my point.

What? So he's better than 2014 PG because he can score more points? What about defense? Give me the 6'8 elite two-way player over a 6'1 scorer. Mitchell has elite 3PT shooters around him on offense and a DPOY + other great defenders to mask his deficiencies on the defensive end.

Westbrook is still top 20 in today's NBA. He was All-NBA last year and just carried a mediocre roster to the Playoffs with another triple-double season with 22/12/12. Top 10 in rebounding and led the league in assists.

The early 2010s were as stacked or even better than the early 2020s. What I don't understand is why you would downplay Lebron's peak years in order to make an excuse for his first round exit at the end of his career. Not a good look.

[ArbitraryWater]

What? So he's better than 2014 PG because he can score more points? What about defense? Give me the 6'8 elite two-way player over a 6'1 scorer. Mitchell has elite 3PT shooters around him on offense and a DPOY + other great defenders to mask his deficiencies on the defensive end.

Westbrook is still top 20 in today's NBA. He was All-NBA last year and just carried a mediocre roster to the Playoffs with another triple-double season with 22/12/12. Top 10 in rebounding and led the league in assists.

The early 2010s were as stacked or even better than the early 2020s. What I don't understand is why you would downplay Lebron's peak years in order to make an excuse for his first round exit at the end of his career. Not a good look.

that tells you everything you need to know

a much worse Westbrook filled out the top 10 in 2011....

i dont give a **** about downplaying lebron's peak years

this currently is simply the deepest talent pool that ever existed


you acting like 2008-2010, miraculously the span in which Kobe led 2 title teams was deeper or deep at all, is hilarious though.

even at the top it was worse.

had 4-5 superstars (kobe/bron/wade/ dirk / howard), now we have 10: kd/harden/curry/kawhi/embiid/jokic/luka/bron/giannis...

i mean, its not even close. not sure why you even try to argue it.

[ImKobe]

that tells you everything you need to know

a much worse Westbrook filled out the top 10 in 2011....

i dont give a **** about downplaying lebron's peak years

this currently is simply the deepest talent pool that ever existed


you acting like 2008-2010, miraculously the span in which Kobe led 2 title teams was deeper or deep at all, is hilarious though.

even at the top it was worse.

had 4-5 superstars (kobe/bron/wade/ dirk / howard), now we have 10: kd/harden/curry/kawhi/embiid/jokic/luka/bron/giannis...

i mean, its not even close. not sure why you even try to argue it.

Stop it. He was a much better athlete but his numbers weren't as great because Durant carried the offense and they didn't let him dominate the ball as much. OKC squads were loaded with talent, so he wasn't going to get a green light to do everything.

It's not, I bet you weren't even watching the NBA in 2011, which is why you're downplaying how ****ing good it was at the time and how we had as many young stars emerging then with many great players from the previous era still in or near their primes. You don't remember athletic peak John Wall, Derrick Rose or Blake Griffin, because you weren't there to witness it.

[paksat]

92 dream team would smoke 2021 or whenever they actually decide to kick it back off again

SMOKE them

so no

[ArbitraryWater]

92 dream team would smoke 2021 or whenever they actually decide to kick it back off again

SMOKE them

so no

do you know what top 30 means?

you can extend it to top 60, too


but every team right now has about 2 all-star talent players

[ArbitraryWater]

Stop it. He was a much better athlete but his numbers weren't as great because Durant carried the offense and they didn't let him dominate the ball as much. OKC squads were loaded with talent, so he wasn't going to get a green light to do everything.

It's not, I bet you weren't even watching the NBA in 2011, which is why you're downplaying how ****ing good it was at the time and how we had as many young stars emerging then with many great players from the previous era still in or near their primes. You don't remember athletic peak John Wall, Derrick Rose or Blake Griffin, because you weren't there to witness it.

you're saying athlete cause he wasnt a better player.

are you actually trying to say the 6-10 of 2011 Rose/Kobe/Gasol/Durant/Westbrook is better than Embiid/Jokic/Luka/LeBron/Giannis or whoever you have there?


Are you ****ing retarded bro?

[Shooter]

Top 30 has always been this stacked. Late 2000s/early 2010s was arguably the most stacked era because the stars of the late 90s/early 2000s were still in their early 30s and great while the new crop of superstars all hit their primes at the same time, so you had a top 5 of Kobe, Wade, Lebron, CP3 and Durant. That 2012 Olympic team is the GOAT for a reason.

Retard alert :lol

Modern era SG alone destroy all of 90s

Harden, Booker, Mitchell, Murray, Butler, Beal and whoever else

[000]

I agree with op

2004 - 2020 was the worst era in nba history

good thing players finally learned how to play basketball in 2021

[kenneth_griffin]

I think the year 2000 had the most legends still producing well or just coming up and performing at a high level

[Airupthere]

It would be good to actually have a list.

[Shooter]

I agree with op

2004 - 2020 was the worst era in nba history

good thing players finally learned how to play basketball in 2021

3ball...Another account? Really? :lol

[ArbitraryWater]

It would be good to actually have a list.


Look at the all-star game, bubba.

Here's my 11-30 from last season:

11. Jayson Tatum
12. Damian Lillard
13. Zion Williamson
14. Jimmy Butler
15. Paul George
16. Pascal Siakam
17. Bradley Beal
18. Devin Booker
19. Zach LaVine
20. Donovan Mitchell

21. Kyrie Irving
22. Jamal Murray
23. Trae Young
24. Khris Middleton
25. Brandon Ingram
26. Jaylen Brown
27. Rudy Gobert
28. Montrezl Harrell
29. Kemba Walker
30. Ja Morant

[000]

28. Montrezl Harrell

:lol

[Shooter]

:lol

8. Clyde Drexler :lol

[Airupthere]

I dont see how last years is even better than 2005. I dont know if its just recency that make people overrate familiar and current players. Michael redd for example who was good but I dont know if he was top 20-30 in the mid 2000s. People might have even forgotten about him.

[000]

Clyde Drexler
made the finals with the blazers twice as many times as pre-miami lebron

[iamgine]

Hard to say because of two things.

1. The top guys are not done performing thus may be underrated. Giannis or Zion, say he win 3 titles in 2025-2027, might be seen as better than Hakeem all along. But we don't know that yet.
2. The lower guys are more familiar now, thus may be overrated. For example, it may be easy to brush off lesser known guys like Derek Harper or Brad Daugherty and think they're worse than the top 30 of today but they were pretty damn good.

[2much_knowledge]

I don't remeber the list about those specific years but imma do a top 20

1990 - Jordan, Magic, Bird , thomas, Hakeem, drexler, Ewing, barkley, Rodman, Mchale , Wilkins, Malone, Robinson, Pippen, Stockton, worthy, Mullin, Parish, Dumars, Reggie

2005 - Kobe, Shaq, lebron, Wade, Duncan, Garnett, Dirk , Mcgrady, Manu, Iverson, Pierce, Allen, Carter, Kidd , Nash, Amare, Wallace, Marion, Jermain O, Yao

2010 - Kobe, lebron, Wade, Durant, Duncan, Dirk, Amare, Howard, Rose, Nash, Melo, Garnett, Pierce, Bosh, Rose, Deron, Roy, cp3, Gasol, Rondo

2015 - Lebron , Durant, Harden, Curry, Westbrook, Blake, Lillard, alridge, Marc gasol, Melo, Wall, Davis, Klay, cp3, Holford, Cousins, Korver, Butler, Kyrie

2021 - Lebron, Durant, Curry, Kyrie, Harden, Davis, Luka, Jokic, Giannis, Embid, Leonard, Westbrook, Booker, lillard, Tatum, Beal, George, Zion, Donovan, cp3

I would go 1990, 2005, 2021, 2010, 2015 the weakest

[kenneth_griffin]

1999-2000 win shares leaders ( not that i believe in analytics. just didn't know any other way for offensive and defensive players to be listed together )

some really big names in bold

1 Shaquille O'Neal
2 Karl Malone
3 David Robinson
4 Alonzo Mourning
5 John Stockton
6 Tim Duncan
7 Arvydas Sabonis
8 Kobe Bryant
9 Gary Payton
10 Steve Smith
11 Grant Hill
12 Marcus Camby
13 Vince Carter
14 Chris Webber
15 Jerome Williams
16 Kevin Garnett
17 Eddie Jones
18 Glen Rice
19 Terry Porter
20 Anfernee Hardaway
21 Reggie Miller
22 Clifford Robinson
23 Dale Davis
24 Robert Horry
25 Dikembe Mutombo
26 Terrell Brandon
27 Ray Allen
28 Jason Kidd
29 Rasheed Wallace
30 Rodney Rogers
31 Ruben Patterson
32 Sam Cassell
33 Paul Pierce
34 Clarence Weatherspoon
35 Aaron Williams
36 Darrell Armstrong
37 Theo Ratliff
38 Detlef Schrempf
39 Jeff Hornacek
40 Mark Jackson
41 Bryon Russell
42 Travis Best
43 Vlade Divac
44 P.J. Brown
45 Tom Gugliotta
46 Bo Outlaw
47 Austin Croshere
48 Ben Wallace
49 Scottie Pippen
50 Wally Szczerbiak
51 Kenny Anderson
52 Anthony Mason
53 Derrick Coleman
54 Peja Stojaković
55 Charlie Ward
56 Shareef Abdur-Rahim
57 Dirk Nowitzki
58 Brent Barry
59 Allan Houston
60 Tracy McGrady
61 Greg Anthony
62 Shawn Bradley
63 Kelvin Cato
64 Tyrone Hill PF
65 Kurt Thomas
66 Dan Majerle
67 Rashard Lewis
68 A.C. Green
69 Greg Ostertag
70 Damon Stoudamire
71 Tim Hardaway
72 Stephon Marbury
73 Andre Miller
74 Elton Brand
75 Tony Battie
76 Kerry Kittles
77 Antonio Davis
78 Jalen Rose SF
79 Avery Johnson
80 Chris Whitney
81 Allen Iverson
82 Raef LaFrentz
83 George Lynch
84 Erick Strickland
85 Michael Finley
86 Joe Smith
87 Walt Williams
88 Patrick Ewing
89 Steve Francis
90 Ervin Johnson
91 Malik Sealy
92 Jerry Stackhouse
93 Antonio McDyess
94 Keon Clark
95 Jamal Mashburn
96 Doug Christie
97 Larry Johnson
98 Bob Sura
99 David Wesley
100 Elden Campbell
101 Chris Gatling
102 Aaron McKie
103 Mitch Richmond
104 Jamie Feick
105 Sam Perkins
106 Muggsy Bogues
107 Eric Snow
108 Corliss Williamson
109 Tracy Murray
110 James Posey
111 Jahidi White
112 Christian Laettner
113 Mario Elie SF
114 Terry Mills PF
115 Cuttino Mobley
116 Rik Smits
117 Monty Williams
118 Adrian Griffin
119 Latrell Sprewell
120 Keith Van Horn
121 Johnny Newman
122 Cedric Ceballos
123 Steve Nash
124 Anthony Peeler
125 Horace Grant
126 Ron Harper
127 Lindsey Hunter
128 Toni Kukoč
129 Lucious Harris
130 Donyell Marshall
131 Tim Thomas
132 Shandon Anderson
133 Jaren Jackson
134 Mike Bibby
135 George McCloud
136 Wesley Person
137 Michael Dickerson
138 Olden Polynice
139 Derek Fisher
140 Rasho Nesterović
141 Rod Strickland
142 Glenn Robinson
143 Antoine Walker
144 Nick Van Exel
145 Andrew DeClercq
146 Hersey Hawkins
147 Shawn Kemp
148 Brevin Knight
149 Kendall Gill
150 Alan Henderson
151 Derek Anderson
152 Chucky Atkins
153 Howard Eisley
154 Tariq Abdul-Wahad
155 John Amaechi
156 Mark Bryant
157 Hubert Davis
158 Lamond Murray
159 Vitaly Potapenko
160 Kevin Willis
161 Mookie Blaylock
162 Baron Davis
163 Nick Anderson
164 Eric Piatkowski
165 Chris Childs
166 Michael Curry
167 Vin Baker
168 Bimbo Coles
169 Kenny Thomas
170 Adonal Foyle
171 Lamar Odom
172 Othella Harrington
173 Metta World Peace
174 Jim Jackson
175 Jason Terry
176 Charles Oakley
177 Antawn Jamison
178 Isaiah Rider
179 Anthony Carter
180 Vonteego Cummings
181 Larry Hughes
182 Ron Mercer
183 Jason Caffey
184 Juwan Howard
185 Tyrone Nesby
186 Jason Williams

[Shooter]

made the finals with the blazers twice as many times as pre-miami lebron

That mans cant even dribble with his left hand. Stop it :lol

[Shooter]

1999-2000 win shares leaders ( not that i believe in analytics. just didn't know any other way for offensive and defensive players to be listed together )

some really big names in bold

1 Shaquille O'Neal
2 Karl Malone
3 David Robinson
4 Alonzo Mourning
5 John Stockton
6 Tim Duncan
[B]7 Arvydas Sabonis



We're done here :lol

[MadDog]

The Top 30 was legit in the 80s, 90s, 00s and 10s. When did you start watching basketball? 5 years ago? :oldlol:

[000]

That mans cant even dribble with his left hand. Stop it :lol
lebron cant even shoot. stop it

[kenneth_griffin]

We're done here :lol


exactly. now you know why analytics are stupid


hes probly more around 30th in 2000

[RogueBorg]

The best 10-year stretch of talent in NBA history is 1985-1995 (1986-1995 if ya want to get technical) and it's not even close.

[Bronbron23]

Do people really not see we are in the most talented / deepest pool ever?

It's just more manufactured because of the rules and style of play. Bring back the old rules and teams are back to scoring 80-90 pts a game which is also obviously effecting individual numbers and production. You can see it in some of the playoff games this year where the refs swallow their whistle. Players are struggling to score.

[RogueBorg]

It's just more manufactured because of the rules and style of play. Bring back the old rules and teams are back to scoring 80-90 pts a game which is also obviously effecting individual numbers and production. You can see it in some of the playoff games this year where the refs swallow their whistle. Players are struggling to score.

When Russell Westbrook has not one, not two, but three seasons where he averaged a triple-double, it tells you how watered down this era and these stats are.

[SouBeachTalents]

Out of curiosity, I chose what I believe to be the previous best seasons/eras of player depth before this one to see how their top 30ish or so players stack up to today

1986
Bird
Magic
Jordan
Kareem
Hakeem
Moses
Barkley
McHale
Isiah
Wilkins
Dantley
English
Worthy
Moncrief
Vandewaghe
Nance
Robertson
Aguirre
Blackman
Cummings
Sampson
Drexler
Cheeks
Ewing
Dr. J
Floyd
Parish
DJ
Laimbeer
Sikma

2001
Shaq
Duncan
Kobe
KG
Iverson
McGrady
Webber
Vince
Allen
Dirk
Kidd
Malone
Robinson
Payton
Dikembe
Pierce
Glenn Robinson
Cassell
Sheed
Reggie
Brand
Marion
Marbury
Francis
Stackhouse
Finley
Rose
Peja
Van Exel
Bibby

2006
Wade
Kobe
Dirk
LeBron
Duncan
Nash
Amare
Brand
Arenas
Iverson
Shaq
Carmelo
Marion
Ben Wallace
Billups
Yao
KG
Pierce
Allen
McGrady
Vince
Bosh
Gasol
Redd
Joe Johnson
Baron Davis
Parker
Manu
Webber
Kidd

2021
Durant
Kawhi
Jokic
Luka
Embiid
Curry
AD
Giannis
Harden
LeBron
Lillard
Kyrie
Trae
PG
Tatum
Mitchell
Booker
Butler
Morant
Murray
Zion
Beal
Westbrook
Middleton
Gobert
CP3
Simmons
Randle
Fox
KAT

[ArbitraryWater]

1999-2000 win shares leaders ( not that i believe in analytics. just didn't know any other way for offensive and defensive players to be listed together )

some really big names in bold

1 Shaquille O'Neal
2 Karl Malone
3 David Robinson
4 Alonzo Mourning
5 John Stockton
6 Tim Duncan
7 Arvydas Sabonis
8 Kobe Bryant
9 Gary Payton
10 Steve Smith
11 Grant Hill
12 Marcus Camby
13 Vince Carter
14 Chris Webber
15 Jerome Williams
16 Kevin Garnett
17 Eddie Jones
18 Glen Rice
19 Terry Porter
20 Anfernee Hardaway
21 Reggie Miller
22 Clifford Robinson
23 Dale Davis
24 Robert Horry
25 Dikembe Mutombo
26 Terrell Brandon
27 Ray Allen
28 Jason Kidd
29 Rasheed Wallace
30 Rodney Rogers
31 Ruben Patterson
32 Sam Cassell
33 Paul Pierce
34 Clarence Weatherspoon
35 Aaron Williams
36 Darrell Armstrong
37 Theo Ratliff
38 Detlef Schrempf
39 Jeff Hornacek
40 Mark Jackson
41 Bryon Russell
42 Travis Best
43 Vlade Divac
44 P.J. Brown
45 Tom Gugliotta
46 Bo Outlaw
47 Austin Croshere
48 Ben Wallace
49 Scottie Pippen
50 Wally Szczerbiak
51 Kenny Anderson
52 Anthony Mason
53 Derrick Coleman
54 Peja Stojaković
55 Charlie Ward
56 Shareef Abdur-Rahim
57 Dirk Nowitzki
58 Brent Barry
59 Allan Houston
60 Tracy McGrady
61 Greg Anthony
62 Shawn Bradley
63 Kelvin Cato
64 Tyrone Hill PF
65 Kurt Thomas
66 Dan Majerle
67 Rashard Lewis
68 A.C. Green
69 Greg Ostertag
70 Damon Stoudamire
71 Tim Hardaway
72 Stephon Marbury
73 Andre Miller
74 Elton Brand
75 Tony Battie
76 Kerry Kittles
77 Antonio Davis
78 Jalen Rose SF
79 Avery Johnson
80 Chris Whitney
81 Allen Iverson
82 Raef LaFrentz
83 George Lynch
84 Erick Strickland
85 Michael Finley
86 Joe Smith
87 Walt Williams
88 Patrick Ewing
89 Steve Francis
90 Ervin Johnson
91 Malik Sealy
92 Jerry Stackhouse
93 Antonio McDyess
94 Keon Clark
95 Jamal Mashburn
96 Doug Christie
97 Larry Johnson
98 Bob Sura
99 David Wesley
100 Elden Campbell
101 Chris Gatling
102 Aaron McKie
103 Mitch Richmond
104 Jamie Feick
105 Sam Perkins
106 Muggsy Bogues
107 Eric Snow
108 Corliss Williamson
109 Tracy Murray
110 James Posey
111 Jahidi White
112 Christian Laettner
113 Mario Elie SF
114 Terry Mills PF
115 Cuttino Mobley
116 Rik Smits
117 Monty Williams
118 Adrian Griffin
119 Latrell Sprewell
120 Keith Van Horn
121 Johnny Newman
122 Cedric Ceballos
123 Steve Nash
124 Anthony Peeler
125 Horace Grant
126 Ron Harper
127 Lindsey Hunter
128 Toni Kukoč
129 Lucious Harris
130 Donyell Marshall
131 Tim Thomas
132 Shandon Anderson
133 Jaren Jackson
134 Mike Bibby
135 George McCloud
136 Wesley Person
137 Michael Dickerson
138 Olden Polynice
139 Derek Fisher
140 Rasho Nesterović
141 Rod Strickland
142 Glenn Robinson
143 Antoine Walker
144 Nick Van Exel
145 Andrew DeClercq
146 Hersey Hawkins
147 Shawn Kemp
148 Brevin Knight
149 Kendall Gill
150 Alan Henderson
151 Derek Anderson
152 Chucky Atkins
153 Howard Eisley
154 Tariq Abdul-Wahad
155 John Amaechi
156 Mark Bryant
157 Hubert Davis
158 Lamond Murray
159 Vitaly Potapenko
160 Kevin Willis
161 Mookie Blaylock
162 Baron Davis
163 Nick Anderson
164 Eric Piatkowski
165 Chris Childs
166 Michael Curry
167 Vin Baker
168 Bimbo Coles
169 Kenny Thomas
170 Adonal Foyle
171 Lamar Odom
172 Othella Harrington
173 Metta World Peace
174 Jim Jackson
175 Jason Terry
176 Charles Oakley
177 Antawn Jamison
178 Isaiah Rider
179 Anthony Carter
180 Vonteego Cummings
181 Larry Hughes
182 Ron Mercer
183 Jason Caffey
184 Juwan Howard
185 Tyrone Nesby
186 Jason Williams


You know a lot of those big names were absolute shit?


Lmao at Horry and 2nd year Allen being top 25


The NBA had such paltry depth compared to now

[Shooter]

You know a lot of those big names were absolute shit?


Lmao at Horry and 2nd year Allen being top 25


The NBA had such paltry depth compared to now

As an NBA fan it's a little embarrassing and absolutely primitive to recognize the league before probably...Eh, I'd say 1999? 90s ball and 60s ball was absolute trash. 80s ball was good. 70s was still trying to figure out ABA and NBA players and who was playing where.

1999 was the beginning of greatness. And today's modern era is even crazier. Guys like Harden aren't even top 5 in this league maybe and he would be 1a to Jordan's 1b in the 90s. Crazy times.