Gilbert Arenas Names Players Who TRULY Changed the NBA

[@_urahara_]

Give props to KAT. He got everyone to talk about how insignificant he is 😂

[@oweneverett4759]

😂

[@nuraby_9228]

KAT is good at getting glazed by reporters who think Rudy is the problem in Minnesota lmao

[@Noone-wp6vj]

@@nuraby_9228rudy actually played pretty good in the playoffs to unlike kat. Honestly i would think of trading kat for a solid pf who can guard 1-4 since rudy gots the paint and then get some other solid role players

[@Noone-wp6vj]

Although jaden mcdaniels can guard pretty well so probably just trade kat for 3 point specialist to surround ant man

[@terenzogaming2003]

@@nuraby_9228 the problem always been kat Gobert and Ant man a 1-2punch for timberwolves they just need a another solid key player cause kat ain’t it he too soft and don’t put up good numbers

[@doubleoranger6725]

James changed the game not only by his iso but he changed the way you officiated and how fouls were called. Bro learned the rule book and bent it to his whim.

[@unspeakablyawesomebros3392]

Not to mention that the step back is literally the go to move for every guard in the game. Only guy doing it more was James Harden.

[@skillethead15]

Harden, the Rockets and Morey also started the analytics stuff. That was all started because of them. Corner 3s, layups and free throws. And it changed the entire league. It started with Curry and the Warriors because they were the first to break that “jumpshooting teams can’t win a championship” stuff but the Rockets took it to a whole different level. And the NBA followed them.

[@nefejefia7475]

Gil trying his hardest not to smile when they were talking about him 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SC-rb5hw]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bigdicdaddy6042]

Ego stroking

[@codkue5142]

This one also a stretch lol

[@Ramonecainewilliams]

Facts

[@saberterminal871]

LMAOOOO he was in deep thought

[@matthewspanner6232]

Gilbert is an amazing analyst . It’s great to get his genuine perspectives given that he was an nba Star who’s in the know about what it takes at Various stages in the league to succeed or navigate. Furthermore I’d say he owns his own iq as viewer of the game , he has a skill in reading situations and player dynamics .. even their strength and weaknesses .. how that would or may apply To certain scenarios. Love it all. Love nba vets hopping on pods . It’s too great for us fans . So much more insight .

[@monkeyd6716]

I dunno man he also says some dumb ish

[@monkeyd6716]

@lamarstewart7812 I know this guy a giannis hater hard too bro hahaha he always Trying to discredit him

[@shmuvvy]

90% of what Gilbert says is straight ish

[@saberterminal871]

curry is truly influential. not only changed the nba, but basketball in general. you can see the effect he had on kids. Curry got kids wearing under armor shoes 😂

[@TheAceKannon]

Nah bro, curry got kids shooting from half court before they can make a layup lol the fact that he made shooting 3’s so popular, everybody is a shooter now. He made the sport chase his domination, and that’s what’s scary.

[@SkipBaylesssShow]

this was cool to say 2-3 years ago now its just d-riding wow okay curry changed the game but so did every all time player *Kobe has grown men wearing his shoes and had kid shooting paper in trash can* * A.I. had people wearing reebok and had people doing fake crossovers with no ball* see how you can do this with any great player

[@504chris]

​@KO-wh3qr so is your point to never talk about the players that changed the game and how they changed it? I'm not hating just genuinely lost as to the point you're making

[@purpleirklegrovestreet]

Bro no one wears underarmour. Puma literally overtook them. Top 5 brands are Nike, Jordan, Adidas, Puma, then Under Armour

[@GMEFLAMEZ]

@@SkipBaylesssShow it’s not D riding….you gotta reevaluate why it bothers you to hear somebody get love for being great….that’s weird my G…son literally changed the game …these little Gz from the hood to the burbs launching 3s….everybody a shooter now ….that’s Steph….fact

[@DaFactsNoNonsense1713]

Respect to Gil, for keeping it a "buck" for once = KAT needs this kind of "honesty" in his life

[@TheGslap]

He changed the channel 😂

[@burburry.j5798]

Im glad they didn’t listen to the viewers and get rid of Rashad too quick

[@kenneth8272]

@@burburry.j5798 seriously

[@jalenroddey1419]

😭😭😭

[@blacmamba9665]

Lmfaoooooooooooooo😂😂😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@100floorsup]

💀

[@lamonimita3422]

Iverson didn't just change the game for 'Hip Hop culture' purposes. Give the man some respect. He was a 5'11 giving defences hell on his way to 4 scoring titles. He was a David amongst Goliaths. Even when he switched his game up in 04 and became a much more efficient player, he was dropping 30/10 double doubles on the regular in 04-08. He reignited the whole 30ppg/8apg guard phase that Harden and Westbrook would eventually take to new heights - Until AI in 04/05, nobody since Nate Archibald had been top 5 in scoring, steals and assists in a single season. After AI it was Lebron, Russ, Harden getting those point and assist stat lines, but nobody since has been top 5 in all three. Apart from the obvious Jordans, Wilts, Stephs and Dirks etc, a few dark horses/honourable mentions not really mentioned in the comments: -Chris Webber (underrated passer, all around contributer) -Dikembe (Rim protector GOAT in his prime) - Reggie - Ben Wallace - Manu Ginobli - Vince Carter

[@ActiveRehabMobility]

Isiah did it before him

[@lamonimita3422]

@@ActiveRehabMobility No. Not top 5 in scoring, assists and steals.

[@themetalpig7613]

I'd agree Iverson changed the culture around the NBA off the court. I don't know about Dirk. There were stretch bigs before him, he just was better at it. I don't think that's changing the game, just excelling at something that already existed.

[@ThreadStoppa]

​@@themetalpig7613Dirk made it look pretty Off balance, off the opposite foot, crazy footwork. My man's was Euro stepping in the post! 💯

[@artix003]

@@themetalpig7613 dirk is the first primary offensive big that can shoot. Its not just being a stretch big its about consistent post scoring and can't ignore him on the 3pt line.

[@dolo747]

I love this type of content. This is how dudes really talk about shit they're passionate about. No fluff. This is how you talk basketball in my opinion.

[@marcogonzalez3582]

100 percent bro.

[@timlager6125]

These niggas goofy af other than Gil.

[@MaynardMaynMan]

except Gil keeps propping himself up

[@everybodylovesaj221]

@@MaynardMaynMan people who talk bball (when they have played it at a high level and off air) always bring the individual into conversation

[@andypandy4467]

Kat was ballin! 😂

[@MelloDeeBeats]

James Harden step back changed the game. Cats wasn't heavy on that type of step back nor even the sidestep before him, facts. If you see the rhythm where they let the ball hang for a quick moment THEN take two steps into a step back or sidestep, that's Hardens influence. Tatum is absolutely influenced by James Harden game somewhat.

[@fredanthony1542]

Luka is influenced by Harden too

[@ralphmiles4447]

Even Jokic made a stepback jumper over AD😂

[@A-ROD-oe8wl]

Even jokic took that Stepback , Steph Curry does a lil triple stepback too

[@onomatopoeia5540]

Illegal stepbacks changed the game

[@jocelynjigsby6969]

I was gonna say this. He def started that step back three or side step. Now literally almost every ball player does it casually.

[@keithparker3698]

Brandon Jennings. First one to skip college and go overseas in the 1 and done era

[@sinistavoicez]

That's a fact

[@ninocrown3247]

Surprised no one brought that up. All these dudes like Jalen Green and Lamelo Ball, he was the first too go overseas for 1 year out of HS, when they revoked the hardship rule. I remember SLAM Magazine had a article on him coming out of Oak Hill as a senior.

[@TheIcemanthomas]

No he isn’t. That was done before him

[@pervisjohnson3253]

@@TheIcemanthomas he said in this era

[@mt.2237]

​@@ninocrown3247Jaylen Green never played overseas.

[@hardwoodthought1213]

Never understood why D’Antoni gets all the credit for Nash. No doubt he was an amazing coach, but if you look at the 5 best offences in league history (adjusted for pace), Nash was the PG for 4. 02 Mavs/04 Mavs/05 Suns and 2010 Suns. Nash had a different coach on each of those teams. He’s one of the greatest Floor raisers we’ve ever seen. There are seasons where his teams shot 15%+ better with him on the court.

[@bonesgd]

Nobody in the nba was worried about him till Phoenix. The coach put him in a position where his weakness didn't matter. Run and shoot. That's why those was his best years

[@RLSmith-jt8qj]

​@@bonesgdthe mavs were one if the best teams in the league. People who guarded him were indeed worried.

[@JohnSmith-oe5kx]

Interesting statistic! Which was the fifth?

[@hardwoodthought1213]

@@JohnSmith-oe5kx 2017 GS

[@gendirectmusic]

The style of play in PHX unlocked Nash. He went from Allstar to legit MVP with D’Antoni. That’s why. 15:05

[@ninocrown3247]

People talk about Dirk, but Rasheed Wallace was a stretch 4 who could pull from 3 even before Dirk. I think Dirk took it up a notch, because the scoring on those Pistons team was very balanced.

[@roba5098]

Robert Horry before Sheed actually

[@ThaninViriyaki]

Gonna have slightly to disagree, Sheed eventually had range but look at his 3PA per game for his career. Sheed wasn't jacking up threes much until years after Dirk was drafted. In Sheed's rookie year he had 1.3 3PA, then was at 0.5 or 0.6 threes attempted until year 6 where Sheed finally had 2 3PA /game. Then 4 3PA the next year. Dirk was jacking up threes at a high rate already in year 2 at 3.7 3PA. That same year Rasheed was only at 0.6 attempts. Dirk was shooting 6 TIMES the threes per game in year 2 that Sheed was putting up in year six. Dirk was already ahead of Sheed in the stretch 4 movement.

[@bonesgd]

Horry got traded cause he didn't shoot sheed was mid range dirk was different

[@CedRockStarr]

Yeah yeah, we get it. Detlef Shrempf, and Toni Kukoc and others were before Rasheed Wallace as well. That’s said, Dirk was a “game changer” for his era.

[@hornejames3860]

Sam Perkins

[@lukaszwojciechowski9070]

BJ was actually really good in his time. Used to watch him hoop , fast scoring guard with nice jump shot and very quick around the rim

[@flock61]

Bro was a cheat code on 2k 😂💯

[@ninocrown3247]

Pistol Pete’s career was kind of like yours Gil. He had a huge scoring run for a few seasons for a losing team, then got injured and went into fast decline. Has Pete not got injured and run into personal issues, he could have been a 25ppg scorer for a minute, just like Iceman Gervin.

[@SinserNarmah537]

When Gil player the Wizard were making the playoffs just losing to Cleveland. Pistol team was horrible!!

[@jrweeden81]

Pistol Pete had a better career than Gil, more all NBA teams, more All star appearances, scoring champion, jersey retired by two teams, hall of fame...even dropped 68 to Gil's 60

[@Bossanovawitcha]

Steph sure says Nash changed the game ggnwp Gilbo

[@33bigmoney]

he brushed off Pete too easily smh

[@123slasher.16]

Pistol Pete is one of the most overrated players in NCAA and NBA history. He was a inefficient shooter, a volume shooter to score, horrible assists to turnover ratio and his college or NBA teams never came close to winning. Funny how he is glorified for his play while a similar player if this era gets ridiculed and I'm talking about Russell Westbrook.

[@livefromthemotherland]

Shoutout to that D rose mention. It’s really an understatement how amazing he was in his prime. Could’ve easily gone down as one of the best of all time with the right help on his team

[@CorePathway]

For 2 seasons

[@tamaned7022]

nah, injuries ruined him not his teammates

[@joshlewis575]

Those 1st few years b4 the knee injuries he was the most explosive player I ever seen. Dude was so fast with the ball in his hand and his hops were unreal. He's top 5 what ifs of athletes for me. What a shame injuries are

[@livefromthemotherland]

@@joshlewis575 facts. Him and Brandon Roy

[@livefromthemotherland]

@@tamaned7022 yeah but even healthy the bulls were a defensive team with one primary scorer. They would be fine in the early 2000s but in the super team era ? Nah. They would’ve been smacked by Miami every year. Melo could’ve gone to the bulls in 2013 but resigned with the knicks. If rose was healthy he probably would’ve went to Chicago. Now imagine a prime Melo and rose against the Paul pierce Celtics or the big 3 in Miami ? Great basketball. And Chicano would’ve had a shot

[@IWill_iTV]

What people are not recognizing about Gilbert was actually one of the first to shoot 3's from deep deep, it just didn't create more space but it paved the way for people like Steph to do so

[@6ix9inewpk]

Facts

[@2gunzfilms425]

Not even close to true. Like fuck Mahmoud Abdul Rauf huh lmaooo

[@ActiveRehabMobility]

If we’re using this as a way of players changing the game we can use about 30 different players. STOP

[@tiismuna]

After Gil's prime it is still not acceptable to shot like that.

[@IWill_iTV]

@@ActiveRehabMobility exactly that’s why I said “one of..” so START (reading more carefully)

[@TrueAnakinSkywalker]

The players that I’ve seen that changed the game was -Dr J(he was Mj before Mj, making everyone want to play above the rim) -Magic(Made players who were tall realize they could be guards and not just big men because of their height) -Jordan(inspired a whole generation) -KG(the first tall player I saw who didn’t want to be labeled a center and played more of an outside game) -Lebron(tho he wasn’t the first “point forward” he popularized being the do it all player who runs the offense) -Steph(made the logo 3 a shot that teams had to defend against)

[@lgsg2825]

Don't disagree. Could say dirk but kd has handles over dirk

[@DonDon-xe2iq]

No Allen Iverson is crazy 🤔

[@brianwagner781]

I think "positionless basketball", or non-traditional lineups got more popular with Lebron. It was easier to do with his teams because he could play and guard almost any position.

[@Stoneyy_YKZ]

I was just finna say this

[@duydo6924]

Nellie ball was the earliest example of "positionless basketball".

[@jayt4801]

@@duydo6924 this made me do a little research on what "nellie ball" was but i disagree it nb s3eems more like a precursor to small ball, at least according to the way it was described on wikipedia.

[@marlonsmith924]

Analytics?? Lol. Bron cant be replicated!!😂😂

[@Salah-fq2wi]

🤦🏾 positionless basketball non traditional lineups was D'Antoni, all that Warriors comments people typing again D'Antoni. The Warriors even acknowledge it. It was always around, Even in the time of Tex Winter , but he made it popular.

[@r33th]

Manu Ginobili changed the game a lot when you think about it. He brought the euro step to the NBA, and contributed a lot to the game becoming more positionless. He was a shooting guard that could pass like magic, was left handed, and had so many unorthodox moves that nobody had seen in the league.

[@alexandermendez4653]

And flopping

[@jermainejackson7641]

You are right I was thinking that.

[@rabbitgoon6553]

No sir!!

[@joshlewis575]

​@@rabbitgoon6553I mean, when you're the person who STARTED the ero step, u definitely changed the game.

[@marianchicago4002]

they called travel on euro step in the 90's but Kukoc said that once after couple years in the league, my guess 1996 or 1997 season, the ref's stopped calling travel's on his euro step.

[@Coolbruhjay]

Dirk changed the game for all bigs to be stretch bigs. Chris Bosh also but Bosh grew up in Dallas watching Dirk so really it was Dirk.

[@dropknow1edge]

Rasheed Wallace also..

[@bbcoachlara]

Magic & Bird - made the NBA primetime must watch TV in the USA (amazing rivalry in college that grew into much more when they entered the league and we got lucky enough to have each on some of the most storied and marketable franchises in the NBA). Jordan - changed the game from a marketing standpoint and helped bring the brand international (dream team + Stern pumping millions into branding). No one has ever done or will do what he did in regards to marrying sports and product endorsements together. AI - brought hip hop culture and a authenticity to the NBA were most players before that shed their past to become part of the league (stars at least), but AI didn't shed shit, he came in and changed the culture of the league, made it okay for others to be themselves and be proud of it. Dirk - he truly showed us what the International player could be, we had many before but they adapted to the US style of play, Dirk (similar to AI in that sense as he didn't adapt but brought his game) brought the Euro style shoot from anywhere as a 7-footer to the league. Just look at the draft the year after he won the MVP - so many teams took chances on Euro-league players hoping to find the next dirk. Steph - he is proving what analytics has been saying for a while now - shooting 3's so often yields more points per possession if you can run the system and shoot like he does but now other teams (i.e. Houston) are adopting the same approach to the game even w/o a shooter like Steph on the roster.

[@menglongzzz]

Great comment. I know Kobe didn’t really change the game, but imo he changed a lot of peoples’ life off the court with his work ethics and determination.

[@bbcoachlara]

@@menglongzzz Kobe did a lot for the game as he carried the torch after Jordan left, especially internationally like (i.e. China). Another thing Kobe did that a lot of people don't realize is that in LA he united the Latino and African American fans and thereby also helping unite some of the culture as well. No other player has done that with both of those communities before.

[@bakslayer3032]

It's fixed. Stop being an ad.

[@davidchandler6885]

Cause his style game n look, if Bron or other tried wouldn't sell as good

[@davidchandler6885]

​@@bbcoachlaranot sure about that but Kobe did Burdge MJ game to all new guys now like Tatum Kyrie etc

[@KevBucketzZ]

Lebron single handedly changed the way we view free agency

[@SkipBaylesssShow]

player empowerment

[@Waves-bf2sx]

Agree with that

[@harrymic75]

All these top players moving and still can't win chips.....

[@jasonsandhu3760]

Ya he made it worse lol

[@Sophakingreal]

Chuck definitely changed the game. The Barkley rule. The round mound would just back em down the whole shoot clock so they made the 5 second rule.

[@15Jin15]

Jokic have a great potential to change it too, the way he aproach the game, passes, teammate first, etc

[@jinkazamafake]

Not sure if you can replicate that

[@touregarrett]

Um, Magic Johnson did that way before Jokic. You must be young to say Jokic for passes and putting teammates 1st.

[@monunyabidness5949]

@@touregarrett And Jason Kidd and White Chocolate.

[@RunningxRiott]

Joker is forced to have a 3 because the game has been changed into a 3 point spacing league. But he’s going to influence every big from here on out to have a deep dribbling and passing bag. But that’s honestly talent over skill in my opinion.

[@michaelleesinfah892]

who remembers Brad Miller? i thought the term point center started with him...?

[@StevePellan]

Not sure why no one mentioned Tony Parker. There are so many guards shooting his floater. Same for Ginobili. He got the whole league Euro Stepping.

[@glennvaughn413]

This is the best podcast for hoopers . Gil knows ball the panel knows hoop

[@xblfanatic360]

Ehhh Gil be trolling with some of his takes lol.

[@crazymonk3y2423]

Tweaking

[@makaih4562]

sometimes it’s good but sometimes he just be talking crazy to play devils advocate

[@TheIcemanthomas]

Nah. Through the wire is better

[@jeremyfuller7730]

​@@TheIcemanthomashell naw

[@comahan]

Harden made the stepback 3 something that every perimeter player has in their bag, he was so historically good at that iso stepback game that they built a full team around it that almost knocked off one of the most dominant teams of all time in the KD-Steph Warriors. But also, Harden was the face of the analytics movement, he was all 3's and FTs, he never took a bad shot mathematically, and he did it with Houston before anyone else fully went that direction. It's similar to how Nash was the face of pace-and-space in Phoenix. Obviously, neither Harden nor Nash have a title to show for the way they affected the game, but you can leave an imprint without titles, and I think those two did that.

[@christopherfowler6932]

yep, every guard today is a combination of harden, nash, and ginobli.

[@AsianDoug]

Weirdly, a guy like Hedo Turkoglu kinda changed the game. Him being the "point forward" for the Magic was unique (along with Lebron), and kinda ushered in an era of the point forward where the SF, not the PG was handling and distributing more.

[@bonesgd]

Point foward was around before him. Pippin was that and better before him

[@khristianpeel7165]

Yup, Turkoglu & Odom were the two "point forwards" that I remember vividly from that era

[@jordanwilson5447]

Pippen and Marques Johnson were some of the original Point Forwards

[@michaelroelant7134]

Very true!

[@dsg3053]

This comment deserves no likes off sheer ignorance

[@mysteriousk4885]

Players who changed the game: Magic - flashy passes Bird - shooting lights out, Bird Rights MJ - acrobat layups, post fadeaways, dunk packages Shaq - dominance in the paint Kobe - dedication to the game, work ethic Reggie Miller - changed NBA rule for leg kick 3s, making it a violation AI - style, crossover, armbands Vince Carter - highling dunks Manu - euro-step LeBron - position-less basketball for him being an all-around player Dirk - paved the way for the stretched bigs, one-legged fadeaway D. Rose - pave the way for Point Guards to be Scoring Guards, encouraging NBA players to have better incentives by making themselves better at the young age with the "Derrick Rose Rule" Steph - regularly utilize 3pt shot,

[@JayBlazingProphecy]

3:28 I got a sleeper pick. Manu Ginobli with the euro step. I remember a lot of players complaining about it then everyone started doing it.

[@dyvira7085]

Facts

[@nathankingsley165]

Very True

[@hmohngcheelee7549]

Manu was a straight demon.

[@RJ__16]

Facts!

[@sirhoopalot1125]

Not a sleeper real mfs know this

[@alod247]

Kevin Garnett. HS players really started going straight to the pros after he did it. He was the next to do it 21 years after Moses Malone, who played 21 seasons and retired KG rookie season. Ironically KG wore number 21 and played 21 seasons himself.

[@GuySmithSmoke]

I wish people would understand that there's only one Steph Curry. He is one of one there is no one like him and teams try to build around players like him it just doesn't work

[@osamajordan288]

Thank you

[@davidchandler6885]

Well I mean at high school college Evel there alot guys that pull up just in half court before Steph believe it or not, just Steph is obvious a great player

[@beatsbybebe8653]

I think Bron changed the game to the youth from the standpoint of players being more teammate oriented getting everyone involved,making the right play/extra pass being more versatile for your team. What we call now positionless basketball. Players today now want to be labeled as a player that can do it all instead being put in a box of oh he’s a shooter or he’s a rebounder I’m a defensive player. He made it to where basketball players want to be labeled as basketball players that can do it all and help a team win games no matter what. That’s my opinion on Bron changing the game.

[@clever1t951]

Two tough names: Dirk and Rip Hamilton changed the game. Need some feedback on this.

[@cakeboy227]

Rip and Reggie made off the ball a specialty.

[@sirhoopalot1125]

Tough for sure

[@richardmatthews2807]

Dirk fadeaway and being the first legitimate pure shooting PF from the 3 he made players like KG and pau Gasol change their game

[@hazelryner8778]

While I'll agree LBJ didn't change on the curt NBA, he's shifted it massively as far as player influence on management. It might have been moving in that way, with coaches on shorter leashes and shorter contracts, but he made the league have super teams to beat him. Then the decision took it to the next level.

[@jocelynjigsby6969]

Superteams to beat him? He literally needed a superteam to win anything. Boston didn’t form a superteam to beat Lebron, they formed one to win a championship. Lebron hadn’t won’t jack sht up to that point and even after until he tucked tail and ran to d Wade.

[@joshuacabanero3513]

Bron probably changed how the game is played. Magic is the pioneer of positionless basketball but Bron sets the trend. We are seeing more players today who could pretty much do everything in the court, guard 1-5, etc.

[@jorbald1807]

@@jocelynjigsby6969 as if jordan did not recruit rodman and bulls formed dynasty team where lebron tried his best carrying trash cavs. I could've said the same thing when Kobe tried to ditch LA. Idiot

[@Kidimo_]

@@joshuacabanero3513i just knew Mccants would be the first one to answer No if lebron changed the game but went as far as saying Nash and Gil did lmao. Like it or not he has his fingerprints literally everywhere on the history of the game and might not see the true imprint until years after he retires

[@porkypine602]

@@jocelynjigsby6969 The lebron cavs were the best team in the east before the big 3 celtics of course they built that team to beat him. Then after bron beat the warriors they added KD to beat him twice. Thats 2 superteams

[@kashdub2210]

GIL is the guy that got these guys shooting deep threes, stepback threes, and moving threes consistently.

[@edwardchristian9529]

Like homeboy said no one changed the game like Kareem did. They literally made dunking the basketball illegal in college because of him and he still only lost 3 games his entire college career

[@ShawnDeLaCruz]

Gil changed the game alright. Signed a HUGE contract and then peaced out. NBA players been doing it ever since... Kawhi, Kyrie, Ben Simmons, etc.

[@BallCDO]

The gun shit and injuries fucked Gil over

[@kenyonmckee2268]

Kyrie is still playing what are u talking about?

[@ShawnDeLaCruz]

@kenyonmckee2268 what percentage of games has Kyrie played in the last four seasons?

[@DrewDowns6791]

Nikola Jokic, has changed the game for centers, He built the blueprint of what a modern day center is, a 7 footer with guard skills and the paint dominance of prime Shaq , while simultaneously being one of the greatest passers of all time , and the best rebounder on the floor any given night

[@joshlewis575]

"Paint dominance of prime Shaq" I love the joker, he's my favorite player in the league now. He's nowhere close to being as dominant as Shaq in the paint especially not Lakers Shaq.

[@DrewDowns6791]

@@joshlewis575 Joker puts Shaq in foul trouble

[@bball933]

The reason we get geeked about free agency and off season is because of Lebron James and honestly every sport felt that effect. We all wanted to turn on breaking news and see a great player choose to play somewhere else. Also his ability at 6’9 260 to control the game and be more than an athlete the point forward was created by magic but it was amped up by bron now every 6’7-6-9 prospect is being compared to Lebron🤣

[@EvanD9590]

Thats true, you didn't see the top of the top players moving teams like that. Now its common

[@davidchandler6885]

Don't think people watch NBA just see Bron like MJ magic Kobe etc, is why I think other nbaers are more popular than him most of his career,

[@wyattfriend7360]

Gilbert aint lying.. love or hate him, his game was built for today's league, and he was ahead of his time. That's exactly what I think when I watch him, looks like a modern scorer

[@KevBucketzZ]

Draymond green got rid of the power forward position & gave older small forwards a 2nd career

[@Goxilla]

Dirk and Steph changed the game the most over the last 20 years. Nobody ever shot that many 3s from the big man position and nobody every could create a mid range shot like Dirk. Steph made defenders pick you up at half court and they barely go under anymore. We could also make a case for Jokic but I think it needs another center after him that does the same things to say "he was the blueprint"

[@bennie_tm1332]

Bron didn't change the game, he just always been adapting his game to all the changes and doing it at the best level possible.

[@themaadtitan9940]

He changed the game bro. Even set the bar for the old gaurd

[@algladyou]

He changed the game on flopping. Lol

[@peterstark4562]

Yeah Grant Hill is the first popular point forward.

[@shmuvvy]

@@themaadtitan9940 Lebron didn't change jack shit

[@kingjulian3997]

​@themaadtitan9940 no he didn't bro. Magic is why we have LeBron. Big forward who plays like a guard

[@REAL-ONE-JADIN]

K.A.T is just talking about scratching the floor and shooting 40% from 3 for his entire career as a 7'0 foot Center😮😮😮

[@MannysTechWorld]

i hope i wasnt this delusional when i was playing🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SkipBaylesssShow]

he's delusional now lol

[@vitoshakur7479]

Kareem, Wilt, Magic, MJ, Shaq, Lebron, Curry, (Maybe)Harden 😊

[@suava375]

LeBron’s influence for changing the game is players investing more into their health for longevity in the league! He’s a model for so many things but how to assemble a talented, professional and intelligent squad of Day 1s is worthy of consideration too

[@jinkazamafake]

Yes James changed how people want to get easy chimp with superteams.

[@galactic3664]

@@jinkazamafake Superteams existed before Lebron, but go off thinking he was head honcho for starting all of that

[@LGeezus_]

Yeah they lost me when they counted on LBJ. Like ain’t way they don’t realize he def changed the game.

[@Dilly_Dil1y]

Lebron changed the game on the excessive amount of complaining and flopping. League now fines players. 😂 “invest more into their health” this is true tho. Players will start taking that ped he taking to help increase red blood cell to help with their health and longetivity. Let’s not forget him trying to be a gm and trying to get a “stack” team 😂

[@moneymoney3235]

@@Dilly_Dil1y it’s okay now the world has to compare every nba player at the end of their career at 38 to lbj and none of them can compare to lebrons greatness 😭 the tape don’t lie no one else will play as great 👑 beat the defending champs and best pg and shooter all time curry in year 20

[@BleedColtsBlue]

People were shooting a lot more hook shots in the 70s and 80s. Look at the games. Gil saying no one tried to copy the sky hook is CRAZY.

[@Freethrows36]

That contract made him crazy I’m telling you he felt like he arrived

[@BinarySk8]

“Shaq changed the game” “if kids can’t do it then it doesn’t count” …. What are y’all on

[@hmohngcheelee7549]

I have to disagree, Lebron in Miami shows you could you a have bigger defender truly guard and play all five positions. Chris Bosh was the prototype for the modern era small ball five.

[@sirhoopalot1125]

He never won Dpoy

[@tee_swag]

truly guard all five positions, gets smoked by every center in all his years playing.

[@AKA.SV9]

Klove back in minnesota was a monster in fantasy basketball. Double double machine

[@tlbonds369]

Bron changed the game because he was the first to show that the players have more power in contract negotiations and options. Showed players that u can choose where u wanna go and who u play with.. the Big 3 is a thing because of him

[@unspeakablyawesomebros3392]

Lmao.

[@albertpinestein9977]

The big 3 were started cause if the celtics.

[@shmuvvy]

Lebron didn't change jack shit

[@anthonywashington6175]

Kareem did change the game. Crazy as fuck.

[@kasaunwilson]

LeBron changed the game: 1. Positionless Basketball 2. Brought social awareness back to the NBA 3. Load Management 4. SuperTeams/Player Empowerment 5. Made the normal height of a 5-tool player for 6'9.

[@modoki666]

It's not something new or which arrived with Leflop.. way before him in Yugoslavia you had players with center height playing point guard (remember Kukoc ? 7 footer who was a playmaker in Europe.. before coming to Nba and getting weight to make him play differently.

[@Cakebattered]

Magic and LeBron are roughly the same size and Magic played both PG and Center in the 80s.

[@Vortex_Feedz]

Social awareness, but he ain’t spoke out about the kids who work in sweatshops in LeChina?

[@VVVY777]

LeBron - Playing the meta game like a sugarbaby prostitute gold-digger ringchasing in his prime because he wasn't good enough to beat the competition.

[@TyeKindaFunny]

@@modoki666 lebron hater smh u dont even know why u hate him ur just a sheep

[@thomas_the_cat]

mj for being the first real basketball global superstar, and did it minus the social media we have today... shaq for making the nba reinforce their rim structure... dirk for redefining how people see european players and the stretch 4... ai who basically popularized the arm sleeves... curry (and klay) ushered the three point era... lebron is an all-time great, but didn't really had a game changing impact... except maybe being a pioneer of an era where star players have too much power over their respective teams

[@thecheck4879]

When they talked about Harden,I think they missed a key point about his game, which is his ability to draw foul's...

[@harrymic75]

So why he stopped drawing them after the rules changed?

[@marleyking4208]

You know you're dope when the game changes because you are a force to be reckoned your game is a 1of1.

[@isaacisprotection]

Bron changed the gane by taking control of the team as a player instead of waiting for management to produce a team around a player.

[@llkla4507]

if you wanna see kat before kat watch boogie cousins prime .. kentucky and everything

[@brandoncotton5714]

Lebron changed the game. Every team was trying to find a guy who could not only give you 25 points but also facilitate the whole offense.

[@GlizzieMcGuire]

Penny Hardaway? Grant Hill? Larry Bird?

[@j.collins9501]

McCants was him at NC. Looks like a FB tho lol love the gils arenas cake 😂. Love the show 💪🏾

[@elig4056]

Magic and Bird changed the whole trajectory of the NBA and made it popular , so many guys owe them cause they made it valuable. MJ change the rules and made game global , took Magic and bird popularity to a whole new level. Shaq changed rules because of just him , hack a Shaq. LBJ changed the dynamic of the game and how players have control , maybe the most important change for players ability to dictate terms. Steph change the way teams set up their styles and made a 2 point first game a 3 point first game , biggest change per play style but the worse for my taste lol Steph is 1 of 1 and basketball is worse for it. The true game Changers. The Minor Game Changers KD had teams looking for 7 foot shooters / scorers Nash / Mike D had teams trying to play faster and get more shots up. Spurs and Pop and Dirk - bringing in international players and how to develop them , spurs showed the blueprint and Dirk gave way more confidence in tye international talent and potential. Maybe a few more I'm not thinking of.

[@Mr10before9]

Wilt Chamberlain (3-second violation), Michael Jordan (2 step rule, importance of the shooting guard, offense focused league), Hakeem Olajuwon (post game), Shaquille O'Neal (3-second violation), Dirk Nowitzki (euro step), LeBron James (player mobility), Steph Curry (3-point priority shooting), Mike D'antoni (positionless basketball, analytics) Those are the players, and coach, that had the greatest impact on the evolutions of the game.

[@DIRTTBALL]

Lebron did change the game IMO this high level wing movement he has to be credited with it. The ingrams Tatum lukas zions Paolo banchero ( all great with the ball drawing attention and kicking it out for 3’s if you double). Magic Johnson and lebron revolutionized the big versatile playmaker to Me. Their wings in size but aren’t limited to that they can play multiple spots. Positionless basketball, lebron made being a supreme athlete and a student/genius of the game,one. Magic too can’t forget him bron just took it to the next level

[@flexoden3859]

Thank you this is some absolute hater shit and of course it’s coming from Brandon Jennings who got swept by LEBRON every time and embarrassed and Gilbert only has 3 playoff wins vs Lebron in his career lol

[@jan279]

​@@flexoden3859 I think they're not really hating, I feel like what they're saying is that LeBron didn't change the game because he's such a unique basketball specimen unlike anything before or since, no one could really emulate the way he plays because his physical attributes are so unique. There were guys in some drafts with sorta comparable physical attributes to LeBron and they automatically become projected as top picks because they're already touted to be standouts since they possess those said attributes.

[@DIRTTBALL]

@@jan279 @FLEX ODEN I agree with both views but you’re probably right about that bron being such a unique specimen you can’t replicate that. Facts, Steph joker can be emulated for sure. I like that view point

[@flexoden3859]

@@DIRTTBALL wow u just contradicted yourself * if lebron didn't change the game because no one can replicate his play style how many people have Jokers body type and matching skill level. 0

[@DIRTTBALL]

@@flexoden3859 you can be an approximation of someone without ever being a perfect replica lol Jordan Poole Steph. Luka bron, we will see more jokers too. But it’s alot easier to be Steph joker than it is to be lebron lol

[@ronaldjackson2290]

I would say Ginobli, before him we all thought Euros were finesse players. That dude was taking it to the hole dunking on cats, showed foreign players how to attack agressively and Mastered the Euro step which is used by alot of players today.

[@MozartRice]

Look at the rule changes... that will tell u who in history has changed the game... The lane widening for Wilt The 3 point line of the ABA to equalize the big men. Moving the 3 line to increase shooting The hand check then the forearm The zone for A.I. and Shaq The freedom of movement for the international and pedestrian white players.

[@realamerican8069]

😂 “pedestrian white players”

[@dawgpost90]

Always with the racism

[@suzleber4]

Orlando had that mentality with the 3s vs 2s. Dwight grabbing boards with Nelson, Turkgolu, Reddick with slinging.

[@damarcust7186]

Kobe changed the game the fact you shout Kobe when throwing something in the bin and his mentality that many players desire to have

[@MelloDeeBeats]

LeBron normalized the free agency super team moves. Nobody else did that. KD wouldn't have went to the warriors if LeBron hadn't made it acceptable to make that type of move with "the decision"... Sure, the Celtics team was the precursor but they were built they trades. LeBron has also had other impacts on the game. LeBron not entering the dunk contest is what made superstars not care to enter the dunk contest. Think about the faces of the league. Kobe. Michael Jordan. LeBron stopped the tradition. LeBron helped normalize flopping.

[@peezydabeatmonster8112]

Facts

[@jeremyfields5476]

Yes!!! LeBron changed the game! Every big man wanted to be the point guard once they seen 6'9, 240 lebron shooting j's, and passing the ball that way, and catching the ball up top, then taking it to the rack. Big men started top think they could

[@kenyonmckee2268]

There were people in the league being 6,9 doing that before lebron

[@jan279]

Gotta love Jennings bringing up Pistol Pete, totally didn't expect that but it's a great shoutout. 😄🙌

[@RolandBullock-ej8wl]

Nash was a beast in Dallas Gil, stop it lol

[@SkipBaylesssShow]

right, Gil forever a hater and Nash gets more respect than him

[@KOLON173]

Not mentioning kawhi in the middys hurt 😢

[@VictimOfTheParanoid]

Gil is brutally honest lol

[@kevinzhu6417]

a lot of people need brutal honesty, KAT is one of them 😅 the complete lack of self awareness should be addressed before he embarrasses himself more

[@SkipBaylesssShow]

gil is brutally delusional too. how were you better than Nash but Nash gets more recognition then you even from ya peers. Gilbert be living off 2-3 good years and the fact that his mouth almost cashed him a check he could bank so he brought a gun. Gil be sounding like a hater

[@MeechG]

​@KO-wh3qr you couldn't have watched the nba back then. Nash was not better than Gil, he just had better teammates

[@SkipBaylesssShow]

@@MeechG Nash is better than Gil to me I could give a damn about individual when the game is played 5 on 5 Gil had a few good seasons i'm not taking that over someone like Nash who is far more valuable to a team than Gil you must not watch basketball. Joel Embiid is better than Jokic individually but who you taking..

[@SkipBaylesssShow]

@@MeechG and gil played like 40 minutes a game of course he's gonna average 28-30 for a few seasons so did Mini I.T.

[@jaylin39]

Hardens impact - the extra shake and bake for NO REASON 😂

[@visionsofpromise]

i define players who changed the game as someone who influences the style of play in the league and/or on the kids growing up trying to get to league as well as changing the rules because of the style of play. Michael Jordan, Allen Iverson, Shaq, Kyrie Irving, James Harden, and Steph Curry got my vote for influencing and changing the NBA. They all have an iconic move set and mannerisms that transcends the league as well as got some rules changed because of how they were on or off the court. I can't put lebron here because its hard for majority of people to be like lebron, plus I'd say it's his IQ that is his best attribute and that's hard for even guys in the league to comprehend the game the way he does on top of everything else he does.

[@mellomoose_]

kobe???

[@visionsofpromise]

mellomoose_ I wouldn't say so. If anything michael jordan influenced kobe. Im not saying players like lebron, kobe, kareem, magic, dirk, giannis, or jokic aren't legends or very good players. But the players I mentioned already have a big influence on the play of the nba before, and or currently as well as influencing the younger generations growing up. I guarantee you that james harden, steph curry, and kyrie irving have a bigger Influence on the nba today as well as the last 6 years than kobe does

[@visionsofpromise]

mellomoose_ its just a casuals fans answer nowadays to say kobe in almost any regards when it comes to nba greatness because he died. I know for a fact that while some would've mentioned kobe while he was still alive it was more of people who were already kobe fans as well as fans with a personal preference for his style of play who would've picked kobe for these sorts of topics which wasn't the majority of nba fans or players.

[@10FN0N3]

5:06 “damn was I really that nice? Am I being to humble?” 😂

[@dyvira7085]

I totally agree with his take on Nash😂

[@SkipBaylesssShow]

I don't Gil living off 2-3 good years and the fact his mouth almost cashed him a check his scary ass couldn't bank talking crazy to a active gangbanger so he brought a gun. hate that he has a platform be talking like a female

[@derice7375]

Thanks guys for sharing with us your great show. I Always enjoyed watching former professional athletes and other people chilling around the same table to debate everything,i applaud the great effort you did to give our former professional athletes a powerful voice to express themselves after sports careers.great discussion guys ,the only player i would say change the mindset of basketball 🏀 game is Stephen curry, remember, you need a big man to dominate the paint before to win the game,but now even some big men are copying him .come on guys, James harden would not be at this level,yes lebron James hasn't changed but he influenced the game.keep it like this guy's.much love 💕 and support for you.peace and be smart.

[@xfinitywyfy2479]

Let’s get something straight. KLOVE in his prime is still lights above KAT at this very moment and years prior 😂

[@GGtheRealest]

For sure. KAT really nowhere close to fuckin with Jokic either

[@xfinitywyfy2479]

@@GGtheRealest shiiit that was never the question lol. He can forget catching joker.

[@camvole8806]

Klove in his prime is what? One hat averaging over 24? And that’s it. Y’all can hate Kat but klove is not better than that man

[@xfinitywyfy2479]

@@camvole8806 bruh I been watching ball my whole life. kLove at his best was a consistent 24 pt 15 rebound a game PF. WHO COULD SCORE FROM ANYWHERE. KAT is not on Prime KLOVE level. KAT is a 3 pt shooter with a inside game barely. And I don’t hate KAT. He don’t have to be the best for me to like him. But he’s not KLOVE.

[@xfinitywyfy2479]

@@camvole8806 meanwhile KAT at his prime currently since 2015 has been a 18 or 11 rebound avg player. Come on man just say you don’t watch basketball until recently lol

[@5urgs]

No one watched golden state before Steph. That’s changing the game.

[@dyvira7085]

curry bron mike shaq

[@dyvira7085]

Mt rushmore of changing the game

[@realamerican8069]

I agree.

[@sirhoopalot1125]

What did Bron change? Shaq didn’t change anything either. Explain?

[@gangstagummybear3432]

Definitely missing some names

[@dyvira7085]

@@gangstagummybear3432 mt rushmore

[@adriansilva6085]

Kareem did change the game they told him he couldn’t dunk cuz it was too easy while he was in college so the man made the most unstoppable shot in history and won everything h

[@chinumo]

James also changed the games in the way he forced foul calls, they literally changed how you called fouls because of it

[@ye87]

I say that but niggas don’t wanna admit it but he had the refs in a chokehold

[@nickfavre8117]

Just like Shaq?? LeBron has to accentuate his fouls like Shaq did. Or else they'll never call him. If LeBron just blows through people, the refd would call even less fouls. Don't act like if Jordan wasn't in this era, he wouldn't use all rules to his advantage. Just like harden and all other players. If you're playing checkers and people let you move pieces like chess, you'd be silly not to. There's a saying If you're not cheating you're not trying.

[@jasonbrown0910]

James is the master of it, Trae is great at drawing fouls too. Some people don't like it but it's part of the game and defenders had to adjust how to counter it, it's a skill that more players are now adding to their game.

[@nickfavre8117]

@@jasonbrown0910 it's like a catcher that frames a ball into a strike. Gamesmanship

[@elliottsmith7530]

as a southpaw i grew up on/pull game from on van exel, D Fish, redd, conley, jennings and even to this day i enjoy/pull game from harden, brunson, and fox the most. Harden undoubtedly changed the game the most next to curry in current generation and one of my fav players..... whether you deem it crafty or manipulative/cheap/travel (its not), the "harden step back" (or at least a version of it) is a staple in EVERYONE'S bag nowadays. him honing in on the time/space between dribbles and timing of the pick up of the ball is actually quite genius. he literally discovered/uncovered the zero step. exploiting the fact one's feet can move any which way as long as a dribble is live, totally broke the game low key. along with his euro timing and ball pickup during (bulldog into euro) is truly elite. the footwork and just knowing the timing is high level. Yes he most likely wont win a chip (life long sixers fan btw) but his stamp on the game is undeniable. there are only a handful of players with a created move/whole move named after them.....sky hook, shamgod, hardaway cross, AI cross, dirk fade, pinoy step, segu hesi, aaaaand...... the harden step back.

[@poly_g6068]

LeBron redefined what small forwards are capable of doing offensively. Even if that's not changing the game, contenders just randomly started going to their star forward to handle the ball late in games and this was meant to be a winning strategy. He caused 10 straight Finals MVPs in a row to be small forwards. Teams just outright copied the way that LeBron was used. This is a position that historically is just "the janitor". They do a little bit of everything but excel at nothing in particular. They normally would just run around and clean up for the other 4 positions. Even the greatest ones like Larry Bird and Dr. J got a lot of production that way. LeBron was the only one that's just a MACHINE offensively. Creating an instant mismatch at 1-4 from sheer athleticism and size alone. Consistently creating his own shots and assisting like a guard.

[@JD-ny3vz]

Glazing OD

[@poly_g6068]

​@@JD-ny3vz You trying to get glazed to?

[@JD-ny3vz]

@@poly_g6068 your a meat rider and a cornball

[@jan279]

Larry Bird was winning MVPs and chips basically being that dude, Larry was go-to scorer & go-to facilitator at the same time for his team way before LeBron even started dribbling a basketball. Bron didn't really redefine the small forward position, what he did is make full use of his superior physical attributes & basketball intellect to dominate the playing field.

[@poly_g6068]

@@jan279 For sure, I wasn't saying he doesn't create his own shot, just that LeBron's scoring is historically unassisted. He is not a good catch and shoot player he has to create every single shot he gets.

[@4hisglory864]

I would say Lebron too every thing he does all NBA teams try to emulate his success.

[@tommywolmart265]

I think James Harden is underrated for changing the game. A lot of what people attribute to Curry in terms of changing the way kids play, etc. can actually be attributed to him.

[@superiorbullies9798]

Don't know about that lol people aren't shooting 3s saying harden they're saying curry

[@donovanwilliams1172]

Nah bro you’re right af James just as influential especially iso work

[@BrokeSpike]

​@superiorbullies9798 I actually used to know quite a few kids who would say "step back James Harden" when we played ball.

[@lasallereactions1360]

People want to shoot like Curry but all in all people want to hoop like Harden. Theres a big difference. They want Harden playstyle with Curry shooting efficiency. Theres no kids growing up wanting to do backdoor cuts and run off flare screens all day, they wanna hesi and tween dribble all day like Harden and Kyrie

[@SkipBaylesssShow]

this is facts NBA players like JJ Redick has even said harden made the NBA change the rules with how he manipulated the fouls. Harden indeed changed the game too

[@sprtsgalore]

Bron has changed the game. He made it positionless. He made room for people like draymond , AD, bam, kd. Before bron, these guys would’ve been forced to play a specific position because of their height and not skill.

[@eonsconsult9319]

Yeah, he changed the game, a 7footer who plays like a 6footer

[@realamerican8069]

😂

[@seanliburd57]

Melo rearranged it 👼🏽 a small forward with SG moves and Center paint skills. A contracts and player redemption.

[@liljohnnyboy]

Nash was better than you.

[@realamerican8069]

😂

[@KCFlightClub10]

Not really shorty

[@clever1t951]

Gil a better scorer. Nadia better team player. Suns Nash system changed the game were as Gil position changed the way teams went forward in the draft when looking at guards who could score

[@sirhoopalot1125]

@@clever1t951Can’t compare the 2

[@Eric_Kabucha_]

Gil knows his basketball. I used to watch him on Complex’s Out of Bounds back in the day……Youngins don’t know how sweet Gil was on the court. I agree, he also changed the game.

[@Nuggetfinatic2166]

I think Kobe should be up there too in how he changed the game mentally. His mentality changed the game in terms of how he prepared his body, prepared his game day in and day out. When everyone was out partying Kobe was in the gym perfecting his footwork, post moves, his jump shot at 4am etc etc I think when Kobe joined the Olympic team that’s when the Superstars really started working on their craft, body, mind more seriously RIP KOBE 😢

[@debatingontheoreos8981]

Not really cause jordan had an even more intense mentality than Kobe

[@monunyabidness5949]

Hakeem Olajuwan. Footwork. Rasheed Wallace. Attending AND answering questions in the post game media room interviews. lol "Both Teams played hard!"

[@kenanzahirovic7109]

I'm mad nobody gave props to Melo and Iso Joe

[@CoutureThug]

I remember watching gil and antwon jamison on the warriors, we didn't win a lot but they were a fun ass team to watch. Thats why the warriors would sell tickets even when they didn't make the playoffs