Best NBA rosters on paper with bad records?

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2011 Golden St Warriors (23-48)
- Steph Curry
- Monta Ellis
- Klay Thomson
- David Lee
- Richard Jefferson

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Doesn't look that great...


First team I think of is the Lakers with Kobe, Nash, Howard

2013-2014 Sacramento Kings (28-54)

Isaiah Thomas
Rudy Gay
Demarcus Cousins

Carl Landry
Luc Mbah Moute
Ben Mclemore
Pat Patterson
Greivis Vasquez

I'm cheating a little because of injury, but the 96 Spurs were terrible with:

Avery Johnson
Vinny Del Negro
Vernon Maxwell
Dominique Wilkins
David Robinson (played < 10 games)
Sean Elliott

Player
8 Kobe Bryant
1 Maurice Carter
7 Brian Cook
2 Derek Fisher
17 Rick Fox
3 Devean George
54 Horace Grant
11 Karl Malone
14 Stanislav Medvedenko
34 Shaquille O'Neal
12 Jannero Pargo
20 Gary Payton
21 Kareem Rush
9 Bryon Russell
31 Jamal Sampson
5 Ime Udoka
4 Luke Walton

RUN TMC '89-'90 (37-45)
-Chris Mullin
-Mitch Richmond
-Tim Hardaway
-Manute Bol

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Player
8 Kobe Bryant
1 Maurice Carter
7 Brian Cook
2 Derek Fisher
17 Rick Fox
3 Devean George
54 Horace Grant
11 Karl Malone
14 Stanislav Medvedenko
34 Shaquille O'Neal
12 Jannero Pargo
20 Gary Payton
21 Kareem Rush
9 Bryon Russell
31 Jamal Sampson
5 Ime Udoka
4 Luke Walton

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They went 56-26 and made it to the Finals...

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2013-2014 Sacramento Kings (28-54)

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Funny I think their 2011-2012 roster was better.

Isaiah Thomas
Tyreke Evans
Demarcus Cousins
Hassan Whiteside

I don't know why the Kings got rid of Geoff Petrie. The man was a great GM who was building something special in Sac-Town.

The 2012 Warriors only won 47 games and finished 6th in the West with a roster of:

Stephen Curry
Klay Thompson
Harrison Barnes
Draymond Green
Andrew Bogut

Jarrett Jack
Kent Bazemore
Richard Jefferson
Festus Ezeli
David Lee
Carl Landry

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I'm sure that's not a great example but with Klay and Steph it's pretty intriguing

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Unless I am mixing up years, Klay Thompson was a rookie and Steph Curry played less than half of the season.

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you mean youre surprised steph curry isnt actually that good and cant lead a team on his own? dude is ultra overrated

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Well that's bullshite. Steps Curry wasn't as good then because the coaches never used him in the right way. Steve Kerr used him in much smarter ways that allowed him to thrive.

The Warriors had virtually the same roster with Mark Jackson as they did with Steve Kerr. The players didn't magically just get way better. Kerr simply put the players in much better positions to take advantage of their talents where the previous coaching staff held them back.