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Wenban Yama’s review of the strongest lineup in history: Jordan James leads the list without Kobe Bryant, Curry, Duncan and O’Neal are included

5:13pm, 18 October 2025Basketball

On October 18, there are still four days until the start of the new NBA regular season. While being a guest on Kevin Hart's show, Spurs star Bunyama selected his strongest lineup in NBA history. Jordan, James and others were selected.

When asked about the strongest lineup in his mind, the five players given by Wenbanyama were: Jordan, James, Curry, O'Neal, and Duncan.

There is no suspense in including basketball god Michael Jordan on this list. Jordan won the scoring title ten times, won six championships, and was elected regular season MVP five times. For the other guard position, Wenbanyama chose Curry. Wenbanyama had previously praised Curry, thinking that he is the greatest shooter in NBA history and a revolutionary who changed the style of basketball. Bunyama particularly recognized Curry's "shooting ability and on-court intelligence" and believed that this ability to transform personal skills into system advantages has redefined the value of guards and even all positions.

In the two forward positions, Wenbanyama chose Duncan and James. Duncan is recognized as the number one power forward in history, and he was born in the same Spurs as Bunyama. Bunyama has repeatedly stated that he would regard Duncan as his role model. It is not surprising that Wenbanyama chose James. When we were a guest on the show before, Wenbanyama praised James's physical fitness, jumping ability, explosive power and basketball IQ.

In the center position, Wenbanyama chose NBA legend O'Neal. However, what is interesting is that O'Neal questioned Wenbanyama's qualifications to compete for the best defensive player last season, believing that Wenbanyama, whose team's winning rate was less than 50%, did not deserve the honor. However, in the end, due to Bunyama's absence from too many games, he lost the qualification for the award and ultimately failed to win the DPOY award.

Do you agree with the strongest lineup in history created by Bunyama Yama? Welcome to give your opinions in the comment area.

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