After a trade and another couple picks my team is now looking like:
Starters: Defense, scoring, toughness, heart, hustle, determination
PG: Gary :The Glove" Payton (95-96 DPOY year)
DPOY, multiple all defensive 1sts, argued as one of the greatest defensive guards of all time. Also able to hold his own offensively, shooting high percentages, driving the lane, and setting up teammates with beautiful creative passes.
SG: Kobe "Bean" Bryant (07-08 MVP Year)
Mutliple all defensive 1sts, mvps, finals mvp, scoring champ. the second best shooting guard of all time. could dominate on both sides of the ball.
SF: Dave "The Big D" Debusscherre (67-68)
Multiple all defensive nods. 6 straight to be exact (after having seasons where the award didnt exist) An absolute hound. Unanimously named as one of the top 5 defenders at both SF and PF of all time. man was a dog out there with range on his shot and the ability to somehow slip into open spots backdoor.
PF: Al "Godfather" Horford (17-18)
Excellent defense, intelligent, great teammate, great passer out of the high post, able to knock down long shots at a high percentage. Perfect fit in my frontcourt
C: Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwan. (93-94 MVP, DPOY, FMVP year)
DPOY, MVP, FMVP. only player to ever do that all in the same season. The man was a beast defensively and unstoppable offensively. as an Anchor on both offense and defense he is close to unmatched.
Bench:
Scoring and mismatches
My main bench will consist of defense, microwave scoring and mismatches. I have many options here but will most likely see
PG - Penny Hardaway (94-95). A do it all player. Defend PG-SF and score at a highly efficient rate.
SG: Bernard King (83-84). One of the greatest scorers the game has ever seen. He can get points in a hurry.
SF: Bob Dandridge. (72-73) A great teammate. could score, rebound, pass and was an outstanding defender. A truly underrated player
PF: Carmelo Anthony. (13-14) Scoring, rebounding passing and floor spacing.
C: Karl Anthony Towns. (17-18) A Center who can block shots, post up, rebound and shoot threes/ play a faceup game on high efficiency.
Deep Bench
Dale Ellis (88-89) - sharp shooter off the bench
Yao Ming (02-03)- a Giant who scored highly efficiently and could also move the ball.