Following the San Antonio Spurs' announcement that Tim Duncan is retiring from the NBA, we have three options.
Option 1: Wallow in incurable sadness. Option 2: Wax nostalgia over all things Duncan. Option 3: Playfully talk about other NBA absentees we'd love to see play again.
From personal experience, Option 1 isn't fun. There is a place for Option 2, but this isn't it. Alas, we'll roll with Option 3, in hopes of commingling any residual sadness and/or painful pangs of nostalgia with good old-fashioned whimsy.
Our fantasy has just a couple of ground rules: Selected players must be under the age of 45 by the time 2016-17 tips off (apologies, Michael Jordan fans), and we're focusing on players who would be fun to watch and could function at a high level in today's NBA (nothing personal, Allen Iverson stans). Those who walked away after this past season also won't be eligible (rules are rules, Kobe Bryant apologists).
Perfect health is assumed. Access to a time machine is not. These players will be the best possible version of themselves for their age bracket.
Now, let's fire up the what-if machine.
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