Like many of his rivals, Clyde Drexler was criticized by Michael Jordan in ‘The Last Dance’ documentary, where Jordan mentioned he didn’t like being compared to him.
Drexler now shares his viewpoint on who he believes is the greatest player in NBA history, and it’s neither LeBron James nor Michael Jordan.
Drexler expressed, “I have a real problem with that, because out of all the guys that played the game, for you to have a conversation of these two guys as the GOAT when you’ve got Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, two of the greatest players to ever live – I think you start with those two,” during an interview with SportsTalk 790’s “The A-Team.”
He added, “And then you’ve got guys like Dr. J (Julius Erving), Larry Bird, George Gervin, Elgin Baylor, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West. All those guys are in the conversation, and so for people to bring this up today, to me it’s just unbelievable. And I love Michael and LeBron. But still, let’s not take something away from those other guys who played.”
Drexler also highlighted the greatness of another basketball legend, Bill Russell.
“How are you going to say somebody is better than those guys?” Drexler questioned. “It’s blasphemy at best. And it’s always by people who have never played the game who are making these assessments because people who played the game know better. You don’t put people ahead of people – nobody was better than those people.”
Drexler, a 10-time NBA All-Star who won a championship with the Houston Rockets in 1995, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004.
