Gil's Arena Explains How Shaq Would Dominate Today's Game

[@sethjosefdenolo745]

Gilbert himself. If he was playing today. He'd definitely get a lot more respect. Provided he doesn't get injured

[@whitebwoi]

yea he was definitely one them ones where you wonder what would have happened without injury

[@amanntheforrest]

😂facts Gil and SGA about the same.

[@jamesonedwardsii4943]

Nah. Y’all really eat Gil gaslight you all and change history. Gil back then was already running the James Harden offense absolutely nothing would change. I loved Gil but the guy was ball hogging taking 30 shots and chucking 10 threes in that era and on very low efficiency. what makes him better now? absolutely nothing….. i still cant believe Gil couldnt get past LeBron witb the team he had in comparison to Bron.

[@phac3world196]

I was saying the same thing 🗣 HIBACHI 🔥🔥😤

[@DakarGagako]

​@@jamesonedwardsii4943he played with caron Butler and Jamison couldn't win shit

[@bosnian2339]

Peja Stojakovic would kill in today's NBA. Lights out shooter.

[@GHOST91141]

no doubt he would be a problem in today's game

[@IllMatic97]

That's such a obvious example

[@bosnian2339]

@@IllMatic97 Yeah.

[@32MattyB]

Peja at 6'10 would definitely be even more legit today. That dude was solid in Sacramento

[@WeAreBlessed777]

Yea, Peja would go off...💯

[@ronharris3411]

Shaq broke the game down on TNT one night while criticizing Howard. He said be determined to get at least 7 points a quarter from field goals, 2 or 3 rebounds a quarter, and draw fouls all game. Not only was he dominant, he was determined. Today, that 7 a quarter average definitely goes up to 10 a quarter. =40

[@MiamiU4]

Especially when you consider that’s only 5 shots a qtr that will essentially go uncontested because there’d only be 2 or 3 that would even ATTEMPT to stop Shaq at the rim but he’d still be tooooo strong

[@mobetta2092]

@@MiamiU4the only person who hindered Shaq from averaging 40ppg in his era was Kobe who insisted on getting his shots.

[@terricarter9435]

​@mobetta2092 This Kobe hate infatuation gotta stop Shaq averaged the most pts as soon as Kobe became a starter he averaged less b4 then declined as soon as he left Kobe yall becoming unbearable at this point and we kno its mainly Bron fans behind this

[@terricarter9435]

@@mobetta2092 Yall the same 1s discrediting Kobe for not winning any fmvps ova Shaq 🤷

[@mobetta2092]

@@terricarter9435 since when are facts “hate?” I get that your emotions are attached to Kobe but anyone who understands basketball and watched the game in real time understands this (and it’s not exclusive to Kobe). Shaq was unstoppable on the paint. A steady diet of passing him the ball in the post was a higher FG% than anything your emotions have you believing Kobe could have done on the perimeter, which was further from the basket. Shaq was so big and powerful that he could’ve averaged 45ppg easily AND they’d have still been championship contenders because it would have been simply a matter of him catching and dunking play after play.

[@RejectHumanityReturn2Monke]

Turkoglu and that Orlando Magic team would do great in this era.

[@lemgunz8829]

Id rather have a center who muscles his way at the paint at 65% shooting than a center who shoots 38% from 3 😂😂

[@joeymanny]

shooting 3's will slow their game with long rebounds thats how bad a strategy if a Big guy is built to play for outside shooting

[@VojkanTrifunovic]

Shaq is not guarding anyone in the pick and roll he is slower then Jokic...@@joeymanny

[@TheMaddBlackMann]

This guy said Shaq is slower than Joker. Man stop it.

[@joeymanny]

@@VojkanTrifunovic lol shaq is slower than jokic haha that cracks me up ' Jokic is idential to arvydas sabonis but sabonis is way bigger, look what happen

[@xavierb9061]

Front post...lol

[@Mike_G737]

Thats the smartest shit i done heard mccants say

[@cwhite4339]

It scared me hearing him not say dumb shit

[@vishtakes]

If he said Kobe you wouldn’t have liked it but since he said Shaq it’s fine. I don’t think refs would allow Shaq to throw elbows and shoulder down players like they did in the 90s and 2000s. Pretty sure everyone says having a jump shot is essential to survive in this league Shaq can’t shoot from anywhere especially the free throw line. He can’t guard pick and rolls effectively nor the perimeter. Not saying he would be a bum but he wouldn’t be as good.

[@Derrickphillips-nu3zg]

Fr.....I never heard him (McCants) make since till now..... crazy right???

[@CDiesel720]

Nice to hear Allan Houston getting that respect. He was cold. He put you on the block and shot the lights out. Dude was like that.

[@blackjesus6433]

A Houston was nice. 🙏🏾

[@davidchandler6885]

houston was better klsy😂

[@Rheper.]

Rex Chapman would be nice today too

[@Scottdvz]

Yes! The year he blew out his knee, he started to really become a problem for teams in the league. He dropped 50 on Kobe's Lakers and Phil Jackson was yelling in the huddle who was going to guard him.

[@plpa8250]

Mehmet Okur. That guy was literally what we have as bigmen now. He didn't have a green light then but he'd have a permanent greenlight now.

[@jacepearson2680]

This is an amazing answer wow.

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

Wow I forgot about bro he used to hit them jawns

[@chrisw7718]

You know ball

[@purplestate]

Not really. If he can’t move his feet fast enough on the defense, he’d be unplayable.

[@OnlyOne1Demon]

@@purplestateokur was nice he’d be straight

[@Donnydon1996]

People forget Shaq had handles. He just never got to show it really. Shaq would be even better today. He probably never gets to 350 pounds but young shaq woulda went crazy.

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

And lakers Shaq had crazy footwork

[@orlandowilliamson691]

Yea alot of people don't know how skilled Shaq actually were.

[@chrisstolinski2246]

6 offensive fouls in the first half of every game...

[@Scottdvz]

@@chrisstolinski2246 Shaq would start getting the refs giving him the benefit of the doubt once he became a star and the office fouls calls would start to drop.

[@jaminestillero3838]

S/o kenyon for acknowdlging tmac! Former rival. But kenyon saying that shows respect

[@AlpacaMaBags]

Gil's Arena: Modern Shaq would need shooting. Actual Shaq: Did not do any shooting at all. Conclusion?: Would dominate Todays game. I love Shaq, but that type of player would not work in todays game. Way to many holes in his game. (shooting, free throws, shot creating, playmaking). What makes Jokic so great right now is his allroundedness, his ability to exploit whatever defence with his vast array of skills. It's such a different game that you can't really compare these players or put them in respective eras.

[@bear458ziif-s]

real talk, shaq would most likely be a bench player at best in today's nba. i have no hate towards shaq but his game simply doesn't translate to this era.

[@ivanvillarruz8412]

I'd take Gil's recommendation of Steve Nash to another tier. That Suns team that he led during his prime (D'antoni as the coach) would've flourished in today's game.

[@yahwehkno]

Not really, they didn't even flourish in their own time in the mid 2000s

[@based4822]

No

[@plpa8250]

@@yahwehkno they ranked 1st in the West with the lowest paid roster by playing the same type of basketball played today. Increasing possessions and shooting 3s (literally the same, playbook Houston Harden used to take KD warriors to 7 games). The only reason why D'Antoni doesn't have success in championships is because of his pig headed refusal to play defense and his unshakable faith in living and dying by the 3.

[@yahwehkno]

@plpa8250 ok that's not flourishing being a playoff team isn't considered flourishing . The sun's in Nash era were never threat to win it all

[@Cream-2128]

@@yahwehknothey literally were the one seed and had a suspension cost them a series against the spurs wtf.

[@DreDaDon16]

Ben Wallace averaging 18 rebs and 5 blocks in this era

[@WillDSwish]

Easily

[@xXLATx]

I disagree with the 5 blocks😂

[@Obstakill]

I dunked on Ben Wallace before At a rec game. He was retired but it still was Ben Wallace

[@snipes1739]

He wouldn’t be on the floor in todays game !

[@bigcurt7820]

Please stop it. Dwight played in that era and this one and still didn’t

[@rickylafleur1446]

I made a Shaq build in 2K, on HOF mode he averaged 45/35/13

[@openmike4559]

Killing it. 😅

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

Nah that’s nuts lmao

[@JohnnyRodgers3]

13 blocks or assist😭

[@rickylafleur1446]

assists, double and triple teamed every possession@@JohnnyRodgers3

[@Kobiyashi77]

Hey Trina, can you go down to the store and buy me $1.50 worth of pepperoni and some chicken chips?

[@jason15212]

What McCants explained is why I think 2001 Lakers would be damn near everybody regardless of the era

[@adamfeliciano6321]

Kobe said this as well when saying the 2001 lakers can beat any team.

[@dewanewelch1744]

They have a legit argument

[@jason15212]

@@adamfeliciano6321 yup they control the pace even against current era teams because you have to stop Shaq and that offense.

[@jrnew1970]

Yep they literally had no weaknesses

[@jason15212]

@@jrnew1970 they could shoot, run in transition, slow it down, and play defense at a high level💯

[@jonathangonzalez4891]

I thought I was crazy fried that big ass hat 😂😂😂

[@jarenjaren2478]

If Shaq would have made half of his free throws, he missed. he would’ve average over 40 and had 40,000 points

[@joeymanny]

shaq is avg like 57% ft that means shoot half iof the times, you mean if he shoot at least 65%

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

@@joeymannyshit at least 72 percent he would clear that number by far in less time than bron. if he played 20 seasons he woulda had 42-45k

[@schuylersavage276]

Shaq never averaged even 30 a game. Never missed more than 6 FTs per game. So if he made 3 more per game, his Career high becomes 32 and career average becomes 27.

[@joeymanny]

@@schuylersavage276 check shaq finals average, regular season is garbage, shaq needs only 70% effort in regular season for them to win games, but once shaq provide 100% effort in playoffs especially championship, the dude is near 40 ppg easy

[@SwiftDeeezy37]

If shaq could shoot freethrows, they wouldnt have hack-a-shaqed him. His free throws would gp way down.

[@amrhoops]

Shaq in this era could have a lot of offense run through him as a facilitator as well. Whether it's dribble handoffs, or finding cutters or shooters from the post, he'd rack up assists too.

[@blako6685]

McCants definitely making some solid points💯

[@jlt08211996]

Chris Bosh touch with a Shaq build dangerous

[@damirskee8990]

You gotta be lit to make a crazy build like 😂

[@MrThehulk999]

Embid?

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

@@MrThehulk999Embiid can’t shoot like Bosh. He shoots well for a big but Bosh was droppin threes, mid range, floaters you name it.

[@chiraqteflondon7270]

@@MrThehulk999almost embid just ain’t got that dawg in em like shaq did

[@akmalshabazz9497]

Or a David Robison body would be dangerous.

[@th3realryguyNY]

I am glad ya’ll mentioned Allan Houston.

[@shaheemtaylor960]

Idc what anyone says Prime Shaq in this era is avg 40PPG easy. They have nothing for Shaq at all. Nobody in todays era is guarding Shaq in the paint. Draymond claims he’s a great defender but Shaq would eat him up alive lol this is one time playing small ball won’t work

[@joeymanny]

draymond would even survive karl malone let alone shaq

[@IllMatic97]

Shaq is not averaging 40

[@xavierb9061]

Zone ended his dominance

[@joeymanny]

@@xavierb9061 zone today is so easy to play, zwatered down zone is played today haing a 3 secs pain violation, it means you cant clogged the paint as defender which will make shaq even more dangerous

[@Jolteon1989]

​@@xavierb9061Zone did not end his dominance. He played his peak 3 peat Lakers version when it was zone and Handchecking

[@TheCuttyBrown]

Them HATS‼️😩 hahaha boi McCants is a 1 of 1😂😂

[@ogbmt]

That hat insane lol

[@Shootashaad003]

Is that a slight a Bron and wit the hat that size mean big Cap 😂😂😂

[@TheCuttyBrown]

@@Shootashaad003 haha i get it

[@Shootashaad003]

@@TheCuttyBrown nah I’m asking cause I wasn’t sure lol if so that boy funny asf 😂😂

[@draylovejr73]

Id love to see Monta in this era.

[@accordingtodrew7302]

He might not have been a superstar but Shawn Marion would be perfect in today’s league. Also another guy is Andre kirelenko AK47. Those two are literally 3&D guys on steroids. Marion averaged 10+ rebounds in an era where PF used to be 6’10 or taller and you had a traditional center and he ate still. With todays spacing he would become superstar

[@AfroWasiu]

Back in 2006 or 2007 Shawn Marion was like the most efficient player lol

[@Red-li2ys]

I think people are underestimating the glaring weaknesses of Shaq's game. The one time Shaq's Lakers teams even faced a semblance of a modern team - i.e the 2002 Kings - they were getting exposed. The '02 Kings ran those double high post sets with Webber/Divac, and Mike Bibby was destroying LA with long 20 footers, which would be 3-pointers today. 2 years later, Chauncey Billups completely broke that Lakers dynasty down to shreds.

[@Scottdvz]

Teams figured out how to beat that team, but Shaq's numbers were still the same, and they would be through the roof in this era. Having said that, I wanted the Kings to beat LA soooo bad. Kobe got multiple 4 point plays on phantom fouls!

[@SonnyK248]

Shaq is arguably the only player who would dominate any era. You can argue how the game has evolved and certain players wouldn’t stand out as much today because the modern guys have all their moves and more etc. But peak Shaq in the early 2000’s when he was 330 and explosive as all hell was one of a kind. There was nothing that could stop him then or since. Fools say “but Hakeem” 😂😂😂 Hakeem was in his prime. Shaq was in his third year in the league and Shaq still walked away with something crazy like 28 points, 12 boards and six assists on 60% shooting. 2000 Shaq would have murdered Hakeem

[@Beezy729]

C-Shaq PF-Sheed SF-Tmac SG-Iso Joe PG-J Kidd

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

Solid line up my fave line up would be C - Shaq (Orlando) PF- Timmy D SF- Lebron SG- D wade (09) PG- Rondo

[@BmoreAce24]

Horrible floor spacing at the top

[@darkone3442]

Dirk and Bosh would eat all day. Steve and J Kidd i agree with

[@TyeTyme]

Smh the SG's from the past were so damn elite...

[@anthonymiddlebrooks-fs5gc]

13 points in 30 seconds TMAC would kill in this era

[@orangejuice20133]

No

[@kobejones8381]

Yes​@@orangejuice20133

[@phac3world196]

Gil dont give himself enough credit man. First person i seen shoot the buzzer beater three and walk away before it even landed. Agent Zero/Hibachi one of them ones 🗣🔥

[@adamfeliciano6321]

Objectively speaking, players like kobe, ai, and tmac averaged low to mid 30s when the average score was 80s-90s. Now it’s way Faster pace, less defense, less IQ (Lebron, iggy, and Draymond said it not me) they either averaging Luka numbers or 40s.

[@zekiaherfe4234]

I’m still trynna figure out where the hell MCants be getting these damn hats from🧢

[@seanlusain5037]

I swear mcants takes lately been way better lol

[@WeAreBlessed777]

This was a great discussion 👍🏿

[@yks7857]

The way Gil looked at McCants when he first said Shaq. That needs to be a meme

[@Thaofficialsensei]

Gil averaging 33 points a game no question and it's his type of league right now too don't sleep on Gil

[@Saviiq]

Yeah no one can guard him Gil was like curry and dame together

[@Leland387]

Shaq grew up in Texas to a military stepdad of coarse he is this dominant

[@IllMatic97]

That doesn't really mean anything homeboy

[@Leland387]

@@IllMatic97 with that size and that mentality he's talked about himself. It's rough down around where they grew up.

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

@@IllMatic97yeah it does. Everyone who plays sports takes the upbringin on the field and courts. When we talk about grit, toughness, mentality….. that’s all off the court stuff that translates to on court attributes.

[@TheRaquan4]

Idk who keep telling y’all Shaq grew up in Texas 😂 that boy is from Newark, Brick City, New Jersey

[@platinumboy89]

I’m glad KMart mentioned Joe Johnson, cuz Joe could give it to you at every level

[@kaylee42900]

Back in the day Shaq was getting pushed around and the ref's told him he wasn't going to get calls so he bulked up so he could push through the contact and be dominant. He could be Orlando Shaq and be faster and more agile. Shaq was also a good passer despite what his assist numbers suggest. 9/10 when he got the ball the best play was for him to make a move rather than pass. You can't tell me these greats wouldn't practice for the game as it currently exists. They wouldn't be the same players. But in terms of plug and play, Mcgrady and Carter are both good candidates since they already shot 3s in addition to having their playmaking ability and ability to slash and drive.

[@AlanGarcia-it9il]

Great centers are & will always be timeless in basketball

[@movinstr8]

Steve Francis/Jordan Poole comparison is over the top disrespectful Gil 😂

[@jmilly4699]

in layman's term of how shaq would dominate today is that hes bigger than everybody dat simple

[@realjohnlove]

More no one is gonna be able to stop him & people are gonna be afraid of that. That intimidation has helped Lebron his entire career. Lebron still puts fear in players because he’s a behemoth of a human being

[@zikkywomak8736]

How is it that people don't think these top teir athletes (to make it pro the best of the best) wouldn't be able to adjust to this style of play is insane

[@ThisIsMrJ13]

Peja, Chris Webber, Jermaine O’Neal, Kirilenko, Shawn Marion, Rasheed Wallace, Rip Hamilton

[@lancejohnson2352]

Chris Webber, Vince Carter, Kobe , Jordan, Pippen, Grant Hill, I will love to see Gil in the league right now.

[@Blackjohnwick91]

Ray Allen, Michael Redd, hell Gilbert Arenas

[@boog9647]

Shaq would basically move all the current bigs to power forward 🤣

[@mobetta2092]

Embiid and Joker (even KAT and Giannis) would have given Shaq more problems than any center he faced in his era. Shaq on the defensive end would have been on the 3pt line shuffling his feet.

[@JONESIE214]

​@@mobetta2092lmfao NONE OF THESE CENTERS WOULD GIVE SHAQ ANY PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER 😅😅😅😅

[@mobetta2092]

@@JONESIE214 Shaq would be forced to play perimeter defense (which he never had to do in his era) and in the case of KAT, Shaq’s ONLY saving grace would be if Gobert who isn’t a threat from the perimeter is on the floor…in that case he could stay in the paint on defense. With all the other players I named, Shaq would be running around 25 ft from the basket wondering what is happening 😂

[@boog9647]

@@mobetta2092Shaq was very mobile especially in his earlier years. All those bigs you named will be getting killed if they had to guard Shaq. Giannis can’t shoot, kat is too soft, embiid is injury prone and jokic is too small 🤣. Shaq was a 7’1 325 lbs genetic freak. Them guys are power forwards compared to him.

[@boog9647]

@@JONESIE214 I think he’s drunk 🤣 hes not factoring in that they have to guard as well. It’s cute that they shooting threes but what about after Shaq puts that elbow into they chest . Everybody got a gameplan until they get punched in the mouth

[@chriscarter6574]

Mccant just started saying old names at end but its cool 😂

[@galarook6151]

Soon as i heard the question i said T Mac

[@josheasy6716]

Same

[@Urian94]

A prime Nash/CP3, Mamba, Mac, KG, & Shaq today… Wraps.

[@hiddengem9742]

Lamar Odom and david Robinson game would be unreal in this era

[@blackjesus6433]

RIP Hamilton would tear this era up. They think chasing Curry is hard. Imagine what RIP would do. He's bigger and faster than Curry. 🙏🏾

[@ericyi]

Rashad with the best answer again. 11:05 Stevie franchise

[@vbeard5887]

Guys like Christian Laetner, Raef Lafrentz, Mehmet Okur, and prime Danilo Gallinari would be really damn good in today's game. I'll even go on a limb and say Nikoloz Tskitishvili would have been at least a 12 ppg and 6 rpg guy in today's game.

[@UlyssesVillamin]

Jokic embodies “dominance” more than Shaq. Shaq needs to score 30-40 pts for his team to win. Jokic can score 12 and still Nuggets be winning just coz Jokic impacted the game in other ways. Jokic more versatile and hard to rea. With Shaq, you know what your getting and end-game liability.

[@Scottdvz]

You crazy. The Magic were in 14th place the year before they drafted Shaq in 92-93 season, he got them to the NBA finals in 1995. Pretty obvious you never saw Shaq play live, especially in his Orlando days when he had quadruple doubles at a time when the league had numerous All Star centers which hardly exist today.

[@paulparks1050]

Not saying I believe this but could Joel be that shaq type player if he focused less on the perimeter?

[@jamaalthecashier]

Olajuwon would DESTROY in today’s game.

[@peterosesbooky]

Of course he would. He’s a top 20 all time. Anyone in the top 20 would destroy at any time

[@raymondbennettjr.8845]

Shaq was the most dominant force in his era period

[@Saviiq]

Ever

[@joeymanny]

I see shaq avg like 6 apg because the style of game today is so easy he can also passed efficiently compare in his era. But people forget how Glen Rice will be deadly in this era he will rsemble KD style of play because he is 6'10" with handles and can shoot the lights out, if giiven this same amount of shots in 3's, the dude is a walking bucket both 3's and perimeter

[@bladebrown8472]

Lamar Odom, he was one of the 1st point forwards of the nba he’d kill on a team in today’s game and was a pretty good defender. Definitely a more effective draymond in my opinion.

[@noooope4445]

Hold up what steve francis did is what these boys are doing now over dribbling after beating their man and now he can jack up 3's as long as he shoots 30 percent from the field im with Mccants he would be a 25 - 29 player in this leauge

[@Aepgofficals_Anyse17]

Cantis finally made a valid point besides the kobe one

[@notimportant3686]

4:10 WHAT?... that is literally what jokic does.... LITERALLY i can't stand to listen to people who don't watch the actual thing they're talking about but are super comfortable having opinions about it

[@WillDSwish]

Jokic does not the run the floor consistently like shaq stop with that bs

[@flexhenry3]

Joker doesnt get people in foul trouble, and he doesn't run the break

[@WillDSwish]

@@flexhenry3 jokic literally prob the third to last nugget up the floor he’s not running like shaq was and creating fast pace offense

[@notimportant3686]

@@flexhenry3 except all you hear is bigs complaining on podcasts about jokic is always running down the court and wearing them out.... you're kind of right about him not getting anyone in foul trouble... but realistically he is but he isn't... he is getting fouled ALL THE TIME... they just refuse to call it

[@notimportant3686]

@@WillDSwish he runs WAY MORE consistently than shaq. you are being ridiculous and talking about games you clearly didn't watch

[@bornaseki4195]

Just imagine Giannis 3 inches taller and 60 pounds heavier that is about Shaq in todays game.

[@piumpusboy]

They’re not even looking at the big picture… the rules now wouldn’t work to Shaqs favor. Shaq was swinging elbows and hooking behind the back with elbows as his offense he’d probably foul out or get into foul trouble where it hinders his productivity

[@mdp5775]

Shaq is a tough one because we haven't really seen someone like him ever. It's more realistic to see another Hakeem or David Robinson. Just an evolved version. Like Embiid or Giannis.

[@watson4941]

same offence d Howard had in orlando

[@cinwin2010]

Most NBA legends would average DOUBLE their numbers if played in today's game. Shaq, Kareem, Duncan, Hakeem, Malone, Jordan, etc

[@devonjohnson3077]

Tracy McGrady really was that guy despite all the injuries!

[@takumifujiwara8356]

I wanna know how they think about how 2006 kobe would average in 2024

[@terricarter9435]

40-45 easy that's if he had that same trash squad in 06 with good teammates 35-40 ppg

[@HooksyCollins]

Also as much as we joke about Shaq freethrow shooting. Imagine how many attempts he'd average from the FT in this league. You'd have to foul him just to fight for position before he even gets the ball😂

[@tyreekwatson1744]

TMac ! 1of1 💯 hezi pull up Shot 🪣 KD & Kobe Stole his Moves 😭😭 all the wings and guards wanna be like Mac 😎 underrated Passer as well , definitely will average 35 7 7 easily todays Game . 🐐

[@charlesdavis3553]

In today's NBA if Shaq can't shoot 3 he would be Rudy gobert. Today NBA don't want a bigs that don't shoot 3*s

[@bleek6521]

Gil bringing up Shaq in Orlando saying he was better there than he was in L.A last time I checked that Shaq got his ass slept by Hakeem(smaller skinnier) more skilled

[@tutchiya781]

He would be like playing with a bigmen in 2k with 99 rating in rookie difficulty dunking in every position

[@tonyochiha9798]

Doesn't have to be Superstars. It has role players and stars/starters who games would fit really well in this era: Arvdas Sabonis, Peja, Derrick Coleman, Sam Perkins. As for Shaq, players like Giannis and Rudy Golbert are doing great in this era, so the narrative that Shaq can't defend the pick and toll screen at the 3 point arch is false. Shaq would dominate the way he dominated in his era.

[@LuisRivera-tt2ub]

Shaq will change the style of ball. You would need someone to handle him and you probably wouldn’t want your star defending him. That physical play would change the way Jokic and Embid think about life.

[@andrewnewbill9235]

A young Bron in this era would be nasty work⏸️

[@UsernameDg]

This is cap they gone foul the shit outa Shaq and put him on that line he ain’t gone stop them points at the 3 line

[@purplestate]

“Joker can’t run the floor like Shaq” - Mccants 😂😂😂

[@JONESIE214]

Yeah Jokic is slow

[@purplestate]

@@JONESIE214he run the floor all the time

[@noooope4445]

​@@purplestateNot like a orlando or even a 03 laker shaq you do realize adding emoji don't make your statement less stupid

[@novelaego2404]

huh this is true

[@ApoloTan-lk3fn]

Chicago Jsmoove, wizards agent 0, #8 mamba. The list goes on and on...

[@Turk_2023]

Dirk, Rasheed, Barron Davis, Rashard Lewis, Ray Allen, Dirk, CWebb, Artest, Rod Strickland, Reggie Miller, Ginobili, Mark Price, Larry Bird all guys I think would be unstoppable today

[@openmike4559]

Mightest well just name everybody. 🤦‍♂️

[@kobejones8381]

​@@openmike4559yeah they would

[@megadrumhead]

Wasn’t people saying dudes from the 90s and 2000s couldn’t compete with dudes today at one point?

[@daquanbeamon2635]

I don’t think ppl talk about the defensive side of this era. Yea shaq can average 35+ but he will also have to guard crazy pick and rolls. Which he wasn’t great at. He has to go out to the three point line to guard someone which isn’t that easy. Drop that exact shaq into this era. He would have trouble defensively, so he would possibly be a hacker

[@kiromurphy05]

Every player from the older era would thrive in this league even your average player would look like a star

[@wpdmir2155]

You put young ray ray in this era omg or a Reggie miller

[@ryshadjamal4063]

Shaq couldn’t play the way he played plus he gon have to play the stretch for the three. Then they gon keep sending him to the free throw line. If they can’t hack a shaq then that’s different. He gon dominate on points, rebounds, and blocks. Dude can’t shoot though. I’m torn because what made shaq so dominant then would get him fouled out and even suspended.

[@Corndogg316]

But how many points would Shaq give up tho? He guarding KP? He guarding Wemby? It goes both ways. You would be trading dunks for 3’s

[@marksines1246]

maybe but shaq will be targeted evrepick n roll and you have big man that can match up while hitting threes

[@Valorant_Dem0n97]

Idk if Shaq defending on the 3 Pt line bruh

[@TheMaddBlackMann]

Why would he need to?

[@Valorant_Dem0n97]

@@TheMaddBlackMann high screen pick and roll. Shaq would get targeted and he would have to come up and show at the 3pt line compared to his era where he can sag off into the paint. Even on inside the nba shaq gets roasted for never playing defense in pick and roll

[@TheMaddBlackMann]

@@Valorant_Dem0n97 not true. On offense he would foul those same pick and pop guys out or he getting 50 on 90 percent shooting. Also fouls would slow the game down. Kobe would be at the line all day because you had to foul Shaq.

[@KarloBlaze]

Andrei Kirilenko would be the ultimate 3nD player

[@SSJRome]

Lol shaq gettin lit up in the pick and roll/pick and pop cmon now

[@upgradeyourmindset3265]

Imagine Shaq surrounded by outside shooters. The paint is wide open and it's more difficult to double and triple team. He might average 50

[@Yo_Dfield]

Larry Johnson would be great in this era

[@kohenemoore]

Shaq had other grown men on the bench literally crying with a towel over they head because they was getting straight BULLIED! MORE THAN ONCE!

[@conchobar]

Shaq would literally change the way teams are constructed. Shaq had to battle tons of physically big men back in the day. Who in the league today could even attempt to guard Shaq today.

[@kalenwilliams5210]

They say players are lazy now with Load management and things like that , Shaq was lazy when they didn’t do that , what makes yall think he won’t be even more lazy in todays era ?

[@antno_2064]

LMFAOOO the title all is nut! Bro Shaq was complaining about Zion being overweight.