Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley shared his two cents on the never-ending debate as to who will win in a hypothetical NBA matchup between the 2016-17 Golden State Warriors and the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls.
The iconic Bulls squad was headlined by all-time greats Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Dennis Rodman. Meanwhile, the Warriors squad had perhaps three of the best scorers in NBA history in Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, as well as the defensive prowess of Draymond Green.
While both team's starting unit has its own strengths and weaknesses, Beverley argued that the debate could be settled by looking at the team's reserves.
Check the 6th and 7th man off the bench. That will give u the answer. Hard to gauge the starters. https://t.co/imZzyQUAbX
— Patrick Beverley (@patbev21) May 18, 2020
Going by Beverley's assumption, the Bulls have the best reserve between the two considering they had former NBA Sixth Man of the Year winner Toni Kukoc on that team. The Croatian-lefty was the third-leading scorer on the Bulls squad during their second three-peat.
Now Warriors head coach Steve Kerr also used to come off the bench for the Bulls and stretch the D with his 3-point accuracy, while Bill Wennington relieved Luc Longley.
As for the Dubs, Shaun Livingston was usually the first person off that bench followed by JaVale McGee and Matt Barnes. They also had bruisers like Kevon Looney, Anderson Varejao, Zaza Pachulia and David West.
The Warriors' bench appears to have the size and defensive advantage, but the Bulls reserves certainly had more firepower offensively.
As for Patrick Beverley, he knows firsthand just how capable that Golden State team is considering he played against them on several occasions.
Fan debate between these two all-time great teams continues to rage on, especially after ESPN's brilliant docu-series “The Last Dance” concluded on Monday.
Both NBA teams had decorated dynasties and we'll never truly know which squad would have one had they played in their prime.
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