NBA All-time teams (Phoenix Suns/Milwaukee Bucks)

[alfdogg]

Minneapolis Lakers est. 1948 (1948-60), Los Angeles Lakers (1960-present)

NBA Titles: 17 (1949-50, 1952-54, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987-88, 2000-02. 2009-10, 2020)
NBA Finals appearances: 32 (1949-50, 1952-54, 1959, 1962-63, 1965-66, 1968-70, 1972-73, 1980, 1982-85, 1987-89, 1991, 2000-02, 2004, 2008-10, 2020)

All-time leaders:
Scoring: Kobe Bryant (33,643)
Rebounding: Elgin Baylor (11,463)
Assists: Magic Johnson (10,141)
Steals: Kobe Bryant (1,944)
Blocks: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (2,694)
3-point FG: Kobe Bryant (1,827)

Los Angeles Lakers All-Time Roster

Starters:
C: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
PF: Pau Gasol
SF: Elgin Baylor
SG: Kobe Bryant
PG: Magic Johnson

Reserves:
Shaquille O'Neal
George Mikan
Wilt Chamberlain
James Worthy
Jamaal Wilkes
LeBron James
Jerry West

Honorable mentions: Gail Goodrich, Vern Mikkelsen, Michael Cooper

Surprisingly even easier than the Celtics one. Biggest debate was whether it was too soon to put LeBron on the team. I haven't been punishing guys for injuries for the most part, and the one year LeBron stayed healthy the Lakers won it all. Some might also question Pau as a starter, but staying true to position, he is probably the best PF the Lakers have had.

 

[alfdogg]

San Antonio Spurs est. 1976

NBA Titles: 5 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014)
NBA Finals appearances: 6 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013-14)

All-time leaders:
Scoring: Tim Duncan (26,496)
Rebounding: Tim Duncan (15,091)
Assists: Tony Parker (6,829)
Steals: Manu Ginobili (1,392)
Blocks: Tim Duncan (3,020)
3-point FG: Manu Ginobili (1,495)

San Antonio Spurs All-Time Roster

Starters:
C: David Robinson
PF: Tim Duncan
SF: Kawhi Leonard
SG: George Gervin
PG: Tony Parker

Reserves:
Manu Ginobili
LaMarcus Aldridge
Sean Elliott
Mike Mitchell
Bruce Bowen
Alvin Robertson
Avery Johnson

Honorable mentions: Artis Gilmore, Larry Kenon, Vinny Del Negro

Maybe should have been Artis or Kenon on the team, but Bowen's 8 all-defensive teams were too hard to overlook in the end.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

*snorts*

If I were going to put Gilmore on that team, it isn't Bowen I would have left off, to make room for him.

 

[alfdogg]

Phoenix Suns est. 1968

NBA Titles: 0
NBA Finals appearances: 3 (1976, 1993, 2021)

All-time leaders:
Scoring: Walter Davis (15,666)
Rebounding: Alvan Adams (6,937)
Assists: Steve Nash (6,997)
Steals: Alvan Adams (1,289)
Blocks: Larry Nance (940)
3-point FG: Steve Nash (1,051)

Phoenix Suns All-Time roster

Starters:
C: Alvan Adams
PF: Charles Barkley
SF: Shawn Marion
SG: Walter Davis
PG: Steve Nash

Reserves:
Amare Stoudemire
Tom Chambers
Connie Hawkins
Devin Booker
Paul Westphal
Dan Majerle
Kevin Johnson

Honorable mentions: Chris Paul, Larry Nance, Charlie Scott

 

[alfdogg]

Milwaukee Bucks est. 1968

NBA Titles: 2 (1971, 2021)
NBA Finals appearances: 3 (1971, 1974, 2021)

All-time leaders:
Scoring: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14,211)
Rebounding: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7,161)
Assists: Paul Pressey (3,272)
Steals: Quinn Buckner (1,042)
Blocks: Alton Lister (804)
3-point FG: Ray Allen (1,051)

Milwaukee Bucks All-Time Roster

Starters:
C: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
PF: Giannis Antetokounmpo
SF: Khris Middleton
SG: Sidney Moncrief
PG: Oscar Robertson

Reserves:
Vin Baker
Glenn Robinson
Bob Dandridge
Marques Johnson
Ray Allen
Michael Redd
Sam Cassell

Honorable mentions: Brian Winters, Terry Cummings, Ricky Pierce

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Phoenix Suns est. 1968

NBA Titles: 0
NBA Finals appearances: 3 (1976, 1993, 2021)

Trivia time:

• The Suns are one of three NBA franchises (Knicks, Pistons) to lose in the Finals at least three times, before winning their first NBA Championship. The Nationals/76ers, Bullets/Wizards, Rockets and Cavaliers all won their first championship in their third trip to the Finals.
• The Bucks are the fastest team ever to win their first championship.** They are also the team with the longest span of time between championships, although that record will be broken if either the Kings or Hawks ever win another championship, at any point, or if the Knicks do not win another championship before 2024.
• The Trail Blazers (1977) remain the only team in NBA history to win the NBA Championship in their first ever trip to the playoffs.**
• The Rockets (1995) are the only team to win the NBA Championship without homecourt advantage in any round of the playoffs.

** Excludes the charter franchises.