The USA Teams That We Never Got, and Ranking The Best USA Teams

Which USA team is the strongest team on paper? BELOW are All USA teams in contention…. -16 Team PG: Kyrie Irving PG: Kyle Lowry SG: DeMar DeRozan SG: Jimmy Butler SG: Klay Thompson SF: Kevin Durant SF: Carmelo Anthony SF: Harrison Barnes PF: Draymond Green PF: Kevin Love C: DeMarcus Cousins C: DeAndre Jordan -12 Team PG: Chris Paul PG: Deron Williams PG: Russell Westbrook SG: Kobe Bryant SG: James Harden SF: LeBron James SF: Kevin Durant SF: Carmelo Anthony SF: Andre Iguodala PF: Anthony Davis PF: Kevin Love C: Tyson Chandler -08 Redeem Team PG: Jason Kidd PG: Chris Paul PG: Deron Williams SG: Kobe Bryant SG: Dywane Wade SG: Michael Redd SF: LeBron James SF: Carmelo Anthony SF: Tayshaun Prince PF: Chris Bosh PF: Carlos Boozer C: Dwight Howard -04 Bronze Team PG: Stephon Marbury PG: Allen Iverson SG: Dywane Wade SG: Richard Jefferson SF: LeBron James SF: Carmelo Anthony SF: Shawn Marion SF: Lamar Odom PF: Amar'e Stoudemire PF: Emeka Okafor PF: Carlos Boozer C: Tim Duncan -00 Team PG: Gary Payton  PG: Jason Kidd PG: Tim Hardaway SG: Ray Allen SG: Steve Smith SG: Allan Houston SF: Vince Carter SF: Shareef Abdur-Rahim PF: Kevin Garnett PF: Antonio McDyess C: Alonzo Mourning C: Vin Baker -96 Dream Team 3 PG: Gary Payton  PG: John Stockton PG: Penny Hardaway SG: Mitch Richmond SG: Reggie Miller SF: Grant Hill SF: Scottie Pippen PF: Charles Barkley PF: Karl Malone C: Shaquille O'Neal C: Hakeem Olajuwon C: David Robinson -92 Dream Team *plus Dominique PG: Magic Johnson  PG: John Stockton SG: Michael Jordan SG: Clyde Drexler SF: Larry Bird SF: Scottie Pippen SF: Chris Mullin SF: Dominique Wilkins PF: Charles Barkley PF: Karl Malone C: David Robinson C: Patrick Ewing Everything below are my picks for each team. Criticize away! -88 Prime Dream Team PG: Magic Johnson  PG: John Stockton PG: Isiah Thomas SG: Michael Jordan SG: Clyde Drexler SF: Larry Bird SF: Dominique Wilkins PF: Charles Barkley PF: Karl Malone PF: Kevin McHale C: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C: Moses Malone -84 Team PG: Magic Johnson PG: Isiah Thomas SG: George Gervin SG: Sidney Moncrief SF: Larry Bird SF: Julius Erving SF: Adrian Dantley PF: Kevin McHale PF: Bill Laimbeer C: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C: Moses Malone C: Robert Parish -80 Team PG: Magic Johnson PG: Michael Ray Richardson SG: World B. Free SG: George Gervin SG: Dennis Johnson SF: Julius Erving SF: Larry Bird SF: Adrian Dantley PF: Elvin Hayes PF: Dan Roundfield C: Moses Malone C: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -76 Team PG: Walt Frazier PG: Nate Tiny Archibald SG: Pete Maravich SG: George Gervin SF: David Thompson SF: Julius Erving SF: Rick Barry PF: Elvin Hayes PF: Bob McAdoo C: Dave Cowens C: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C: Artis Gilmore -72 Team PG: Nate Tiny Archibald PG: Walt Frazier SG: Jerry West SG: John Havlicek SG: Gail Goodrich SF: Rick Barry SF: Julius Erving PF: Elvin Hayes PF: Spencer Haywood C: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C: Wilt Chamberlain C: Artis Gilmore -68 Team PG: Oscar Robertson PG: Dave Bing PG: Lenny Wilkins SG: Jerry West SG: Hal Greer SG: John Havlicek SF: Elgin Baylor SF: Connie Hawkins PF: Willis Reed PF: Jerry Lucas C: Wilt Chamberlain C: Bill Russell -64 Team PG: Oscar Robertson PG: Jerry West SG: Sam Jones SG: Hal Greer SF: Elgin Baylor SF: Bailey Howell PF: Jerry Lucas PF: Bob Pettit PF: Tom Heinsohn C: Wilt Chamberlain C: Bill Russell C: Walt Bellamy -60 Team PG: Bob Cousy PG: Gene Shue SG: Richie Guerin SG: Tom Gola SF: Elgin Baylor SF: Jack Twyman SF: Cliff Hagan PF: Bob Pettit PF: Dolph Schayes PF: Tom Heinsohn C: Wilt Chamberlain C: Bill Russell Who ya got???

I love how you have a team USA video on July 4th every year

A team with a prime Kareem Abdul Jabar and Doctor J. would’ve been scary to see.

Nobody past, present or future will ever surpass the cultural significance of Dream Team. The selection summer in 91 is what made me a lifelong NBA nerd. Their opponents were literally trying to get autographs and pictures after having the snot beaten out of them.

'88 would have been scary. Just terrifying to think of.

That '88 team is Beast! Prime Magic and Bird and young MJ 💪

The 1987-88 season featured at least 22 Hall of Fame players: Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, Moses Malone, Charles Barkley, Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Dennis Rodman, Adrian Dantley, Karl Malone, John Stockton, Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler, Alex English, Dominique Wilkins, Patrick Ewing, Scottie Pippen, Reggie Miller. It was one of the greatest seasons in NBA history as well: MVP race between MJ, Bird, & Magic; MJ as the first MVP to also win the DPOY, the first DPOY to win the scoring title, and the first player to accumulate 200+ steals w/ 100+ blocks in a season twice; Bird becoming the first player to be in the 50-40-90 club twice; MJ vs 'Nique iconic dunk contest; Bird's legendary 3pt contest threepeat; Bird vs 'Nique Game 7 duel; Isiah's sprained ankle game; Lakers fulfilling Riley's repeat guarantee (ending the league's drought since 1969); Worthy recording the first ever Game 7 triple-double; Stockton finally unleashed from the bench to begin his nine consecutive assists titles along w/ racing MJ & A. Robertson (all-time spg leader) for the steals title; and so on and so forth. Basketball in general was also a phenomenon in 1992: The Dream Team, Jordan's shrug game, Magic's last ASG, Bird's epic final triple-double, Rodman's 1530 rebounds, Pat Riley's Knicks vs Phil Jackson's Bulls rivalry begins, Laettner's perfect game w/ famous buzzer beater, Michael Jackson's "Jam" music video, etc...

I love you young homey! Bro you are a young guy Im 56 and from day one have been impressed with not only your willingness to dig deep into the history of the league but to understand that evolution doesn't disqualify these Legends from being great!! Yeah guys today shoot threes jump higher and dunk better, but the grit the wisdom the toughness needed to play in the 70s and 80s proves that most of those guys could play in any era Rick Berry, Jerry West etc. Those guys and that NBA is the foundation of today's NBA. Elgin Baylor woulda tore a hole in these dudes today as most don't play D. I as an old head don't like to see any Legends of any sport disrespected or discounted… Thanx again Jonny for another great video and for keeping the roots of the game alive 👊🏽💯

Picking the '88 team showed good insight. It's like the Dream Team, except Jordan, Barkley, and Magic are in their athletic primes, and Bird is a lot better than the '92 version. That team might have been the best combo of athleticism and skill in history...

Can you do a vid on Elvin Hayes? the dude’s so underrated

It’s crazy as great as 2012 was they weren’t healthy. Derrick Rose Wade Dwight Howard and Bosh weren’t on that team

For the '92 team, Dominique was still recovering from his Achilles injury in January. He likely wouldn't have been available to play by July/August. Assuming that were the case, I'd replace him with James Worthy.

Johnny just doing inspirational things, on the way to taking over nba youtube

What you didn't allude to in your introduction is the reason they changed the rules to permit professional athletes into the Olympics to begin with: The Soviet Union's athletes were de-facto professionals. An aspiring Olympian from the U.S.S.R. was employed by the state as an military officer, and their full-time duty in their job was to train/play at their chosen event. So rather than continue to play with one arm tied behind their backs, the rest of the world simply abandoned the amateur rule.

Bro, i am a hard core 80's and 90's fan.... but that team from 88 is fing scary

Yep, I always suspected that 88 is potentially the best team just because Bird and Magic were closer to their prime years...

Jordan, Magic, Bird plus Wilkins, McHale, Thomas, Malone & Kareem? That’s a wrap!

88 Prime Dreamteam would've been scary as hell.

Love the Intro 🔥gets me hyped every time👌

As soon as you explained the premise of this video I knew 1988 would be number one. Nice video.