Over the past couple of years, fans have criticized the Golden State Warriors for their free agency acquisitions, citing that it's unfair Kevin Durant (2016) and DeMarcus Cousins (2018) signed with them. Both are All-Star caliber players, so a lot of people believe that the Dubs ruin the NBA because of the huge gap in terms of talent between them and the rest of the league.
However, former Milwaukee Bucks star and Hall of Famer Sidney Moncrief just laughed at the people's perception of the Warriors, because according to him, there were already superteams during his era.
When asked about today's super-teams and the idea that the Warriors are "ruining the NBA," Hall of Famer Sidney Moncrief laughs and points to the Lakers and Celtics back in the day: pic.twitter.com/c3FzigCeOT
— Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) April 12, 2019
Sidney Moncrief, who played 11 seasons in the NBA from 1979-1991, witnessed the dominance of the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics, two teams that were led by at least three Hall of Famers.
The Celtics and the Lakers met five times in the Finals during the 1980s, and it was almost a foregone conclusion that they were the ones coming out of their respective conferences. Los Angeles had Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson and James Worthy, while Boston had Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish.
But even before and after the 80s, both squads have been able to assemble superteams that would result in their dominance.
Aside from the Lakers and the Celtics, the NBA also had other superteams in the past. The 2005-2014 San Antonio Spurs, the 2010-2014 Miami Heat and the 2014-2016 Cleveland Cavaliers are some of the teams that proved to be a cut above the rest because of the overall talent of their squad.
The Warriors weren't doing anything new. Superteams are a long-standing trend in the NBA.
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