NBA ALL-Teams

The life of a hoop junkie and the things we think of…

by Michael Osborne

Certified hoops junkies ask questions like, “Who is better in his prime, Dominique or Carmelo? Isaiah or Iverson? Uwe Blab or Brian Scalabrine?”

We giggle to ourselves when we think of a Berman-esque nickname for an NBA guy when no one else is around. We stay up too late for West Coast highlights. We make up oddball teams like the ones below when your new wife is working the night shift.

These All-Teams are simply to entertain your brain when it needs a break from real life. I hope you enjoy them like I do.

*Note: All players are active

All-”Same Letter” Team
PG – Rajon Rondo
SG – Joe Johnson
SF – Paul Pierce
PF – Brandon Bass
C – Jared Jeffries

All-Syllable Team
SF – Danilo Gallinari (7)
PF – Charlie Villanueva (7)
SG – Kelenna Azubuike (7)
SF – Vladimir Radmanovic (7)
SF – Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (8)

All-Crayon Team
SG – Shannon Brown
C – Aaron Gray
SG – Gerald Green
SG – Michael Redd
SG – Royal Ivey

All-”Two Syllable” Team
G – Chris Paul
G – Steve Nash
SF – Paul Pierce
PF – Chris Bosh
C – Nene

All-”Food ‘n Drink” Team
PG – Stephen Curry
SG – Daequan Cook
SF – John Salmons
PF – Carlos Boozer
PF – Channing Frye

All-Initial Team
PG – DJ Augustin
PG – CJ Watson
SG – JJ Redick
SG – OJ Mayo
SG – JR Smith

All-”North-American Born Caucasian” Team
PG – Steve Nash
SG – JJ Redick
SF – Mike Dunleavy Jr
PF – Kevin Love
C  – David Lee

All-Lefty Team
PG – Brandon Jennings
SG – James Harden
SF – Josh Smith
PF – Chris Bosh
C – David Lee

All-LeSomethingorother Team
SG – MarShon Brooks
SG  – DeMar DeRozan
SF – LeBron James
PF – LaMarcus Aldridge
C – DeMarcus Cousins

All-”I was a Top-10 Pick?” Team (2004-2010)

SF – Joe Alexander (8th, 2008)
C – Patrick O’Bryant (9th, 2006)
C – Saer Sene (10th, 2006)
C – Rafael Araujo (8th, 2004)
SF – Luke Jackson (10th, 2004)

All-”How did I last to the second round?” Team (2004-2011)
SG – Monta Ellis (40th, 2005)
C – Marc Gasol (48th, 2007)
PF – Paul Millsap (47th, 2006)
SG – Marcus Thornton (43rd, 2009)
SG – Louis Williams (45th, 2005)