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List your favorite non-celtic players of all-time.
« on: May 03, 2025, 11:43:48 AM »

Offline perks-a-beast

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Mine...

1. Allen Iverson - The reason I started watching basketball as a kid, even before I became a Celtic fan.

2. Dirk Nowitzki - Always really liked him, but never fully appreciated him until the miraculous 2011 championship run (my favorite non-celtic title team ever).

3. Kawhi Leonard - Arguably the most menacing defender in NBA history. Has been my favorite player since his ascension in 2013. Really enjoying him look like a beast again, because I think people forgot what an amazing 2-way player he is.
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« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2025, 12:00:03 PM »

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Charles Barkley; Tim Duncan; Andre Iguodala

And I always thought DMC would have fit well here.
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« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2025, 12:07:34 PM »

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Chris Bosh, mostly of his Raptor days. Did also kinda liked him in the Heat uniform. Without his offensive rebound that night, that Ray Allen 3 doesn't happen.

Zach Randolph. Guy was a menace in the post. Gave the Big 3 Spurs a lot of trouble.
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« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2025, 12:40:23 PM »

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I have started following the NBA since about 2011. Thus these are all players I have seen play from the modern game. The top 10 consists of players who I like so much that I find it hard to root against even if they play the Celtics:

1. Stephen Curry (I watched almost every Golden State game during his MVP-years, what a treat)
2. Nikola Jokic (an alltime great, regularly he makes insane plays look so easy)
3. Manu Ginobili (underrated in my opinion, very intelligent player which I like)
4. Andrei Kirilenko (I wish I had seen more of him)
5. Tim Duncan (great attitude and presence and so solid even at age)
6. Brook Lopez (great post player and became a superb defender, doesn't get enough recognition)
7. Tyrese Haliburton (a true point guard and team player)
8. Jonathan Isaac (his long injuries unfortunately prevented him from reaching his ceiling)
9. Donovan Mitchell (when he's on fire he's one of the scariest shotmakers under pressure ever)
10. Alex Caruso (everybody likes him and he should be a Celtic some day)

To complete my top 25 of non-Celtic players of all-time:

Damian Lillard, Derrick Rose, Mike Conley, De'Aaron Fox, Shaun Livingston, Devin Booker, OG Anunoby, Amen Thompson, Kyle Anderson, Paolo Banchero, Thaddeus Young, Kevin Love, Pau Gasol, Joakim Noah and Rudy Gobert.
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« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2025, 01:10:49 PM »

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Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter, and Yao.



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« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2025, 01:11:04 PM »

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Magic Johnson
Hakeem Olajuwon
Penny Hardaway
Grant Hill
Tim Duncan
Manu Ginobili
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« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2025, 01:28:33 PM »

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There aren?t many:
Manute Bol
Mugsy Bogues
Shaun Marion
Oscar Robertson
Wes Unseld
Spud Webb

Probably a couple more that can?t think of at the moment.
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« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2025, 01:57:05 PM »

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Allen Iverson, Vince Carter, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki.

Current players that I like to watch: Kawhi Leonard, Luka for his shot making, Zion and Morant for their insane athleticism. Anthony Edwards is up there. SGA and Wembanyama are fun to watch as well.

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« Reply #8 on: May 03, 2025, 02:09:00 PM »

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Patty Mills and Joe Ingles. End of list.

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Quote from: Adelaide Celt on May 03, 2025, 02:09:00 PM
Patty Mills and Joe Ingles. End of list.



What do you think of Giddey and D. Daniels? I had those two on my fantasy basketball team. They both played really well this year.
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« Reply #10 on: May 03, 2025, 05:31:54 PM »

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Quote from: Roy H. on May 03, 2025, 12:00:03 PM
Charles Barkley; Tim Duncan; Andre Iguodala

And I always thought DMC would have fit well here.

DeMarcus Cousins? If so, same.
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« Reply #11 on: May 03, 2025, 06:12:24 PM »

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Alonzo Mourning, Jamal Mashburn, Tim Hardaway

I liked those mid to late 90s Heat teams.  Helped me still enjoy watching basketball bc the Celtics were so bad.

I was excited when we signed PJ Brown to the ?08 team bc I liked him too
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« Reply #12 on: May 03, 2025, 11:27:33 PM »

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none.  If they're not a Celtic, they're dead to me although I will wish most players leaving the C's the best of luck with their new teams.  Kyrie and Blount being the 2 big exceptions.
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« Reply #13 on: May 04, 2025, 08:53:58 AM »

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Tim Duncan
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« Reply #14 on: May 04, 2025, 09:51:16 AM »

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Detlef Schrempf, Scotty Pippen, Michael Jordan, Reggie Miller, Jeff Hornacek
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