Best players from all time to form starting 5. Yeah, there can be a lot of debate but some positions are easier than other.
PG: Magic Johnson (#2 Oscar Robertson?, but not that close)
SG Michael Jordan (Kobe not that far behind)
SF LeBron James (Larry Bird close behind)
PF Bill Russell (I know he played C but I like him at PF on my team)
C Kareem A. Jabbar (Wilt, Shaq, Olajuwon, all close behind).
The LeBron Larry choice is a hard one. I suspect if you could ask Magic and Michael for example, they might prefer Larry but LeBron can do a little more as an individual player than Larry.
Magic, Jordan, and Russell are hands down easy picks.
At Center, I like Kareem but easy to argue from some of the others.