Are the Warriors the greatest NBA team of all time? It’s a question naturally coming up as Golden State took a 3-0 lead in the NBA Finals and is on the verge of closing out the series. Some people aren’t buying it, or more specifically, these former NBA players don’t think they’re the greatest team of all time. Heck, they don’t think these Warriors could beat their former teams.
7 former NBA players who think their old team could beat the Warriors
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James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
The 2004 Pistons would beat them, according to Rasheed Wallace.
“Oh, we’d run through them. Not even close. We play defense.”
The 1983 76ers would beat them, according to Julius Erving.
“We would have figured out how to play against this team and how to beat this team.”
These two new assertions follow last year, when we had throngs of players saying the same thing.
The ’95-96 Bulls would sweep them, according to Scottie Pippen.
Shaq thinks the Lakers would have killed the Warriors.
Charles Barkley doesn’t think any of the great teams would have trouble with the Warriors.
And Stephen Jackson ... oh Stephen Jackson. Well, he thinks the 2007 Warriors could beat them.
“My Warriors team would beat today’s Warriors team. I guarantee that. I guarantee that.”
