Top 5 before playing his first game is extreme but it’s nice to see these two retired “old” guys building up today’s young players instead of the usual, “He could never play back in my day” comments some of them want to shout from the rooftops.
To be clear, he didn’t claim he’s top 5 best player in the league but rather top 5 in terms of pure basketball skill. Two different claims. That’s still bit of a hyperbole but wanted to stress that difference since it’s easy to misinterpret.
Top 5 before playing his first game is extreme but it’s nice to see these two retired “old” guys building up today’s young players instead of the usual, “He could never play back in my day” comments some of them want to shout from the rooftops.
To be clear, he didn’t claim he’s top 5 best player in the league but rather top 5 in terms of pure basketball skill. Two different claims. That’s still bit of a hyperbole but wanted to stress that difference since it’s easy to misinterpret.