I made some errors in the original post, but some things I have heard are crazy.
Forward, I would take Garnett and Duncan 11 times out of 10 over Malone and Olajuwon. They are better, period. Malone and Olajuwon were good in their prime, but I have to wonder if Garnett and Duncan, given their ages, have even hit their prime yet. Regardless I would go with them based on their talent today.
Centre, Shaq, enough said. Jabbar may have had more skill but Shaq is the most dominant force of all-time.
The guards, ya, gotta go with the Bird-Jordan combo. But whoever said Iverson was better than Kidd, HUH? Iverson shoots like 20% most of the time, and Kidd is better all-around and better at distributing the ball.
All in all, the new team is a thousand times more athletic overall and bigger. IMO today's team would crush the team of decades ago.
PS- James shits on people now too, and he is 19
. Wait 4 years until he is better still, and more mature. I think he will eventually surpass Jordan as the best of all-time.