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Of the 11 Active Players on the 75th Anniversary Team…
« on: May 21, 2022, 12:26:31 PM »

Offline GreenlyGreeny

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Which are the most likely to not make the cut for the 100th anniversary team:

Giannis Antetokounmpo
Carmelo Anthony
Stephen Curry
Anthony Davis
Kevin Durant
James Harden
LeBron James
Kawhi Leonard
Damian Lillard
Chris Paul
Russell Westbrook

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My bet: Westbrick and Carmelo will be unceremoniously ditched. If Lillard does not win a title, he may be vulnerable. If Harden totally nosedives next year (he looks toast), who knows?

Everyone else is probably safe for the 100th anniversary team. Curry, Giannis, James, Durant and Kawhi are secure for time immemorial, of course.

Re: Of the 11 Active Players on the 75th Anniversary Team…
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2022, 12:30:28 PM »

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Second question: Should the 100th anniversary team revert back to the format of the original 25th anniversary team where there are only enough slots available to make a team (instead of the top 50 for the 50th anniversary team, top 75 for the 75th anniversary team)? I do think it would be interesting to limit the team to 15 players. I doubt it would happen, though.

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« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2022, 01:28:31 PM »

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Carmelo, and maybe Davis and Westbrook. But I doubt multiple if any of these guys are left off since all the original top 50 guys were all included.
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PF: Larry Nance Sr 92 / Blake Griffin 14
C: Lanier 77 (HOF) / Brad Daugherty 91 / Camby 07

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Prefer all decade teams

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They didn't take anyone off of the 50 so they won't the 76, but Davis is the clear answer as he never should have been on it.  Dwight, for example, is far more deserving
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