[CBS Sports] Every NBA team's best player of all time

Wow... no sense of sports history...

 

for Phoenix.. You have Paul Silas.. Gar Heard.. Connie Hawkins.... Larry Nance.. Tom Chambers.. Steve Nash...

The Celtics are too freaking hard..

Russell, Bird, jo jo white, sam jones, John Havlicek, Bob Cousey...

 

My argument for Chuck - first of all he's much better than most of the folks on the Phoenix list, the best argument can be made for Nash. But Chuck was the better individual player and he took his team closer to a ring. Nash may have been more franchise-defining but Chuck was the best to wear the purple and orange

 

After all the list isn't who do you most associate with a franchise, but who's the best player on each team

 

Much respect to Larry Johnson (aka Grandmama), he was Barkley-type freak playing PF undersized...... BUT Alonzo was better.

Kobe is very questionable for LAL.


Which team has the weakest player crop? (franchise tenure should be factored)

Top candidates...
Pacers
Clippers
Nuggets

 

I'd love to see that East vs West all star game.

 

Ugh. No.

Los Angeles Lakers: Magic
Philadelphia 76ers: WILT
Phoenix Suns: Barkley
Miami Heat: Lebron (I get that it was only 4 seasons, but still)
Utah Jazz: Stockton
Los Angeles Clippers: McAdoo
New York Knicks: Frazier
Atlanta Hawks: Pettit
Orlando Magic: Shaq

 

Is Alex English better than Melo/Mutombo when they were in Denver?

and Lin got snubbed.

 

Three UH alums on that list. Not bad.

 

Yes, this should be based on how a player performed when during their tenure with that team. It shouldn't take into account how long they played there.

In that case, LIN for the Knicks!!!!!

On a serious note, it's a Travesty to overlook Zo and put Larry Johnson there. LJ was pretty damn good in his prime, but Zo's career trajectory was looking like following Ewing/D-Robinson at the bare minimum before injuries got a hold of him. Had he been healthy his whole career, I see him being the 2nd best defensive center in history behind Hakeem.


Honourable mention list (not the best but really put the team on their backs while they were there:
76ers - Iverson
Sonics/Thunder - Payton
Sonics/Thunder - Ray Allan
Pistons - Grant Hill
Magic - T-Mac
Kings - Mitch Richmond
Cavs - Mark Price
Clippers - Elton Brand
Griz - Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Bullets/Wizards - Webber
Warriors - RUN TMC (They were one player)
Orlando - Penny Hardaway
Rockets - Steve Francis (he was multiple time starting west allstar PG).


And just for kicks...
Knicks - David Lee