All-Decade Teams for all 30 NBA Teams

Stepping away from all the news about Coronavirus, we thought we could take the time to put together, in our opinions, the All-Decade teams for all NBA teams, stretching from 2010-2019. Some of these decisions were tough, and we’re sure we’ve left out a few of your favorite players who you believe should belong on this list. But, there were a lot of factors present that influenced our decisions. One of the biggest, being that some all-star players who were present on rosters during the earlier years of the decade, but were already years past their prime and weren’t making an impact on those rosters like they did before. For example, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, one of the league’s top centers for many years, was on the Cavs in 2010, and the Miami Heat the year after. But his numbers put him nowhere close to be in a position on this list. Another factor we had to take into consideration, was the time spent on a team for a designated player. In the past decade, many of the great players in the league have been bouncing around, season after season. Because of this, in some scenarios, we decided to pick a player who had stayed with a team for a longer period, rather than a star who only appeared for one season. An example of this would be Kyrie Irving on the Nets. We all agree that Kyrie is better right now than Deron Williams ever was, but Kyrie has only seen limited action in this first season with the Nets, while Williams played a solid three seasons for the team. We also needed to look at those players’ performances during the seasons they were present on the roster. Some players developed into future stars after they were traded or signed elsewhere, so they may have been left off an All-Decade team.

With all of this being said, let’s hop straight into our picks for the All-Decade teams, starting with the Eastern Conference selections.

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division:

Toronto Raptors:

PG: Kyle Lowry

SG: Demar Derozan

SF: Kawhi Leonard

PF: Pascal Siakam 

C: Serge Ibaka  

This team was amazing together on both sides of the floor. They took Golden State to 6 games and won. 

Boston Celtics:

PG: Kyrie Irving

SG: Ray Allen

SF: Paul Pierce

PF: Kevin Garnett

C: Al Horford

This team was pretty easy to put together; Kyrie is the obvious choice for PG, sub in Al Horford for Kendrick Perkins on that 2012 Championship team, and we’re good to go. Only snub would be Jayson Tatum, but there’s no way we can put him over Paul Pierce.

Brooklyn Nets:

PG: Deron Williams

SG: Joe Johnson

SF: Caris LeVert

PF: Kevin Garnett

C: Brook Lopez

A decent squad for the Nets, as their best basketball is yet to come. A prime Brook Lopez, along with 3 of his teammates from the early-mid ‘10s, and Caris LeVert round out this team.

New York Knicks:

PG: Jeremy Lin

SG: JR Smith

SF: Carmelo Anthony

PF: Amar’e Stoudemire

C: Tyson Chandler

Everyone on this team is an easy lock including Linsanity. What a year he had with the Knicks. Jeremy Lin’s name won’t be forgotten with the Knicks fans.

Philadelphia 76ers:

PG: Ben Simmons

SG: Evan Turner

SF: Andre Iguadala

PF: Robert Covington

C: Joel Embiid

This team features the two main 76ers’ players involved with “The Process,” along with key role players RoCo and Evan Turner, and a Young Andre Iguadala.

Central Division:

Cleveland Cavaliers:

PG: Kyrie Irving

SG:  J.R. Smith

SF: LeBron James

PF: Kevin Love

C: Tristan Thompson

 

LeBron James, former Cleveland Cavaliers player.

This team made it to 4 straight finals. They dominated the east for 4 years in a row, enough said. 

Milwaukee Bucks:

PG: Brandon Jennings

SG: Monta Ellis

SF: Khris Middleton

PF: Giannis Antetokounmpo

C: Larry Sanders

As a Bucks fan, nothing would make me happier than seeing this starting five in an actual game. This team features the reigning MVP in Giannis and his co-star Khris Middleton. Three of the young bucks from the early-mid decade team round out this team; all three were present on the team where the Bucks faced a first round match-up in the playoffs against the #1 seeded Heat. Brandon Jennings’ infamous “Bucks in Six” quote was dubbed here, and the results did not match with his statement.

Indiana Pacers:

PG: Victor Oladipo

SG: Paul George

SF: Danny Granger

PF: David West

C: Roy Hibbert  

This team while it may not be the best would still be troublesome in the east. With Roy protecting the paint and with Paul George’s defense and Oladipo's range this team could be a problem. 

Detroit Pistons:

PG: Reggie Jackson

SG: Reggie Bullock

SF: Tobias Harris

PF: Blake Griffin

C: Andre Drummond

If you would like to question my picks here, please go ahead. Detroit Pistons, enough said.

Chicago Bulls:

PG: Derrick Rose 

SG: Jimmy Butler 

SF: Loul Deng 

PF: Lauri Markkanen

C: Joakim Noah 

The bulls along with the Pacers and Celtics were the only real problem for King James’ Miami Heat. This team would have some potential if they were all in their prime together.

Southeast Division:

Miami Heat:

PG: Goran Drogic 

SG: Dwyane Wade

SF: Lebron James 

PF: Chris Bosh 

C: Hassan Whiteside 

The big three were so dominant in the span of four years dominating the east. This line up would still be scary given all these players in their prime. 

Orlando Magic:

PG: Jameer Nelson

SG: Victor Oladipo

SF: Evan Fournier

PF: Dwight Howard

C: Nikola Vucevic

The Magic have had plenty of good players come through even if they did not reach their full potential. The 2010s will likely be a decade that most Magic fans will want to skip over. Nikola Vucevic is entering his eighth season with the team and remains the only consistent player for them.

Washington Wizards:

PG: John Wall

SG: Bradley Beal

SF: Trevor Ariza

PF: Nene

C: Marcin Gortat

My Hometown team, the ups and downs they have had. The broken chemistry of Wall and Beal. I loved watching all of these players and hopefully a deep playoff run is in the near future.

Charlotte Hornets:

PG: Kemba Walker

SG: Gerald Henderson

SF: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

PF: Marvin Williams

C: Al Jefferson

Aside from Kemba, this team is basically a bunch of average role-players. MKG and Al Jefferson were both solid in their tenures with the squad, but no one can forget the season the extinct Charlotte Bobcats finished the season with an all-time NBA worst record of 7-59.

Atlanta Hawks:

PG: Trae Young

SG: Joe Johnson

SF: Demarre Carroll

PF: Paul Millsap

C: Al Horford

Trae Young is going to continue to lift this squad. He is so young and talented. This team has gone through a lot of ups and downs throughout the decade and only a few winning seasons. All of these players deserve their spot.

Western Conference:

Northwest Division:

Denver Nuggets

PG: Ty Lawson

SG: Danilo Gallinari 

SF: Carmelo Anthony

PF: Kenneth Faried

C: Nikola Jokic

This team was straight-forward. We moved Danilo up to the two-guard to make room for Melo’s last season with the Nuggets. Faried and Jokic were easy picks. Only controversy that may arise is putting Ty Lawson over Jamal Murray, as one could argue Murray has been better, but I believe this is because of recency bias.

Utah Jazz:

PG: Deron Williams

SG: Donovan Mitchell

SF: Gordon Hayward

PF: Paul Millsap

C: Rudy Gobert

Although the Utah Jazz never made it past the second round of the playoffs this decade, they remained a consistent, tough opponent during the regular season and playoffs throughout the decade.

Oklahoma City Thunder:

PG: Russel Westbrook

SG: James Harden 

SF: Kevin durrant

PF: Paul George 

C: Steven Adams 

Other than Paul George and Steven Adams, we’ve seen this team go up against James’ heat, but with Paul George they might just win. 

Portland Trail Blazers:

PG: Damian Lillard

SG: CJ McCollum

SF: Nicolas Batum

PF: LaMarcus Aldridge 

C: Jusuf Nurkić 

Not the best team on this list but could still put up huge numbers. The tandem of Lillard and Mccollum along Aldridge proved lethal in the past but not good enough to win a ring. 

Minnesota Timberwolves:

PG: Ricky Rubio

SG: Zach LaVine

SF: Andrew Wiggins

PF: Kevin Love

C: Karl-Anthony Towns

Another team that really just fell into place very easily. Kevin Love was the face of the franchise until Towns was drafted. Rubio seemed like he was there for 20 years. LaVine and Wiggins were both solid role-players during their tenures with the squad.

Pacific Division:

Los Angeles Clippers:

PG: Chris Paul

SG: Paul George

SF: Kawhi Leonard

PF: Blake Griffin

C: Deandre Jordan 

This Clippers team… would probably win a couple rings. With the general Chris Paul and shooters Paul George and Kawhi to spread the floor as well as dominating the paint with the likes of Deandre Jordan and Blake Griffin, lob city 2.0. 

Los Angeles Lakers:

PG: D'Angelo Russell 

SG: Kobe Bryant 

SF: Lebron James

PF: Anthony Davis 

C: Pau Gasol 

The Lakers have been a powerhouse for a long time. With goats LBJ and the late Kobe Bryant this team could dominate like any other. 

Sacramento Kings:

PG: De’Aaron Fox

SG: Marcus Thornton

SF: Tyreke Evans

PF: Omri Casspi

C: DeMarcus Cousins

This Kings team sure was hard to piece together. They’ve been one of those teams that’s been pretty bad all throughout the decade, and have made serious roster changes as well. We decided on Fox over IT; Fox has been productive since his rookie season with the team, while IT only started putting up numbers the year before he got traded. We also decided to slide Evans down to the 3, since he is 6’6 and played that position as well, and kept Thornton at the 2. Cousins was an easy choice for center, and we included Casspi in this team, solely based on him being a good role-player for the team for half-a-decade.

Phoenix Suns:

PG: Steve Nash

SG: Devin Booker

SF: PJ Tucker

PF: Markieff Morris

C: Marcin Gortat

Steven Nash, Devin Booker, and Marcin Gortat were all pretty easy picks for this team. Deciding the SF and PF positions was a little difficult. We really had to dig deep into the stats for these guys, and eventually decided on Tucker and Morris; both had decent stats and played for the organization for half of the decade.

Golden State Warriors: 

PG: Steph Curry

SG: Klay Thompson

SF: Kevin Durant 

PF: Draymond Green

C: Andrew Bogut

 Probably one of the easier teams to decide other than the center position. If Boogie Cousins had proved himself there would be no debate and if he had played there this season but due to injury did not top Bogut.

 

Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors.

Southwest Division:

Houston Rockets:

PG: Chris Paul

SG: James Harden

SF: Trevor Ariza

PF: Luis Scola

C: Dwight Howard

Ever since the Yao Ming and Tracy Mcgrady era, James Harden has been the center of attention with key players coming and going in such a tough West.

Memphis Grizzlies:

PG: Mike Conley

SG: Tony Allen

SF: Rudy Gay

PF: Zach Randolph

C: Marc Gasol

The grinders of the Southeast division, no surprises here. All of these players are powerful and deserve their spots.

Dallas Mavericks:

PG: Jason Kidd

SG: Vince Carter

SF: Luka Dončić

PF: Dirk Nowitzki

C: Tyson Chandler

This team features four NBA veterans, along with rising superstar Luka Dončić. I don’t think there are any surprises here with these picks.

New Orleans Pelicans:

PG: Chris Paul

SG: Tyreke Evans

SF: Jrue Holiday

PF: Anthony Davis

C: DeMarcus Cousins

In a few years, I think Zion Williamson will take over the Power Forward position which would move AD to the Center but for now Boogie Cousins has his spot secured.

San Antonio Spurs:

PG: Tony Parker

SG: Manu Ginobili

SF: Kawhi Leonard

PF: LaMarcus Aldridge

C: Tim Duncan

This is the group that led the Spurs to their best regular season record in franchise history of 67-15. Although they were eventually beaten by the Thunder in the second round of the playoffs. This is still arguably the most talented and dominant line-up of the decade for the Spurs besides that early round playoff departure.

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