Here’s a basic tenet that should be familiar to every sports fan: grouping several of the best players together increases a team’s chances to win games.
Over the last three seasons, the Golden State Warriors have boasted 10 players who walked away with an All-NBA Team, an All-Defensive Team or both awards simultaneously. Yeah, it’s not a riddle as to why the current champions have won two of the last three Larry O’Brien trophies and should soon invite comparisons to previous dynasties at every turn.
Since the Pelicans/Hornets franchise relocated to Louisiana, only once has the organization had two recent All-NBA representatives on a team at the same time.