Rules:
1) Produce the best 5-man unit for a single decade, keeping in mind fit, position, etc.
2) Assume the player at his peak during the decade, i.e. KG would be in 2004 MVP form in the 2000's decade.
3) A player can only be counted in one decade, and preference should be given to when he played the best and/or won the most rings to decide between decades, i.e James would be in 2010's rather than 2000's because he won his titles in 2010's, and Shaq would be 2000's rather than 1990's for same reason.
4) 2010's only extends until our present time, so do not try to calculate a young player's development like Wiggins or Towns.
(This poll was inspired by this link:
http://uproxx.com/dimemag/2015/07/nba-1990s-vs-2000s-best-ever/6/)
I'm not even going to try earlier than the 80's, but here are my teams:
2010's: CP3, Durant, James, Davis, Gasol
2000s: Nash, Bryant, Pierce, Duncan, O'neal (Had to put PP in there since Duncan beat out KG)
1990's: Stockton, Jordan, Pippen, Malone, Olajuwon
1980's: Thomas, Magic, Bird, Malone, Abdul-Jabbar
This is tough, but in my opinion it goes something like: 2010's > 1980s > 1990s > 2000s.
What say you? What five man units would you put out there? Who did I miss or get wrong?