Let's Save 5 and cut 5, leave 5 to be ranked

We will cut (italics) Kidd (shooting mostly), Howard (BPM, short peak), Drexler (All-NBA shortfall), Gervin (advanced stats) and Schayes (failure to make 35th anniversary team hurts, never MVP).  

We will move (bold) Cousy, Havlicek, Pippen, Paul and Wade into the safe pile.  Mostly titles, except for Paul, who if he had Wade's titles would be a top 10 player based upon advanced stats.

There remains 4 guys from which we will choose 2 to cut - Kawhi Leonard, Patrick Ewing, Steve Nash, Gary Payton and Artis Gilmore.

1) Kawhi Leonard - +18 Net Rating, 81/.221, 6.8/39

Adj. shooting + 880

2 titles, 2 FMVPs, 2x/2x, 2/3/5/9/10

2) Bob Cousy - 91.1 WS/.139, 6 Titles, 1 MVP, 1/3/4/4/6/6/8 10x 1st Team

3) George Gervin - +5 Net Rating, 116/.157, 2.5/40.1

Adj. Shooting +1700

5x/4x  2/2/3/5/6/9

4) Dwyane Wade - +5 Net Rating

+605 Adj Shooting, 3 titles, FMVP

121/.162, 5.0/62.8

2x/3x/3x, 3/5/6/7/8/10/10

5) Scottie Pippen - +6 Net Rating, 125/.146, 4.1/63.2

6 titles, 3x/2x/2x, 3/5/7/9/10

6) Patrick Ewing +7 Net Rating, 126/.150, 2.9/50.1

1x/6x  4/4/4/5/5/5/8

7) Steve Nash + 7 Net Rating, 130/.164, 3.0/48.2

3x/2x/2x, 1/1/2/8/9/9/11

8) John Havlicek - 131/.136 Adjusted shooting negative

8 titles, 4x/7x  4/5/6/7/9/10/10

9) Clyde Drexler - +9 Net Rating, 136 WS/.173, 5.4BPM, 70.2 VORP

1x/2x/2x  -- MVP 2/5/6/10  1 Title

10) Dwight Howard - Plus 10 Net Rating, 136/.172  2.0/38.2

1 title, 5x/1x/2x, 2/4/4/5/7

11) Jason Kidd -- +5 Net Rating, 139/.133, 3.8/73.4

Adj. shooting -800, 5x/1x, 1 title

2/5/8/8/9/11

12) Dolph Schayes - 142/.192, Adj Shooting + 1322

6x/6x  2/4/5/6/8/8

13) Gary Payton +5 Net Rating, 145/.148, 3.3/62.5

2x/5x/2x (9x all-D), 3/6/6/6/6/6/9/9 

14) Chris Paul +17 Net Rating, 185/.242, 7.4/87.9

Adj. shooting +1300

4x/4x/1x  2/3/4/5/6/6/7/7

15) Artis Gilmore +14 Net Rating 190/.193, 3.1/51.6

1 Title, 1 MVP, 5x 1st ABA, 1/2/4/8/8/10