This season, the 76ers have built a "Death Five" starting lineup, composed of Simmons, Richardson, Harris, Horford and Embiid, with an average height of about 2.06 meters, if the highest players in history are put together, what effect can be achieved?
On April 7, Beijing time, the US media SlamStudios rated the "Death Five" lineup in history, composed of the highest players in each position, and their average height reached 2 meters 15!
Organising defender: Ben Simmons (2m 08m)
Simmons is 2.08 meters tall and is the tallest point guard in history. Before him, there have also been tall point guards in the history of the league, such as Magic's "penny" Hardaway, and Lakers' "Magician" Johnson, but their official height is not as good as Simmons. Hardaway is 2.01 meters tall and the magician is 2.06 meters tall.
Scoring guard: Tracy McGrady (2m 03)
Maddie is 2.03 meters tall and is placed in the position of the highest scoring guard in history. Some fans have questioned that Peja, who is 2 meters 08 tall, should be the highest scoring guard in history, but the data shows that Peja has played small forwards 86% of her career, 11% of her time has played big forwards, and less than 4% of her time has played scoring guards. Maddie's selection in the point guard position shows that Simmons' height in the point guard position is really outstanding.
Small forward: Giannis Antetokounmpo (2m 11)
Alphabet brother currently plays the fourth place, but before the 2016-17 season, he mainly played as a small forward and even played as a shooting guard. Judging from the latest official height data, the alphabet brother is about 3 centimeters taller than Durant (2 meters 08).
Big Forward: Kristaps Porzingis (2m 21)
Porzingis, who is 2 meters tall, usually has an advantage in height even when placed in the fifth position, but he mainly appears in the fourth position. Data show that Porzingis has played as a big forward 76% of his NBA career so far, and another 24% of the time has played center. Big forwards tallers over 7 feet are rare, while Porzingis is 7 feet 3 inches tall.
Centre-forward: Georges Mourresan (2m 31m)
Muresan is the tallest center in NBA history, 2.31 meters tall, and according to the US media, he is 0.25 inches (less than 1 centimeter) taller than Mannut Ball. Yao Ming's official height is 2 meters 29 meters.
What do you think of this lineup?