Prime Wilt and Russell in Today's NBA

[Dionysus]

This thread is hilarious!

Do y'all really hate Bill or are y'all just ignorant to his overall game?

Y'all are really underrating both of these guys so much that it's laughable.

I can only assume that most of you guys are young and haven't watched film on neither Wilt nor Russel.

"Bill would be Ben Wallace" Wilt would be like Tyson Chandler

If You watched Russel and Wilt vids like you say. Then you would have witnessed the JV competition those 2 played against.

[SilkkTheShocker]

All I know is that neither would be better than LeBron James.

[TheReal Kendall]

All I know is that neither would be better than LeBron James.

Lebron wouldn't be getting any media exposure if these 2 were in the league not.

[Deuce Bigalow]

LOL, Wilt's skill set, stamina, and work ethic make Shaq look like Bismack Biyombo. Shaq could have been up there with the likes of Wilt and Kareem, but the guy was lazy and not as good defensively. Not as good a rebounder either. Wilt had elite defensive and offensive skills. Nothing like it since.

[Gifted Mind]

It depends on which year of their primes, primes span a longer amount of time. Nonetheless, Russell, Wilt, and LeBron would be the clear-cut 3 best players in the NBA.

[SyRyanYang]

Can Tyson Chandler do this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF22xiRxHv8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2AlFrOj5Mc

Maybe, if you speed him up.

[K]

Why do Americans always make these stupid team arguments for individual players?

[Pushxx]

Prime Wilt would be an absolute monster. People have no idea.

Russell's defense would be like prime KG's defense...but better...think about that for a second.

People would be in awe of those two specimens.

[Legends66NBA7]

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[K]

It's just a more recent trend in the sporting world/talk in North America. Individually though, O'Neal can match up with any center of all-time.

I know, but I wouldn't think any less of him if he played exactly the same but just didn't have any championships with his team. It's so senseless. Yet even the smartest posters on this website seem buy into that.

[Legends66NBA7]

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[EnoughSaid]

Realistically, and I'm not sure, I think Wilt could put up 25/14 or something crazy like that. Maybe more points. But he'd be the best big man by a longshot and would be destroying this current crop of centers.

[KOBE143]

Rank Javale Mcgee and Joel Anthony and you will get what you're looking for..

Probably the most accurate answer that you will get..

[WillC]

It's impossible to know how Wilt and Russell would perform in today's NBA, just as it will be impossible to know if LeBron would be effective in the NBA in 2060.

Having said that, I wish kids would stop trying to tarnish the reputations of NBA legends by comparing them to Joel Anthony and Javale McGee. It makes you look incredibly naive and ignorant.

What Wilt and Russell achieved in their era makes them top 4 players of all-time. Let's just accept that and move on.

[The-Legend-24]

@ Bill Russell being top 3. Dude would be a Ben Wallace type player at best.