Who Would Win? LeBron + 90s Bulls Vs. Durant + Shaq/Kobe Lakers

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Simple for fun thread.

Jordan/LeBron/Pippen Bulls (each version of each player is denonated by year so '96 = 1996, '16 = 2016, etc.).

C - Longley '96
PF - Rodman '96
SF - Pippen '94
SG - Jordan '92
PG - LeBron '16

Bench: Kukoc, Kerr, etc.


C - Shaq '00
PF - Grant '00
SF - Durant '17
SG - Kobe '06
PG - Fisher '04

Bench: Horry, Fox, etc.

[ArbitraryWater]

if Kobe/Durant make it work together, they should win... but I dont see enough paymaking/ball movement there.

MJ/Bron would do a good job shutting down penetration.

If this woud be 18 eBron Id go Bulls for sure.

[HoopsNY]

This is really a tough one. I'd swap '92 MJ with '91 MJ though. And I'd also swap '16 LeBron with '12 or '13 LeBron. A 6'9" 265-270lb at PF would provide much needed help defense for Longley with Rodman lurking at the SF position. Put Pippen at the PG since Chicago used to have Harper at the PG position anyway.

[Jasper]

mj 's bulls would beat them without Lebron ...

nough said(.)

[ImKobe]

Lakers fit much better with Durant and have better shooting in general and a massive advantage in the paint with Shaq. I'm not sure Bran fits that well in the triangle.

[FKAri]

If we're playing with 90's rules, Pippen would give KD fits but as long as prime Shaq's being checked by Longley it's a done deal.
In modern rules, KD adds a lot more to the Lakers than LeBron does to those Bulls teams.

So Lakers in both instances