That was the team of NBA's Golden Era, when the interest to the league in US raised incredibly.

And the 1st Olympics for NBA players were a great chance to promote the league for the whole world, and they made it in the best way. They seemed to be aliens, not human beings!

Followed by some great games and individual perfomances of the 90s and early 2000s also NBA gained that worldwide popularity, which it has now.

But the cornerstone was that 1st Dream Team!

Great topic and very good post, @hogan22 !