Curry at No. 1 and Kobe Kobe at No. 2! O Neal announced the best 5-man team in history!
4:57pm, 7 June 2025Basketball
On June 7, NBA legendary star and one of the most dominant centers in history, Shark O'Neal talked about many issues in a podcast program called "New Heights". First of all, he expressed his opinion on the G1 of the Thunder and Pacers Finals. O'Neal said that he had never expected the game to be like this (Harry Burton 0.3s quasi-defeated Thunder). He believed that the Thunder would win a big victory at home and had a good start, but he did not expect that the Pacers had been fighting tenaciously and finally successfully steal a victory! When talking about the lack of big market teams in this final, O'Neal said bluntly: "I think that would be very interesting. All the experts are saying that big market teams did not enter the finals. Those big market teams are not strong enough because they are not strong enough (that they did not play in the finals)." The meaning is very obvious, which means that big market teams cannot enter the finals because their own strength is not affected by other factors!
Next O'Neal talked about a question that fans like to discuss very much. When the host asked O'Neal's strongest historical starting 5 players, O'Neal directly gave his answer:
1 position - Curry
The strongest starting 1 position in history, O'Neal gave this candidate to the God of Three, creating the small ball era, and leading the Golden State Warriors to create the dynasty! In terms of basketball influence, Curry is one of the most concerned stars at the moment. After entering the league, he created the small ball era with his outstanding three-point shooting ability. He is an epoch-making star and has won countless honors on the court. This season, the team performed the Black Seven Miracle as the seventh in the Western Conference, but in the first game against the Timberwolves in the second round, he suffered a hamstring strain and had to miss the subsequent game. The Warriors who lacked Curry became uncompetitive and were directly stopped in the Western Conference semi-finals by the Timberwolves for four consecutive games. This is the influence of historical players on the game. The Warriors without Curry are an ordinary team, and the Warriors with Curry are a team that can create miracles.
2 position - Kobe
In the second position, O'Neal chose Black Mamba Kobe Bryant. As one of the only double cores of the dynasty in the new century, no one knows Kobe's strength better than O'Neal! In the early new century, the league structure was strong in the west and weak in the east. At that time, the league had been circulating that whoever could emerge from the West would be the champion. The Lakers, Spurs, Kings and Jazz were all top-notch teams. At that time, there were many combinations in the Western Conference who could compete with O'Neal in the interior. Although O'Neal played a historical dominance against the Eastern Conference team during the finals, judging from the process of rushing out of the West, Kobe's role was not smaller than O'Neal, especially in the series against the Spurs. It can even be said that Kobe's role was greater than O'Neal. Although the Ok combination has been unhappy, as time goes by and Kobe won two consecutive championships in 2009-10, the relationship between the two sides has also been eased. There is no need to say much about the historical achievements of Kobe!
3 position - Jordan
Jordan and Kobe are both heavy guards and have all the conditions to play as a small forward. If you are simply talented, Kobe will obviously not be compared with Jordan. I think this is also the reason why O'Neal put Jordan in the strongest No. 3 position in history. As the god of basketball, Jordan is the totem of the basketball industry. He promoted basketball to the whole world and became a widely loved sport. 6 championships + 6FMVP + 10 scoring champions, there is no need to say much about greatness. Any attempt to hit Jordan in the basketball world can be regarded as a hooligan.
4 position - Duncan
As one of the most low-key stars in NBA history, Duncan Shifo was arranged by O'Neal in the best No. 4 position in history, which also meets the expectations of most players. He led the Spurs to 5 championships and was able to face-to-face with the Peak Sharks, and even suppressed O'Neal in data. As an opponent on the court, O'Neal understood Duncan's strength. Although the Lakers won three consecutive championships that year, Duncan and his Spurs did not make O'Neal suffer less. Even at the age of retiring, Duncan can still grab a championship from the top three Heat. If it weren't for Ray Allen's three-pointer, he would probably have a chance to win two consecutive championships!
5 position - myself
At the position of 5 position, O'Neal recommended himself to choose himself! Of course he has such confidence. If we talk about ancient times, then Chamberlain was undoubtedly the most dominant center in the NBA data level. However, in modern basketball, O'Neal's destructive power is the strongest, and three consecutive championships + three consecutive FMVP is the best proof.
O'Neal's summary: Curry in the first position, Kobe Kobe in the second position, Jordan in the third position, Duncan in the fourth position, I am the center, no one can defeat this team. O'Neal also said that he doesn't like to rank this kind of list because he doesn't know how others will edit it. My list does not have LeBron James, which of course will cause many fans to dislike it! So in the end, what do you think of O'Neal's newly released five-man starting team in history? Welcome to leave a message for discussion!
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