Which USA team is the strongest team on paper? BELOW are All USA teams in contention…. -16 Team PG: Kyrie Irving PG: Kyle Lowry SG: DeMar DeRozan SG: Jimmy Butler SG: Klay Thompson SF: Kevin Durant SF: Carmelo Anthony SF: Harrison Barnes PF: Draymond Green PF: Kevin Love C: DeMarcus Cousins C: DeAndre Jordan -12 Team PG: Chris Paul PG: Deron Williams PG: Russell Westbrook SG: Kobe Bryant SG: James Harden SF: LeBron James SF: Kevin Durant SF: Carmelo Anthony SF: Andre Iguodala PF: Anthony Davis PF: Kevin Love C: Tyson Chandler -08 Redeem Team PG: Jason Kidd PG: Chris Paul PG: Deron Williams SG: Kobe Bryant SG: Dywane Wade SG: Michael Redd SF: LeBron James SF: Carmelo Anthony SF: Tayshaun Prince PF: Chris Bosh PF: Carlos Boozer C: Dwight Howard -04 Bronze Team PG: Stephon Marbury PG: Allen Iverson SG: Dywane Wade SG: Richard Jefferson SF: LeBron James SF: Carmelo Anthony SF: Shawn Marion SF: Lamar Odom PF: Amar'e Stoudemire PF: Emeka Okafor PF: Carlos Boozer C: Tim Duncan -00 Team PG: Gary Payton PG: Jason Kidd PG: Tim Hardaway SG: Ray Allen SG: Steve Smith SG: Allan Houston SF: Vince Carter SF: Shareef Abdur-Rahim PF: Kevin Garnett PF: Antonio McDyess C: Alonzo Mourning C: Vin Baker -96 Dream Team 3 PG: Gary Payton PG: John Stockton PG: Penny Hardaway SG: Mitch Richmond SG: Reggie Miller SF: Grant Hill SF: Scottie Pippen PF: Charles Barkley PF: Karl Malone C: Shaquille O'Neal C: Hakeem Olajuwon C: David Robinson -92 Dream Team *plus Dominique PG: Magic Johnson PG: John Stockton SG: Michael Jordan SG: Clyde Drexler SF: Larry Bird SF: Scottie Pippen SF: Chris Mullin SF: Dominique Wilkins PF: Charles Barkley PF: Karl Malone C: David Robinson C: Patrick Ewing Everything below are my picks for each team. Criticize away! -88 Prime Dream Team PG: Magic Johnson PG: John Stockton PG: Isiah Thomas SG: Michael Jordan SG: Clyde Drexler SF: Larry Bird SF: Dominique Wilkins PF: Charles Barkley PF: Karl Malone PF: Kevin McHale C: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C: Moses Malone -84 Team PG: Magic Johnson PG: Isiah Thomas SG: George Gervin SG: Sidney Moncrief SF: Larry Bird SF: Julius Erving SF: Adrian Dantley PF: Kevin McHale PF: Bill Laimbeer C: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C: Moses Malone C: Robert Parish -80 Team PG: Magic Johnson PG: Michael Ray Richardson SG: World B. Free SG: George Gervin SG: Dennis Johnson SF: Julius Erving SF: Larry Bird SF: Adrian Dantley PF: Elvin Hayes PF: Dan Roundfield C: Moses Malone C: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -76 Team PG: Walt Frazier PG: Nate Tiny Archibald SG: Pete Maravich SG: George Gervin SF: David Thompson SF: Julius Erving SF: Rick Barry PF: Elvin Hayes PF: Bob McAdoo C: Dave Cowens C: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C: Artis Gilmore -72 Team PG: Nate Tiny Archibald PG: Walt Frazier SG: Jerry West SG: John Havlicek SG: Gail Goodrich SF: Rick Barry SF: Julius Erving PF: Elvin Hayes PF: Spencer Haywood C: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C: Wilt Chamberlain C: Artis Gilmore -68 Team PG: Oscar Robertson PG: Dave Bing PG: Lenny Wilkins SG: Jerry West SG: Hal Greer SG: John Havlicek SF: Elgin Baylor SF: Connie Hawkins PF: Willis Reed PF: Jerry Lucas C: Wilt Chamberlain C: Bill Russell -64 Team PG: Oscar Robertson PG: Jerry West SG: Sam Jones SG: Hal Greer SF: Elgin Baylor SF: Bailey Howell PF: Jerry Lucas PF: Bob Pettit PF: Tom Heinsohn C: Wilt Chamberlain C: Bill Russell C: Walt Bellamy -60 Team PG: Bob Cousy PG: Gene Shue SG: Richie Guerin SG: Tom Gola SF: Elgin Baylor SF: Jack Twyman SF: Cliff Hagan PF: Bob Pettit PF: Dolph Schayes PF: Tom Heinsohn C: Wilt Chamberlain C: Bill Russell Who ya got???

I love how you have a team USA video on July 4th every year

A team with a prime Kareem Abdul Jabar and Doctor J. would’ve been scary to see.

Nobody past, present or future will ever surpass the cultural significance of Dream Team. The selection summer in 91 is what made me a lifelong NBA nerd. Their opponents were literally trying to get autographs and pictures after having the snot beaten out of them.

That '88 team is Beast! Prime Magic and Bird and young MJ 💪

'88 would have been scary. Just terrifying to think of.

Can you do a vid on Elvin Hayes? the dude’s so underrated

The 1987-88 season featured at least 22 Hall of Fame players: Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, Moses Malone, Charles Barkley, Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Dennis Rodman, Adrian Dantley, Karl Malone, John Stockton, Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler, Alex English, Dominique Wilkins, Patrick Ewing, Scottie Pippen, Reggie Miller. It was one of the greatest seasons in NBA history as well: MVP race between MJ, Bird, & Magic; MJ as the first MVP to also win the DPOY, the first DPOY to win the scoring title, and the first player to accumulate 200+ steals w/ 100+ blocks in a season twice; Bird becoming the first player to be in the 50-40-90 club twice; MJ vs 'Nique iconic dunk contest; Bird's legendary 3pt contest threepeat; Bird vs 'Nique Game 7 duel; Isiah's sprained ankle game; Lakers fulfilling Riley's repeat guarantee (ending the league's drought since 1969); Worthy recording the first ever Game 7 triple-double; Stockton finally unleashed from the bench to begin his nine consecutive assists titles along w/ racing MJ & A. Robertson (all-time spg leader) for the steals title; and so on and so forth. Basketball in general was also a phenomenon in 1992: The Dream Team, Jordan's shrug game, Magic's last ASG, Bird's epic final triple-double, Rodman's 1530 rebounds, Pat Riley's Knicks vs Phil Jackson's Bulls rivalry begins, Laettner's perfect game w/ famous buzzer beater, Michael Jackson's "Jam" music video, etc...

I love you young homey! Bro you are a young guy Im 56 and from day one have been impressed with not only your willingness to dig deep into the history of the league but to understand that evolution doesn't disqualify these Legends from being great!! Yeah guys today shoot threes jump higher and dunk better, but the grit the wisdom the toughness needed to play in the 70s and 80s proves that most of those guys could play in any era Rick Berry, Jerry West etc. Those guys and that NBA is the foundation of today's NBA. Elgin Baylor woulda tore a hole in these dudes today as most don't play D. I as an old head don't like to see any Legends of any sport disrespected or discounted… Thanx again Jonny for another great video and for keeping the roots of the game alive 👊🏽💯

Picking the '88 team showed good insight. It's like the Dream Team, except Jordan, Barkley, and Magic are in their athletic primes, and Bird is a lot better than the '92 version. That team might have been the best combo of athleticism and skill in history...

For the '92 team, Dominique was still recovering from his Achilles injury in January. He likely wouldn't have been available to play by July/August. Assuming that were the case, I'd replace him with James Worthy.

Johnny just doing inspirational things, on the way to taking over nba youtube

It’s crazy as great as 2012 was they weren’t healthy. Derrick Rose Wade Dwight Howard and Bosh weren’t on that team

What you didn't allude to in your introduction is the *reason* they changed the rules to permit professional athletes into the Olympics to begin with: The Soviet Union's athletes were de-facto professionals. An aspiring Olympian from the U.S.S.R. was employed by the state as an military officer, and their full-time duty in their job was to train/play at their chosen event. So rather than continue to play with one arm tied behind their backs, the rest of the world simply abandoned the amateur rule.

Love the Intro 🔥gets me hyped every time👌

Keep up the good work johnny

My man always coming through with the best basketball content! My go to channel for good ass entertainment!!

Love this channel!!!!!

Cool concept. Great video

Wow this was great as usual! You put together some incredible teams. I can't pick one!

GREAT VIDEO

Bro, i am a hard core 80's and 90's fan.... but that team from 88 is fing scary

This is a great idea. So I thought of writing how exciting this video is going to be in the comments, but I couldn't avoid watching it first. Amazing watch!

For nostalgia, the 76 team is my favorite. That’s when I started watching the NBA. Also being a Bullets fan in the 70’s was a great time. Never thought I would see a team constructed better than the Dream Team but you are spot on. The proposed 88 team is unbeatable. Great Video!!!

Man you really love basketball. I would have never thought of doing this for a video. Absolutely outstanding video. 👍👍👍👍👍

Nice Video JA..... keep it up.

Great video bro. Amazing work

Perfect list. Great job

Damn fine video, dude. Please do more hypothetical vids.

i laugh at the young people that have no clue how good some of these old ballers were.

Bro, you are the goat😤💪🏾💯

As soon as you explained the premise of this video I knew 1988 would be number one. Nice video.

I enjoyed this video!

Super video

Jordan, Magic, Bird plus Wilkins, McHale, Thomas, Malone & Kareem? That’s a wrap!

Yep, I always suspected that 88 is potentially the best team just because Bird and Magic were closer to their prime years...

bravo! another great video that somehow aligned with how I imagined these scenarios to be, you are one knowledgable cat!

Great video

I’m good with your picks. That was fun.

88 Prime Dreamteam would've been scary as hell.

One guy who appreciates pistol ✊

Here at lest then 12 seconds all for my man Johnny Arnette

I love the 1988 team Awesome video 👑Jonny

Wow Jonny! All the teams you listed below are all time greats assembled together, even the 60s, 70s, and 80s USA Teams look really good on paper. I honestly, don't understand why the Olympics send college basketball players to represent the US when the other countries send their top professional players. It would be an equivalent to the US men's soccer team of college players playing against the top players in the world representing their own countries for the World Cup. Thanks for this awesome video! Keep it 100 bro! :)

Hey Johnny i’ve been watching you for a long time and I really love your goat team Series and your goat series I was wondering can you make a series about who is the goat at every position you pick the players that you think are the greatest at their positions and you make the case on who is the number one goat at all 5 position.

The dream team was so good they didn’t require time out imagine that

Cool concept. I'll always be partial to the 1992 team but you make a great case for 1988.

I would love to see the thought product of how you come up with your video ideas. Some of the most original content on KZfaq!

Nailed it. '88. If the olympics were in 86 maybe that's a better team but that's a hypothetical squared. Imagine it though, Prime Larry, Prime Magic, Prime Michael (he was prime from day 1). OMG.

This is why I automatically click on Johnny videos gives great insight makes u think. Have u like damn I wanna try this out or I wanna see this

1988, and I don't even think it's close

This year's hypothetical team is crazy as well 👀👀

Loved this video. We are all prisoners of our youth. I Love the 76 team. Some of my favorite all time favorite players are on that team.

Man that 76 team and especially the 88’ Prime Dream Team is just stooopid loaded manee

great video as always. any of those teams would be so much better than the rest of the world, it wouldnt even matter which one you pick

Great Pics👍For A team That Could Have happened in 88? Great INFO and Research 👍✌️

10:15 love it😂

1988 team would've been Hella scary man

Oh, what about Dream 2, World games? That was the most electric youthful exuberant team I've ever seen. So raw, so fun and free with Don Nelson at the helm. I know their backcourt doesn't compare, but they were no slouches either. Again great job on picking 88. It's dreamy just to think about all of them in their still in their prime.

1988 would dominate any team of any era, galaxy, timeline, multiverse, etc.

Look at those awesome bballers on that thumbnail. Love 'em! Happy 4th everyone.

Good on you for mentioning Connie Hawkins. Man could have been an all time great had he not been screwed over. Also I'm glad I predicted 1988 as #1.

It wasn’t a USA decision not to send the pros earlier, at that time the Olympics were still amateur or “shamateur” based.

Agree, great analysis, but I would have added Hakeem in that 1988 team, oh yes

Inhales…………… LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO

I'm adding Hakeem the dream to the 92 team instead of Dominique , but great video !! Thank you

wow yeah good call on the 88 team. That team would've been absolutely insane, you forgot to mention moses malones offensive rebounds.

Another sweet video dude. BTW, what happened to your 'How good was Reggie Miller really?' video? That boy is nowhere to be seen.

Can you do a video ranking the most underrated/overrated players in NBA history? Love your content!

Yooo that '88 team would've been straight DOMINANT 😳😱😱😱

Spot on. I think the 2012 team was ranked too.high but the rest is spot on.

Can you make a video of ranking the best starting lineups for each decade and then ranking the best overall team of each decade.

Just thinking about that 88 prime dream... think I’ll have to put that together in 2K later. (No Chuck, but but maybe I slide Hakeem in at the 4 instead)

I agree, there would have been some Awesome 70s and 80s teams. And I really like that 1988 team. I think the 2000+ could never match those older teams. Good picks.

Jonny, are you going to make a video giving your take on this season? Suns x bucks are pretty unexpected

'88 would have been really good, especially playing against other nations teams. But the really Dream Team that I would have seen playing against '92 are '96 ans '08m the first with The Dream and the other one with the full '03 generation plus Kobe at the top of is game

Jonny, we the people (fans) can always find a subjective argument with your lists. This time.... NO ARGUMENT!!

Can you do an Olympic video on what the 2004 Olympic team could've looked like if our best had played or if we would've been better off sending the fresh off of Championship 04 Pistons with a few additions to replace their foreign born players. Could the Pistons had won it?

The Prime Dream Team. Perfect analysis

1988 Hands Down!!!! Plus u Got my man Zeke an McHale wth his Torcher chamber!! Well done 👏

Thank you for giving #22 Clyde Drexler. some respect don't know how or why he's so forgotten?

I liked the 1988 and 1976 teams, though I don't think any of your choices would have missed the gold. I'm glad you got Kevin McHale, and Artis Gilmore on one of the teams. A healthy Bill Walton would have been a good choice, also.

The Duo of Elvin Hayes n' Wes Unseld video pls .

That 88 Team? Good lord that would’ve been brutal…

Make a what if the nba did a march madness style bracket, talk about the top 10 potential expansion teams, how to fix the all-star games, and decrease the season to 65 or 72 games or make players not rest and make the cba 75 games not 65.. do what if curry went to minnesota, or if mj went to Portland or houston

1976 team had winners and players who won the eye test. Magic Johnson of the 1985 LA Lakers wanted Mitch Kupchak; Boston Red Auerbach 1984 team got a winner and defense specialist in Quinn Buckner; Adrian Dantley helped Detroit learn to win and technically got a ring; Tom La Garde won a ring with 1979 seattle supersonics; Scott May, Tate Armstrong, Steve Shepphard were all selected by Chicago Bulls which did not fan out as expected.

Great vid. I knew almost right away 88 would be #1. Larry was an injured shell of himself in 92, but was still a beast in 88. MJ was at his terrifying peak physically, and Magic at his best ever (pre HIV). One change I would make: I think a 41 year old Kareem wouldn’t be the choice, but a healthy dominant Patrick Ewing would be even scarier (and coming off an ‘84 gold.). You could make the Olajuwon argument too but he wasn’t an American citizen back then.

You should do this with all star or all nba teams

HI JOHN I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU A QUESTION ABOUT MICHAEL JORDAN WHY WAS JORDAN NOT ON THAT TEAM WITH SCOTTIE AND BARKLEY

Make a vid on nba refs the best and worst ones and the best coaches.. and tips for fans to keep up with news

the rebounding battle between the 84 team with prime moses malone and dr j vs the 68 team with bill wilt and baylor will be a bloodbath

That 88' team is scary as hell

Seoul was such a good games too, almost peak. Lewis vs Johnson in the 100m was amazing. USA basketball with prime Dream Team would’ve been off the charts, but then would they have all played again in 92? Doubtful.

@0:52 I swear I thought you'd say "11 hall of famers and Christian Laettner"

My 1984 team would have a healthy Bernard King, and not take AD. When Bernard King healthy, he was a monster.

It would have been fun to see the "1988 Dream Team"... with the possibility to associate the 2 Malone inside. The 1992 Dream Team with Shaq instead of Laettener would have been the perfect team :)

So 88 should've been the Dream Team in all their primes? That's scary. 🤣

I like including Dominique on the ‘92 Dream Team. I also like this feature on July 4th and thanks for the history of basketball.

The 2008 2012 and 1988, 1996 are the best all have the same style of play for the most part Man you have Kobe,DWade, LeBron, in their primes plus the 96 has that scary Center rotation and not even talking about the 92 dream team but more in their primes with MJ, Bird, Magic Karl Malone

Have you done a best all nba year team?