[Podcast] Ep. 38: NBA All-Time Draft

We picked 10 players from NBA history from the 1960s to today and created our perfect teams.

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We decided to draft a team of 10 players from across NBA history and create our perfect teams. The draft had a snake format and our first five picks had to be starters. We also had to pick a player from each of the major NBA decades (1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s), but had the additional limit that we could only select a maximum of two players from each decade. Some of you will be mad about the results.

Draft Results:

Starters Round

1. Gabe: Michael Jordan (90s)

2. Alex: Lebron James (00s) 

3. A:  Bill Russell (60s)

4. G: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (70s)

5. G: Steph Curry (10s)

6. A: Julius Erving (70s)

7. A: Kevin Durant (10s) 

8. G: Anthony Davis (10s) 

9. G: Larry Bird (80s)

10. A:  Chris Paul (00s) 

Backup Round

1. A: Hakeem Olajuwon (90s) 

2. G: Dwyane Wade (00s) 

3. G: Elgin Baylor (60s)

4. A: Magic Johnson (80s)

5. A: Scottie Pippen (90s) 

6. G: Bill Walton (70s) 

7. G: Isiah Thomas (80s)

8. A: Kawhi Leonard (10s) 

9. A: Joe Dumars (80s) 

10. G: Tim Duncan (00s)

Depth Charts

Gabe’s team

Starters: Steph Curry, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Anthony Davis, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Bench: Isiah Thomas, Dwyane Wade, Elgin Baylor, Tim Duncan, Bill Walton 

Coach: Pat Riley

Alex’s team

Starters: Chris Paul, Julius Erving, Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Bill Russell

Bench: Magic Johnson, Joe Dumars, Kawhi Leonard, Scottie Pippen, Hakeem Olajuwon

Coach: Chuck Daly