Originally Posted by ninjarr

I was talking to my friend about this- which players would you use to craft a starting five out of if they all had to be of one position? Which team would be the best? You're choosing players in their prime, obviously- the number of point guards who can play center and vice versa are rather limited

As you can tell, I need a bunch of help in filling some pretty glaring holes (Dantley at C for the SG position?), so help is appreciated.

Swingmen go into either category.

PG:

PG: John Stockton
SG: Allen Iverson
SF: Oscar Robertson
PF: Penny Hardaway
C: Magic Johnson

SG:

PG: Dwyane Wade
SG: Kobe Bryant
SF: Michael Jordan
PF: Tracy McGrady
C: Adrian Dantley

SF:

PG: Scottie Pippen
SG: Larry Bird
SF: Grant Hill
PF: Dominique Wilkins
C: Larry Johnson

PF:

PG: Kevin Garnett
SG: Connie Hawkins
SF: Dirk Nowitzki
PF: Karl Malone
C: Tim Duncan

C:

PG: Arvydas Sabonis
SG: Kareem Abdul Jabbar
SF: Wilt Chamberlain
PF: Hakeem Olajuwon
C: Shaquille O'Neal

I think the power fowards definitely take it, followed by the point guards and small forwards, respectively. I wouldn't want to trot out the centers or the shooting guards though.