[armchairgmParticipant]

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2890099-br-nba-staff-drafting-and-building-the-ideal-90s-superstar-for-15
Sucks you can’t just post pictures in these posts. For those that don’t want to click on link, You have $15:
Scoring- Michael Jordan $5, Kobe Bryant $4, Allen Iverson $3, Karl Malone $2, Hakeem Olajuwon $1
Shooting- Ray Allen $5, Reggie Miller $4, Allan Houston $3, Steve Kerr $2, Glenn Rice $1
Defense- Dennis Rodman $5, Scottie Pippen $4, Gary Payton $3, Dikembe Mutumbo $2, Patrick Ewing $1
Playmaker- John Stockton $5, Penny Hardaway $4, Jason Kidd $3, Tim Hardaway $2, Kevin Johnson $1
Athleticism- Shaquille O’Neal $5, David Robinson $4, Shawn Kemp $3, Charles Barkley $2, Grant Hill $1

I am taking Scoring- Jordan $5, Shooting- Kerr $2, Defense- Mutumbo $2, Playmaker- Kidd $3, Athleticism- Kemp $3

[theoogaboogatribeParticipant]

Scoring-Jordan $5, Shooting- Miller $4, Defense- Payton $3, Plamaking- KJ $1, Athleticism- Barkley $2

[ZouldiersParticipant]

Scoring: Jordan $5
Shooting: Kerr $2
Defense: Payton $3
Playmaking: Hardaway $4
Athleticism: Hill $1

[sniperParticipant]

So you have to choose one from each category, right?

OK, the way I do this is I start by looking for steals. Mailman, Charles, Dream and Ewing are all huge steals at $1 or $2. I’m going to go Malone and Ewing. Cool, I just used 20% of my money to build 40% of my team, and so far my team is awesome.

Now I’m going to take two all time-greats in Pippen and Miller. So I’ve got Malone and Ewing down low, Pippen and Miller on the wings, and $4 to spend on a point guard. Penny is the $4 PG — Kidd had the better career, but I think Penny was probably better in his prime. We’re talking about all these players in their prime, right? OK.

P. Hardaway-Miller-Pippen-Malone-Ewing.

But wait. I’m a diehard Spurs fan. I want to get the Admiral on my team. (And I do think peak Admiral was a significant upgrade over peak Ewing). To swap Ewing for Admiral I need to shave $3 off the rest of my team. I could go with Kidd over Penny, which like I said is a tossup anyway. Maybe take Payton over Pippen (similar players other than their size) and move Miller to the small forward? Still a buck short. And losing Pippen hurts.

Another option is to drop to Kevin Johnson at the point. He was really, really good — if he didn’t get injured so much he might have been as good as any of these guys. That would give me a lineup of KJ-Miller-Pippen-Malone-Robinson. I like it!

I’ve got an all-time defender on the perimeter (Pippen) and at the rim (Admiral). I’ve got one of the all-time great clutch shooters (Reggie). I’ve got an all-star point guard who can get to the rim at will. And I’ve got an all-time great go-to scorer and all around player in Mailman.

I know, I don’t have MJ or Kobe. But I like my team. Kevin Johnson/Reggie Miller/Scottie Pippen/Karl Malone/David Robinson.

[armchairgmParticipant]

Sniper it is not building a team it is combining those players attributes to make a Frankenstein type player.

[sniperParticipant]

Oh. My bad.

[sniperParticipant]

My choices still work pretty well though.

Malone’s scoring ($2)
Miller’s shooting ($4)
Pippen’s D ($4)
KJ’s playmaking ($1)
Admiral’s size/athleticism ($4)

[Pro 1Participant]

Scoring- Michael Jordan $5
Shooting- Glenn Rice $1
Defense- Gary Payton $3
Playmaking- Jason Kidd $3
Athleticism- Shawn Kemp #3

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