Which 12-man NBA roster would win in a playoff series?

Question

Assume everyone is in their prime.

Team 1:

PG - Magic Johnson

SG - Michael Jordan

SF - Larry Bird

PF - Wilt Chamberlain

C - Bill Russell

Bench

John Stockton

Hakeem Olajuwan

Karl Malone

Karreem Abdul-Jabar

Charles Barkley

Julius Erving

Scottie Pippen

Team 2:

PG - Steve Nash

SG - Kobe Bryant

SF - LeBron James

PF - Tim Duncan

C - Shaquille O'Neal

Bench

Kevin Garnett

Dwyane Wade

Chris Paul

Deron Williams

Dwight Howard

Yao Ming

Tracy McGrady

Answer 1

PG, 1 wins

SG, 2 wins

SF, 2 wins

PF,1 wins

C, 2 wins

Bench 1 wins

so it will be a close series

i say team 2 wins in 7

Answer 2

um kareem should be starting ahead of bill russell. chris paul should be ahead of nash and iverson should be in there to. team 1 wins

Answer 3

Team 2, there's stiffer competition in the nba now than there was 10-20 years ago.

Answer 4

Team 1. No contest. However, I would probably switch Wilt and Russell around.

Answer 5

Team 1 of course. Team 1 has the best of all time, escpecially the startin lineup. Even Kobe or LBJ would stand no match against the worst person on that team.