How would you rank these top 5 NBA era squads?

[Primetime]

They play to 24 points, no shot clock, same rules/setup as the 4qtr of this past all star game.

These 4 teams play each other once. (So a team could go 3-0, 2-1, 1-2, or 0-3).

Early-Mid '90s
Hakeem
Malone
Pippen
Jordan
Drexler

Early-Mid '00s
Shaq
Duncan
Garnett
McGrady
Kobe

Late '00s - Early '10s
Dwight
Dirk
Lebron
Wade
CP3

Late '10s
A. Davis
Giannis
Durant
Kawhi
Curry

Assume the best version of each player during that era. How do you see it going?

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Penny got drafted in 93, put in KJ, who was probably the best PG in the early 90's Best version of Penny is probably 95/96

 

[Pimp]

Penny got drafted in 93, put in KJ, who was probably the best PG in the early 90's Best version of Penny is probably 95/96

Put Stockton there and that makes this list a lot easier..

 

[Jplaya2023]

Put Stockton there and that makes this list a lot easier..

yeah stock or GP instead of Penny. 90s win regardless though

 

[mastermind]

I would put Chris Paul in that aughts team over Derrick Rose

 

[jdubnyce]

90s goat

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

yeah stock or GP instead of Penny. 90s win regardless though

I was thinking of GP, but he didn't take off didn't like 93/94. And is more mid 90's than early 90's

 

[viktordoomsecretwars]

early mid 90's is the best team but early mid 00's is pretty scary too.

 

[The Fukin Prophecy]

Hakeem and Jordan on the same team mops up any squad...

PG don't even matter for that 90's team cuz Pip could run point if he had to...

All they need is a spot up shooter at PG...

 

[93 til]

No Late 90s squad?

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

Early-Mid '00s got this

 

[FTBS]

I would put Drexler in over Penny and CP3 over Rose. Jordan and Dream with anyone is tough to beat, let alone 3 all nba guys. But then you got Duncan, Kobe, AND Shaq . Then you have the different styles. Who gets hot from 3?

I gotta go Early-Mid 00s. Shaq >>> the 3rd best player on any of the other teams and then you got KG . The battle between them and that Early-Mid 90s squad would be epic.

Dwight gets his lunch taken by Shaq or Dream. Dirk doesn't play defense. CP3 or Rose both present a size issue compared to the other squads.

Late 10s can hang with anybody on the strength of the 3 ball. But if you the Early 90s or Early 2000s get the ball inside or have either of the guards post Steph, there's nothing than can do. And you have the perfect players to defend KD in Pip/KG.

 

[Illeye buckmatic]

90s
Late 10s
Early 00s
Late 00s

 

[Primetime]

Put Stockton there and that makes this list a lot easier..

yeah stock or GP instead of Penny. 90s win regardless though

Done.

I actually had '95-96 Penny in mind as mid 90s proximity but if Stockton makes things clearer, then John it is.

I would put Chris Paul in that aughts team over Derrick Rose

Done.

 

[The Fukin Prophecy]

Early-Mid '00s
Shaq
Duncan
Garnett
McGrady
Kobe

Why TMac over Iverson on that squad?

01 Iverson was damn near MJ status...

TMac never reached that level...