My NBA Dream Team Lineup: Bench Players

My NBA Dream Team Lineup

6^th Man: Wilt Chamberlain

         Wilt is considered one of the best ever. Bill Russell bested him many times in his career, and that is why I put Bill Russell ahead of him. He was a prolific scorer and rebounder. He once scored 100 points in a game, and averaged 50 points a game once. For his career, he averaged 30.1 points, 22.9 rebounds, and 4.4 assists.

7^th Man: Oscar Robertson

         Oscar Robertson is one of the most underrated superstar in NBA history. Most people don’t know who the only player to average a triple double in a season was. If you don’t know who that is, it is Oscar Robertson. That season, he averaged 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 11.4 assists. Over the course of hi 14 year playing career, he averaged 25.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 9.5 assists.

8^th Man: Hakeem Olajuwon

         Hakeem Olajuwon is an amazing. He was runner-up to Michael Jordan for Rookie of the Year, and that is a pretty good achievement. He won the championship twice in the 1990s, and had a quintuple-double, where he recorded 18 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists, and 12 blocks.

9^th Man: George Mikan

         People probably don’t know who George Mikan is, but he was the first superstar in the NBA. He played for the Minneapolis Lakers, and was absolutely dominant. He forced the league to make the increase the lane from 6 feet to 12 feet.  He averaged 23.1 points, 13.4 rebounds, and 2.8 assists.

10^th Man: Kareem Abdul- Jabbar

         During his career as a center, Abdul-Jabbar was a record six-time NBA Most Valuable Player, a record 19-time NBA All-Star, a 15-time All-NBA selection, and an 11-time NBA All-Defensive Team member. At the time of his retirement in 1989, Abdul-Jabbar was the NBA's all-time leader in points scored (38,387), games played (1,560), minutes played (57,446), field goals made (15,837), field goal attempts.(28,307), blocked shots(3,189), defensive rebounds (9,394), and personal fouls (4,657).