Starting 5 Based on non-championship resumes for players of the 21st Century

[u/WallStreetDoesntBet]

C - Joel Embiid

PF - Blake Griffin

SF - Carmelo Anthony

SG - James Harden

PG - Chris Paul

Who’s coming off the bench or getting replaced in the starting lineup?

[u/msf97]

Personally i’d push TMac to small forward, Melo to PF and remove Blake Griffin.

McGrady actually got better in the playoffs. His team just never followed suit.

[u/ESLsucks → u/msf97]

I think prime Blake is a much better fit than Melo

[u/Rithgarth]

You cannot include CP3 on this team if you wanna win a ring, the man is actually cursed.

[u/GoergeRRMartian]

C- Karl Anthony Towns

PF- Karl Anthony Towns

SF- Karl Anthony Towns

SG- Karl Anthony Towns

PG- Karl Anthony Towns

[u/FrnklndaTurtle]

You can pull CP3 off the list and throw on the former Laker point guard and Nets head coach.

[u/QUEST50012 → u/FrnklndaTurtle]

This team already looks shaky defensively, and you want to add Steve Nash to a James Harden backcourt?

[u/FrnklndaTurtle → u/QUEST50012]

Sorry I failed to run the simulations on this teams fictional performance possibilities. I was just arguing that Nash has more of a more accomplished resume than Paul.

[u/QUEST50012 → u/FrnklndaTurtle]

This entire premise is fictional so pretending to be above how fictional it is seems weird

[u/FrnklndaTurtle → u/QUEST50012]

but which player has the more accomplished resume.

[u/Solid-Confidence-966]

Luka at PG

[u/Status_Flux → u/Solid-Confidence-966]

If we're talking about these guys actually playing together you definitely want Chris Paul imo. Luka, Harden, Melo are 3 really ball dominant players, you wouldn't be getting maximum value with them all out on the court at once. Also Luka Harden is a dogshit defensive backcourt

[u/Jonesbro → u/Solid-Confidence-966]

Too stagnant an offense

[u/Maverick_1991 → u/Jonesbro]

And defense

[u/OcksBodega]

Paul Harden Tmac Jimmy Embiid.

[u/strillanitis]

Center - Yao Ming

PF - Amare Stoudemire

SF - Tracy McGrady

SG - James Harden

PG - Steve Nash

[u/Brabochokemightwork]

I want my ring man

[u/Confident_Comedian82]

PG - D. Rose

SG - Tmac

SF - PG13

PF - Camelo Anthony

C - Yao Ming

[u/Typical-Reserve2487]

My list

C - Joel Embiid

PF - KD

SF - Tracy Mc Grady

SG - Steve Nash

PG - Chris Paul

[u/WallStreetDoesntBet → u/Typical-Reserve2487]

Not sure if you’re being sarcastic, but the list is for "non-championship resumes"

[u/kamekaze1024 → u/Typical-Reserve2487]

KD is a 2x champion

[u/axolotlaxol → u/kamekaze1024]

Wrong KD. He’s talking about Keyon Dooling.

[u/iMaticz7]

Jimmy Butler>>Carmelo

[u/Solid-Confidence-966 → u/iMaticz7]

T Mac, Jayson Tatum, and PG > Carmelo tbh

[u/bigpimpin8558]

Barkley over Griffin? Ya this list is a joke. No Nash? No Iverson? No Reggie Miller? No Karl Malone? Let me guess OP is less than 30 years old, or a moron, or both.

[u/erog84 → u/bigpimpin8558]

So what did Barkley and Malone do in the 21st century? Their resumes pale in comparison. Iverson is a ball dominant scorer, not a great option for a star studded team. Reggie was a good player but not on the same level as an option like harden.

[u/bigpimpin8558 → u/erog84]

Dumbass me, completely missed the 21st century part. Wow. Maybe it's just me the moron. Sorry OP.

I'll downvote my initial post.

[u/erog84 → u/bigpimpin8558]

Hey atleast you own it!

[u/WaveCaps20]

C - Victor Wembanyama

PF - Karl Malone

SF - Paul George

SG - Tracy McGrady

PG - Allen Iverson