1992 Dream Team vs. 2019 all-NBA team
Dream Team
Magic
Jordan
Barkley
Malone
Robinson
Stockton
Pippen
Bird
Mullin
Ewing
Drexler
Laettner
All-NBA Team
Curry
Harden
George
Giannis
Jokic
Lillard
Kyrie
Durant
Leonard
Embiid
Westbrook
LeBron
I'm gonna say that many here would say that the current all-NBA team would win this matchup because of modern three point rules and such. Robinson, though, may have been one defender who would have been just fine defending the modern P&R - he was super athletic. Stockton, Bird, Mullin give the Dream Team great outside shooting. They have dominating post play. They have incredible athletes in Jordan, Pippen, Drexler, Barkley, Malone, Robinson.
What do you guys think? Who wins?
It's impossible to say. Some observations:
1. The All-NBA guys are super-wing heavy, with George, Giannis, Durant, Leonard and LeBron. You couldn't play all of them at once (actually you probably could and it would be magnificent). That is arguably their biggest advantage, but the Dream Team with Jordan, Pippen and Drexler did have wings who were ahead of their time athletically, and to a lesser extent, Barkley and Malone, that it is hard to see them getting overwhelmed athletically to such a ridiculous degree. In some ways, while LeBron is the best do-everything guy on the team, George and Kawhi are more logical fits for a team like this because you get their lockdown D and ++shooting, as opposed to 2019 LeBron, who has inconsistent D and below-average three point shooting.
2. Obviously the All-NBA guys would have a distinct advantage shooting threes, especially with George/Kawhi/Durant/Jokic shooting from the 4 + 5 spot. With Stockton, Bird and Mullin the Dream Team does have good shooters they could use, but you'd be sacrificing something with each of them on the floor.
3. One way the Dream Team could neutralize the shooting of the All-NBA team is by Magic causing real matchup problems on offense. Early 90s Magic was a beast in the high post and would punish smaller players, so the All-NBA team would be in trouble defensively if any of their smaller guards (Curry/Kyrie/Dame) were guarding Magic. You also wouldn't want to switch them onto any of the other Dream Team players; it isn't like you could hide Curry on Jordan/Pippen/Drexler/Barkley etc.
4. The Dream Team has a real advantage in the paint. 1992 Robinson was so agile and in great physical condition, I think he would wipe out Embiid or Jokic over the course of a game and the All-NBA guys would be in real trouble because they really don't have anyone else to guard him. 1992 Robinson averaged 4.5 blocks per game, providing a level of rim protection that just doesn't exist in today's small-ball NBA. Ewing would offer similar value. To a lesser extent, Malone and Barkley would also be a problem as true PFs being guarded by wings. LeBron is certainly strong enough to hold his own in the paint against those guys, but historically LeBron has never really liked to spend that much energy banging with brutes down-low (LeBron views himself more of a guard than a traditional big man despite his size and strength). Prime LeBron didn't like banging with David West in the Pacers series, I don't know how much he would enjoy Barkley coming at him.
5. Stockton would be interesting, since he provides key playmaking and outside shooting. I'd enjoy watching him guard Curry/Kyrie/Dame, because he was great at fighting through screens and knew every dirty trick in the book.
6. This isn't part of the question, but if you could have the Dream Team guys develop modern skills and become accustomed to a modern style that would have taken place if they were born 20 years later, it would be fascinating. The wing players like Jordan/Pippen/Drexler would have all been more developed three point shooters. Robinson, Malone and Ewing were all good mid-range shooters with decent FT percentages, I would imagine they would all be able to develop some Brook Lopez-like three point strokes. A modern PnR with more lobs to the rim would be murder with Robinson working with with Magic and Stockton.