[Lotto StudParticipant]

What are some of the best projected backcourts around the league to never form or pan out at all due to trades etc. I would like to see the different looks we can collectively come up with.

 NO PAST OR PRESENT RUMORS! Actual team placements through Drafts & Trades.

The Best There Never Was… 

Vancouver Grizzlies – PG Mike Bibby & SG Steve Francis

One can only imagine how great Vancouver’s "Franchi$e" would have been playing off the ball beside Bibby who was a very unselfish guard that could put up points as well. 

 

 

[SeattleSuperChronicsParticipant]

 Uhhh AI and melo

[SeattleSuperChronicsParticipant]

 Uhhh AI and melo

[trelos6Participant]

Imagine the Blazers what could have been.  Lillard, Roy, Batum, Aldridge, Oden.

Of course, if Roy/Oden were healthy, they would never have gotten Lillard in the draft.  Still an interesting thought.

 

  

[What The DevilParticipant]

Didn’t Lillard come from the Nets pick?

[What The DevilParticipant]

Didn’t Lillard come from the Nets pick?

[trelos6Participant]

Imagine the Blazers what could have been.  Lillard, Roy, Batum, Aldridge, Oden.

Of course, if Roy/Oden were healthy, they would never have gotten Lillard in the draft.  Still an interesting thought.

 

  

[Lebron’s HairlineParticipant]

TMac and Vince Carter.

[Lotto StudParticipant]

That wasn’t the backcourt duo. Alvin Williams ran the 1.

[Lotto StudParticipant]

That wasn’t the backcourt duo. Alvin Williams ran the 1.

[Lebron’s HairlineParticipant]

TMac and Vince Carter.

[Big_C_KUParticipant]

Clyde Drexler and Michael Jordan. Blazers were a Sam Bowie pick away from having the greatest backcourt in NBA history. 

[WotanParticipant]

The NBA missed out on what could have been one of it’s greatest rivalries, when Portland lost the coin toss for Hakeem that year…imagine Drexler era Trailblazers with prime Hakeem against Jordan’s Bulls.

They should have picked heads.

[WotanParticipant]

The NBA missed out on what could have been one of it’s greatest rivalries, when Portland lost the coin toss for Hakeem that year…imagine Drexler era Trailblazers with prime Hakeem against Jordan’s Bulls.

They should have picked heads.

[Big_C_KUParticipant]

Clyde Drexler and Michael Jordan. Blazers were a Sam Bowie pick away from having the greatest backcourt in NBA history. 

[AaronHParticipant]

 Penny Hardaway & Jason Kidd 

 

If Penny stayed healthy for the 2000-2001 season they would’ve made a lot of noise in the playoffs

 

 

[AaronHParticipant]

 Penny Hardaway & Jason Kidd 

 

If Penny stayed healthy for the 2000-2001 season they would’ve made a lot of noise in the playoffs

 

 

[GrandmamaParticipant]

In 2008 the Heat drafted Michael Beasley 2nd overall, and passed on this guy named Russell Westbrook.  Westbrook/Wade…..would have been pretty sick.  They make that pick, Lebron probably doesn’t go to Miami.  Would have changed the course of NBA history.

[GrandmamaParticipant]

In 2008 the Heat drafted Michael Beasley 2nd overall, and passed on this guy named Russell Westbrook.  Westbrook/Wade…..would have been pretty sick.  They make that pick, Lebron probably doesn’t go to Miami.  Would have changed the course of NBA history.

[GrandmamaParticipant]

Don’t know how this would have worked out, but there were talks in 2002 that Houston might take Jay Williams and pair him with Steve Francis.  That would have been a very interesting tandem.  Would it have worked?  Not sure.  Williams was 6’2" and I believe Francis was 6’3", and they were both very similar players.  Explosive, scoring-mentality PG’s who were basically the same size.  They make that pick, Jay Williams never crashes his motorcycle and ruins his career.  I believe they made the right pick though, Yao was damn good.  It’s too bad his foot and ankle betrayed him.

[GrandmamaParticipant]

Don’t know how this would have worked out, but there were talks in 2002 that Houston might take Jay Williams and pair him with Steve Francis.  That would have been a very interesting tandem.  Would it have worked?  Not sure.  Williams was 6’2" and I believe Francis was 6’3", and they were both very similar players.  Explosive, scoring-mentality PG’s who were basically the same size.  They make that pick, Jay Williams never crashes his motorcycle and ruins his career.  I believe they made the right pick though, Yao was damn good.  It’s too bad his foot and ankle betrayed him.

[tdo1996Participant]

 PG Chauncey Billups

SG Joe Johnson

SF Paul Pierce

Except Billups and Johnson were both traded after their rookie years. 

[tdo1996Participant]

 PG Chauncey Billups

SG Joe Johnson

SF Paul Pierce

Except Billups and Johnson were both traded after their rookie years. 

[princejamesParticipant]

I always loved the potential of a Allen Iverson and Larry Hughes backcourt. We all had the chance to see how good the combination of a Gilbert Arenas and Larry Hughes backcourt was for the Washington Wizards. And I always thought the combination of a Allen Iverson and Larry Hughes backcourt had the chance to be special, but Larry Brown stunted the growth of that backcourt, because he never plays rookies.

[princejamesParticipant]

I always loved the potential of a Allen Iverson and Larry Hughes backcourt. We all had the chance to see how good the combination of a Gilbert Arenas and Larry Hughes backcourt was for the Washington Wizards. And I always thought the combination of a Allen Iverson and Larry Hughes backcourt had the chance to be special, but Larry Brown stunted the growth of that backcourt, because he never plays rookies.

[WhatHappensInPhillyStaysInPhilly✊Participant]

 There was a proposed trade by the rockets and they were willing to trade T-Mac(my favorite player after the 90’s) and Chase Budinger for Igoudala and Dalembert. This was a real trade idea just google it

[WhatHappensInPhillyStaysInPhilly✊Participant]

 There was a proposed trade by the rockets and they were willing to trade T-Mac(my favorite player after the 90’s) and Chase Budinger for Igoudala and Dalembert. This was a real trade idea just google it

[WetalkinboutpracticeParticipant]

 Lebron James and Dajuan Wagner. I’m aware Bron is basically the quintessential point forward at the 3/4, but if you remember when he first came into the league he was essentially Cleveland’s PG (he might have even started at the 1).  That duo would be very reminiscent of the current Wade/Bron combo, despite the fact that Wagner was never the athlete Wade was in his prime but the guy could score in bunches. Who knows Wagner stays healthy and the NBA landscape as we’ve known in it the the last decade is probably a lot different.

[WetalkinboutpracticeParticipant]

 Lebron James and Dajuan Wagner. I’m aware Bron is basically the quintessential point forward at the 3/4, but if you remember when he first came into the league he was essentially Cleveland’s PG (he might have even started at the 1).  That duo would be very reminiscent of the current Wade/Bron combo, despite the fact that Wagner was never the athlete Wade was in his prime but the guy could score in bunches. Who knows Wagner stays healthy and the NBA landscape as we’ve known in it the the last decade is probably a lot different.

[JoeWolf1]

When he retured for the 1995-96 season, Magic Johnson played more of a point forward, but had he stuck around for one or two more seasons he would would have played with Kobe Bryant who was acquired via trade in 1996.

[JoeWolf1]

When he retured for the 1995-96 season, Magic Johnson played more of a point forward, but had he stuck around for one or two more seasons he would would have played with Kobe Bryant who was acquired via trade in 1996.

[ItsVictorOladipoParticipant]

I always wonder how well Reggie Theus could have played with MJ in Chicago.

Theus is one of the most underrated players of the 80s; a 6-7 combo guard who routinely averaged around 20 PPG and 6 APG. He put up 23.8 PPG and 5.9 APG in his last full season in Chicago before he ended up in new coach Kevin Loughery’s doghouse and was traded midway through 1984.

Over the next three seasons he would be the primary ball handler for the Kings and averaged at least 8 APG each year. In his last season in 1991, he played 81 games and averaged 18.6 PPG and 4.7 APG despite being 33 years old. In 13 seasons over his career he would average 18.5 PPG and 6.3 APG but never really had team success.

[ItsVictorOladipoParticipant]

I always wonder how well Reggie Theus could have played with MJ in Chicago.

Theus is one of the most underrated players of the 80s; a 6-7 combo guard who routinely averaged around 20 PPG and 6 APG. He put up 23.8 PPG and 5.9 APG in his last full season in Chicago before he ended up in new coach Kevin Loughery’s doghouse and was traded midway through 1984.

Over the next three seasons he would be the primary ball handler for the Kings and averaged at least 8 APG each year. In his last season in 1991, he played 81 games and averaged 18.6 PPG and 4.7 APG despite being 33 years old. In 13 seasons over his career he would average 18.5 PPG and 6.3 APG but never really had team success.

[CobeWS6Participant]

 I know it wouldn’t have been the typical backcourt, but it would’ve been fun to watch a healthy Grant Hill and Tracy McGrady in Orlando.  I think they could’ve been a good Jordan/ Pippen type combo.

[CobeWS6Participant]

 I know it wouldn’t have been the typical backcourt, but it would’ve been fun to watch a healthy Grant Hill and Tracy McGrady in Orlando.  I think they could’ve been a good Jordan/ Pippen type combo.

[CU.LIONSParticipant]

Len Bias and anyone. Len Bias and Reggie Lewis. Damn, this is so sad.

[CU.LIONSParticipant]

Len Bias and anyone. Len Bias and Reggie Lewis. Damn, this is so sad.

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