NBA Name Game: Creating the best starting 5's based on last names

NBA Name Game: Creating the best starting fives based on last names

By Tyler Key | Jun 22, 2023

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O NBA Team – The team of solid role players… Heal quick, Oladipo

PG: Victor Oladipo
SG: Kelly Oubre Jr. (Captain)
SF: Royce O’Neale
PF: Kelly Olynyk
C: Onyeka Okongwu

Honorable Mentions: Josh Okogie, Isaac Okoro

P NBA Team – CP3 is not winning a championship with this team either

PG: Chris Paul (Captain)
SG: Jordan Poole
SF: Michael Porter Jr.
PF: Kristaps Porzingis
C: Jakob Poeltl

Honorable Mentions: Bobby Portis, Kevin Porter Jr., Gary Payton II

R NBA Team – The Knicks frontcourt stays intact

PG: De’Angelo Russell
SG: Terry Rozier
SF: Austin Reaves
PF: Julius Randle (Captain)
C: Mitchell Robinson

Honorable Mentions: Naz Reid

S NBA Team – Please play through the bigs and not though Marcus Smart

PG: Marcus Smart
SG: Anfernee Simons
SF: Max Strus
PF: Pascal Siakam
C: Domantas Sabonis (Captain)

Honorable Mentions: Isaiah Stewart, Ben Simmons, Alperen Sengun, Dennis Schroder