Monday, August 24, 2015

The Best NBA 12-Man Rosters (1980-2015), Year-By-Year

Notes:
- All-NBA 1st team members were locks for making the team
- Defensive Player of the Year award winners usually made the roster
- The 12-man squad had to have at least 4 guards, 4 forwards, and 2 centers
- *, *6*, etc. denotes the number of selections for each player, e.g. Moncrief ***** = 5 selections, Bird *9* = 9 selections
- @ denotes the captain/s -- the player/s with the most selections/most NBA experience
- If a player had an outstanding season before the 1979-1980 NBA campaign, it's mentioned (the + sign)
- These teams are not, repeat NOT the lists of 12 best/most talented individuals in a particular NBA year; my idea was to pick the best TEAM
- A player had to play at least 40 games in a (non-lockout) season to be eligible 

1980

G Gervin *
G Westphal * + 1978 (25-6), 1979 (24-7)
G D-Johnson *
G Free * + 1979 (28-4-4)
G Magic *
F Bird *
F Erving * @
F M-Johnson *
F Roundfield *
F Dantley *
C Kareem * @
C Moses *

1981

G Gervin **
G D-Johnson **
G Birdsong *
G D-Thompson * 1976 ABA (26-6-4), 1977 (26-4-4), 1978 (27-5-5)
F Dantley **
F M-Johnson ** + 1978 (20-11), 1979 (26-8-3)
F Bird **
F Erving ** @
F B-King *
C Kareem ** @
C Moses **
C Parish *

1982

G Gervin ***
G Gus Williams *
G Magic **
G Moncrief *
F Bird ***
F Erving *** @
F English *
F B-King **
F Dantley ***
C Moses ***
C Kareem *** @
C Parish **

1983

G Magic ***
G Moncrief **
G Gervin ****
G Isiah *
F Bird ****
F Erving **** @
F English **
F Dantley ****
F Cummings *
C Moses ****
C Kareem **** @
C Parish ***

1984

G Magic ****
G Isiah **
G Moncrief ***
G Gervin ***** + 1978 (27-5-4), 1979 (30-5-3)
F Bird *****
F B-King ***
F Dantley *****
F Erving ***** + 1972 ABA (27-16-4), 1973 ABA (32-12-4-3S), 1974 ABA (28-11-5), 1975 ABA (28-11-6), 1976 ABA (29-11-5-3S), 1979 (23-7-5) @
F Aguirre *
F Vandeweghe *
C Kareem ***** @
C Moses *****

1985

G Magic *****
G Isiah ***
G Jordan *
G Moncrief ****
F Bird *6*
F B-King ****
F Cummings **
F Sampson *
F English ***
C Moses *6*
C Hakeem    *
C Kareem *6* @

1986

G Magic *6*
G Isiah ****
G Moncrief *****
G Robertson *
F Bird *7*
F Dominique *
F Barkley *
F English ****
F McHale *
C Kareem *7* + 1970 (29-15-4), 1971 (32-16-3), 1972 (35-17-5), 1973 (30-16-5), 1974 (27-15-4-4B), 1975 (30-14-4-3B), 1976 (28-17-5-4B), 1977 (26-13-4-3B), 1978 (26-13-4-3B), 1979 (24-13-5-4B) @
C Hakeem **
C Moses *7*

1987

G Magic *7*
G Jordan **
G Lever *
G Isiah *****
F Bird *8*
F McHale **
F Barkley **
F Dominique **
F Aguirre **
F English *****
C Hakeem ***
C Moses *8* + 1975 ABA (19-15), 1978 (19-15), 1979 (25-18) @

1988

G Magic *8*
G Jordan ***
G Drexler *
G Stockton *
G Robertson **
F Barkley ***
F Bird *9* @
F Malone *
F Dominique ***
F Worthy *
C Hakeem ****
C Ewing *

1989

G Magic *9* @
G Jordan ****
G Isiah *6*
G Drexler **
G Stockton **
F Barkley ****
F Malone **
F Chambers *
F Mullin *
F Dominique ****
C Hakeem *****
C Ewing **

1990

G Jordan *****
G Magic *10* @
G Isiah *7*
G Stockton ***
G Dumars *
F Barkley *****
F Malone ***
F Bird *10* @
F Rodman *
C Ewing ***
C Hakeem *6*
C Robinson *   

1991

G Magic *11* @
G Jordan *6*
G Drexler ***
G K-Johnson *
F Malone ****
F Barkley *6*
F Mullin **
F Dominique *****
F B-King *****
C Robinson **
C Ewing ****
C Hakeem *7*

1992

G Drexler ****
G Jordan *7*
G T-Hardaway *
G Stockton ****
F Malone *****
F Mullin ***
F Barkley *7*
F Pippen *
F Bird *11* @
C Robinson ***
C Ewing *****
C Hakeem *8*

1993

G Jordan *8*
G Price *
G Dumars **
G T-Hardaway **
F Barkley *8*
F Malone *6*
F L-Johnson *
F Dominique *6*
F Pippen **
C Hakeem *9* @
C Ewing *6*
C Robinson ****

1994

G Sprewell *
G Stockton *****
G K-Johnson **
G Richmond *   
F Barkley *9*
F Dominique *7*
F Malone *7*
F Pippen ***
C Hakeem *10* @
C Robinson *****
C Shaq *
C Ewing *7*

1995

G Penny *
G Stockton *6*
G Payton *
G Richmond **
G T-Hardaway ***
F Malone *8*
F Pippen ****
F Barkley *10*
F G-Hill *
C Robinson *6*
C Shaq **
C Hakeem *11* @

1996

G Penny **
G Jordan *9*
G Payton **
G Stockton *7*
F Malone *9*
F Pippen *****
F G-Hill  **
F Kemp *
F Barkley *11*
C Robinson *7*
C Hakeem *12* @
C Shaq ***

1997

G T-Hardaway ****
G Jordan *10*
G Payton ***
G Richmond ***
G Sprewell **
F G-Hill ***
F Malone *10*
F Pippen *6*
F Rice *
C Hakeem *13* @
C Ewing *8*
C Shaq ****

1998

G Jordan *11* @
G Payton ****
G Iverson *
G Strickland *
F Duncan *
F Malone *11* @
F Webber *
F G-Hill ****
F Pippen *7*
C Shaq *****
C Robinson *8*
C Mutombo *

1999

G Iverson **
G Kidd *
G Payton *****
G Finley *   
G Kobe *
F Duncan **
F Malone *12* @
F G-Hill *****
F Webber **
F Garnett *
C Mourning *
C Shaq *6*

2000

G Kidd **
G Payton *6*
G Kobe **
G Iverson ***
F Duncan ***
F Garnett **
F G-Hill *6*
F Malone *13* @
F Carter *
F Webber ***
C Shaq *7*
C Mourning **

2001

G Iverson ****
G Kidd ***
G Kobe ***
G McGrady *
G Stackhouse *
F Duncan ****
F Webber ****
F Carter **
F Garnett ***
F Malone *14* @
C Shaq *8*   
C Mutombo **
   
2002

G Kobe ****
G Kidd ****
G McGrady **
G Iverson *****
G Payton *7*
F Duncan *****
F Garnett ****
F Nowitzki *
F Webber *****
F Pierce *
C Shaq *9* @
C B-Wallace *

2003

G Kobe *****
G McGrady ***
G Iverson *6*
G Kidd *****
F Duncan *6*
F Garnett *****
F Nowitzki **
F Webber *6*
F J-O'Neal *
F Pierce **
C Shaq *10* @
C B-Wallace **

2004

G Kobe *6*
G Kidd *6*
G McGrady ****
G Iverson *7*
F Duncan *7*
F Garnett *6*
F J-O'Neal **
F Artest *
F Nowitzki ***
F Pierce ***
C Shaq *11* @
C B-Wallace ***

2005

G Iverson *8*
G Nash *
G Wade *
G Kobe *7*
F Duncan *8*
F Nowitzki ****
F Garnett *7*
F LeBron *
F Amar'e *
F McGrady *****
C Shaq *12* @
C B-Wallace ****

2006

G Kobe *8*
G Nash **
G Iverson *9*
G Wade **
G Arenas *
F LeBron **
F Nowitzki *****
F Duncan *9*
F Garnett *8*
F Marion *
C Shaq *13* @
C Yao *

2007

G Kobe *9*
G Nash ***
G Arenas **
G Wade ***
G McGrady *6*
F Duncan *10* @
F Nowitzki *6*
F LeBron ***
F Carmelo *
F Garnett  *9*
C Amar'e **
C Yao **
   
2008

G Kobe *10*
G Paul *
G Nash  ****
G Wade ****
F Garnett *10*
F LeBron ****
F Duncan *11* @
F Nowitzki *7*
F Boozer *
F Carmelo **
C D-Howard *
C Amar'e ***

2009

G Kobe *11*
G Paul **
G Wade *****
G Roy *
G Parker *
F LeBron *****
F Nowitzki *8*
F Carmelo ***
F P-Gasol *
F Granger *
C D-Howard **
C Duncan *12* @

2010

G Kobe *12*
G Wade *6*
G D-Williams *
G J-Johnson *
F Durant *
F LeBron *6*
F Carmelo ****
F Nowitzki *9*
F P-Gasol **
F Bosh *
C D-Howard ***
C Duncan *13* @

2011

G Kobe *13* @
G Rose *
G Wade *7*
G Ellis *
F Durant **
F LeBron *7*
F Nowitzki *10*
F Love *
F Carmelo *****
F Griffin *
C D-Howard ****
C P-Gasol ***

2012

G Kobe *14* @
G Paul ***
G Rose **
G Westbrook *
G Wade *8*
F Durant ***
F LeBron *8*
F Griffin **
F Love **
F Carmelo *6*
C D-Howard *****   
C Bynum *

2013

G Kobe *15* @
G Paul ****
G Harden *
G Westbrook **
G Parker **
G Wade *9*
F Durant ****
F LeBron *9*
F Carmelo *7*
F Griffin ***
C Duncan *14*
C M-Gasol *

2014

G Harden **
G Paul *****
G Curry *
G Lillard *
F Durant *****
F LeBron *10* @
F Griffin ****
F George *
F Love ***
F Carmelo *8*
C Noah *
C Cousins *
   
2015

G Curry **
G Harden ***
G Paul *6*
G Westbrook ***
G J-Butler *
F A-Davis *
F LeBron *11* @
F Aldridge *
F Griffin *****
F Kawhi *
C M-Gasol **
C Cousins **

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