Caucasian All-Star Team: The Top White, American-Born Players in the NBA

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Obviously, finding a full starting roster of white, American-Born, current NBA players is going to be difficult, but I've taken it upon myself to find them. Many Caucasian players in the NBA were born in foreign countries, so that takes them away from being able to participate in the list.  The rules are simple:

1. Caucasian skin

2. Currently play in the NBA

3. Born in the United States to both Caucasian parents

 

I am doing a player for each position: point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward, and center.

 

*Note, this is not intended to be racist in anyway. While typing this, I have realized it could be misconstrued to offend any other race or color of skin. If anybody is offended, I apologize beforehand.

Point Guard: Kirk Hinrich

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Making his name with the Bulls before being traded to the Wizards and very recently to the Hawks, Kirk Hinrich takes the cake for point guard with his hard-nosed and high energy play on the court. Hinrich averages 11 points per game along with four assists.

For anyone expecting Jason Kidd, he is half African-American and therefore did not make it. This surprised me to quite an extent. Also, Steve Nash is Canadian, in case you were wondering.

Reserve: Luke Ridnour

Shooting Guard: Kyle Korver

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Kyle Korver has made his name behind the arc. Korver was drafted out of Creighton and has three brothers still up and coming. He is averaging eight points per game and is shooting about 43 percent from three.

Brent Barry (although retired) and J.J. Redick were an extremely close second, but if I had to choose a player to get more touches, I'd give it to Korver, as he is shooting a higher percentage from behind the arc when compared to Redick (40 percent) and Barry (41 percent in 2009).

Reserves: J.J. Redick

Brent Barry

Small Forward: Mike Dunleavy

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Now, by no means is Mike Dunleavy the best small forward in the league, but he is the second best small forward on the Pacers, if it's any consolation, next to Danny Granger. Dunleavy is averaging 11 points and just under five rebounds per game.

Reserves: I could barely think of one to put on here! Leave me alone, I tried my darnedest!

Power Forward: Kevin Love

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Breaking the consecutive game streak for double-doubles since the ABA/NBA merger? Impressive to say the least. Kevin Love is probably the best player on this list in most minds.Throw in 20 PPG and 15 RPG, there's no doubt he makes the list for best Caucasian, American-born NBA Power Forward.

Reserve: Matt Bonner

Center: David Lee

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David Lee unfortunately took a tumble from stardom when he went from the Knicks to the Warriors, but nonetheless he is the best white, American-born, center in the league. He averages 16 points and nine rebounds per game.

Reserve: Chris Kaman

If This Fantasy Team Existed, How Would They Do?

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Brian Scalabrine is pictured because he is my choice to be the coach of this team.

If this team actually existed, how would they fare in the NBA? Well, I performed a little experiment this year on ESPN's fantasy basketball. I cheated slightly because I used Steve Nash, Jason Kidd, and other foreign-born players who have Caucasian skin. I stopped paying attention to them after they began getting swept on a weekly basis in every statistic. They currently sit in last place in their division and 7/10 overall at 60-72-4. However, if I had actually made substitutions on the days when some players had games and others didn't, they may have been more competitive. That means that their performance would be up to Brian Scalabrine's coaching ability. They could possibly sneak into the playoffs as a seven or eight seed in the East, but would lose in the first round of the playoffs in five games to either the Celtics, Bulls, or Heat.