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\ud83d\udd34\ud83d\udd35 ARIZONA GOATS \u2013 STARTING 5 \ud83d\udc3e
Desert dominance. Tucson legends. All-time greatness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfc0 PG: Mike Bibby (#10<\/a>)
\u2022 1997 NCAA Champion as a freshman
\u2022 #2<\/a> overall pick in 1998
\u2022 Ice-cold shooter and floor general under pressure
\u2022 Ran Lute Olson\u2019s system with surgical precision<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfc0 SG: Gilbert Arenas (#0<\/a>)
\u2022 Averaged 15.8 PPG at Arizona
\u2022 Helped lead 2001 team to the NCAA title game
\u2022 3\u00d7 NBA All-Star, 20+ PPG scorer in the league
\u2022 Fearless, flashy, and absolutely unguardable when hot<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfc0 SF: Sean Elliott (#32<\/a>)
\u2022 1989 National Player of the Year
\u2022 Arizona\u2019s all-time leading scorer (2,555 points)
\u2022 2\u00d7 Consensus All-American
\u2022 Jersey retired \u2013 he is Arizona Basketball<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfc0 PF: Lauri Markkanen (#10<\/a>)
\u2022 2017 First-Team All-Pac-12
\u2022 15.6 PPG, 7.2 RPG as a freshman
\u2022 Stretch-four prototype with NBA All-Star status now
\u2022 Modern big with a silky jumper<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfc0 C: Deandre Ayton (#13<\/a>)
\u2022 2018 Pac-12 Player of the Year & Freshman of the Year
\u2022 20.1 PPG, 11.6 RPG, 61% FG
\u2022 #1<\/a> pick in the 2018 NBA Draft
\u2022 Dominant post presence with elite size and touch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udf35 Arizona has built an NBA factory with elite talent at every position. Who\u2019s your 6th man off the bench?
Drop your vote in the comments \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GOAL:
Build the most NBA-ready starting five using only players who attended the university for at least one season. This isn\u2019t just about college accomplishments \u2014 it\u2019s about who would dominate right now if you dropped them into an NBA game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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