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jaggoffsmirnoff

Idk, but we're winning Scrabble.


PebblyJackGlasscock

Ante Zizic, Mifondu Kabengele, and Gershon Yabusele on the bench, ready for the triple word score.


JohnS0453

Wang Zhizhi and Anzejs Pasecniks have entered the chat


N3rdMan

Zhou Qi the goat


rastafarian_eggplant

Wally Szczerbiak is here too lol


PebblyJackGlasscock

Oh hell yes he is.


loupr738

With coach K on the sidelines. I won’t even dare to spell his name though


CWilson_999

hey don’t sleep on kristaps porzingus as a nice bench piece


astarisaslave

Kostas Papanikolau and Jonas Valanciunas too


Jpbus92

Detlef Schrempf!


APPLEJOOSH347

Abudushalamu Abudurexiti deserves a shout


PebblyJackGlasscock

Gesundheit.


SageOfTheSixPacks

Coach K will lead them then


NecessaryPair5

Lmao


Baby_Bigf00t

Elite comment 😂😂😂


cookie3113

I can pick three players right from the defending champs: Jrue Holiday, Derrick White, Jaylen Brown. Now you have elite perimeter defense and three point shooting to go with that incredible defensive/rim pressure frontcourt.


WhileDizzy4503

Damn so the other team just can’t score at all


cookie3113

That's the idea!


Dino_FGO8020

I LIKED THAT, SUFFOCATE THE OPPOSITION


ChampionshipNo2530

😂😂


Cedellton-Jr

Damn thinking about it more I don’t see how anyone can beat that. I’m sure there are some unforeseen flaws but other than injuries I can’t think of any.


hippoofdoom

Idk you could swap out Tatum for Giannis and porzingis for wemby and you wouldn't see much of a drop off LOL


Goobershmacked

Did you just hit a crack pipe?


TheMightyJD

You would. Giannis is #3 at worst and Wemby is a potential GOAT level player. Tatum and Tingus Pingus especially ain’t that.


One_Tune798

Don’t know why you are being downvoted. Giannis is better than Tatum and Wemby is better than tingus. And I’m a Celtics fan.


NecessaryPair5

This is also my pick but I will leave brown and tatum cause you can't leave the one behind so I choose Edwards at the three.


Waste_Plate_8763

Think I’d rather have at least one of the guards be an elite pick and roll operator so maybe Chris Paul or James Harden. Otherwise I’m into this.


Swimming-Couple4630

Shid that wouldn't be fair.


l7791

JB over Tatum?


Severe-Emu-8703

I see why. Out of the two, Tatum is more similar to Giannis so picking JB over him adds more variation into the lineup. It would be cool to see Tatum with Giannis and Wemby considering how he’s elevated his passing this year though


guacamully

Imagine having to guard Curry around Jrue screens when there’s the threat of a lob from 2 long bois at any moment.


chuancheun

I will rather maximize the length and playmaking, KCP, Herb Jones, Jayson Tatum


bachh2

Should get Tatum and 2 of the 3 tbh. Tatum + Brown + Giannis means no switching allowed.


MN-Jess

No stipulations? The 1st team All NBA minus Jokic. Luka/Shai/Tatum/Giannis/Vic


The-Hand-of-Midas

Fuck it. Play Jokic with Wemby and Giannis. That would be so fun.


happilynobody

You could actually do this. Wemby did play some PF this year and Giannis has played SF. Add in Luka and Shai


CatKnife12

Oh, I was thinking Jokic at point lmao


PresidentialBeans

I feel like this isn't even a fuck it. Wemby and Giannis are more than capable of moving over to PF and SF respectively.


Think-Culture-4740

It would be so interesting from a team building point of view. Jokic would be magic Johnson in this universe, Giannis Aaron Gordon and Wemby ....idk what he'd be in this world.


The-Hand-of-Midas

Yeah, point-Jokic. Wemby and Giannis are so godly on defense it makes this possible. Jokic can just inbounds the ball to the rim and one of the 2 will dunk it every time.


Think-Culture-4740

It's just going to be so weird. Jokic is by far the best post player of all of those three guys if not best post player period and yet he can't operate there because there are already going to be two bigs clogging the paint I'm not sure where Wemby is hanging out on offense if Giannis is on the court. On defense you have to play Jokic at center because he's just going to get destroyed on the perimeter. That means you have Wemby nominally defending power forwards and Giannis defending quicker small forwards. It all sounds stupid until you think. Maybe there's a coach like Eric spolstra who throws enough spaghetti on the wall to make it stick


pssiraj

Then you run Wemby at the 3 so he can shoot and Giannis stays inside.


Beneficial-Feed9999

Wemby becomes goat shooter MPJ


Drummallumin

Luka and Giannis aren’t the greatest fit together. Gimme Steph, KD, or Book over Luka with this team for sure.


siberianwolf99

what about a healthy Kawhi? or Ant?


Floating_egg

Healthy Kawhi doesn’t exist


Drummallumin

Sure, realistically many guys could fit in that role. Was just thinking of guys who could be primary ball handlers if they had to be.


electricvelvet

Like... luka?


Drummallumin

…while also being off ball players most of the time which I thought was implied


Fine_Lengthiness_341

Ideally if you already have this much production it would be better to grab a two way guy who can play off ball and still do on ball creation


GCFCconner11

Healthy Kawhi? Let's just get Young MJ. Both equally likely to be available this season.


Think-Culture-4740

I would argue their pairing is the perfect marriage. Giannis covers for Luka's weak point of attack defense. Luka's range makes Giannis a menace inside. Their pick and roll pairing would be impossible to switch as you'd be inviting a smaller defender onto Giannis who can just rampage to the rim.


Drummallumin

How is this any different than AD and Luka?


Think-Culture-4740

Giannis is just better than AD full stop


Drummallumin

/point Pairing Giannis with Luka forces him to reduce himself to ‘just’ being AD


Think-Culture-4740

Does it? I don't think pairing him with Luka necessarily implies you're taking the ball completely out of giannis's hands. They can run inverse pick and rolls too


Drummallumin

Taking the ball out of Lukas hands isn’t doing anyone any favors either. Again, not saying they’d be bad. But if I get to pick out of everyone in the league, there are guys who are better fits with Giannis.


Think-Culture-4740

So who is the optimal pairing with Giannis


Drummallumin

Guys who thrive off ball but can also be the ball handler when things slow down in the halfcourt. So guys like I said: Steph, KD, Book…


IgnantWisdom

Says who? Luka and giannis 2 top 5 players. They could literally mesh with anyone…


Drummallumin

They could mesh together sure but they wouldn’t bring out the best of eachother like an off ball player could. Offensively Giannis would be limited to rim running.


IgnantWisdom

I think giannis offball rim protection covers lukas deficiencies as a point of attack defender. Lukas has already shown he is at least top 3 in throwing lobs to find the roller in pick n roll which giannis would excel at. Giannis can take offensive load throughout the game to conserve Lukas energy and get other teams in foul trouble, and then luka has more energy to be the best closer in basketball. Yall are crazy for thinking that isn’t a great fit. Surround them with 2-3 other shooters and that team is winning multiple titles.


Drummallumin

>Gianni’s can take offensive load tho right there game to conserve Lukas energy Which might as well be playing 5v4 on offense and also not exactly Giannis’s best offense cuz he likes to run in transition which is the opposite of Luka. Like I said, it’s not that they couldn’t do it, they just don’t compliment each other, you’re just turning him into a glorified rim runner. At that point he’d be no better with Luka than AD would. Im not saying they’d be bad together, but if you’re just trying to build the best starting 5 possible, turning Giannis into AD (with slightly worse defense) isn’t doing that.


IgnantWisdom

Either way, you couldn’t be more wrong for thinking booker is a better fit. Luka is literally better at everything other than maybe a slight edge on d for booker which giannis would fill that gap anyways.luka could literally fit with anyone in the nba. The perfect player to build around.


Drummallumin

You think Luka is a better off ball player than Book and Book only has a slight edge defensively? I’m a card carrying Book hater but that’s a wild take


aghhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Luka and Giannis are a great fit together what? I still wouldnt pick him with Wemby and Giannis, but he’d be such a good playmaker for them


Drummallumin

Luka and Wemby is a much better fit than Luka and Giannis. Giannis is so much more than just a rim runner


haltese_87

Luka and Giannis are a perfect fit. It’s basically Lebron -AD 2.0


Drummallumin

Giannis is better than AD but would be reduced to his role is the issue


Weak-Distribution-83

Booker over Luka? Never


Drummallumin

You’re taking Luka over Booker in a role where whats needed is off ball secondary scoring?


DangerZoneh

With Giannis and Wemby you need on ball primary scoring lol


hottakehotcakes

This is a heinous take lol. Luka’s the best player in the world offensively. He shoots 10 3s a game and spoon feeds his teammates 9 times a game. Giannis dominates inside offensively and his weakness is perimeter offense. His defense inside also makes up for Luka’s crap perimeter defense. I don’t think there’s a better potential pairing in the entire league.


Drummallumin

You think Giannis’s best role offensively is to be used exclusively as a rim runner?


Willing_Carpet_9392

100


ttttyttt678

Steph over Luka.


DangerZoneh

Nah, Luka is the best possible player to pair with these two and it really isn’t even remotely close


SadMathematician7799

Steph, Ant, KD


IgnantWisdom

A fucking shooter


angelansbury

Two fucking shooters (and someone who's good at throwing lobs)


IgnantWisdom

How bout Luka.


meowhatissodamnfunny

Steph, Edwards, Brown.


rsmith524

Steph, PG, and KD. I want four off-ball threats around Giannis on offense, and four switchable defenders around Steph on defense.


Jonthegoat_09

Curry kd ant


CorrectionnalOfficer

Luka Brown Tatum


Global-Noise-3739

FR


xXGreekNinjaXx

Steph, ANT, KD


IcanMakeThePiecesFit

Basically it, you can swap the 2 and 3 spot with any shooter you can think of. But a team with Giannis and Steph? That's insane offensively, almost unbeatable. I would put it up there with Kobe and Shaq. It could of fucking been a thing IRL too. Like the deal was done but the Bucks were worried about Stephs ankles apparently so they went with Corey Maggette.


xXGreekNinjaXx

Crazy how 1 trade (passes or denied) could alter the course of the nba


Jonthegoat_09

Same for me


guacdoc24

Steph, Caruso, lebron


Henrywaltaa

Caruso is just happy to be there on the offensive end lol


621_

Steph, Shai, Lebron, Giannis, Wemby


Bobba_fat

Steph brown lebron Giannis + wemby. Brown for defensive purposes or teams have a clear line to the basket on offense.


Responsible-List-849

Shai, white and who cares it won't matter. (Brown or Tatum maybe since they fit the two way need, and don't get hurt. OG would be great if you can guarantee health)


g1rlchild

This. You've got some truly great perimeter defenders with Went backing them up, and you've got a good mix of guys who can create and play off ball. Plus the beautiful lobs from Shai to Wemby.


capitulationcanwait

Siakam halliburton Brandon Ingram. Longest team ever


j_etti

Hali, Ant, PG


Willing_Carpet_9392

Giannis wemby bron sga Tatum


dalethedonkey

Wilt at PG


NecessaryPair5

Holiday, White, Edwards, Giannis, Wemby.


ttttyttt678

Steph, SGA, Tatum, Giannis, Wemby.


rabidantidentyte

Fuck it, let's just be nasty on defense and score from anywhere: Shai Fox JB


SageOfTheSixPacks

3- Durant 2- Kawhi 1- Lebron Or 5 - Jokic 4- Giannis / Embiid 3 - Wemby 2 - Durant 1 - Lebron


AaronFraudgers8

SGA Booker KD Giannis Wemby


Hungry-Space-1829

96 Jordan, 2012 LeBron, and myself. I’m gonna be a champion y’all


Agitated-Antelope-18

Booker KD and Beal


ConceptNo1055

Jru Derick White Tatum


PaulMcPaulersn7

Steph, Derrick white and OG anunoby/KD (depending on if you want more defense or scoring ability


hottakehotcakes

Luka / Herb Jones / Lebron / Giannis / Wemby


Filthy_Commie_

Any pass first point guard that can shoot decently would be a really good fit. Hali and CP3 fit the bill, one could start and the other off the bench.


VulgarSensei

Steph, Mikal, Kawhi


TheRoyaleWithCheese-

Steph, Brunson, lebron. Lebron is running point.


No_Leading4348

This is very tough but I think these three guys would have great chemistry and work well with giannis and wemby those three would be Lebron bronny and Bryce James and thanasis as my 6th man


dbeynyc

Do I have to stay under the salary cap or is this an all star game scenario?


Admirable_Status4628

Role players give me: Derrick white, Caruso, OG Anunoby


Eclectic_Canadian

I’d probably go Jrue over White for the PnR option


AntoninusPiusII

Steph/Luka/Mikal


marsexpresshydra

Steph, Kawhi, LeBron


ceo2k

Steph, Jalen, Tatum


TechnologyNo2642

Tatum, Brown, Steph (all unselfish and can shoot)


bucketjunky

Steph kd and LeBron. Maybe jokic for kd


Elegant_Struggle6488

If we're looking at more like role players to fit around them. A good passing guard who can hit the 3, someone like lonzo when he was healthy would be great, especially with his defense. And might as well pair him with caruso cos that backcourt was great together. And then maybe someone like mikal at the 3. Just a really good 3/D guy who would benefit having 2 massive presences that would give him a better ability to create his own shot if need.


Meatz916

1. Bol Bol 2. KAT 3. Chet Holmgren 4. Giannis 5. Wemby


green1982

Steph, booker and kd


TyM20

Steph Jrue Lebron


haltese_87

Curry, SGA, Lebron.


KahunaKona

assuming in good health? Point God to orchestrate the choir, Steph for some three shooting and off-ball offense, then Kawhi for on-ball pressure. You really have a nasty defensive trio there in Ant, Wemby, and Kawhi, then on offense all 5 of them are contributing in their own way.


Alive_Star9852

Literally anyone idc


Lake_Shore_Drive

Jokic, Embiid and Mike Conley


dredgedskeleton

Trae, Embiid, Tatum -- still the best team but everyone hates them


Jetsol8

Realistically, just take the current team with the worst 1,2, and 3 and stick them two on. No way in hell they are getting anyone else on this team that isn’t trash or a rookie. Screw it, blazers


Jetsol8

I guess clay would maybe be possible to add as a decent player. We would need some shooting here


bigballnn

Steph Klay Kawhi


Underrated_Fish

I mean I can pick anyone? Steph, Jordan, LeBron


newmixchugger

Steph shai KD


Shaduko

Steph, SGA, Brown


VeryStandardOutlier

KD, Jalen Williams, and SGA. Called Team Wingspan


Dareal6

Steph even at this age would work magic with these two. At the wings, why not the champs Brown and Tatum.


NatterinNabob

Magic, McGrady and KD. Let's see what a team that averages 6'11" while playing at their natural positions can do.


Ok-Attorney-6802

All time? Or current? I like an all time shot: Nash at pg, Curry at SG, and Kobe at SF


AdTime8622

Tatum Luka Steph


Sad_Escape2025

Jrue Holiday, Kawhi Leonard, Scottie Barnes, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Victor Wembanyama


buhnanabuhnana

Giannis Curry Lauri Chet Wemby


IllustratorSuperb913

Luka Doncic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Kevin Durant


SpaceCoyote3

Curry, Herb, Paul George, Giannis, Wemby Maybe OG instead, but I like herb and feel like he’s quicker to cover primary guard


Critical_Teach_43

KD Chet Bol bol


happilynobody

SGA, Luka, Tatum


Ishmael203

Add anyone It doesn’t matter Blocks on blocks


Baby_Bigf00t

Best: Curry, Luka, Durant Realistic: Caruso, Klay, PG13


Embarrassed-Buy1963

Honestly you could throw me in the starting lineup and a bunch of role players and we still might win a chip


Embarrassed-Buy1963

Realistically Steph Caruso Trey Murphy Giannis Wemby


Main_Professional220

To keep the team more realistic, Fred van fleet, Alex Caruso, OG


Bawlsinmyface

PG - Monte Morris/Kyle Lowry SG - Podz/D. Robinson SF - Demar Derozan/Jerami Grant PF - Giannis/John Isaac C - Wemby/Brook Lopez Coach - Spolestra


Fist_Goop

Joe Templeton Mad Max Malone Scotty P


iwatchtoomuchsports

Haliburton, Steph, KD


huckamole

Tacko Fall


Fantastic-Travel-216

KD at SF


pocketbeagle

KD has to be the three. Ant and Steph round it out.


Own_Brilliant9653

I mean it's Giannis so 3 people who don't want to touch the ball and won't argue with Giannis thinking he's a ball handler.


AnabolicOctopus

Shai, Kawhi, Doncic


shook_-

Cp3 🤓


JJJaxMax

Serious shotmaking and hustle guys. 3 and D. Length would not matter nearly as much post a backup big. You could take a Donavan Mitchell type guard as a scoring threat and have an almost unstoppable team (salaried would probably never work) but when the two above are both in their prime, really give Wemby a year or two…… a third star probably isn’t required. Just a few guys that are high end like Jrue Holiday (on the high end.)Josh heart on the low end. Glue guys that can do a little bit of everything.


BassGuru82

Embiid, Jokic, Anthony Davis.


Agreed_fact

If we assume health - Steph, Jrue, OG If we don’t - Brunson, Jrue, Herb Trying to find some balance instead of just saying Luka, Steph, Shai, Tatum etc. From a cap perspective Brunson, Jrue, Herb, Giannis, and Wemby would be under the cap by around 8 million next season, they’d have full use of that 8 mil + non taxpayer mle + maneuverability.


BarryLird_

Steph or Shai (can’t make up mind), Tatum, Durant, Giannis, Wemby. That’s a long ass team.


Least_Inspector_450

Steph Curry, Derrick White, Mikal Bridges


justbrowsing987654

Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White ☘️ Joking aside, I go Tatum for versatility and scoring, Luka for his distribution and offense in general, but because of those defensive limitations I probably add Derrick White who’s an ideal, do everything 5th starter with all NBA defensive ability and nearly all time level guard blocks per game. I thought about Tyrese instead but Hali and Luka seems problematic defensively


NateLee1733

Prayers, prayers for the opposing front line, because this one would be a all time banger!


ohohook

Haliburton, OG, Josh Hart. Good Luck getting a rebound, and everybody can shoot.


sdnnhy

I would add Superman, a Harlem globetrotter, and Jesus.


myshinyourshin1

Fill out the roster with a bunch of Greg Odens.


ItsRookPlays

Haliburton, Herb Jones, Micheal Porter Jr.


stvnmlk

Jokic as Point Guard


NBA2024

Please for the love of all things, add shooting😂


L0NZ0BALL

Magic Johnson, Tracey McGrady and Lauri Markannen. Let’s get fuckin weird. I want the tallest at every position all stars. I want it to look like when my son’s U10 team accidentally got on the wrong court and squared up against 1st graders. This shit should look like the 2004 Pistons vs Our Lady of Perpetual Mercy high school


_StroudSZN_

I think a good lineup would be Tyus Jones Herb Jones MPJ Giannis Wemby


BoltShine

I'll play wing. Give me a lawn chair and a bucket of popcorn.


Mental-Quantity-7631

chris paul


Live-River1879

Whoever you give me. I’ll take my chances with those two


Dweebil

Jokic at point.


Global-Noise-3739

Luka at PG, Jaylen Brown at SG, and Tatum at SF


keanancarlson

SGA at the 1 Anthony Edwards at the 2 A healthy Kawhi at the 3


Gabe-DaBabe

Luka, Jaylen Brown, OG Anunoby.


electricDETH

KD, Chet, Jokic


thealternateopinion

Steph Curry, Jrue Holiday, Jokic point forward


Seeker369

Holiday, Tatum, and Brown.


EnigmaSpore

Steph, Brown, Shai Push that defense up while getting that driving and mid range and steph long range


Rixoveli_

LaMelo, Derrick White, PG, Giannis, Wemby


AyeeCarlos2

MJ, LeBron and Stephen Curry


Zkurwysyn

Caruso, Derrick white, and Bridges or OG


Paramount-Chief

Shai, Ant, Jalen Brown


shmooked

Trae Young, Derrick White and Kawhi


Longjumping-Sort3741

Derrick White, Duncan Robinson, Mikal Bridges, Giannis, Wemby. Elite shooting and spacing, POA defense, and players that do not need the ball in their hand.


Mrdynamo18

Kd at sf Beal at sg Steph at pg


SofaKing_Sam

Luka, Ant, Tatum.


DemonsReturns7

Give me 1. Luka 2. Steph Curry 3. KD 4. Giannis 5. Embiid Needed to balance out between ball handling, shooting ability and defensive ability


Certain-Shelter9818

Idk bc my coach of my franchise is Monty Williams. So idk, probably a perimeter defender, and my PG is Trae Young, my missing positions are SG and the Wing Position


Glass-Lifeguard1919

With those two at my PF & C, you make it extremely easy to put a team around them. The question is it no stipulations? Is it today's players currently in the league or is it all time? Do we have to think about salary cap or we just putting the best 5 man team together? If it's today's game and we have to think about salary cap... the starting SF is Jaylen Brown. The SG is Luka Kennard. The PG is Jrue Holiday. Jrue & Jaylen Brown are elite 2way players & Kennard has a career average of 46% from 3 over his past 4 seasons in the NBA. Good luck. If it's all time, my PG is Steve Nash & my SG is prime 2-way Klay Thompson. Both Wemby & Giannis would benefit from a pass first elite PG, and Steve Nash is one of, if not the best shooter the NBA has ever seen. He has 4 out of the 14 only 40/50/90 seasons, means he owns 28.5% of that record by himself. Klay was elite on defense and arguably the best catch & shoot 3p shooter to ever exist. I'm taking 2015-16 Kawhi at the 3.