![]() ![]() James is the latest player to get caught in his crosshairs. In any case, Erving has made no secret of his disdain for the way that teams are loading the boat with talent these days. They also had two other All-Stars in Andrew Toney and Bobby Jones. In 1984 in particular, his Philadelphia 76ers had four future Hall of Famers in himself, Charles Barkley, Maurice Cheeks, and Moses Malone. Erving was part of some of those teams too. The obvious counterpoint, which was raised by Haynes, is that it was very common for elite NBA teams to have three or four All-Stars well before James even arrived in the league. But the criticism of James as the pioneer of sorts of superteams is an interesting one. The 71-year-old Erving obviously went all old-school with his picks, also declining to list players like Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal, Tim Duncan, and Stephen Curry. Forget the GOAT, according to one NBA legend, LeBron James is not even a. Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Karl Malone, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar appeared on Erving’s second all-time team. J omits LeBron James from his all-time first and second NBA teams. ![]() I ain’t gonna pick his team.”Įrving named Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, and Elgin Baylor to his first all-time team. “He put together a team in Cleveland as well and put together a team in Los Angeles. “That was when I accepted Christ.“He’s the guy who led the charge in terms of superteams being put together when he put together a team in Miami,” said Erving of the four-time MVP James. J, and that lasted until I was 29,” Erving said back in 1981. In the third phase, I just went on taking things as they came, and I became Dr. At 19, I lost my brother, the only brother that I had. He didn’t live with us, but still, now I didn’t have a father, and even though he hadn’t been around, now there was no possibility that he ever would be. When I was 11, my father was struck by a car and killed. The first 11 years of my life, my parents were separated. J when he decided to accept God in his life. ![]() However, he revealed he stopped thinking of himself as Dr. The Philadelphia legend was a huge success in the 70s, as he was remembered as Dr. J character and accept a new stage in his life Some time ago Erving talked about letting go of his Dr. Everybody I named there, their careers are finished,” Erving assured. The Hall of Famer then explained that these athletes still have things to prove and once they retire from the basketball courts he will consider them. ![]() The interviewer then asked why players like Stephen Curry or LeBron didn’t make his Top 10. “The next group of guys would be Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Ervin ‘Magic’ Johnson, probably Karl Malone,” he mentioned.Įrving then struggled to name the last person on the list, before finally going for Tiny Archibald as his tenth and very surprising final selection. J gave his top 10 players all time (no order) □Įrving then decided on the next four players to make his superstar list, to which he decided with ease. Elgin Baylor would be in the frontcourt with Wilt and Bill Russell.”ĭr. I think West and Robertson would be in the backcourt. I’m sticking with it now all these years later. Everybody else has to be on the second team or the third team, and I made this decision when I was 15 years old. “I have five guys who are untouchable – Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, and Elgin Baylor,” he said. The first half of the list was easy for him. The famous Sixers icon recently went on an interview with Joy DeAngela and talked about several things, including superteams, Dame Lillard’s desire to play for the Heat and of course, his favorite players of all time. While most have players like Michael Jordan on the top of the list, Hall of Famers like Julius Erving doesn’t believe that LeBron James should even make the Top 10. Whenever NBA legends give their takes on the GOAT debate, it always makes the headlines, especially because they all provide different perspectives on a subject that seems far from settled. ![]()
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