11 NBA Superteams That ALMOST Happened!

[@bfdeebo937]

An underrated superteam that did happen: me and my brother teamed up on the mini hoop

[@valcanicgames5722]

Bruh 😂 your funny 3:52

[@obiwan042]

Who did you guys pretend to be?

[@saucy_snake]

@@obiwan042 me and my brother were Steph curry and Larry bird 😂

[@Oblok2]

Same

[@bfdeebo937]

@@obiwan042 rebound bosh, back out to allen

[@ScuffTuff]

Another insane super team we almost saw recently was the Raptors. Kawhi allegedly told the Clips and Raptors whoever gets PG gets me. OKC made an offer to the Raptors that included PG and Westbrook for Siakam, Vanvleet, and picks. If that had happened, the Raptors would’ve been crazy. Assuming the same Westbrook trade with Houston would’ve happened for CP and picks, the Raptors would’ve had Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Chris Paul, Kyle Lowry, OG Anunoby, Normal Powell, Serge Ibaka, Marc Gasol, and Danny Green. That roster would’ve been insane (also fragile though)

[@trentarellano3442]

This is one that really was a big let down hearing about it, but I think your confused the trade was before Pg left so Russ would of went there

[@kalibakingJesustha1]

Russ woulda stayed wouldn't make any sense for Raptors plus PG and Russ for great friends

[@ScuffTuff]

@@kalibakingJesustha1 I think it makes sense when you consider how big the trade for Westbrook was from Houston. They would've gotten all the picks they gave up back and more giving them a solid window to contend and a solid future to look forward to

[@RefRed_King]

dam i didnt know this this is insane :0

[@paulnguyen5157]

You forgot to add that in 2000, Tim Duncan almost joined the Magic with Tmac and Grant Hill. The reason: Doc Rivers didn't allow family members on the team plane.

[@Noblesavage31]

That would’ve made tmac a 3x time champion

[@ChillDree]

Nah that’s crazy 😳

[@Noblesavage31]

Tmac would’ve stayed then they’d add Dwight Howard

[@tj5180]

@@Noblesavage31 howard revealed in a podcast interview that tmac wasnt a fan of him and didnt want to play with him because he was coming from high school. Meaning that he didn't have enough confidence

[@Noblesavage31]

@@tj5180 if that’s true tmac was a dummy

[@hwancity943]

If bron and dwade signed up with the bulls, i think drose will not get injured. Drose got injured because he played in garbage time versus philly, imagine bron and dwade sealing the game away and letting rose sit and rest, that would be monumental and perhaps the entire matchup wouldnt even happen at the same time

[@eamparbeng]

His acl injury was caused by improper running and landing mechanics. He ran in his heel rather than on his toes. And Derrick Rose didn't have good body control in his lower body when it came to landing after an athletic dunk over larger defenders. Those things lead to bone fatigue as over use causes the tendons and ligaments around the knees to weaken. If Derrick Rose did the same running and landing mechanics drills track athletes use like what LeBron did, those knee injuries were very preventable

[@tj5180]

The fit would’ve been horrible with the lack of spacing especially having Noah in the 5

[@sampp44]

Fr tho they probs would win in 2011, drose probably woudlnt get injured and they would win 12, 13 an possibly even 14 aswell, if they stayed they probably would also win in 15

[@jadprinz482]

Thibs would’ve ran all of them out there for 42 mpg

[@AsTheWickedScatter]

I’m beginning to think Kyrie can not be considered a part of a “Big” anything anymore

[@nimaiiikun]

Kyrie is always a part of "big disappointment" teams

[@ApolloVIIIYouAreGoForTLI]

Ignoring his off court antics I think Kyrie is the epitome of a selfish player & He just seems incapable of wanting to be a team player these days.

[@AsTheWickedScatter]

@@nimaiiikun clever verbiage

[@youngmelo1841]

Melo could've also signed with the D Rose Bulls back in 2012 too but stayed in NY for the money

[@space_ace_1]

I would have liked to have seen Dirk, Luka, and KP on the court together

[@pingtearin]

bruh does scottie wit 9 rings move up on the all time list😭

[@gardenpop]

This man feels like the definition of casual Bball youtube.

[@lakerfan2874]

I'd say with Melo on the Pistons roster, they wouldn't need to trade for Rsheed during the 03-04 season.

[@hellionus]

I have to add another almost superteam from the 70's. As we all know Julius Erving was drafted by Milwaukee Bucks, who at the time has Kareem and Oscar Robertson. If Erving actually started to play for Bucks, Kareem would have stayed for a much longer.

[@demonkingbadger6689]

Also, another Dr j (assuming it isnt in here, watching right now) the hawks almost got him from the ABA, and could have paired him with Pistol Pete Maravich, Lou Hudson, ang aging C Walt Bellamy.

[@tationns]

wow

[@sparkygameryt8748]

It’s always a good day when you upload

[@somregularguy]

Well first Kyrie wouldn’t have stayed in Cleveland if PG was traded there because he was the trade piece that was the reason Kyrie wanted a trade when everything came out

[@charliedanenhauer1002]

Member when I said embiid won’t win a mvp after his good season last year

[@marcusgilmore5211]

As a Pacers fan I’m happy the deal didn’t go through…

[@mjm1987]

Speaking of Blazers: imagine no Iron Curtain and both Sabonis and Petrović join in '86 to the core of Drexler, Porter, Vandeweghe, Kersey, Steve Johnson, Duckworth and Jim Paxson.

[@tj5180]

I highly doubt drazen would’ve developed next to drexler and porter as their starting backcourt but with Sabonis they would’ve been a problem for the lakers on my opinion and if they mange to get Clifford Robinson as well who was underrated

[@mjm1987]

@@tj5180 I don't think he needed much developing to be honest. In summer of '86 he would be coming of a 41.4ppg season in Yugoslavia, winning the Euroleague where he scored 37ppg and being named the FIBA world cup MVP. Clyde was 6'7'', I think he'd do just fine at the 3 and they'd have place for all of them. Granted, I'm assuming in this timeline Adelman doesn't put him in a doghouse and doesn't turn him into benchwarming spot up shooter. Drazen was already a legend by the time he arrived to Portland, it's not like suddenly worked on his game and became good at age 27, the Nets just gave him minutes and let him play his game.

[@tj5180]

@@mjm1987 you think he would’ve started I should’ve made my self clearer. Porter was also a new guy on the team and was a all star calibre.

[@mjm1987]

@@tj5180 I mean they could've started all three of Porter, Drazen and Drexler. I totally see where you're coming from since IRL Drazen didn't get much chances from Adelman and was riding the bench while in Portland, but he proved what he could do once NJ gave him a chance

[@ApolloVIIIYouAreGoForTLI]

The Kobe, Shaq & Magic team being one year off is soo unfair..

[@shannonwilson535]

Kobe was a high school rookie and magic was an aged vet pretty stupid to think of really wouldn't of made a super team

[@ApolloVIIIYouAreGoForTLI]

@@shannonwilson535 Yean I'm not under the pretences that it would have been... It's juts cool to be able to say Magic was teammates with the two biggest stars of the Post Jordan/ Pre LeBron era.

[@RodolfoMercader]

If Melo went to the Pistons, they most likely wouldn’t have traded for Sheed, Lindsay Hunter, and Mike James, which would have made it harder to win a ring

[@lucien8581]

Hunter was already part of the team at the start of that season. He was traded alongside Chucky Atkins [and a pick iirc] to the Celtics for James as a salary dump to make the Sheed trade work. He was released by Boston and resigned by the Pistons after a 10 day waiting period or something. They probably still make the trade because they needed help with post scoring but I don't think they win in 04 if Melo is getting more minutes than Prince.

[@tj5180]

Tayshaun prince doesn’t start since you have melo. They don’t win in 2004.

[@tj5180]

@@lucien8581 pistons had Antonio Mcdynes who was a good post scorer and defender but I’m not sure if he was on that 04 pistons team and joined the team in 2005

[@lucien8581]

@@tj5180 Pistons picked up Dyce after the 04 championship. Prior to the Sheed trade their bigs were Ben, Memo, Williamson, Campbell, Rebraca, and a rookie Darko.

[@dominickpapa5321]

If wade and lebron went to the bulls rose would’ve never got injured

[@DaLumpy1]

KG actually wanted to team up with Kōb, he just couldn’t get KB on the phone

[@JBBGeek]

A few things: Kevin Garnett said in 2020 that he wanted to team up with Kobe and the Lakers in 2007, but Kobe never called him back. That was his preferred destination. As for Magic, if I’m not mistaken, his wife Cookie threatened to leave him if he stayed in the league beyond the 1996 season after his return from retirement in February 1996. As for Scottie Pippen, the rumored deal in 1999 was between the Rockets and Lakers, not the Blazers and Lakers. Pippen wanted to play for Phil Jackson again. However, a deal with the Lakers never happened; going to the Blazers in October for 6 players (Ed Gray, Brian Shaw, Kelvin Cato, Carlos Rogers, Stacey Augmon, and Walt Williams) was the consolation prize.

[@MistaP13]

How are you not going to mention that Tim Duncan almost signed with the Magic who had T-Mac and Grant Hill?😳🤦🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️

[@tationns]

oh yeah i remember that

[@justinmartin1831]

The first trade with George and Carmelo to Cavs was also supposed to involve Eric Bledsoe and Kyrie and Love would have been traded. It was supposed to be a 5 team trade that also involved the Nuggets and Suns. Love was supposed to go Denver, Gary Harris and draft picks to Indiana, Kyrie to Phoenix, and Tristan Thompson and other pieces to the Knicks.

[@Noob_Guy2k]

Shaq and penny was fire

[@hamnerman47]

The Lakers didn't draft Kobe🤡 Look at how many people are upset with this😂

[@Aicfan20]

Mistakes happen cupcake 🤡

[@bradleydolphin1049]

​@@Aicfan20 he is probably part of the snowflake generation 😂😂😂😂😂

[@chiweta6230]

Nigga u never heard of ppl making a mistake 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@d3adyoutubeaccount]

They practically did, they traded an allstar for him.

[@wuzi7049]

​@@bradleydolphin1049 wouldn't it be the other way around? Who cares if he called him a clown for making a mistake?

[@aridddle]

Ok as a bulls fan I knew they were looking to get James that year, but hearing they were really close to getting wade and James and it was only halted by Chris Bosh signing with Miami makes me mad. Especially considering we had a serious rivalry against the heat and could never get past them in the playoffs

[@tj5180]

A another big what if was in 1972 when the bucks drafted Dr J but actually got rid of it. The bucks had Kareem and Oscar also had won the title in 1971.

[@princevibe5536]

Man I hate the pacers GM like damn I could’ve really saw Lebron,Kyrie,Melo, and PG😭

[@theyrehere.3468]

bro that would've been fire 🔥 🔥 🔥 GSW superteam vs CAVS superteam

[@chiemelanwachukwu8926]

This guy needs a mic check 😂😂

[@tationns]

why

[@dayostical]

Fr, half the time I can't hear anything he says. Why's he whispering?

[@jackadrian-v4h]

there was also the the trade that almost had steph go to the bucks with giannis

[@juancontreras6284]

Shaq and Kobe on the Mavs would of never happened

[@SinaSoh]

It definitely would have!!!

[@graysonschutzman4853]

Dude Kyrie had one healthy playoff run. outside of lebron he's just a big of a post season underachiever/injury risk as cp3

[@Noob_Guy2k]

Pau would’ve been on LA too

[@joshyboi248]

What about cp3 to the lakers

[@davidkrain1660]

you forgot the almost trade of Barkley to the Lakers in 91 that would have teamed Barkley and Magic it fell through and Barkley went to the Suns. Worthy and Elden Campbell were supposed to come to the 76ers

[@tj5180]

Magic was a shell of himself and Kobe wasn’t developed yet, their coach at the time was horrible. The 96 roster wasn’t good and good players were vlade and Campbell, Cedric was decent also Nick van excel having ego issues on the team. Young Eddie jones

[@88949597]

They weren't elite, but their roster was pretty good. you're right NVE didn't get along w Del Harris, but I think Magic returning was what messed them up to begin with. Magic is the Lakers so you're not going to deny him the ball... Less touches for Nick, less fast pace style of play ....even though Magic had the team rolling when he came back, I just don't think he would've meshed with a ego driven Shaq, and a 17 year old who thought he was the best player on the team

[@MIGGYME1]

Magic johnson would have been like 40 by the time kobe got good. That was never possible

[@johnkenrickchua1811]

bro forgot one team that nearly happened recently remember Kawhi was supposed to sign with the Lakers instead he chose the Clippers because he basically told them to trade for Paul George and he will sign with them. Imagine if Kawhi told the Lakers that and the Lakers pulled it off by trading Kyle Kuzma and other pieces to OKC for PG

[@Almighty_S]

9:30 I disagree with the rose would be injured even if he was Bron Wade with the team is still going far

[@Noob_Guy2k]

If kyrie to Milwaukee happened Gianni’s to gsw in 21’

[@Noob_Guy2k]

Clyde wasn’t even on his prime in Houston either and melo not averaging 21 on Detroit

[@Noob_Guy2k]

Scottie is top 15 ever w 9

[@IHateMaL]

You can’t say d rose still gets injured eventually when it’s less of a load for him to manage have such great players around him

[@TuMadreee]

Thibs will run Wade’s knees into the ground with the amount of minutes he’d play 😂😂😂

[@滋榎本]

Had LeBron James formed a duo with the Chicago Bulls in 2010 with Derrick Rose in his prime, the Bulls would have been a much stronger team. Maybe LeBron and Rose would have won championship rings with the Bulls.

[@sampp44]

Just imagine kg an kobe

[@thatisokay]

Weird that you think melo could have led the pistons to a chip. He would have messed up their defense.

[@ryneomeara7968]

Turned out terribly? Penny and Shaq went to the NBA finals. Only way that magic team does better is if Shaq never leaves for LA and potentially Penny never gets hurt. But you can’t say that just keeping Webber instead of Penny would have turned out any better.

[@shyguyeli2178]

Melo on the pistons= 3 peat

[@calebgriffin6097]

Giannis could’ve went to the Cavaliers

[@wavejhuztin27]

Warriors drafted Ekpe Udoh over Paul George.

[@Noob_Guy2k]

Magic playing on that la team would’ve been cool not great tho

[@Noob_Guy2k]

And I’m a Boston fan

[@Noob_Guy2k]

Kyrie was involved

[@mbook85]

Penny and Shaq turned out horribly?

[@blockmaster7264]

1st Comment

[@Noob_Guy2k]

Cp->kyrie those teams needed a wing

[@JamesJohnson-ip2by]

That magic kobe Shaq would have suck ass,magic was washed up kobe was a rookie playing trash minutes behind eddie jones,and shaq would have wanted the damn ball almost all the time,it's just like the 92 dream team when everyone always talked about bird magic, and Jordan, magic and bird were already washed up and,i still think the 2012 dream team would have beat the 92 team honestly almost all the teams after the first one probably would have been better that the first on,but back to that so called big 3 of magic kobe and shaq,it wouldn't have amounted to nothing, but kobe and shaq would have still 3peated

[@arryathakkar]

5th

[@jadprinz482]

Melo was washed by 2017. Lebron would’ve shipped him out by the trade deadline.

[@Ticklefnbr]

LeBron James Michael Jordan Larry Bird How freigin crazy would that be

[@kietdo1997]

Kobe and Pau would be better than Kobe and KG

[@davidshaffer4664]

The Cavs got lucky v the warriors. Everyone on the Cavs. But James sucks

[@SaurabhSingh-zr2tw]

what nonsense! lebron kyrie melo and pg all were max players. there is such a thing as cap space. terrible content!

[@jeremiahlaso1786]

He’s not the greatest of all time