{"id":509907,"date":"2026-08-14T09:22:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T07:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=509907"},"modified":"2026-08-14T09:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T07:23:10","slug":"klay-thompson-the-2017-warriors-would-beat-the-96-bulls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/klay-thompson-the-2017-warriors-would-beat-the-96-bulls\/","title":{"rendered":"Klay Thompson: &#8220;The 2017 Warriors would beat the &#8217;96 Bulls&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\">\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a7cd6b3-02cc-83ed-98f1-38baa00fefaa-49\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a7cd6b3-02cc-83ed-98f1-38baa00fefaa-49\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a7cd6b3-02cc-83ed-98f1-38baa00fefaa-49\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-102\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"b78ef698-12a4-4919-b358-51bb3e68c3a3\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-6\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"2281\" data-end=\"2392\">One of the greatest debates in NBA history has resurfaced, and <strong data-start=\"2344\" data-end=\"2361\">Klay Thompson<\/strong> knows exactly where he stands.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2394\" data-end=\"2571\">Asked about a hypothetical matchup between the <strong data-start=\"2441\" data-end=\"2474\">2016-17 Golden State Warriors<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"2483\" data-end=\"2508\">1995-96 Chicago Bulls<\/strong>, Thompson said he believes the Warriors would come out on top.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2573\" data-end=\"2876\">\n<p data-start=\"2575\" data-end=\"2876\">&#8220;The firepower we had was once in a lifetime, with two MVPs in Steph Curry and Kevin Durant, myself playing off the ball, Draymond Green facilitating, and Andre Iguodala doing everything. I&#8217;d give the edge to the Dubs because our shot-making might separate us. But it would definitely go seven games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2878\" data-end=\"3213\">The 1995-96 Bulls are widely regarded as one of the greatest teams ever assembled, finishing with a then-record <strong data-start=\"2990\" data-end=\"3016\">72 regular-season wins<\/strong> before capturing their fourth NBA championship under Phil Jackson. Alongside Michael Jordan, the roster featured Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Toni Kukoc, Ron Harper, Steve Kerr, and Luc Longley.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Klay Thompson was asked if the 1996 Bulls could beat the 2017 Warriors \ud83d\udc40<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019mma give the edge to the Dubs, just because I think our shot making might separate us, but it would definitely go seven games.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eQ3Dl9pJQT\">pic.twitter.com\/eQ3Dl9pJQT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MAL (@MindOfBron) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MindOfBron\/status\/2088059428750721464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3215\" data-end=\"3562\">The 2016-17 Warriors, meanwhile, added <strong data-start=\"3254\" data-end=\"3270\">Kevin Durant<\/strong> to a core that had already won <strong data-start=\"3302\" data-end=\"3314\">73 games<\/strong> the previous season. Led by Curry, Thompson, Green, Iguodala, and Durant, Golden State dominated the league and posted an unprecedented <strong data-start=\"3451\" data-end=\"3474\">16-1 playoff record<\/strong>, defeating LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games to win the NBA title.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3564\" data-end=\"3721\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The debate between the 1996 Bulls and the 2017 Warriors remains one of basketball&#8217;s greatest hypothetical matchups and is likely to continue for generations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former Golden State star believes the Warriors&#8217; unmatched offensive firepower would edge Michael Jordan&#8217;s legendary Chicago team in a seven-game series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":509906,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_spbk_hide_featured":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[399],"tags":[],"rumors":[],"typology":[],"posizionamento":[],"class_list":["post-509907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-14-alle-09.20.48.png","digistream_id":0,"digistream":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=509907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/509906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=509907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=509907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=509907"},{"taxonomy":"rumors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rumors?post=509907"},{"taxonomy":"typology","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/typology?post=509907"},{"taxonomy":"posizionamento","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posizionamento?post=509907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}