My Ultimate NBA Team Without Any Superstars

This would be my ultimate NBA team, excluding those that made an All-NBA Team last season. By not having any All-NBA performers, I am trying to see if this team would be able to be competitive in the NBA.

I think this team would be able to compete with any team in the NBA, even without having a bona fide superstar on it. It has the right role players and the team chemistry would not cause problems.

First, the starters:

PG Deron Williams

Williams is arguably the second best PG in the NBA behind Chris Paul, but did not make an All-NBA Team. At 25, he is still relatively young and has his best years ahead of him.

Williams is a very capable scorer if the offense is struggling to get going, but he is also one of the best passers in the game. Last season, he was second behind Paul in assists with 10.7/game.

He is solidly built, and although he had some injury problems last year, he can be counted on to play. He is an above-average free throw shooter with a career average of 80%.

SG Joe Johnson

Johnson is one of the most underrated players in the game today. He is a very versatile athlete that can play both guard positions as well as small forward.

Johnson is one of the better passing shooting guards in the game, averaging 5.8 assists/game last season. He is also a very legitimate scoring threat, with a career average of 17.2 points/game.

He is also an above average defender. He is very capable of guarding the opposing team's best player and shutting him down with his length and quickness.

SF Kevin Durant

Durant is another versatile player and a superstar in the making. Over the next few years, he should become one of the best players in the NBA. He is one of the best scorers in the game, and at 6' 9", he has a variety of ways to so.

Last season, Durant averaged 25.3 points/game, good for sixth in the NBA. He is a great shooter, and with his size, he can shoot over almost anyone that guards him. He is also a good free throw shooter (87% for career).

He is still only 20 years old and is not even close to reaching his peak. If he continues to improve like he has the past two years, he may go down as one of the best to ever play the game.

PF Chris Bosh

Bosh is a very solid player for the Raptors. He is still pretty young and has some skills to develop to become a superstar.

He is a good scorer, averaging 22.7 points/game last year while shooting nearly 49% from the field. He is also a good free throw shooter for a big man (82% last year).

Bosh is capable of playing both power forward and center, and has seen his rebounding average climb into double digits for two of the last three years. He is athletic enough to guard the faster players, and big enough to guard the low post players.

C David Lee

Lee has developed into a very good player for the Knicks and finished last year averaging a double-double. He is just 26 years old and did not play very much his first two years, so he is still improving.

He is one of the best rebounders in the game today, averaging 11.8 rebounds/game last year. He may be a bit undersized to play center, but he has shown that he is capable of holding his own.

Lee also shot 55% from the field last year, which is a good percentage for someone who is considered undersized.

The bench:

G Jason Kidd

Kidd is a future Hall of Famer, and one of the best point guards to ever play the game. He would give the team veteran leadership that might be lacking a little bit with such a young lineup.

Kidd is one of the better point guards in the league. He is very capable of successfully running a team, and is still the No. 1 rebounding guard in the NBA.

G Ben Gordon

Gordon would give this team exactly what he gave the Bulls and what he is expected to give the Pistons—a legitimate scoring threat off the bench.

Gordon can create his own shot and can score from anywhere on the floor. Although he doesn't really have a position and doesn't play much defense, his scoring capabilities make up for that lack of defense.

G Shane Battier

Battier is one of, if not the, best defender in the league. He is as tough as nails and can defend four different positions. He is one of the most focused players in the NBA.

Battier can still knock down the open shots and thrives on the high pressure situations. He is the ultimate definition of a role player.

F Kevin Garnett

Garnett is starting to age significantly, but he would be a very welcome addition to any bench. He, along the same line as Jason Kidd, would provide veteran leadership to a somewhat young team.

No one in the NBA can match Garnett's intensity. He is still a very good player, but he is not capable of playing 40 minutes/game, so bringing him off the bench would give him a lot of rest on his worn down legs.

F Luis Scola

Scola is another veteran player who has been around longer than people realize. He has been on Argentina's national team for quite awhile now, which gives him a great amount of experience.

He is able to play both power forward and center. Although he doesn't have the athletic abilities of most players in the NBA, he is one of the smartest players, using positioning and angles to be a productive player in the NBA.

F Boris Diaw

Diaw is a versatile player, capable of playing pretty much any position on the court. He has the body of a power forward with the skills of a point guard, and would give the team a lot of flexibility because he can guard almost anyone on defense.

He average 13 points, five rebounds and four assists last season while shooting nearly 51% from the field. These numbers are very solid across the board.

C Chris Andersen

Andersen is the ultimate high energy player. He comes off the bench for the Denver Nuggets and instantly provides a spark for both the players on his team and the fans in the stands.

He is a great shot blocker, averaging 2.5 blocks/game last season, good for second in the NBA behind Dwight Howard. He is a good rebounder and has learned from mistakes he has made in the past.