Greatest Player From Each NBA Franchise. Not as Easy as you Think it is.

no love for the bobcats though 
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Atlanta Hawks-Bob Pettit

Boston Celtics -Bill Russell, Larry Bird

Brooklyn Nets-Jason Kidd

Chicago Bulls-Michael Jordan

Cleveland Cavaliers-Lebron

Dallas Mavericks-Dirk

Denver Nuggets-Alex English

Detroit Pistons-Isiah Thomas

Golden State Warriors-Wilt

Houston Rockets-Hakeem

Indiana Pacers-Reggie Miller

LA Clippers-Blake Griffin, McAdoo, Chris Paul

LA Lakers-Kobe

Memphis/Vancouver Grizzlies-Zach Randolph

Miami Heat-Wade

Milwaukee Bucks-Kareem

Minnesota Timberwolves-KG

New Orleans Pelicans/Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats-Chris Paul or Zo

New York Knicks-Willis Reid, Ewing

Oklahoma City Thunder/Seattle SuperSonics-Gary Payton, KD

Orlando Magic-Shaq

Philadelphia 76Sixers-Dr.J

Phoenix Suns-Nash

Portland Trail Blazers-Clyde Drexler

Sacramento Kings-The Big O

San Antonio Spurs-Duncan

Toronto Raptors-Vince Carter

Utah Jazz -Malone and Stockton

Washington Wizards-Wes Unseld
 
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Curious as to why so many people dont have LeBron James for the Heat.
 
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Great conversation.

I do think you'd have to separate the question "is it the best player of all-time for that happened to play for that franchise?" or "the player that was the best for that franchise?"

....if that makes sense...

Why aren't people saying Luc Longley for Chicago though...
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sea manup said:
how so?
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You've listed mostly people you can remember ie Melo for Denver, Cwebb for Kings. They are NOT the best players to play for those franchises.

dmxfury said:
Lew?
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Yeah, Sorry. Auto correct wouldn't let me put in Lew. Kept changing into Jew or Lou.


jay y kay said:
Wade is clearly the player for Miami IMO.
Many people would put Russell over Bird for Celtics too.
Kobe has his case for Lakers over Magic as well.
Same goes for Ewing for Knicks.
Shaq was in Orland for 4 seasons, and you call him the Greatest player for Orlando?
Archibald also pales in comparison to Big O.

the most accurate response? :lol:
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Why Wade? Just because he won once with Shaq and twice with Lebron? Zo meant more to the Heat when they first started out and did way more for the community of Miami. Till this day, Alonzo Mourning is with the Heat organization and plays a vital role within the team operations.

Bill Russel did win a lot for Boston, but it was Larry Bird who magnified the Celtics into popularity during the 80's when him and Magic were going at it. In the 60's Bill Russel was overlooked by Wilt.

Kobe has played more for the Lakers, but again...Magic was the leader of the team and helped Kareem win once he got to LA. The younger generation will obviously say Kobe, but it's really Magic Johnson who is the greatest Laker ever.

:lol: Ewing for the Knicks? **** out of here. Walt "Clyde" Frazier practically owns almost every Knicks record and was the leader of those Knicks championship teams. Patrick Ewing was a great player, but he could never resonate the Garden like "Clyde"

Name me a better player to play for Orlando? You can honestly say Tmac or Penny was better than Shaq in those 4 year he was there? Look at the numbers, Papi.

Look at Bill Russel argument
 
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Hank Scorpio said:
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Ewing for the Knicks? **** out of here. Walt "Clyde" Frazier practically owns almost every Knicks record and was the leader of those Knicks championship teams. Patrick Ewing was a great player, but he could never resonate the Garden like "Clyde"
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Uhh it's definitely Ewing.

Has the record for games, minutes played, field goals, free throws, rebounds, steals, blocks, and points.

Walt Frazier is the leader in assists...and that's it.
 
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jay y kay said:
Wade is clearly the player for Miami IMO.
Many people would put Russell over Bird for Celtics too.
Kobe has his case for Lakers over Magic as well.
Same goes for Ewing for Knicks.
Shaq was in Orland for 4 seasons, and you call him the Greatest player for Orlando?
Archibald also pales in comparison to Big O.

the most accurate response?
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Why Wade? Just because he won once with Shaq and twice with Lebron? Zo meant more to the Heat when they first started out and did way more for the community of Miami. Till this day, Alonzo Mourning is with the Heat organization and plays a vital role within the team operations.

Bill Russel did win a lot for Boston, but it was Larry Bird who magnified the Celtics into popularity during the 80's when him and Magic were going at it. In the 60's Bill Russel was overlooked by Wilt.

Kobe has played more for the Lakers, but again...Magic was the leader of the team and helped Kareem win once he got to LA. The younger generation will obviously say Kobe, but it's really Magic Johnson who is the greatest Laker ever.

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Ewing for the Knicks? **** out of here. Walt "Clyde" Frazier practically owns almost every Knicks record and was the leader of those Knicks championship teams. Patrick Ewing was a great player, but he could never resonate the Garden like "Clyde"

Name me a better player to play for Orlando? You can honestly say Tmac or Penny was better than Shaq in those 4 year he was there? Look at the numbers, Papi.

Look at Bill Russel argument
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"did way more for the community of miami"

"magnified the celtics into popularity"

"leader of the team that helked kareem win" (so kobe didnt lead teams to championships?)

how are you going to end the post with "look at the numbers, papi" when the first half of your post is random stuff that has nothing to do with numbers?
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russell overlooked by wilt when almost every player from that era considers him a better player?

how are you going to talk about shaq being the best basketball player in orlando while putting zo over wade because of his support for the community and front office help? if that is what we are looking at then jerry west would be the greatest laker ever
 
Atlanta Hawks - Nique
Boston Celtics - Bird
Brooklyn Nets - Deron or Jason Kidd... not sure if kidd counts
Chicago Bulls - Jordan
Cleveland Cavaliers - Lebron
Dallas Mavericks - Dirk
Denver Nuggets - Melo or Mcdyess
Detroit Pistons - Isaiah Thomas 
Golden State Warriors - Mitch Richmond 
Houston Rockets - Hakeem
Indiana Pacers - Reggie Miller
LA Clippers - Bob Mcadoo
LA Lakers - Wilt / Kareem
Memphis/Vancouver Grizzlies - shareef abdur-rahim 
Miami Heat - Alonzo Mourning
Milwaukee Bucks - Ray Allen
Minnesota Timberwolves - Kevin Garnett
New Orleans Pelicans/Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats - Chris Paul
New York Knicks - Bernard King
Oklahoma City Thunder/Seattle SuperSonics - Gary Payton
Orlando Magic - Shaq / Penny Hardaway 
Philadelphia 76Sixers - Iverson 
Phoenix Suns - Jason Kidd 
Portland Trail Blazers - Clyde Drexler 
Sacramento Kings - Chris Webber
San Antonio Spurs - Tie between David Robinson / Tim Duncan
Toronto Raptors - Vince Carter
Utah Jazz - Karl Malone 
Washington Wizards - Earl Monroe
 
CocaineAudio said:
Atlanta Hawks - Nique

Boston Celtics - Bird

Brooklyn Nets - Deron or Jason Kidd... not sure if kidd counts

Chicago Bulls - Jordan

Cleveland Cavaliers - Lebron

Dallas Mavericks - Dirk

Denver Nuggets - Melo or Mcdyess

Detroit Pistons - Isaiah Thomas 

Golden State Warriors - Mitch Richmond 

Houston Rockets - Hakeem

Indiana Pacers - Reggie Miller

LA Clippers - Bob Mcadoo

LA Lakers - Wilt / Kareem

Memphis/Vancouver Grizzlies - shareef abdur-rahim 

Miami Heat - Alonzo Mourning

Milwaukee Bucks - Ray Allen

Minnesota Timberwolves - Kevin Garnett

New Orleans Pelicans/Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats - Chris Paul

New York Knicks - Bernard King

Oklahoma City Thunder/Seattle SuperSonics - Gary Payton

Orlando Magic - Shaq / Penny Hardaway 

Philadelphia 76Sixers - Iverson 

Phoenix Suns - Jason Kidd 

Portland Trail Blazers - Clyde Drexler 

Sacramento Kings - Chris Webber

San Antonio Spurs - Tie between David Robinson / Tim Duncan

Toronto Raptors - Vince Carter

Utah Jazz - Karl Malone 

Washington Wizards - Earl Monroe
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Finally somone mentions Reef for the Grizz lol...Reef > Gasol
 
Atlanta Hawks - pettit
Boston Celtics - russell
Brooklyn Nets - kidd
Chicago Bulls - mj
Cleveland Cavaliers - lbj
Dallas Mavericks - dir
Denver Nuggets - david thompson
Detroit Pistons - zeke
Golden State Warriors - rick barry
Houston Rockets - dream
Indiana Pacers - reggie
LA Clippers - mcadoo
LA Lakers - kobe (even as i hater, i think he's the greatest to every wear that)
Memphis/Vancouver Grizzlies - p gasol
Miami Heat - mj or wade
Milwaukee Bucks - oscar robertson
Minnesota Timberwolves - kg
New Orleans Pelicans/Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats - zo
New York Knicks - walt
Oklahoma City Thunder/Seattle SuperSonics - glove
Orlando Magic - dwight
Philadelphia 76Sixers - ai
Phoenix Suns - nash
Portland Trail Blazers - clyde
Sacramento Kings - cwebb
San Antonio Spurs - timmy
Toronto Raptors - vc
Utah Jazz - mailman
Washington Wizards - wes
 
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JD617 said:
In the 60's Bill Russel was overlooked by Wilt.
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JD617 JD617

Where are you with Russell, Bird?

Is Pierce your 3, or someone else from an older gen (Cousy?)
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Hard to say because I didn't live through Russell's era and only caught the tail end of Bird's and even then I wasn't really old enough to understand what I was watching plus obviously we don't have anywhere near the amount of data for those guys that we do now. Unfortunately we don't even have basic blocks for Russell, let alone on court/off court, SportVu data, etc. :lol:

All I have to go on are books by Auerbach, Russell, Jackie Mac, Bob Ryan, Simmons, etc and some dusty old VHS tapes of Bird, that's about the best I can do. But I would probably go

1. Russell
2. Bird
3. Pierce
 
everyone says russ as greatest c's but the next three has to be bird/hondo/pierce grouped together
 
Hank Scorpio said:
You've listed mostly people you can remember ie Melo for Denver, Cwebb for Kings. They are NOT the best players to play for those franchises.
Yeah, Sorry. Auto correct wouldn't let me put in Lew. Kept changing into Jew or Lou.
Why Wade? Just because he won once with Shaq and twice with Lebron? Zo meant more to the Heat when they first started out and did way more for the community of Miami. Till this day, Alonzo Mourning is with the Heat organization and plays a vital role within the team operations.

Bill Russel did win a lot for Boston, but it was Larry Bird who magnified the Celtics into popularity during the 80's when him and Magic were going at it. In the 60's Bill Russel was overlooked by Wilt.

Kobe has played more for the Lakers, but again...Magic was the leader of the team and helped Kareem win once he got to LA. The younger generation will obviously say Kobe, but it's really Magic Johnson who is the greatest Laker ever.

:lol: Ewing for the Knicks? **** out of here. Walt "Clyde" Frazier practically owns almost every Knicks record and was the leader of those Knicks championship teams. Patrick Ewing was a great player, but he could never resonate the Garden like "Clyde"

Name me a better player to play for Orlando? You can honestly say Tmac or Penny was better than Shaq in those 4 year he was there? Look at the numbers, Papi.

Look at Bill Russel argument
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I was going to write rebuttal for your dumb-witted replies, but as you are already soundly beat by other guys, I guess I don't have to :wink:
 
Atlanta Hawks - Bob Petit
Boston Celtics - Bill Russell
Brooklyn Nets - Julius Erving
Charlotte Bobcats - Gerald Wallace
Chicago Bulls - Michael Jordan
Cleveland Cavaliers - LeBron James
Dallas Mavericks - Dirk Nowitzki
Denver Nuggets - Alex English
Detroit Pistons - Isiah Thomas
Golden State Warriors - Rick Barry
Houston Rockets - Hakeem Olajuwon
Indiana Pacers - Reggie Miller
LA Clippers - Bob McAdoo
LA Lakers - Kobe Bryant
Memphis Grizzlies - Pau Gasol
Miami Heat - LeBron James
Milwaukee Bucks - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Minnesota Timberwolves - Kevin Garnett
New Orleans Pelicans - Chris Paul
New York Knicks - Willis Reed
Oklahoma City Thunder - Kevin Durant
Orlando Magic - Dwight Howard
Philadelphia 76ers - Julius Erving
Phoenix Suns - Charles Barkley
Portland Trail Blazers - Bill Walton
Sacramento Kings - Oscar Robertson
San Antonio Spurs - Tim Duncan
Toronto Raptors - Vince Carter
Utah Jazz - Karl Malone
Washington Wizards - Wes Unseld
 
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