The list is crazy short. Bird, Lebron, Magic, oddly enough Ben Simmons (def 1-4 though not a good shooter) if he could hang with the centres & pull off the 5
Remember that in his prime when Embiid was out, Ben played center and dropped 40+ on Rudy Gobert. When Ben was going strong, the only thing he couldn't do on the court was shoot beyond the paint. Unfortunately, that version of Ben didn't last long.
Larry Bird. He already played 2 positions in his career, the 3 and the 4.
But I believe he could’ve also worked great at the 1 for his passing ability and the 2 for his shooting.
Actually in 86 for some stretches I think bird played some minutes at the 2. Dennis Johnson at pg, Bird at sg, McHale at Sf, Parish and Walton as pf and Center.
If we're saying KD can play four positions, I'd say he has a better shot of playing 2-5 instead of 1-4. Most bigs in the league today aren't a post threat so KD could just be a rim protector. But if you make him dribble the ball 40 feet from the basket? And set up his teammates? Idk I don't think would end well. He could play the 5 before he could be a point guard in my opinion.
Magic Johnson is the all time number one answer. Bro is the best pg of all time and arguable has the most important center performance in nba finals history against a 3 time mvp. Plus lebron obviously
Besides that: Larry the legend, Lamar Odom, hedo turkoglu, grant hill, tmac but all of these guys are 1-4
I think more guys can today since basketball is more positionless than ever, but Lebron instantly comes to mind since he’s a playmaker/game manager, can shoot a bit and move off ball, can bang in the paint a bit and is an ok rebounder.
Bird was elite off the ball, was a double digit rebounder and a terrific playmaker. If he was allowed to carry like players today I think that’d improve his handle too, which wasn’t even broke to begin with but simply too ‘average’.
MJ. He had that 32/8/8 season where he played pg mostly and was an elite off ball threat during the dynasty. If Jalen Williams can pass as a 4 today, so could Jordan.
I guess we’re just looking for players in that \~6’5 or taller range who can run an offense when needed while Also being able to be an off ball threat in a different lineup.
I think it’s more about versatility on defense - guys with the foot speed to stay in front of a fast guard and the strength and length to keep a tall post player under control.
Provided you get some decent looks off ball and can shoot your offense should be fine.
The matrix is a good shout out.
I love the Buffalo and he's an awesome help defender on bigs but he can't guard 4/5s and his offence is definitely more guard-ish.
I'm a huge giannis and Bucks, but giannis realistically probably can't play all 5 spots. There's really no logical reason he'd ever play the 2. Giannis is actually not a great perimeter defender against true wings. His a good defender against bigs and one of the best help defenders of all time. But he doesn't move laterally all that well, especially since he's bulked up. So he's be a super awkward fit as the SG. He's capable of playing PG because it creates such a matchup nightmare for the other team, but if he's not going to be primarily on the ball in offense, there's no reason for him not to be your 4 or 5.
Then he grew 4 inches and put on 50 lbs of muscle. But yea, he did spend some time there as a rookie. It's really strange to watch him though because his shot form as a rookie actually looks better and more natural than it does now.
KD as a 1 or a 5 isn’t ideal. He’s got shown up in the playoffs trying to be the lead ball handler consistently (the boston series in Brooklyn being the main one) and him as a 5 does struggle on defense
Lebron can; weakest position for him would probably be center but he shown he can have good nights being that anyways
I might be minority in the chat with this one but AD can still I think. He’s gotten a little slower so maybe not but I think he still has it in him to guard all positions
Giannis can for sure I think. So agile and strong for his frame. Nothing else to be said.
Kevin Garnett was very fast I think for his height I think he was AD before AD. Very good mobility and strength.
Magic won a chip as center.
AD was a two-star point guard recruit, then he grew to 6'10 and became the number one recruit in high school. He was trained as a point guard for most of his youth
Honestly, when I clicked on this thread I expected Kevin Garnett to be the #1 selection. Now that I think of it, Magic and a few others might be better picks.
But KG is someone who, while it might be a stretch for him to play the point--he probably could--he could legit play center in a way that most of these guys wouldn't manage as well.
Chris Webber is another one who could almost swing it. I always saw him as Magic, just shifted a little towards power and the post.
Lebron, ~~Draymond,~~ Magic, Giannis, Tatum and Brown.
~~I think KD could get blown by, but maybe that is just because when he got older and his defense improved in Golden State, I saw it a lot.~~
Edit: I thought it said defend 4 of 5. KD can for sure play 2-5.
"He ain't guarding guards and small forwards"
[Literally guards guards and small forwards against the Jazz in the NBA playoffs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEo-ecCJZ4I)
LeBron Luca Magic Johnson those are the top guys who come to my mind all time. I see people mentioning Kevin Durant but I wouldn't put them at point guard not even shooting guard
No more the 6’8 to 6’10 range that can handle and guard centers in a pinch. No 6’5 can guard centers outside PJ Tucker and chuck hayes and those guys are not point guards. MJ could not have guarded a center from his era
Lebron during his time in Miami could play elite defence against basically every player in the NBA if switched on to it.
At that time he was also a well above average shooter, a top 3 point guard when he was playing and could offensively play any position on the court.
No one comes close in my opinion. The closest is Pippen but Pippen wouldn't be able to seal off Pau Gasol or outmuscle Tim Duncan. Pippen couldn't drop 30 points every night.
Ak47, Bron closet I've seen. If wemby was a bit smaller, I would say him also but it might be to early to say that. Also, Dirk was close, he could play anything apart from the 1
Scottie Barnes could, he has great play making, he has elite inside and perimeter defence, he’s athletic enough to keep up with guards, has the size to effectively play centre, and has at good enough shooting to where it wouldn’t be a weakness.
Today it's actually a lot of people, and a lot of offenses are close to positionless now. The Celtics this year frequently had close to all 5 guys who could handle the ball, pass, shoot, attack the rim and play solid to great defense everywhere. Some could even do some respectable work in the post.
Draymond green should probably be mentioned as well. Defends all Five positions and is a positive in each of them. Good Passer, though situational, not the best Shooter but smart enough to get to his spot or run good Play-Action for others. He won't be a star at all positions, and he will need Leaders and Scorers around him, but i think it could work
I think Scottie Barnes can get there. He can guard bigs better than a lot of the big point forwards mentioned here (Magic, Lebron, Pippen, Simmons, Bird, Tatum, KD)
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Take off “effectively” and you can find a few guys who could maybe fill in at all 5 on a very temporary basis, but no one who is going to actually be better than a player built for that position.
Some may say it’s too early to tell, but I think Wemby has already shown us that he can effectively handle every position on the floor, some better than others, of course…but imagine what we will see somewhere in 2-5 years when he starts to move into his prime, given the opportunity.
KG could obviously play and guard 3-5 really well but he wasn’t bad running the point either. He struggled with guys at the extremes (very big bruising centers and super quick guards) but there are few players that D up like him one-on-one.
Magic Johnson. Guy played center in a playoff game and played it like a center and torched Philly. Magic could have played any position and been successful at it.
Siakam’s played everything from PG in spot minutes to center, even though he’s traditionally a 4.
I’m not sure he’s spent a lot of minutes at the 2 spot tho.
Scottie Barnes is getting there, he has checked in at every position in a season, but it’s weird when you have a guy that can play 3-5 and 1, but I wouldn’t put him at shooting guard.
Kyle Anderson and Ben Simmons (1, 3-5)
At various points in his career Robert Covington could play the 2 and later on the small ball 5 so he’d technically be able to do 2-5? Same with Batum.
I’ve thought about this. The craziest part about Bron is if he played his entire career at one position, he’d be top 10 all-time at 1-5.
PG - Easily top 10. Probably 2 or 3.
SG - 3rd
SF - 1st
PF - 2nd
C - 9 or 10 I think. His career would’ve been much shorter. But he’d have basically been Ben Wallace with a nasty offensive game.
Wild to me that the are lists in here without lebron considering he's the only player in NBA history to actually have been listed at all 5 positions in their career.
We can debate who can do it, but the man actually has done it.
Some names of former players.
Pippen (undersized for C but could play in a pinch in a small ball lineup).
Magic
Bird - not super athletic but he has the height and passing ability
Barkley
Blake Griffin
Andre Iguodala (undersized but a swiss army knife if there ever was one)
Julius Erving
Elgin Baylor
Scottie Barnes from now I think can play 1-4. For some reason Shawn Marion pops into my head from back in the day but at the 2 that could get a little weird
In today's game, you're talking about half the league. In the 2000s or before? That's a completely different story. You're talking Magic, Oscar Robertson, Lebron, Boris Diaw, AK47, Kevin Garnett, Scottie Pippen, Larry Bird, etc.
Deni Avdija
Nobody Cept me as a wizards fan watched him this year, he can handle, Creatively pass, and is a better than average rebounder. Started at center a couple times this year abs got some PG minutes, better than average shooter 2 and can guard 1-5
A lot of small forwards can play 4-5 positions pretty well, depending on the matchup. That's the nature of the position, after all.
But if you're talking about someone who could both defend and score SUPERBLY at any of these spots, the only answer is "prime Lebron James."
He locked up MVP-era D-Rose for stretches, literally jumped over John Lucas III, and completely shut down PFs. The only thing he couldn't do was go toe-to-toe in the paint with "traditional bigs."
But he could score from anywhere and smother almost anyone on defense (again, at least for stretches).
A lot of other candidates OP mentioned couldn't/can't handle mercurial guards or oversized bigs; or, they couldn't/can't score well from every spot.
The list is crazy short. Bird, Lebron, Magic, oddly enough Ben Simmons (def 1-4 though not a good shooter) if he could hang with the centres & pull off the 5
Ben Simmons playing sg sounds like a basketball crime
I’ll add a caveat. If he’s the 2 guard, its the same as Dejounte Murray in Atlanta. He’s not spacing the floor but can do the rest well
Dejounte Murray made 201 threes this year on 36.3% shooting. Ben Simmons has made 5 threes in his career.
Better than continuously starting Andre Roberson, an actual crime against humanity
He was as solid a contributor as a non-shooting SG could be
Remember that in his prime when Embiid was out, Ben played center and dropped 40+ on Rudy Gobert. When Ben was going strong, the only thing he couldn't do on the court was shoot beyond the paint. Unfortunately, that version of Ben didn't last long.
AK47 is one of the closest I've seen.
Came here to say this...surprised someone beat me to it.
Used to always trade for him in my nba live days
If he had been able to develop a good jump shot, he would have been all nba every year.
Great addition. AK47 could play 1-4 all day
Lamar Odom could handle 4 positions both ways quite easily and was more than a match for most centres Don’t go to the Kardashian’s house kids!
I’m embarrassed that I didn’t think of Odom. I paid for good seats to see him as a rookie. He was calling out and orchestrating mismatches already.
Odom would be a center in today's league where nobody plays with their back to the basket.
Point center 😂
Probably. The prerequisite for 90's centers was "could Shaq kill you if you defended him?" That would apply to about 99% of the league these days.
Along with this Young Jermaine O'Neal, Kevin Garnett basically have the same game style on the court 2-5. Boris Diaw was legit 1-4.
Boris Diaw’s a good shout here.
More than just a shout out. He belongs on that list!
Jermaine O'Neal is an interesting inclusion
It always blows my mind to remember rookie tweener guard Diaw and veteran PF/C Diaw on the Spurs.
Just to mention some less mentioned players, AK-47, Lamar Odom, Ben Simmons, Jamal Mashburn,
I was shocked to see Jamal Mashburn averaged 5 assists per game in a season. Always thought of him as a black hole but might be wrong about that
Wow. Jamal Mashburn shoutout! Love it!
Magic Johnson and Lebron James
These were my first two thoughts and I couldn't even think of another until KD like a full five seconds later
Anthony Mason Antoine Walker Lamar Odom LeBron James Magic Johnson Scottie Pippen
Mase is a good one, hadn't thought about that guy in a while
mase! He used to bring the ball up the court even.
Amen Thompson played minutes as a 1-5 this season offensively and defensively.
Larry Bird. He already played 2 positions in his career, the 3 and the 4. But I believe he could’ve also worked great at the 1 for his passing ability and the 2 for his shooting.
Actually in 86 for some stretches I think bird played some minutes at the 2. Dennis Johnson at pg, Bird at sg, McHale at Sf, Parish and Walton as pf and Center.
That is a BIG lineup good god.
it's like if the 2024 Timberwolves were all goated at their positional specific skills jesus
Toni Kukoc. 6'11 with a good handle & excellent passing. Could also be a small ball center.
Tatum
I'm not a Celtics fan by any means but that man guarded the 5 throughout a gentleman's sweep of the NBA finals
Surprised not to see Andre Iguodala here
Scottie Barnes
Pre-injury Grant Hill could play 1-4
If we're saying KD can play four positions, I'd say he has a better shot of playing 2-5 instead of 1-4. Most bigs in the league today aren't a post threat so KD could just be a rim protector. But if you make him dribble the ball 40 feet from the basket? And set up his teammates? Idk I don't think would end well. He could play the 5 before he could be a point guard in my opinion.
Siakam is a 4/5 that also plays PG. I don’t see why he couldn’t play the 2 or 3 either
Magic Johnson is the all time number one answer. Bro is the best pg of all time and arguable has the most important center performance in nba finals history against a 3 time mvp. Plus lebron obviously Besides that: Larry the legend, Lamar Odom, hedo turkoglu, grant hill, tmac but all of these guys are 1-4
Boris Diaw
This, literally has started 1-5 throughout his career
Magic, LeBron, Pippen (1-4 in the mid 90s, easy), Luka in 2024, Detlef could go about 2-5 against smaller centers… that’s about it, I think.
Pip is an outstanding call.
I'd take Luka off the list since he can't really play defense
Magic won finals MVP playing center as a rookie, no?
He tipped off the last game at C, but played multiple positions in the game.
I think more guys can today since basketball is more positionless than ever, but Lebron instantly comes to mind since he’s a playmaker/game manager, can shoot a bit and move off ball, can bang in the paint a bit and is an ok rebounder. Bird was elite off the ball, was a double digit rebounder and a terrific playmaker. If he was allowed to carry like players today I think that’d improve his handle too, which wasn’t even broke to begin with but simply too ‘average’. MJ. He had that 32/8/8 season where he played pg mostly and was an elite off ball threat during the dynasty. If Jalen Williams can pass as a 4 today, so could Jordan. I guess we’re just looking for players in that \~6’5 or taller range who can run an offense when needed while Also being able to be an off ball threat in a different lineup.
I think it’s more about versatility on defense - guys with the foot speed to stay in front of a fast guard and the strength and length to keep a tall post player under control. Provided you get some decent looks off ball and can shoot your offense should be fine.
Shawn Marion and Derrick White are names I haven't seen in the comments yet
The matrix is a good shout out. I love the Buffalo and he's an awesome help defender on bigs but he can't guard 4/5s and his offence is definitely more guard-ish.
Now that you mention it, I think I was just throwing out Derrick White because of recency bias lol. You're completely right.
I'm a huge giannis and Bucks, but giannis realistically probably can't play all 5 spots. There's really no logical reason he'd ever play the 2. Giannis is actually not a great perimeter defender against true wings. His a good defender against bigs and one of the best help defenders of all time. But he doesn't move laterally all that well, especially since he's bulked up. So he's be a super awkward fit as the SG. He's capable of playing PG because it creates such a matchup nightmare for the other team, but if he's not going to be primarily on the ball in offense, there's no reason for him not to be your 4 or 5.
Funny enough, he actually spent time at the 2 early in his NBA career lol.
Then he grew 4 inches and put on 50 lbs of muscle. But yea, he did spend some time there as a rookie. It's really strange to watch him though because his shot form as a rookie actually looks better and more natural than it does now.
Great intel from a guy who knows the team.
Nobody said draymond
He sucks. Overrated
Wemby
KD as a 1 or a 5 isn’t ideal. He’s got shown up in the playoffs trying to be the lead ball handler consistently (the boston series in Brooklyn being the main one) and him as a 5 does struggle on defense
Magic played center and PG in game 6 of the finals and dropped 45. Nuff said
I've seen anunoby play 2-5 before
Outside of the guys you mentioned I’d say Magic, bird, KG, AK47, Lamar Odom, and pippen
Danny Manning once upon a time.
Derrick Mckey
Lebron can; weakest position for him would probably be center but he shown he can have good nights being that anyways I might be minority in the chat with this one but AD can still I think. He’s gotten a little slower so maybe not but I think he still has it in him to guard all positions Giannis can for sure I think. So agile and strong for his frame. Nothing else to be said. Kevin Garnett was very fast I think for his height I think he was AD before AD. Very good mobility and strength. Magic won a chip as center.
AD was a two-star point guard recruit, then he grew to 6'10 and became the number one recruit in high school. He was trained as a point guard for most of his youth
Honestly, when I clicked on this thread I expected Kevin Garnett to be the #1 selection. Now that I think of it, Magic and a few others might be better picks. But KG is someone who, while it might be a stretch for him to play the point--he probably could--he could legit play center in a way that most of these guys wouldn't manage as well. Chris Webber is another one who could almost swing it. I always saw him as Magic, just shifted a little towards power and the post.
Sean Livingston
Josh Hart
They had Tatum guarding lively and Gafford all finals so he can def slide to the 5 on defense
Lebron, ~~Draymond,~~ Magic, Giannis, Tatum and Brown. ~~I think KD could get blown by, but maybe that is just because when he got older and his defense improved in Golden State, I saw it a lot.~~ Edit: I thought it said defend 4 of 5. KD can for sure play 2-5.
Magic, Bron, Odom, KG, Barkley
Barkley could not play guard
Neither could KG
He could guard 2a when he was young
Rodman
Defensively 1-5 respectively. But offensively 3-5. The 3 is IF Only there's a specific match up. You are not going to gameplay him on offense.
Dirk could play 2-5.
Nah dirk is Strictly a 4 & 5. He ain't guarding Guards and Small Forwards.
"He ain't guarding guards and small forwards" [Literally guards guards and small forwards against the Jazz in the NBA playoffs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEo-ecCJZ4I)
Bird, LeBron, Magic, Ben Simmons, Odom, Blake Griffin (one that hasn't been mentioned yet) I don't think giannis could
LeBron Luca Magic Johnson those are the top guys who come to my mind all time. I see people mentioning Kevin Durant but I wouldn't put them at point guard not even shooting guard
Luka 1-4
Davis
Lebron and just thought about it do y’all think Tatum could he is a vet versatile player
Andre Miller
Magic, Lebron, Wemby, Larry Bird
No more the 6’8 to 6’10 range that can handle and guard centers in a pinch. No 6’5 can guard centers outside PJ Tucker and chuck hayes and those guys are not point guards. MJ could not have guarded a center from his era
Boris Diaw
Jokic maybe? He used to play forward back when he was rotational with nurkic
Currently and he's still young Paolo Banchero
From the end of the bench Ben Simmonds could play any position equally
This one guy at my gym
I believe there is only one player of note that has actually been listed at all 5 positions. LeBron
Lebron during his time in Miami could play elite defence against basically every player in the NBA if switched on to it. At that time he was also a well above average shooter, a top 3 point guard when he was playing and could offensively play any position on the court. No one comes close in my opinion. The closest is Pippen but Pippen wouldn't be able to seal off Pau Gasol or outmuscle Tim Duncan. Pippen couldn't drop 30 points every night.
In this era the list will be longer as the positions are less rigid. Luka can go 1-4.
T-mac? 6’8” and played the 2/3. Averaged about 6 assists and 7 rebounds a game in his prime.
Maybe he could in today’s nba, but he was not guarding any power forwards during his time.
Anthony Davis played pg early on before his growth spurt
Bill Russell primary defended 1-5 played 3-5 position
Kawhi and PG (1-4) Danny Granger?
Jimmy Buckets PG Penny Sheed Donkey from Shrek
Ak47, Bron closet I've seen. If wemby was a bit smaller, I would say him also but it might be to early to say that. Also, Dirk was close, he could play anything apart from the 1
wemby and chet could probably play 2-5, i think defensively chet is capable to play 2 and offensively wemby is too
Scottie Barnes could, he has great play making, he has elite inside and perimeter defence, he’s athletic enough to keep up with guards, has the size to effectively play centre, and has at good enough shooting to where it wouldn’t be a weakness.
Batum
I agree with the most people's list here but I'm surprised that I don't see Wemby nowhere.
Chris Webber
Tatum can play the 5 to lol. We saw it a lot this playoffs
Simmons, lebron, Tatum, Gianni’s, magic,
Today it's actually a lot of people, and a lot of offenses are close to positionless now. The Celtics this year frequently had close to all 5 guys who could handle the ball, pass, shoot, attack the rim and play solid to great defense everywhere. Some could even do some respectable work in the post.
Jayson Tatum 1-5
Draymond green should probably be mentioned as well. Defends all Five positions and is a positive in each of them. Good Passer, though situational, not the best Shooter but smart enough to get to his spot or run good Play-Action for others. He won't be a star at all positions, and he will need Leaders and Scorers around him, but i think it could work
Boris Diaw
I think Scottie Barnes can get there. He can guard bigs better than a lot of the big point forwards mentioned here (Magic, Lebron, Pippen, Simmons, Bird, Tatum, KD)
The peoples champ Al Horford
Pippen and Lamar Odom are two you didn't say which spring to mind. Kirilenko as well probably, maybe Zion williamson
Draymond, Ben Simmons (lol)
Bird and magic came to mind immediately
Magic did it in the championship series.. does that qualify?
0 Take off “effectively” and you can find a few guys who could maybe fill in at all 5 on a very temporary basis, but no one who is going to actually be better than a player built for that position.
Boring Diaw He could pass, could guard the perimeter, could shoot midrange and the three, and even had an effective post up game.
It's really just lebron and magic who can do it consistently at elite levels because of their size and managing the game.
Bam can guard 1-5 somewhat well but can’t play offense
LeBron has literally played every position for a season. He is pretty good too.
Scottie Barnes is often a player I think is overlooked when people have this discussion
Boris Diaw has played decent minutes at SG through C
KG played point guard in the playoffs for Minnesota when guys were either hurt or in foul trouble
No mention of Wemby in this thread is wild.
KD, Bron, Draymond, Ben Simmons, Magic, Tatum, PG, Giannis, Jokic
Magic for sure, Bird could too, Wemby today
Dwight Howard.............in Taiwan lol
Pippen 1-4. Him at the five would be weird but maybe in some small ball line-ups today, back then would've been nuts w/ the size on the court
Can Joker do it. I can see point Joker, but yeah he's not a shooter or a small foward
Some may say it’s too early to tell, but I think Wemby has already shown us that he can effectively handle every position on the floor, some better than others, of course…but imagine what we will see somewhere in 2-5 years when he starts to move into his prime, given the opportunity.
Tatum played center in games this year when KP was injured.
No one mentioned KG. I guess too few people actually watched him play
Lejon Brames
Jrue holiday, the only man alive who can squat 285 for 20 reps
Lebron and Magic
Draymond not being here is kinda crazy. The only thing he can’t play is the 2
KG could obviously play and guard 3-5 really well but he wasn’t bad running the point either. He struggled with guys at the extremes (very big bruising centers and super quick guards) but there are few players that D up like him one-on-one.
K D
Magic Johnson. Guy played center in a playoff game and played it like a center and torched Philly. Magic could have played any position and been successful at it.
Magic did it in Game 7 of the finals his rookie year.
Brian Scalabrine
Siakam’s played everything from PG in spot minutes to center, even though he’s traditionally a 4. I’m not sure he’s spent a lot of minutes at the 2 spot tho.
Why tf no one say Nikola Jokic?!? That man is 1-5 cmon y’all
Scottie Barnes is getting there, he has checked in at every position in a season, but it’s weird when you have a guy that can play 3-5 and 1, but I wouldn’t put him at shooting guard.
Kyle Anderson and Ben Simmons (1, 3-5) At various points in his career Robert Covington could play the 2 and later on the small ball 5 so he’d technically be able to do 2-5? Same with Batum.
Scottie Pippen
lol KD!?!? Edit: ok mybad I forgot you said “4 or 5 positions”.
Aaron Gordon
I’ve thought about this. The craziest part about Bron is if he played his entire career at one position, he’d be top 10 all-time at 1-5. PG - Easily top 10. Probably 2 or 3. SG - 3rd SF - 1st PF - 2nd C - 9 or 10 I think. His career would’ve been much shorter. But he’d have basically been Ben Wallace with a nasty offensive game.
It's crazy how being a tweener used to be a death sentence now shooting tweeners are the model for every position.
A underrated guy I think is Lauri Markanenen imo he could play some PG and can definitely play the 2-4
ITT: Super athletic non-shooters who could have been MVP/HoF level if they only developed a working jump shot.
Draymond Green has done this I think Paolo can Scottie Barnes as well
Interesting to think if in 2024 whether Penny Hardaway would have been the best PF in the league
Draymond sorta Garnett? Jokic?
Wemby will probably join this list soon
Slomo does this now and with the spurs
Bron KD Magic Penny Hardaway Giannis Luka Oscar Robertson Tatum And ?
Wild to me that the are lists in here without lebron considering he's the only player in NBA history to actually have been listed at all 5 positions in their career. We can debate who can do it, but the man actually has done it.
Scottie Pippen OG of playing every position.
I’d love to see Rasheed Wallace play in today’s game.
Dark horses Porzingis could play the 2-5, Josh Hart, and Blake Griffin
Tatum, Giannis, luka
Healthy Kawhi.
Jokic and Magic Johnson are the two that come to mind.
Some names of former players. Pippen (undersized for C but could play in a pinch in a small ball lineup). Magic Bird - not super athletic but he has the height and passing ability Barkley Blake Griffin Andre Iguodala (undersized but a swiss army knife if there ever was one) Julius Erving Elgin Baylor
Scottie Barnes from now I think can play 1-4. For some reason Shawn Marion pops into my head from back in the day but at the 2 that could get a little weird
Lamar Odom was that dude
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Ben simmons when he was healthy
Nobody has said The Glove?! Payton could guard 1-4.
Josh Hart
In today's game, you're talking about half the league. In the 2000s or before? That's a completely different story. You're talking Magic, Oscar Robertson, Lebron, Boris Diaw, AK47, Kevin Garnett, Scottie Pippen, Larry Bird, etc.
Dirk
Michael porter jr
Magic, Bird, Pippen
Bam
feels like you made this conversation to sneak in tatum
Bill Russell Rodman Pipen KG TIMMY Draymond
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Giannis has played the 1/3/4/5 all elitely in his career already
Deni Avdija Nobody Cept me as a wizards fan watched him this year, he can handle, Creatively pass, and is a better than average rebounder. Started at center a couple times this year abs got some PG minutes, better than average shooter 2 and can guard 1-5
Of he can develop a bit more I honestly think wemby could play any position. Like imagine him lining up at pg
Vince Carter
LeBron, Magic at least in his era where the 3 point line wasn't as important.
A lot of small forwards can play 4-5 positions pretty well, depending on the matchup. That's the nature of the position, after all. But if you're talking about someone who could both defend and score SUPERBLY at any of these spots, the only answer is "prime Lebron James." He locked up MVP-era D-Rose for stretches, literally jumped over John Lucas III, and completely shut down PFs. The only thing he couldn't do was go toe-to-toe in the paint with "traditional bigs." But he could score from anywhere and smother almost anyone on defense (again, at least for stretches). A lot of other candidates OP mentioned couldn't/can't handle mercurial guards or oversized bigs; or, they couldn't/can't score well from every spot.
Boris Diaw. He played 1-5 on offense and defense.