My NBA Dream Team Lineup: Starters

My NBA Dream Team Lineup

            There have been many great NBA players over the 68 years that the league has been active. Here is my Dream Team of non-active players. There will be five starters and 10 on the bench.

 

Starting Point Guard: Magic Johnson

I’m putting Magic Johnson here, but John Stockton

and Oscar Robertson might say differently. Over his 13 year playing career, he averaged 19.5 points, 11.2 assists, and 7.2 rebounds while leading the “Showtime” fastbreak.

Starting Shooting Guard: Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan is the greatest player ever. He has been to 13 all-star games, and has six championship rings to prove it. In the 15 years he played basketball, he averaged 30.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 2.3 steals.

Starting Small Forward: Larry Bird     

Larry Bird was a great shooter, and he won the championship three times. He led his Celtics team to epic battles with Magic Johnson in the Finals. He averaged 24.3 points, 10 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game.

Starting Power Forward: Karl Malone

The Mailman would always deliver on a nightly basis, and he had John Stockton to help him. He made it to the finals three times, twice with the Jazz and once with the Lakers. You might doubt him for losing, but the two losses with the Jazz came at the hands of the Jordan- led Bulls. Beating them is easier said then done. He scored the second most points in NBA history, 36, 928.

Starting Center: Bill Russell

This one was hard, people are vouching for Wilt Chamberlain, and some are cheering for Patrick Ewing. Bill Russell was a great player, and a great leader too. He won 11 titles, 7 in a row. He averaged 15.1 points, 22.5 rebounds, and 4.3 assists.

The bench players will come out over the course of the next week.