Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green and DeMarcus Cousins, all presumably in their prime (assuming Cousins gets healthy), is a Dream Team, not an NBA starting five.
The best starting fives I remember are Magic-Cooper-Worthy-Green-Kareem or Ainge-Johnson-Bird-McHale-Parish. I guess if you count guys jumping on past their prime, you've got Gary Payton-Kobe Bryant-Rick Fox-Karl Malone-Shaq, but I don't really count that because Payton and Malone weren't remotely in their primes. Before my time you've got Bob Cousy-Sam Jones-John Havlicek-Tommy Heinsohn-Bill Russell.
But damn, if you told me I could take my starting five from any Eastern Conference team to put up against the Warriors, I'd still probably be at a disadvantage.
Wall-DeRozan-Antetokounmpo-Porzingis-Embiid (or swap one out for Irving, Oladipo, Simmons, Griffin, Horford). Wouldn't you still have to take the Warriors starting five (assuming a healthy Cousins)?
The best starting fives I remember are Magic-Cooper-Worthy-Green-Kareem or Ainge-Johnson-Bird-McHale-Parish. I guess if you count guys jumping on past their prime, you've got Gary Payton-Kobe Bryant-Rick Fox-Karl Malone-Shaq, but I don't really count that because Payton and Malone weren't remotely in their primes. Before my time you've got Bob Cousy-Sam Jones-John Havlicek-Tommy Heinsohn-Bill Russell.
But damn, if you told me I could take my starting five from any Eastern Conference team to put up against the Warriors, I'd still probably be at a disadvantage.
Wall-DeRozan-Antetokounmpo-Porzingis-Embiid (or swap one out for Irving, Oladipo, Simmons, Griffin, Horford). Wouldn't you still have to take the Warriors starting five (assuming a healthy Cousins)?
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