It’s about time people recognize Kawhi as the best player in the world - Max Kellerman | First Take

Max Kellerman praises Kawhi Leonard’s efforts throughout the 2019 NBA Finals for the Toronto Raptors and declares Kawhi is the best player in the world.
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[@leandrobritto90]

the level of disrespect from the media to Kawhi still huge man,unvelievable

[@BAMBROAGFA]

It's cuz Kawhi isn't buddy buddy with the media

[@lsaacnavarro1496]

Kawhi hasn't been bought like every other NBA star. God Bless Kawhi

[@KevsUploads]

Lsaac Navarro that’s what they wanna portray lol

[@AFR0MAMBA]

Yup, similar to the disrespect they showed Kobe.

[@danielo5297]

Kawhi played a against a clearly injured warriors boogie wasn’t healthy Klay basically gone for 2 games and Kd out for the whole series and Kevon Looney was no where near healthy so basically all of warriors best defenders were gone so there was clearly no chance that the warriors should win but the warriors almost forced a game 7

[@blitz2687]

Kawhi: Im a fun guy SAS: You're wrong and here's why...

[@isaiah4887]

Tommy Texter sas is Stephen a Smith

[@blitz2687]

@@tommytexter4054 it goes both ways actually

[@georockmann7113]

Very bad way to use that joke

[@vovsports5402]

@@tommytexter4054 that's a good one lol.

[@Son-of-Krypton]

SAS hates KL and his laugh :D

[@stevenscummy1458]

Kawhi: Trade me, Lakers please Spurs: No! you will play!... ok fine, but not to the Lakers, we're shipping you off to... TORONTO hahaha how do you like that?? Kawhi: Wins championship in Toronto the same season

[@narrowpath8585]

Steven Scummy Facts

[@stevenscummy1458]

@@narrowpath8585 I did the Spurs part in a Vince Mcmahon voice pretty much

[@deeppatel7496]

lol stfu the raptors were a much better team then lakers also u guys still trash on the raptors even tho theyve consistently been a top 4 team in the league the past 4 yrs

[@jazztravis6817]

KD Smooth is better than All of them

[@Arnmazing23]

@Noartist Season, playoffs. And finals are all different and finals is the toughest beast.

[@nathangonzalez5477]

Kawhi snapped half the Warriors roster out of existence

[@zakf8911]

It was payback for what the Warriors did to him last time they played in the post season. 😂🤔🧐

[@Rubrick23.]

You mean he, laughed them out of existence.

[@Shadow-vw6vb]

@@Rubrick23. how do you not have a lot of likes.

[@Charles_Groebs]

Nathan Gonzalez Kawhi is the new Thanos

[@kabagemayannick5097]

Exactly.... Half

[@andrewsmythe1007]

I got to give Max Credit, He said Raptors in 6. Give this man his praise, never wavered.

[@Smartkid2387]

But he thought the Raptors would lose to the Bucks

[@alij8h]

Smartkid2387 most of us did

[@conormctapoutaka0-1aka0tit5]

@@Smartkid2387 but he said Raptors in 6

[@dxtremecaliber]

WavyAli Well not me cuz of home court advantage in gms 3 and 4

[@lyrics2challenged]

@@conormctapoutaka0-1aka0tit5 cuz they won yeah.

[@mikedavis7790]

Stephen A has become too friendly with a lot of the a-list players that he can’t be objective.

[@SofiaSoGifted]

Mike Davis true

[@kingrobinho777]

Yep he is friendly with the entire warriors team so is no longer objective.

[@christopheroliver4757]

Michael McMillan YES SIR...I was wondering what happened with him. But you figured it out. She broke him down on live TV. And wasn’t even wrong in his comments...

[@kentariusmckinnie4130]

yf L foh hater

[@adhemarherrera5964]

yf L even tho hes been consistently in the finals when in the east ?

[@JMMagaoaySantos]

SAS 0-7 in NBA Finals Prediction 😂

[@carlosdiaz3840]

Jan Micahel Santos Wrong. It was 6 in a row, up until last year where he picked the warriors over the cavs. With this years wrong prediction, he is now 1-7 in the last 8 finals predictions.

[@flash012234]

@@carlosdiaz3840 Let's be honest, he said the only reason why he picked the Warriors last year was because he wanted Cleveland to win. So, I count that as a missed prediction LOL.

[@carlosdiaz3840]

flash012234 and tbh... we all knew the warriors would win that year lol

[@MariE-bz2eq]

@@carlosdiaz3840 I think he picked the Warriors in 2016 too

[@adamsamuel8593]

@@MariE-bz2eq SAS 1-7 ANOTHER JERRY WEST WE COULD BE POSSIBLY WATCHING HERE. (FINALS RECORD) THIS YEAR WAS THE WORST FOR STEPHEN A BECAUSE HE PREDICTED WRONG IN BOTH CONFERENCE SEMIS EAST FINALS AND NBA FINALS. TIME TO GIVE UP PREDICTIONS AFTER THE REGULAR SEASON SAS.

[@JuanPablo-zi8mv]

Kawhi- Hasn’t missed the playoffs since he’s been in the league Anthony Davis- has been to the playoffs twice and been swept both times

[@upnerom4565]

But did sweep the team before hand

[@JuanPablo-zi8mv]

UP Nerom Wikipedia isn’t a credible source

[@jerimayavondristen9955]

Never mind Kawhi, AD shouldn't be listed above Harden, Giannis, or Curry. He like the 6th best player in the league at best.

[@rektdly1630]

Actually in the 2017-2018 Playoffs he didn’t play due to Injury

[@demar0547]

jerimaya vondristen he is the best player rn wdym

[@Raymund0]

Brian Windhorst: I'm hungry Stephen A Smith: you're wrong and here's why

[@stevea1708]

Serge Ibaka: how hungry are you?

[@ashty606]

Raps: Win NBA Finals SAS: You're wrong, i got the Sixers in 8

[@mitchellm96]

😭🤣

[@yupnoa]

Why did I think you were talking about San Antonio

[@maxpower7157]

SAS flipped flopped who would win after every fucking game lmao

[@tjclark5900]

😄😄😄😆😆🤣🤣🤣

[@noelperez9597]

I had to like it to get rid of the six sixes..

[@neels9538]

Kawhi is the Keanu Reeves of the NBA

[@THEONE-sy7zh]

Fr

[@johnjab5031]

True

[@robertbarack1827]

Nobody hates him, it's impossible to

[@Frontier.]

black Mercury unless you’re skip bayless

[@yourmotherslefttesticle3892]

Nel golden comment

[@petefaders]

I've been a Kawhi fan since he was a corner 3 defensive role player. I just rooted for him. I dropped the Spurs after they disrespected him publicly, and starting watching Raps games this year..so this is insane for me.

[@birthgravy]

Stephen A really just said Anthony Davis is better than Kawhi 😂🤦🏾‍♂️

[@kingdrieplays]

Lol how many rings AD had? None

[@ganggnag6362]

hes a hater. he says stupid ass shit. dude thinks kd is better then lebron lmao. i feel like stephen a jus says shit thats outrageous to get convo so they can clickbait or start a argument for espn ratings or someshit or maybe hes jus fucking stupid and smoking crack before the set

[@WeKNOWTHETRUTHITSUNDISTPUTED]

Oranih hmmm ok so last time I checked kawhi played with Tim Duncan tony Parker manu the best coach arguably Anthony learned on his own to be a superstar kawhi had to be helped and guided and also if kawhi is with the pelicans in 2014 does he still beat the Miami heat?????? Let the spurs get Anthony Davis y’all retards Davis is a better player skill wise then kawhi he just is more lucky

[@jameylbj]

Actual Garbage dude gotta be on drugs I know espn works him like a horse

[@ganggnag6362]

@@WeKNOWTHETRUTHITSUNDISTPUTED Lol ur actually stupid as fuck. what you wrote makes no sense at all. i dont understand why people who have no clue about basketball even bother saying shit lmao. I guarantee you if AD went to the raps they wouldnt even get past philly. Do you even watch basketball? Oh, your one of those guys who only watches the highlights of the finals.. forgot its that time of the year again where people comment shit on youtube after the playoffs are done and sound like complete idiots thinking they know about the NBA when they have no clue at all. x D x D x D x D

[@ka1Zhi]

First Take: Is Kawhi the best? Kawhi: Like I said......I don't care. Just enjoy the moment.

[@KE-YONIC]

💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@nireeeen4603]

He’s 🐐 to me

[@ruicosta4044]

Swish

[@grapas100]

@Milk2Percent - Kawhi is great, don't get me wrong, but the Raptors beat a depleted Warriors team. At full strength, I don't see Toronto beating Golden State in a 7 game series.

[@anthonyyeung0207]

@@grapas100 also, how many games he skipped without injury in regular season. Not only few games, 20 more!! That doesn't matter?? "You know what I mean......"

[@ngommamed7448]

Max was right @3:00 Welcome to Clippers Kawhi & PG

[@shawnmcclymont6610]

Oml he was too accurate

[@AG-xj4zy]

June 30th. Here again after a year. Max.🙏🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

[@michaelseife4925]

A G Well...didn’t turn out to well

[@Big_talks.]

Michael Seife lmfao

[@azbypa8512]

caleb delisle 😂😂😂😂

[@cjmslayer5788]

Max kellerman I came back for u buddy

[@Annntttt12]

Same. Guy wins one chip and max thinks he’s better then lebron.

[@JonnyLin7]

Who wins? -A two times finals champion and MVP? Or -One unibrow boi who missed playoffs?

[@seabass22]

Jon Dunn AD sat out. He took the Pels to the playoffs. Should show how good he is, comparing this past season, to the season before. And he’s young.

[@JonnyLin7]

@@seabass22 He sat out because they fell out of contention with him playing. They were like 11th or 12th in the West before he started sitting.

[@seabass22]

Jon Dunn shows how much you watch basketball. The west is damn near tied up at all times.

[@JonnyLin7]

@@seabass22 also he's never been higher than a 6 seed, and only got to the second round once. Kawhi in the last two healthy seasons he's led his team to the conference finals (where he had his team blowing out Golden State before getting injured) and a championship, earned an all NBA first and second team selection, and led his team to a 2 seed twice with 58+ wins both seasons. He's accomplished far more in his last 2 healthy seasons then AD has ever accomplished thus far in his career.

[@JonnyLin7]

@@seabass22 the pelicans weren't even close to .500 when AD was playing, they weren't in contention, that's why they sat him out. If they had a chance to compete they wouldn't shut down their best played man you're an AD apologist. Great player, but laughable even considering him with Kawhi. He's not even a top 5 player right now.

[@bayzeedkakar7013]

Stephen A must be gutted that Max got the prediction right

[@emadtalukdar6340]

Did he really tho? The Warriors would have won game 6 if Klay didnt get injured.

[@Majere3]

Max knows basketball

[@irishladgaming6291]

@@emadtalukdar6340 might of*

[@PrincipalSkinner3190]

@@emadtalukdar6340 Yeah man because you can see the future right?

[@jeus_saaa]

@@emadtalukdar6340 but he did get injured. Raptors won. Stop with the bs. It's Golden State's fault for not keeping their players properly checked. Raptors won that fair and square.

[@dantezekubara2047]

Kawhi dont care or dont want to be called the best player in the world because he is humble af and thats make him THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD

[@alfa8619]

100%, he really gives me a Michael Jordan vibe but with defense

[@dantezekubara2047]

@@alfa8619 yeah but iMJ is on a different level remember ,MJ has a Defense too..

[@alfa8619]

fasho

[@kabagemayannick5097]

Not better than KD

[@alfa8619]

Kawhi has defense and his offense is still growing he's better than kf

[@slick9454]

Kawhi is a 2 time nba champion a 2 time nba finals mvp with 2 different teams and he has the nerve to say AD is better. He just lost all credibility what a joke he has become

[@pablopalis7199]

he doesnt look so stupid now does he

[@rayansoumare5314]

Kawhi >> ad

[@brownstonefam8975]

@@pablopalis7199 well we so who better now😭

[@davidolajide3707]

@@pablopalis7199 still a 2 time finals mvp

[@xLaMarquis309]

Anthony Davis shouldn’t even be in the conversation. Dude hasn’t done ANYTHING substantial yet.

[@perhaps9460]

You gotta cut him some slack. He’s been stuck on the pelicans

[@jantayabas6647]

ShrekLiveActionMovie420 he’s not Overates dude but he’s not on the level YET

[@eldgepollard5906]

There's no point of havin those player of they all get injured. The pelicans roster was hobbled all year and the past few yea ese it's been even worse so u can't blame it on AD. Then he's also broken many records for big men even though he's at a young age

[@jhiggins33]

Facts

[@adriannanaya]

KingOne LMAO WHAT. Kawhi just walked past Orlando, Philly, Milwaukee & GSW & has not better than Anthony Davis????? BRUH - what are you on? Davis isn’t too 10. All he’s EVER done is put up points. He’s done absolutely nothing

[@arasjangir4565]

AD ain’t coming to New York,Stephen A! No need to lie on national television

[@josephluna7461]

HAHAHHAH

[@Mystra]

Facts, he only said Knicks because AD is smart, he knows they don't got the assets.

[@dominicvigorito4364]

Aras Jangir nobody wants to play for the Knicks....... unless you are named RJ Barret.

[@WeKNOWTHETRUTHITSUNDISTPUTED]

Aras Jangir you do realize that if it wasn’t for kawhi having Tim Duncan and tony Parker and the best coach of this era put kawhi in New Orleans and let’s see if he still wins in 2014 AD developed on his own so don’t give that shit and in terms of skill set Anthony Davis is a top 4 player and could go down as the best power forward ever kawhi will never be the best small forward ever just another superstar that’s it

[@freddyjohnson4768]

@@WeKNOWTHETRUTHITSUNDISTPUTED how many years has AD been in the league again??

[@brocklesner1430]

San Antonio tx still loves this man. I personally have a man crush on him. Congrats kawhi. You earned it. Congrats Toronto. Welcome to the championship club

[@blacksunray8532]

Totally agree with you. I went to the game on black friday when the Clippers came to San Antonio. And I saw a few Spurs fans still wearing Kawhi's Jersey. I myself was wearing one.....but it was a Clippers Jersey lol

[@marygracemorales919]

thanks Max, its about time the Klaw gets some recognition he deserves cause he's a fun guy! Fun times ahead 😂

[@ShadowCeltic]

Lol W

[@d3ds_454]

Is it just me or does his lip look weird

[@shaunboyy]

Molly: “what if AD goes to the lakers” Max: “I SAID WHAT I SAID”

[@gnocchiking1]

hahahaha!

[@MrFrequency1]

Kellerman sayin it wit his chest lol

[@jrjoseph9213]

Max is killing it. Kawhi is the KING OF THE NORTH

[@lsaacnavarro1496]

King of the NBA

[@jrjoseph9213]

@food So we can say the same when GSW won against Lebron and superstar Dellavedova right?? Or when they added KD to avoid competition?? It goes both ways bro.

[@Saiyan585]

@@jrjoseph9213 KD> everyone else. Facts.

[@jrjoseph9213]

@@Saiyan585 Well it's debatable!

[@82shamroc]

This north shit is soooo fuckin lame. speaks a lot about bitch ass Canada.

[@truckitwitbox9059]

From a die hard warriors fan since 88 I wanna congratulate the raptors in winning the championship. Well deserved.

[@QuickStix26]

I swear, these sports shows shuffle "Best Player in the World" on a weekly basis.

[@sirticklebear5983]

Well it’s been LeBron for 8 years and now they are trying to fill that void

[@chincheckgod1587]

Bullshit media

[@EzStevie2k2]

next year when kahwi doesnt win the playoffs they will find a new best player

[@saylavii1k605]

Just like in the rap/hip hop scene where they say someone different is the goat every week. Then when someone dies they are the goat for a month lol.

[@Akiemcmillan2397]

Lmao...truuuuu..🤣🤣🤣

[@lilnervous]

ESPN Game 1: "There's no way they 3-peat now." ESPN Game 2: "The Warriors are still too strong to beat even without KD." ESPN Game 3: "Wait maybe the Raptors have this?!" ESPN Game 4: "This series is over. Congrats, Canada!" ESPN Game 5: "The Warriors still might win this even without KD." ESPN Game 6: "We knew that would happen the whole time."

[@deljay1840]

It's just for entertainment. Dont take it too seriously

[@RlyOverBored]

Max was pretty consistent tho. ESPN just loves to cheese.

[@dr.boinkersbookkeeping9028]

lol thats exactly how the media works... has been like that always :D

[@ropainther1649]

Factual my guy

[@Matcha851]

@@RlyOverBored consistent? How all year said the greek freak was the best player

[@ArshdeepSingh-yl5fr]

Max has been right about almost everything he has said all season LMFAO 😂

[@reloadreese1080]

Arshdeep Singh LMFAOOOOO what? He literally just be saying shit. No KD no Klay easy win. Klay was about to force G7

[@christopherjohn5119]

Yes especially the rockets prediction

[@RefundHD]

He picked the Bucks to win the East tho lmao

[@OffTopicKamah]

Arshdeep Singh umm no he wasn’t... he picked the rockets and bucks to be in the finals and said kd wasn’t a top 5 player in the nba.. he thought giannis was the best player.. he also thought the warriors would lose in 6 with klay playing the whole series

[@dennis9351]

@@reloadreese1080 Klay didn't play 1 game and a quarter. So foh with that. Y'all acting like he didn't play the entire series

[@HTxGhost24]

THIS DIDN'T AGE WELL!! DENVER SAID HOLD MY BEER!! 😂🤣

[@HTxGhost24]

@Alper ÖZÇELİK mad? Explain..

[@alfonsoromillo3083]

sending this comment the day after the clippers lost a 3-1 lead 😂

[@kaosgamingairsofting4812]

I was looking for this comment lmao

[@garystevenson3736]

Stephen A Smith: Kawhi isnt better than Anthony Davis Me: STAY OFF THE WEEDUH

[@MrOnetedify]

i think he should get on the WEEEED hed be making more sense

[@travishardnick3827]

Gary Stevenson 😂😂😂🙌🏾

[@rainuchiha2152]

He is right... kawhi is good but not that great...if raptors team were playing all better than warrior team... but they faced deplating injured warrior team... if they had faced the warrior team from last year... they would have swept...

[@roberthill6335]

Gary Stevenson kawhi is .the best player right now

[@memoaragon248]

i know stephem mad kawhi is the best in the world right now 2019

[@mosesalexander8944]

He ain't better then Anthony Davis? You tripping SAS

[@louis-stephane1391]

He still think the Knicks can get him

[@mosesalexander8944]

@@louis-stephane1391 SAS IS SO DUMB. HE DID A TOP 5 PLAYERS OF TODAY AND IS LIST WAS 1.KD 2. LEBRON 3. KAWHI 4. AD ND 5. STEPH

[@fucuszullanti7877]

Kawhi is legitimately overrated... By everyone, he will never see another NBA title I’ll put everything on that

[@JB-ed5lz]

SAS is lost...

[@dabsavage3163]

Davis? Lol he doesn’t even belong in the group. GIANNIS GONNA EAT A.D ALIVE.

[@soldierforchrist2017]

Kawhi Leonard is 100% the absolute best basketball player in the NBA now.

[@lilminty3067]

KD dumbass

[@bladebrown8261]

Lil Minty KD needed the Warriors to get a ring

[@larriors9124]

Lebron

[@testacer5101]

Blade Brown Kawhi needed KD injured to get a his second ring. The first time he had amazing teammates and system.

[@bladebrown8261]

Honesty, Loyalty, Perseverance Kawhi beat the warriors game one with Klay Thompson and Curry who were champions without KD so don’t give me that KD injury shit

[@toptenguy1]

2:55 : Max makes statement, Molly asks "What about so and so", Max: "Did I stutter?

[@lionhorse2111]

Many of stephen a "opinions" are based on him trying to get love from certain circles within the player/agent realms.

[@bingobiscuit5995]

Absolutely

[@vinh8464]

Why does he always have to go into a story before getting to a point... 😂

[@MrSeanMDolan]

He is completely bitch made

[@lsaacnavarro1496]

You already know

[@bicyclethief]

he peddles in insider info so he kind of has to do that sometimes

[@Tperry182324]

Patrick Mccraw is the Goat he got three rings on a 3peat just chilling and he not 24 yet 😂😂😂

[@G0ddEityawesome]

Tperry182324 luck attribute is 99

[@abdiy6418]

@ndm3 robert horry was decent though...

[@deezloopy9811]

Tperry182324 he put alil wrk in for the GSW tho when he had his chances

[@jamison19824]

Going for Bill's 11 ring record 9 in a row going down as the goat 😂

[@lelouchlamperouge8780]

he been riding teams for a championship... His luck attribute is probably +1000000

[@zascorpusa]

Kawhi is the best player in NBA and most humble. He deserves max $$$ and hope he stays in Raptors

[@liamkehler3110]

Amen

[@afunguynamedkawhi7959]

He is staying, Uncle Dennis has approved.

[@kenny5311]

@@afunguynamedkawhi7959 BAHAHAAHAHHAHHA

[@Sam-oe4dt]

Stupid

[@the-w-omen9179]

you still got time to delete ur comment while you can

[@xzloading]

Anthony Davis is the best center in today’s game but he isn’t better then kawhi Leonard no way🤦🏻‍♂️

[@jashoun591]

Anthony Davis isnt a Center and if so he isnt better than Embiid... and before you say AD is better than Embiid make sure you check the head to head match ups... Embiid babied AD the last time they played

[@rodrigofontanez3487]

What kind of basketball are you watching that boy is far from even the 3rd best center in the league you better take a look at his daddy Joel Embiid who owns him!

[@xzloading]

Rodrigo Fontanez Joel embiid did so shit in the playoffs what do you mean😂

[@rodrigofontanez3487]

@@xzloading atleast he was in the playoffs where was A.Davis?😂🤣🤣

[@jashoun591]

dmloading he had a couple bad games while playing injured... but lets talk about the last time AD played Embiid🤧

[@mdc1342]

NOT BETTER THAN ANTHONY DAVIS?!?! LMFAOOOOOOO STEPHEN A.... AD hasn’t done a thing in this league except put up numbers. A glorified Boogie Cousins

[@ochoaguillermo638]

Sounds like he has been hanging out with Skip, and what would it take for Kwai to be told be Stephan A Smith that he is the best in the world Lebron James and KD must pay him good Kwai wont pay anybody.

[@JoshMarshain]

Doing all he can to lure KD and AD to the Knicks

[@kishimohosake7861]

How many rings AD have oh wait dude only made it to the post season twice....SAS stupid asf

[@eldio2124]

Jack The Clipper it’s because he doesn’t know him. At least with lebron and KD he speaks to people in their inner circle so he tends to give them the benefit of the doubt.

[@carsonwentz8301]

Anthony Davis is very overrated

[@jb5465]

Just quietly Max has really improved as an analyst since the start of the playoffs, he’s speaking the truth

[@soldierforchrist2017]

Yeah, Max has gotten a lot better.

[@martis4951]

There's no way a healthy Kawhi is better than a healthy KD

[@soldierforchrist2017]

@@martis4951 Yes he is.

[@martis4951]

@@soldierforchrist2017 yep KD dropping 50 on Kawhi wasn't enough

[@soldierforchrist2017]

@@martis4951 KD's so good. He had to leave OKC to join an already stacked team. To win a title. 😂

[@limitlesspowerBL]

Kawhi is the best player in the world right now. Defensively his always amazing but now that his offensively amazing too its hard to stop this guy.

[@josefrancisco4178]

I actually agree with Max, if the clippers literally just add Kawhi, thy AT LEAST make it to the WCF

[@kennethnicolaipepino3280]

You sure about that?

[@nram5661]

This didn’t age well

[@anton3306]

Aged like milk. Lmao

[@pablopalis7199]

nice take

[@chilldoc9638]

Yeah totally

[@voodoodiecast]

Anthony davis😂😂 0 championship 0 mvps Kawhi 2x champion 2x finals mvp But no better than davis.

[@bobbyshmurda1243]

Kyle Justin Also, DPOY 2x

[@haidaralghareeb9967]

It is OK, SAS was clearly day dreaming. He lookes so tired. So let it pass 😅

[@Tony-wn2lq]

Kyle Justin patrick mccaw 3x champion

[@bluescripts100]

@@g-h-l lol he has had good teams gtfoh he should of brought them to atleast the second round dum fuxk

[@johng3451]

@@Tony-wn2lq the 🐐!

[@isabelreyes6387]

“AD better than Kawhi” - SAS must be smoking weeeeeeeeedddddddduh

[@Amick44]

Or, just as he and Skip did for so long, just playing devil's advocate. You say east, I say west ... etc.

[@AAA310]

Still not better than lebron

[@rasaecnai]

Okay he can keep saying that all he want. But reality is that kl has two titles and two fmvp

[@larriors9124]

Ka Kjj fuck you

[@emperorpalpatine2070]

Nah kawhi better than ad and LeBron and just maybe kd

[@iamirish4361]

We are all incredibly proud of Kawhi but it takes a team to win an NBA Championship. Give some credit to Kyle Lowry and other Raptors who played their hearts out and were spectacular during the finals.

[@Sam-oe4dt]

Noartist pascal too

[@chrisscott7913]

Noartist Nobody wins alone! you act as if a player has already won alone. Mike had Pippen Rodman, Lebron had Wade Bosh Allen Kyrie Love, Kobe had Shaq Pau, KD had Curry Klay Green and Kawhi Duncan Manu Parker Lowry, Pascal, Fred no one wins alone. You can't take 100 shots all by yourself and even if you put 60PT it doesn't mean you're going to win. watch Lebron in 2018 with impressive numbers but he lost. It’s a team sport if you like this sport you know so stop it.

[@WallTrapMedia]

Reasons why Kawhi is the best player: 1. Lebron is 35 and doesn't play great defense anymore, in fact the stats show he's actually terrible now. He doesn't lockdown and he's laughably bad at switching now! He will be remembered as a great defender in his prime but that's not the case anymore. To be the best you have to play great on both ends. 2. KD is out for the season next year and who knows how he will be being 32 years old coming off the worst basketball injury a player can have. So he's out of the picture. AD is NOT proven deep in the playoffs and is consistently injured. To be the best you have to have gotten out of the first round of the playoffs. His stats are wonderful but he might end up like Kevin Love or Bosh playing alongside LeBron. Kawhi can score 25 points on almost 50-40-90 shooting splits like KD and he's one of the 5 most devastating defenders and has shown he's the best closer in the NBA and the best two way player! Crown him! 👑👑👑👑👑👑👑

[@narrowpath8585]

Quincy McBride IV As Charles Barkley once said he’s gonna have to kill Lebron. As much as you guys want to replace the best player, nobody still comes close to him. Give it until his contract is over because these next three years will be all Bron, just wait and watch. “We are all witnesses”. Haters will hate even more.. He has the motivation he needs since his last year in Cleveland. Kawhi is one heck of a player and I’m not saying otherwise. And Lebron is not 35

[@WallTrapMedia]

@@narrowpath8585 LeBron is going to be 35 for MOST of next year. Kawhi already bested LeBron is a Finals matchup when he won the Finals MVP against a PRIME LeBron lead Miami Heat team when he was ONLY 22 years old. I love LeBron he is the greatest SF of all-time and by the time he finishes his career he will arguably go down as one of the top 5 DOA. He's that good. But LeBron is not a dynamic two way player anymore, he struggles in clutch moments because of his terrible free throw shooting and lackadaisical defense. Besides passing and volume scoring there's nothing at this stage LeBron does better than Kawhi. Kawhi is more efficient offensively and a better defender and is on par in terms of rebounding.

[@narrowpath8585]

Quincy McBride IV The Cavs didn’t have anyone except Lebron and that was in his early years and yes indeed he took the Cavs to the final by being underdog through the first round. Kawhi had Duncan, Parker, Ginobili allstars and all of famers and the Spurs were second favorite to win it all that year. Who from Lebron’s team that year Kawhi won the mvp will be inducted in the hall of fame? Zero...

[@WallTrapMedia]

@@narrowpath8585 What are you talking about? Kawhi beat Lebron's Heat...smh

[@narrowpath8585]

Quincy McBride IV I was referring to the 2007 finals Cavs vs Spurs. I think you’re right Kawhi wasn’t playing. I remember the Spurs beating the heat in 2014 too and Kawhi was mvp

[@Instinxtz]

Since when has Anthony Davis been in the best player conversation ? 🤨

[@painkiller5657]

Yeah, we need to see him carry a team to a conference finals first before he gets in that conversation. He hasn't done anything yet. Kawhi is a two time champ and two time finals MVP. SAS is a dumbass if he thinks AD is better than kawhi.

[@jamiefoxx2161]

Umm cause Greek freak is in the conversation for best and AD can literally do almost everything better than him so yea ..

[@cataterat8]

Jamie Foxx tripping tripping

[@Johnsons97]

@@jamiefoxx2161 except win games

[@suntansuperman26]

@@painkiller5657 Don't forget 2x DPOY.

[@jerrodgreen8697]

Max face at SAS saying Kawhi not the best 😂

[@tbonee5]

2:55 September 15th, 2020. 🙂

[@NathanOstMusic]

It seems like Stephen A is only focusing on offense when he considers who the best player is. If you combine offense AND defense, Kawhi is the best player in the NBA hands down.

[@NathanOstMusic]

The Green Pill Mindset not as elite as Kawhi. Kawhi is an elite offensive player too

[@NathanOstMusic]

The Green Pill Mindset I think you have it backwards.

[@NathanOstMusic]

The Green Pill Mindset I agree that Kawhi was a bit sloppy. But look at his ppg average. That’s in the same ballpark as KD and LeBron

[@drewvonbargen9469]

The season is over ESPN, just let this man Steven a see his family

[@jamiefoxx2161]

Pause at 3:29 .. somebody get that man a pillow plus a blanket.

[@DuraDigi]

He’s about due for a vacation he looks so tired but much respect to someone that works that hard at anything they do.

[@zacwoods]

He needs a break🤣🤣

[@ranchicken]

Looool

[@TexasBorn_TexasRaised]

Steven A. Not giving Kawi his credit, after just watching this man miss a year come back..... New team...new country....no problem!

[@xLamont_]

Texas Born Texas Raised That team was aleeway stacked my guy. Didn’t they have the best record in the league last year even with demar? Not tryna discredit him but don’t make it seem like he went to a bum ass team and did the impossible. Marc Gasol Danny green Kyle Lowry and ibaka are above average players and are veterans.

@@xLamont_ No, Toronto got swept last yr. They got swept 3x before kawhi came. they werent elite.

[@walden6272]

​@@xLamont_ People make it sound like Kawhi join same Raptors team. Let me remind you, the only starter that was playing last year was Kyle Lowry. Others were traded away or benched. The whole starting lineup is brand new. Kawhi, Danny Green, Marc Gasol, and Siakam were all new starters. So not the same team. And being above average players doesn't cut it in this league of superteams no more. What Kawhi did with these bunch of role players is legendary.

[@Axel-ye8tt]

Kaze Marc gasol got traded because he wasn’t the same also Danny WAS TRASH IN THE PLAYOFFA

[@Zapdos97]

The Greatest Of Our Generation With Demar I still think they make the finals, whether they win it is another thing. What kept the Raptors down has always been LeBron, so it’s reasonable to assume they would’ve made the jump regardless.

[@calimerorighteous7033]

Kawhi is the best player in the world. Period. It's not even a debate.

[@glenhuang2238]

@Noartist he is the best, at the moment

[@brianrichard5539]

L

[@linkinlinkinlinkin654]

@Noartist Steph doesn't come into picture at all

[@darrenbalanay7698]

Your right

[@sloezen3400]

Lebron

[@kash4181]

Kawhi is a one of a kind player. He's such a unique player that we haven't seen before. One of the best two way players of all time. His all time regular season stats aren't great but he's a winner and goes toe to toe with the best ever. Sad that once he retires we probably won't hear from him because he's so reserved. Loved how how he opened up more than ever with the Raptors. He's actually lowkey such a funny dude

[@CeeWorld69]

Max won this, EASY!! Lol. SAS is always salty when he’s wrong 😂😂🤣🤦🏾‍♂️

[@nighthammerhero7058]

You're right, as S.A.S. is a LeBron dickrider 😆

[@AnDr3w066]

how is kawhi better than lebron and kd? the numbers don't support it. the consistency with which they play

[@lsaacnavarro1496]

Lol SAS can't take a loss

[@EnerGRules]

I still think KD is better, did we forget in 12 minutes injured KD still got his shots up even with kawhi defending him. KD is literally an impossible force while Kawhi may be very good at everything he does cant stop an unstoppable force. Unless its an injury then i guess u can stop KD

[@AnDr3w066]

EnerG Kd got those shots up even after being away from any kind of play for over a month. So that was an injured KD that was out of practice and out of basketball shape.

[@roku89107]

"Don't let nerds that sit behind a desk tell you how to play basketball" - David West

[@antwanstevenson955]

I’ve been saying this for the last 10 years lol

[@trentirvin2008]

So accurate

[@RealFuckingReviews]

But your a nerd behind a keyboard you fucking idiot.

[@dexterreyes9372]

But those nerds have great insight. They just don't talk basketball. You can't win a debate against Max especially boxing. He can even predict a winner. Those are not just nerds. They're analysts.

[@thevoiceofreason9773]

@@RealFuckingReviews you too dude, just relax

[@alexmurrell7197]

Well this aged well

[@shanthamoibrown9029]

Very well 🤣🤣.. here a picture of max !🤡

[@apmusic5873]

Kawahi been nice he’s super underrated. After seeing him win a ring in 2014 and ending Miami’s 3 peat I knew he would get another ring just didn’t know when but he carried Toronto by himself and won that ring for himself and a team who’s never had his experience before. Hope Kawahi’s future gets good.

[@Capt_McNuggetDMZ]

He didnt really carry them. They were winning when he was resting. It's a team game. You obviously havent been watching

[@bloodlad2535]

SAS: Kawhi isn't better than AD Kawhi: Hold my laugh.....

[@nxmar]

BloodLad 25 we never said that 😂

[@Amick44]

And a nation laughs with you, no AT you, SAS.

[@lewis213b7]

What it do baby

[@sydguitar99]

SAS flip flops on the best player convo all the time but Max has been with Kawhi since the beginning

[@bryantstricklandsr.3446]

Max is smarter than Stephen A 😎👉💯

[@ajmartin6758]

Syed Hoque he picked Giannas harden and Lebron he didn’t pick Kawhi till they beat the bucks

[@davidb4519]

Max flip flops on that convo what you mean!!!

[@rohanmckenna3484]

Max: Giannis, Harden, Kawhi Stephen A: Kevin Durant

[@JR-lb4xq]

Nope Max jumped to the Kawhi bandwagon when his beloved Rockets was destroyed😂

[@ashocktoseeu4725]

If you're not a player on the Warriors or Lebron, these analysts would do their best to devalue a player. Klaw had a ring before the dynasty Warriors back when there were major contending stacked teams.....let that sink in

[@ihakaleonard4762]

yo i forgot how much harder the league was in 2014, makes it worth more

[@xiaoyu5025]

Who's here after the playoffs?

[@personreal5994]

Jeremy Lin the greatest player in the league now

[@jons5484]

No swaggy p and he ain't even playing for a team

[@jacksparrow4714]

Patrick macaw is the GOAT .

[@khaosform8525]

Hes undefeated in the finals when he plays... man is the goat

[@deantalamantes6190]

Jlin one step closer at joining Scalabrine on that mt rushmore

[@SteveTKO]

So even a finals MVP with two different teams still isn't enough to convince Steven A. It's not just his skill but also what he has done. He's clearly the best at least this season

[@donkmendelvio3446]

for the pas 4 years he has been the best player on the court,but the media won't give hem that respect

[@haiderali-rx5xf]

I say clippers are winning NBA title next year if they get Kawhi because Max said not SAS

[@johnrusseldaquiado8495]

💯

[@youngestmvp833]

Stephen a Smith been getting owned by Max lately

[@nolanrussell7381]

Throughout these whole playoffs max was right and Stephen a constantly predicted every series incorrectly

[@TheGuitarifier]

that's pretty much how this show goes. lmao

[@ajmartin6758]

Max switches his pick all the time

[@chrishansen8119]

@@ajmartin6758 New informatiom arises all the time

[@TheGuitarifier]

@@chrishansen8119 ^^^^^^^ this is what idiots don't understand. My beliefs will always evolve over time as new knowledge continues to come out.

[@mitchellmarkey7754]

We haven't seen a championship team like this since the 2004 Detroit Piston's. Proud of this team. This is great for the league. -Proud Celtic's fan here

[@oliverjones1845]

TripleSick thank you for bringing that team up. People seem to gloss over that.

[@markanderson3826]

Differences is pistons had no superstar Toronto does

[@mitchellmarkey7754]

@@oliverjones1845 Of course. This was no easy feat and this was a very special team. Also fitting that Kyle has been under Chauncey Billups wing for years. He knew they could do it, so did I. I have my favorite teams and so do others. I get caught up in that but I'm a fan of the league too! It's makes it a more enjoyable experience as fan of the game

[@titansniper1410]

me watching this video after the Clippers blew a 3-1 lead against the nuggest 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@stefanh7920]

Anthony "1st round elimination" Davis ain't even in the same discussion as Kawhi

[@GetdonkedOn]

He went to the 2nd round when he beat the Blazers 4-0 then he faced the warriors?? who is beating the warriors with what Davis has on the Pelicans? get your facts straight.

[@stefanh7920]

@@GetdonkedOn You're right, he always ran into the warriors sooner or later and Kawhi had significantly more help than him on whatever team he's been on. At the end of the day, it's still the Klaw who has 2 final MVPs under his belt, but next season AD will finally have more help around him and needs to win the chip in order to prove that he belongs in the discussion with Kawhi/KD/LBJ

[@jessekapito9911]

Chain of events on this show: - Max says something - Stephen A. dismisses it -Either Max is right or they are both wrong later on down the road. Stephen A is literally never right. I have tremendous respect for the guy, but he is never right.

[@corndog4848]

Then he acts condescending towards everybody who disagrees with him.

[@liamkehler3110]

Both of them are sometimes wrong, Steven A is not always wrong though

[@Manje11]

@@liamkehler3110 True, the problem with SAS is that you can never know better than him. SAS is often overly emotional on issues, and Max is often overly logical. SAS is all about his feelings, and Max is all about his numbers.

[@Manje11]

My problem with SAS is he yells too damn much, as a grown man on Live TV. He's making a fool of himself. A man is not supposed to be yelling all the time. Whenever he yells, that's when you know that he has nothing to say, but when he's calm and is thinking, he always beat Max Notice when SAS is loud and emotional, Max is always calm and logical. But when it's the opposite Max is heated.

[@pjtello4640]

anthony davis hasn't won anything lol. SAS go to sleep bro

[@tyrelltroy7056]

PJ Tello so hasn’t Giannis but everybody on his dick

[@pinkgoergefloyd8340]

Tyrell Troy well they’re stupid

[@peace7482]

Winning championship doesn't automatically make you "best player"...

[@doobysnatcher5715]

Giannis was in the mvp conversation and probably win it. AD is not

[@omaroo7969]

SAS is on something if he thinks AD is better than Kawhi, that was a horrible take.

[@user-gg5td1dk2w]

2019 Kawhi is the 3rd greatest playoff performance in the history of the NBA with 732 points, only 2 players had better playoff runs, Jordan in 1992 with 759 points and LeBron in 2018 with 748. Technically 2nd best considering LeBron didn't win a title in 2018. Enough said.

[@xavierd725]

Let’s be real 2018 bron lost because he had no help vs a superteam

[@enterthevoidIi]

Kawhi the dragon slayer, the Zen monk of the NBA, the most relateable NBA player for us common folk

[@homeslicegod738]

“KLAW & ORDER” lmaoo im ded😂

[@Getrightwitcha]

Stephen A u know ur lying, Anthony Davis is not better than kawhi. Stop hating ur getting me tight now wtf🤦‍♂️

[@WillFons]

SAS disappointed me with that stupid ass comment

[@fucuszullanti7877]

Uh kawhi is legit trash

[@bobbyshmurda1243]

Lucus Assanti ur actually dumb.

[@WillFons]

@@bobbyshmurda1243 i second that

[@AmanKhan-lb4eq]

Lucus Assanti ur a dumbass kawhi hater lmao

[@JustCoolAF]

Mad respect to Max man u been riding with KL

[@jdoggmusicman]

Just checking in after the Clippers blew a 3-1 lead.

[@JewelAhmed3]

Kawhi Leonard pulled a Jordan. Took a year out (due to injury of course) came back and won a championship. 👊🏾

[@rubenruiz3904]

Dont ever compare Kawhi to jordan....Jordan ruined players careers

[@BkBenji.]

@@rubenruiz3904 Kawhi did too, if golden state won that curry would have had FMVP.

[@rubenruiz3904]

@@BkBenji. Jordan was on another level...

[@mccoywallace5787]

Only difference, MJ won 3

[@rubenruiz3904]

@@mccoywallace5787 that's why I say Jordan was on a other level...

[@plumedeneko]

What has AD even done for him to have higher status than Kawhi LOL

[@eastjoker94]

Nothing Kawhi the best player in the world

[@jessepotter5319]

Stannis Baratheon And Kd hasn’t? In okc he played with two mvps and in gs he played with a whole team of all stars so I need whatever your smoking dude cause your so wrong it’s unbelievable

[@daxondaxon7048]

KD couldn't win championship with Westbrook and James harden .

[@capo2743]

Daxon daxon James harden wasn’t a star when he was in okc

[@jonathanbettis3775]

Exactly. No one has won a championship with Russ or Harden. So your point is?

[@sloezen3400]

If they were all together rn maybe because back then they were all young and didn’t have enough talent back then

[@wegendvn7038]

LMAAAAOOO EAT YO WORDS MAX 😂😂😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀

[@goodfeelings4227]

Leonard is the best player right now in the NBA! Come on man! He just proved it!

[@natecruz7114]

I mean, he didn’t really prove that at all. He was great in this series for the most part, but his efficiency was average. He really did get a chance to prove he was better than KD, since KD was hurt. Thompson actually played better than him during this series, but he also got hurt

[@goodfeelings4227]

@@natecruz7114 remember when the Spurs were up by 25pts against the warriors before Leonard for hurt?!? A part of the game is taking care of your body too. Also, he was VERY efficient in the playoffs. Let's be honest here

[@rich7674]

@@goodfeelings4227 Right smh... let Klay play by himself against Kawhi like Steph had to.. Let an uninjured KD play by himself against Kawhi... They wouldn't be that efficient either because he has the elite ability to stop them and then go score on them on the other end of the court.. they all are this efficient because of each other's help...not to say they are efficient only because each other..but they wouldn't be as efficient without each other..Especially against Kawhi but any one of them alone vs Kawhi don't stand a chance..not at all on an even playing field

[@ericrej02]

He hasn't carried a team to the Finals and made it to the Finals 9 straight times...

[@crazytrain111]

He really didn’t prove anything... he was consistently good in the finals but he wasn’t great, he didn’t put on some transcendent performance like he’s Mj or Lebron. Dude his own teamates literally outplayed him for half of the finals, and they closed out the games for him... where was he in the 4th quarter last night? Come on man we gotta be fair about how we judge players. If Lebron has a finals like that and his team wins anyways, he would get CRUSHED by the media and the fans like you... Can we please just live in reality?

[@africaRBG]

Wow those stats are absolutely impressive. We are witnessing greatness. Greatness executed in a unique fashion.

[@democraticdialogue7271]

I love Kawhi. Thanks for the championship - Canada loves you!

[@xavierbryan9379]

Im with Max been saying it all day

[@burakdemirel2445]

I get Lebron and KD but howcome AD is in the conversation? Cause he will be traded to lakers? Lol

[@debrr071]

@@nicks4021 Elaborate, what happens ?

[@TCgators]

@@nicks4021 Can't state something like that as being a fact. KD's game doesn't revolve around athleticism as much as both those players. He is also an elite shooter. He will likely return to be nearly as good as he was after next season.

[@shearcreatif]

@@gianlucaboulton3191 this

[@kroobsie4663]

@@gianlucaboulton3191 Idk about that man. I've been supporting kawhi all these times but I still feel like KD is the better scorer. When KD played in game 5 I genuinely felt how strong his presence is while in the field. He can shoot everywhere and defend just like kawhi. Kawhi is the better player in this season and maybe the best player rn but in overall I pick KD over him.

[@WMR_Oliverse]

For now lebron is better than kawhi, but lebrons getting older so maybe in a few more years kawhi will be the number 1 and lebrons goin to be one of the legends, i believe in the saying that “even the best fall down sometimes” so when time has come that lebrons era will end, its the start of kawhi’s

[@MrEOM41]

Nobody: Stephen A: You’re wrong and here’s why

[@vivalasexy]

Come up with an original joke

[@MrEOM41]

vivalasexy tell the other 100s of thousands of people on the internet too who use this joke 😆

[@vivalasexy]

@@MrEOM41 I will if i see them do it lol

[@popurm]

I'm going to stop you, and here's why

[@123Mathzak]

So far so good Max.

[@Artxst]

This aged VERY WELL.

[@kenannebi7311]

Kawhi easily better then Anthony Davis Smh🤔🤔

[@Flash_1689]

Easily? If AD was on this Raptors team. He would win a championship too. Look at what AD does with nobody. FOH

[@arasjangir4565]

kill em with KINDNESS he’s arguably the most overrated superstar. Has won 1 playoff series in his entire life.

[@johnmiguelsueco3476]

I agree man

[@Flash_1689]

@@arasjangir4565 overrated? FOH

[@alikodangote8437]

He's not easily better . Y'all gone see next year

[@sul3377]

Kd on warriors, Lebron on weak eastern conference, and Ad ....why is he even included? Kawhi is definitely the best right now.

[@xgladdope797]

Best comment ever

[@mr.denzelsausageton9719]

For pointing out how historically weak the East was until relatively recently

[@larriors9124]

please stfu about the "weak conference"

[@kennethnicolaipepino3280]

Umm what happened? The flippers choked lol

[@searchingformyself5319]

That guy to the back left. Looks like Steph Curry with glasses a beard and more hair lol

[@BRBallin1]

As much as I want to say that, Toronto has amazing depth. Lowry, Siakam, VanVleet, Ibaka, Gasol, Danny Green...that's amazing depth right there.

[@youzettasonsofdigits1639]

so much this

[@nelsonbelingheri4629]

"KD has to play" says Anthony "No Ring" Davis, is better than Kawhi. the media should be more humble and respectful.

[@alex4863]

ALL HAIL KING KAWHI KILLER OF DYNASTIES N KING OF ALL COASTS!!!!

[@papabigmac9066]

🔥

[@fratbalk2891]

Alex Knight he avaraged 17 on his first finals mvp and he beat the warriors without klay and KD on the second one. he is great but dont overreact

[@JoshMarshain]

Kawhi Leonard, first of his name, Slayer of Giants, ruler of coasts and King of the North and Funnest of Guys

[@droseformvp8014]

Because he beat a warriors team with injuries klay played injured kd played injured igudala played injured looney played injured if the warriors were healthy they would've won

[@droseformvp8014]

And i dont see him returning to Toronto just remember you traded your only decent player for one win

[@native_non_the_less4683]

Is that why he blew a 3-1 lead!?

[@BADLANDSx]

Stephen an Skip are 2 of the biggest GS fangirls..