Put a big young athletic point guard with a 39 year old Jordan, Kareem, Malone & LBJ

Could they win a championship with a decent bench?

Old Payton and old Malone couldn't do it with slightly before prime Kobe and slightly after prime Shaq against a hard-nose defending team though. But they did have a pretty crappy bench.

Yes I'm biting off Satan's thread but was genuinely curious

Imagine the injury nightmares a core that old would have. No.

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No, this old core of stubborn guys used to all getting the ball would be terrible and ridden with finger pointing and bickering in the locker room after every loss.

Depends who it is. A young Russ Westbrook is not passing those old geezers the ball.

Is this PG an excellent 3 point shooter? Even then, I don't think so because of injuries - maybe just for a playoff run? They do know how to win.

Early 80s Magic could.