I only have one thing to say, you only win championships in the NBA with a franchise player. There would have been no championships without Steph Curry in Golden State, Tim Duncan in San Antonio, Lebron in Miami, Nowitzki in Dallas, Kobe in LA...
Marcus Smart, Jae Crowder, and Kelly Olynyk are not franchise players. Ben Simmons and unnamed draft pick(s) are unproven to even be able to play in the NBA.
Oh and last but certainly not least, pass whatever you've been smoking.
You make a fair point, but in Miami they do have a player by the same of Dwyane Wade who has been one of the best at his position in his era and has been a big part of their three championships (two of which they won with LeBron) and they also had Chris Bosh contributing to a high level as well. Would they have won without LeBron? Tough to say, but they would certainly have competed with a Wade-Bosh duo (if healthy).
Same goes for the Spurs. In 1999 and 2003 they had David Robinson paired with Tim Duncan, both will be HOF players, and in 2003, 2005 and 2007 they had Tony Parker contributing to a high level. And their last championship in 2014 Khawi Leonard broke out and has become a franchise player for them. Would they have won this many championships without Tim Duncan? Maybe 2005, 2007 and 2014 might be debatable without Tim Duncan. But they could certainly have competed for championships with David Robinson.
Kobe has been a huge factor in the Lakers, but three of his five championships were won when he was paired with Shaq (he was the MVP in all three championships). Would the Lakers have won a championship with just Shaq? Maybe with the level he was playing at. Kobe's fourth and fifth championships are tied to him carrying them, though he was supported by a prime Pau Gasol.
Golden State probably wouldn't have beaten the Cavs without Curry, but with how Klay Thompson and Draymond Green have developed, combined with their entire team playing as a cohesive unit, I think they would be a contender in the west without Curry.
And Dallas, well, they have been carried by Nowitzki for a long time. Take him away and I don't think they would have been a play off team, or at least not much in his era. So in that instance without Nowitzki the Mavericks would have been one of the worst teams.
Now this does back up your point that to win championships you need star talent, but in four of the five examples they do/did have other franchise caliber players paired with the one you mentioned, and to be honest, I think some of them could have competed for and maybe even won a championship without them. That said, our chances of competing for and winning a championship disappear with Cousins out of the door unless we managed to land another star in return for him that helps us build a more cohesive starting unit.
