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The top-five NBA players to start a franchise with, in no specific order

By Kimberly Paschal | Sports Editor

Russell Westbrook may only be a top-five player, but he’s a top-one fashionista. (Courtesy of GQ)

The 2016-2017 NBA season has been a rollercoaster that took fans on a ride from Kevin Durant deciding to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder, Russell Westbrook becoming the triple-double king, Stephen Curry being Steph, and everything else thrown into the mix. As a basketball fan, I get asked the question, “Who’s your top five?” all the time. Recently, the question, “Who would you start a franchise with?” has been a popular question buzzing around the basketball world.