For the NBA, if I were a GM and can create my team, I would probably choose guys that have some relevance to my childhood and life growing up. So without further ado, this would be MY 12-man roster team, with every sense of the word.
Starters:
PG: Gary Payton - favorite player growing up and THE Ultimate Seattle Sonic
SG: Michael Jordan - though I hated seeing him defeat my '96 Sonics, he made basketball fun to watch all through the 90s and into the early 2000s
SF: LeBron James - same birthday as moi but two years older and 20 million times better
PF: Shawn Kemp - the Reign Man had amazing athletic ability that made him a highlight reel every night, and obviously I'm a little biased for the hometown team (as any fan would be)
C: Marcus Camby - love his defensive tenacity and his college UMASS jersey was actually the first basketball jersey I ever got
Reserves:
PG: Brandon Roy - fellow UW alum and now plays for Mr. Sonic Nate McMillan
SG: Kobe Bryant - say what you will but he is definitely a bona-fide star in the league and he's about the only Laker superstar that wasn't before my time (Magic, Kareem, Worthy)
SF: Detlef Schrempf - the third member of the '96 "Big Three" Seattle Sonics and also a UW alumni
PF: Karl Malone - watching him and Stockton play was a recipe for simple NBA magic
C: Shaquille O'Neal - Speaking of magic, the first ever playoff game I ever watched was an Orlando Magic vs. Houston Rockets NBA finals game and Shaq was at the center of it all...as well as my room as he was also the first NBA poster I ever got
PG: John Stockton - former Gonzaga star and I always envied the way he could dish the ball as I tried to emulate his play-making style growing up
PG: Mookie Blaylock - bit of a surprise here but I've always loved the way he played, especially after seeing him obtain a triple-double...with steals!!! Besides assists, most people know the next stat I try to accumulate is steals and Mookie and The Glove were two of the best at the time
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