Best Roster Positional Coverage

Evaluates how well the franchise's best-ever roster covered all five positions. True contenders need strength at every position. A team like the 1996 Bulls had elite players at PG (Harper), SG (Jordan), SF (Pippen), PF (Rodman), C (Longley/Wennington was the weakness). The best rosters in history had All-Star caliber talent at 4-5 positions. This is qualitative — scored based on historical roster analysis.

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Best Roster Positional Coverage Leaderboard

#	Entity	Score	Reasoning
	Boston Celticsfranchise	90	1985-86 Celtics considered one of the most balanced rosters ever: Bird, McHale, Parish, DJ, Ainge.
	San Antonio Spursfranchise	88	Duncan/Robinson twin towers. Duncan/Ginobili/Parker core had every skill covered. 2014 team is an all-time balanced roster.
	Los Angeles Lakersfranchise	85	Best rosters featured elite talent at every position: Magic/Scott/Worthy/AC Green/Kareem. Shaq/Kobe cores also well-rounded.
4	Chicago Bullsfranchise	82	Jordan-Pippen-Grant/Rodman core was elite at 3 positions. Adequate role players filled remaining spots.
4	Denver Nuggetsfranchise	82	2023: Jokic C, Gordon PF, MPJ SF, KCP SG, Murray PG; well-balanced starting 5
6	Golden State Warriorsfranchise	80	Steph/Klay/Draymond core elite but reliant on specific personnel. KD addition made it historically balanced.
6	Toronto Raptorsfranchise	80	2019: Gasol C, Siakam PF, Kawhi SF, Green SG, Lowry PG + VanVleet/Ibaka; deep and balanced
8	Milwaukee Bucksfranchise	78	2021: Lopez C, Giannis PF, Middleton SF, Connaughton SG, Jrue PG + Tucker/Portis
8	Sacramento Kingsfranchise	78	2002: Divac/Pollard C, Webber PF, Peja SF, Christie SG, Bibby PG; elite 5
8	Miami Heatfranchise	78	Big Three era had LeBron/Wade/Bosh covering 3 positions elite. Supporting cast was sometimes thin.
11	Portland Trail Blazersfranchise	75	1977: Walton C, Lucas PF, Gross SF, Twardzik SG, Hollins PG; balanced championship team
11	Dallas Mavericksfranchise	75	2011: Chandler C, Dirk PF, Marion SF, Stevenson SG, Kidd PG + Terry 6th man
13	Phoenix Sunsfranchise	72	1993: West/Chambers PF, Barkley SF/PF, Majerle SG, KJ PG; good balance around Barkley
13	Oklahoma City Thunderfranchise	72	2012: Perkins C, Ibaka PF, KD SF, Sefolosha SG, Westbrook PG; some gaps at SG
13	Detroit Pistonsfranchise	72	Bad Boys had balance (Isiah/Dumars/Aguirre/Rodman/Laimbeer). 2004 team had 5 strong starters.
13	Indiana Pacersfranchise	72	2000 Finals team: Rik Smits C, Dale Davis PF, Jalen Rose SF, Reggie SG, Mark Jackson PG
13	Utah Jazzfranchise	72	Stockton-Malone teams had great PG/PF but sometimes lacked wing depth
13	Memphis Grizzliesfranchise	72	Grit-and-Grind: Marc C, ZBo PF, Tony Allen SF, Conley PG; unique and balanced
13	Orlando Magicfranchise	72	1995: Shaq C, Horace Grant PF, Dennis Scott SF, Nick Anderson SG, Penny PG; strong
20	Atlanta Hawksfranchise	68	2015: Horford C, Millsap PF, Carroll SF, Korver SG, Teague PG; balanced but no superstar
20	Cleveland Cavaliersfranchise	68	2016: TT C, LeBron PF/SF, JR SG, Kyrie PG + Love; some positional gaps in defense
20	Washington Wizardsfranchise	68	1978: Unseld C, Hayes PF, Dandridge SF, Henderson SG, Chenier PG; balanced Bullets
23	Los Angeles Clippersfranchise	65	Lob City: DeAndre C, Griffin PF, Barnes SF, Redick SG, CP3 PG; strong but SF was weak
24	Houston Rocketsfranchise	62	Hakeem era had solid balance. Harden era was guard-heavy with less positional balance.
24	Minnesota Timberwolvesfranchise	62	2004: Olowokandi C, KG PF, Sprewell SF, Hassell SG, Cassell PG; KG covered the gaps
24	Brooklyn Netsfranchise	62	2002: Collins C, Martin PF, Jefferson SF, Kittles SG, Kidd PG; Kidd elevated roster
27	Philadelphia 76ersfranchise	60	Often built around dominant big man (Wilt, Dr. J, Embiid) with less balance around them.
28	New Orleans Pelicansfranchise	58	When healthy: Zion PF, Ingram SF, CJ PG/SG, Valanciunas C; but rarely healthy
28	New York Knicksfranchise	58	Historically assembled rosters around a big man (Ewing, Melo) without great complementary fits.
30	Charlotte Hornetsfranchise	52	Never assembled a truly balanced championship-caliber roster