NBA Legends And Players Explain Why Allen Iverson Would Destroy Today's NBA

[@mahmoudtabsh1886]

That man was a walking highlight reel. A.I. is the reason i started watching the NBA.

[@lsunationalchamps08]

Paul pierce. “I’d just let him go by, I didn’t want to end up on a highlight” MJ-“he might cross me over again but I’m gona get out there and try”.. that’s the difference

[@hmm6415]

💯 and Jordan almost still blocked the shot. Incredible offense and defense.

[@billydakid71]

Michael Jordan is in a whole different table by himrself. I can't believe Sports Center actually thinks LeBron James is better than Michael Jordan

[@billydakid71]

@@hmm6415 there's a video of Allen Iverson saying that he crossed him up but he still almost blocked his shot

[@___Anakin.Skywalker]

​@@billydakid71nah bro lebron lock down lil negas like kyrie, ja, prime drose he wasnt not get cooked like jordan got got bruh ya feel me

[@BossTripp1]

@@billydakid71 He's just paying respect, I almost blocking a shot is as effective as almost winning a game. 😂

[@Rob954ever]

I had the privilege of seeing Iverson play a few times live. The time I remember the most was the 97-98 season. The Sixers were playing my Heat in the old Miami Arena. There are two reasons I remember that game so well. 1. I had the best seat I'd ever had for an NBA game. Right under the basket ( a corporate perk at the time). I was standing RIGHT next to all the players, including A.I. I was amazed that he and I were about the same height , about 6'1. But his ARMS looked like they were 6 inches longer than mine! I'd never seen a guy my height with arms that long. 2. He was on the opposite end of a Dan Majerle baseline miss. A.I. grabbed the rebound and in about 5 dribbles ( LIGHTENING FAST) , he was at the other end of the court making a layup , leaving EVERYBODY in the dust. A.I. was one of the most jaw dropping players I have ever seen.

[@AndrewCobb-x3u]

I'm so glad you got to experience that

[@puremercury]

He was MAYBE 6 feet. Probably 5'11". But he has alien arms.

[@dmc009]

"Yo, webb... i gotta go hard. Some of these dudes may never seen me play before.'

[@MrTommygunz0482]

It's not a story from the video, this is a personal one. I was in 7th grade in Philly when Stackhouse got drafted, and so in my middle school lunch room my art club was doing a mural of him. A year later we drafted AI and we never finished the Stack mural because everyone wanted to do the AI one more. I love what AI met to my childhood. As a Kid in Philly we would see him everywhere and he always had time.

[@ricsarmiento661]

ALLEN IVERSON is the King of Crossover. With his Wicked Crossover, Athleticism, Assorted Ways to Score, Mental Toughness, and Basketball IQ, HE would be UNSTOPPABLE in NBA'S CURRENT ERA 🎯

[@romesantana8960]

Exactly

[@NickyP1]

Folks dont realize jordan was saying that about AI during his ROOKIE YEAR...let that sink in.

[@robotube7361]

That crossover was big news back in the day. it would be as if today it went viral. Jordan was never humiliated in that fashion before. If you watch the video, you can hear Phil Jackson yelling at Jordan to get him and it was 1 vs 1. Very iconic moment. Years later Iverson met Jordan and he said how he loved Jordan and How Jordan was his inspiration and Jordan was like: "If you loved me, you wouldnt have crossed me like that" 😅 To this day Jordan never forgave him for that

[@dewdesi]

Kobe said we lucky he wasn't 6'6

[@NickyP1]

@@dewdesi 💯💯, for real. He also said folks don't truly understand how great Allen Iverson was....folks really have no idea.

[@sencillo96]

✍️

[@aotmb4160]

Being fortunate enough to be from Philly and watch AI play growing up can’t be quantified. Pound for pound the best scorer in nba history. 6’1 165 pounds averaging 33 a game. Nobody comparable if you consider his stature vs his output.

[@Bukahta]

1:24 my fave AI crossover you hardly see it anymore in his highlight reels

[@rnhtube]

Imagine AI with today's size and spacing... unguardable.

[@larryburkett1173]

He would give curry a good run

[@bradenwright2586]

I agree, im probably taking him #3 after MJ and Kobe in the modern era if I have to start a game

[@duffstrodamus3233]

And no handchecks

[@vic7o2]

Explain why kyrie has better everything and he can't dominate but AI would? Go check Kyrie has far better 3pt% and fg% is basically the same. Kyrie is best handles ever and probably the best finisher.

[@bradenwright2586]

@@vic7o2 best handles yes, if he was the best finisher he’d have a couple scoring titles or more

[@Mareo2xGang]

AI cooking everybody in the nba i swear 😂🔥

[@nathancarter1082]

Iverson is just that one of a kind athlete...I wish he would have been in the NFL and NBA... He is really just that guy.

[@PeteZam]

he always saying in interviews that deep down he always knew he was a football player first. but his mom didnt like football and wanted him to play basketball, so thats what he did. with that speed and his agility, no doubt that guy woulda been great. AI had them barry sanders jukes in high school

[@Thenatureboy801]

If you’ve spent any amount of time watching the NBA even just from the 90’s til now, you’d realize how insanely physical the NBA was from 90-07, compared to 05-24. Malice at the palace is pure proof 😂.

[@yonblek4542]

Larry Bird literally sent a guy flying out of bounds by intentionally bumping him with his ass. Old games are just more fun to watch. No butts about it ( :

[@targetegrat]

I remember Alonzo Mourning getting clotheslined by Charles Oakley. Charles got a technical but he still played the rest of the game. If that was today Charles would be suspended for at least 3 games.

[@basicbreakfast]

Dude was a one of a kind DYNAMO

[@dahoodgoat]

What makes Iverson scary in today's league is that for one, he would have shooters on his team all the way down to the center. Teams can't really double him because nowadays every one not ball dominant has to have a 3 ball. So u can't go 2-3 zone and double A.I on top of that like his era lol. That's going to make his efficiency go all the way up, just that alone he dropping 40 a game. Most of his shots was fading while doubled or going in the paint after getting past a double trying to layup over a shaq lol No help in the paint and u gotta try to stop him 1v1 sheeshhhhhh

[@bradenwright2586]

And all that extra space for his pull up bc of floor spacing. And he’s playing healthy bc you can’t bang him

[@kingkongz88]

Perfect sense.

[@dahoodgoat]

@@bradenwright2586 facts

[@anthonyyoung6433]

Remember when AI destroyed the Western All Star Team single handily.

[@bugynites09]

Need to bring back the AND 1

[@Drewnah]

My favorite player ever. Used to go to Sixer games, and the crowd loved him. Haven't been to one since he retired.

[@mauriceboyd1910]

That Stockton crossover, where he made him jump is probably my favorite

[@bobbybyrd1236]

Listen with no handcheck now, iverson would murder this league

[@Kratos69zzzz]

same apllies with him , he cant handcheck , which makes him a horrible target defensively . and a pain to his own team , love him tho he one of the biggest reasons i love basketball. and i know he was stealing like a mf yea thats defensive but only a small part of it .. plus today game are much more mixed with shooters he cant just guard the baddest player on the court .

[@EJsGameGalaxy]

@@Kratos69zzzz but lucky for him, nobody plays defense in today's game which makes him not have to either lol

[@davontehood7163]

@@Kratos69zzzz my guy AI was great a stealing the ball without hand checking besides he was one of the smallest players in the league at that time him hand checking wasn’t a factor

[@The-Dom]

@@Kratos69zzzz lol cute that you think anybody plays defense in the modern nba. Bet you cant name two superstars on the all defense teams. cuz there arent any.

[@The-Dom]

and the refs wont call his carries.

[@billydakid71]

A.I. CROSSOVER ALOT ANKLES!!! 😂😂😂 ICE UP SON!

[@DavidAnderson-dz3ty]

🤣🤣🤣 ice up!!!

[@akabancopop]

4 time scoring champion and a SEVEN TIME Minutes Per Game leader at his size in the NBA. That's how tough he was. He would slaughter in the league today with a lighter workload and that conditioning.

[@Jewelsm3]

Allen Iverson would be Allen Iverson in any era of basketball.

[@ClarenceRandall-de4uz]

After his legendary career was over. All he wanted was to be on somebody's coaching staff And not one of those NBA Teams would give him that opportunity.

[@kevinblount267]

Lived in Hampton Virginia in the early 90s. Seeing him play football one word WOW. The Bethel high school had two basketball players Bubba Chuck and Tony Rutland . State Champions football and basketball. Tony played with Tim Duncan at Wake Forest

[@Techsupportguy111]

He played against my high school, Hampton High and murdered us most of the time. I remember watching him play us the last time and Bethel was beating us by 20 or something like that. He got an open lane and dunked on us as the clock ticked out. Everyone was so mad they cleared the bleachers wanting to fight him. He always was on attack mode. Bubbachuck represented Hampton, VA to the world.

[@DrugTested77]

iverson would have been a hall of fame football player

[@DustJem22]

Possible for sure I think he was a little under sized but maybe a slot receiver in the NFL!!! Maybe the best ever!! I don’t see it at QB though!!

[@demitriuswilliams4729]

He was so nasty, unbelievably off the hook 💯🎯👍🏽

[@Midragor]

Great video as always YG, keep it up man

[@darrenJ814]

Imagine a 6ft guard that attacked the paint relentlessly, knowing that guys like David Robinson, Hakeem Olojuwan, Patrick Ewing, and Shaquille O'Neil were waiting for him at the rim. He gave the Lakers 60 when Shaq was in his prime. Constant aggression and effort, every second of every game, and it was on both sides of the ball. He has all of the Sixers records for steals too.

[@daniel.j9062]

AI was an amazing intelligent and gutsy fearless man to ever play the game of baseball!!

[@Banks394]

I know one guy from my old neighborhood that had handles with the rock here in Virginia but not like that though, A.I. is what we would call raw, meaning the purists of pure ability, just raw….smh. Like a street baller turned pro. The quickness and the skill level is ridiculous. You’ll have that type of edge coming from Va, despite what people think it is culture here. In my opinion Mr Iverson was ahead of his time actually he was just that good. You don’t see that everyday so inspiring to watch. God bless him.

[@craiglangley3844]

I've never seen that MJ interview. Wow, that's props. He hardly gave props to other players because mentally still playing them he had to get an edge, keep that hunger. But that's a massive comment from him on AI. AI was unbelievable. FULL STOP!

[@kings17court]

To me Iverson is the best pound for pound and inch for inch player in the history of the game.

[@corrimahanible8165]

Iverson would killed this today

[@shaned7158]

Him and vince carter going at it in the playoffs was an amazing series.

[@theoneaboveall6768]

That series they went back and forth it was legendary

[@shaned7158]

@@theoneaboveall6768 crazy how Leonard took the same shot that Vince Carter did,only it went in at game 7 against the same team.im a Toronto fan even though we won with Leonard, imo Vince and ai was a better series.

[@theoneaboveall6768]

@@shaned7158 not too many series compare to AI and Vince historically. It was a crazy battle between the best of both teams dropping 40-50 pieces on each other. Heart breaking but crazy series

[@shaned7158]

@theoneaboveall6768 vince had a high of 52 points, and I think AI HAD 55 .crazy basketball, exciting all the way through.i could be a little off with the high score

[@theoneaboveall6768]

@@shaned7158 yup that’s how I remember

[@holliswilliams8426]

the sport used to be much more rough, he would clean up now when you are not allowed to basically assault your opponents

[@famecorona84]

IVERSON my all time favorite basketball player 💪🏼 thank you AI

[@navysealdemoman7584]

Inverson, Embiid, and Maxey would probably dominate the NBA with how powerful they would be

[@duanebrown21]

He was a monster at Bethel High! He was the QB, S, and kickoff and punt returner. I played both sides every game and would score at each position every game.

[@harrimetso7495]

40+ easy

[@TonyPakasto]

THE GOAT!

[@614TheBest]

He’s getting 30 avg no matter what but if they allowing him to shoot like they did in Philadelphia he’s getting 45. No one is guarding Iverson in open court That water is to deep

[@GodSon91]

My favorite player All time 🔥🔥💪🏽🙏🏾🙏🏾 but that outdo song 🎧 please I need it

[@terryrouse1555]

It's amazing how Va and DC guys were doing this wide cross.. earlier 90's

[@JasonAtlas]

The way he moves. It's got style. Iconic.

[@tracarter6252]

That was a very nice video I’m fan of Allan Iverson

[@bigkatspoker]

I read in the paper that his mom credited his success to listen to positive motivational tapes from Amway. I always wondered if that was a true statement.

[@Kritacul]

Even MJ was like “I’m good”. One of THE greatest guards ever.

[@buddylee19082]

I always forget Webber came and played a few seasons with us in Philly!? I love watching these vids though, I really do... Hearing a man's peers, and particularly his competitors, speak about him with such reverance, says far more than any sports reporters ever could. AI caught a lot of flack for the whole "Practice" debacle, admittedly even I was disappointed in his behavior and the ensuing interview (I feel that stardom comes with a certain level of responsibility to the younger fans), but he still showed up on game night and played his absolute heart out. What he did for the Sixers, and Philly sports as a whole, was nothing short of Legendary and it was an honor to watch the man play. Thx for the vid.

[@davidtaylor6663]

Iverson says, "You are telling me they can't touch me while I drive, step back, shake n bake....Well I may just average 50 a game then..." lol

[@theINQBS]

I remember the first time I ever saw this man play as a kid at Georgetown. I was like that kid is something else and on top of it all, the attitude and swagger coupled with his game… As a Jordan fanatic, I was like this is the prettiest player I have ever seen in terms of his ability. He was the smallest guy on the court but he CLEARLY owned the biggest presence by far and everything he did was dynamic. I'm so thankful to have watched him play live many times. The Iverson Snow connection was incredible in person. Sad how Shaw gives him all his props, but as an owner of Reebok now, they sell Iverson's shoes, but they now call it The Question instead of The Answer in order to not pay him his percentage???!?!??? NOT COOL!!!

[@kingdomofdog]

@@theINQBS lol what?!?!?!??!

[@regice5650]

I was talking with a guy who told me Kyrie is better than AI I told him no where close. He is definitely more skill full but AI was a dog he was a 100 MPH all game Iverson never shied away from competition. He carried his team to the playoffs year after year in a big man’s league. He won the MVP and took his team to the finals when he was the only option offensively. I’ve never seen Kyrie come close to doing that

[@NickyP1]

He'd put up Wilt numbers in today's era.

[@orangejuice20133]

No he wouldn’t

[@NickyP1]

@orangejuice1386 Might not be averaging 50, but he'd def be in the 40s tho, wouldn't be too far off.

[@orangejuice20133]

@@NickyP1 depends on the team. If his playing with other superstars no. But by himself maybe

[@NickyP1]

@orangejuice1386 Naw, if he was with other superstars he wouldn't have to do it, but easily could if he wanted based off of what we've witnessed the man do with no help. Better players around him= more space to operate, easier looks, and less doubles/triples. That'd be the easiest 40 he could get in that scenario. Would just be a matter of if he wanted to or not.

[@orangejuice20133]

@@NickyP1 he probably wouldn’t cause you have to play more team basketball. Everyone needs to get in a rhythm. He can’t win a ring by averaging 40 like that. Can he? yes but a lot of other players could too.

[@cobethapharaoh1017]

44 points a game......37 on a bad night......drop 50 at least 10 times throughout the season on about 10 different teams and he would probably play anywhere between 75 to all 82 games a year

[@treeflip7]

AI was also tough as nails. He would be an animal in today’s NBA.

[@kennethstanley9434]

Everybody says Jordan is the goat, others say LeBron. I Am A Die Hard 76ers Fan. As Far As I Am Concerned, Dr. J & Allen Iverson Are 1A & 1B In My Book As The Greatest To Lace Them Up On The Basketball Court.

[@LoLifeIsForever-hl2nm]

I feel the exact same way; I totally agree...

[@samnelson3852]

If Garry Payton says bro is unstoppable. It’s a fact

[@dniceroyal9487]

AI.. shout out VA.. shout out newport news and hampton..

[@RightOverWrong]

You didn't even mention the fact that he was the first pick in the greatest draft class of all time, the class of 1996.

[@kingdomofdog]

The problem with AI was nobody could create and finish like he did and he didn't have time to worry about anything bigger other than being a one man team. His gift was also his curse but I think if he truly wanted it, he would've gotten it. Guys like Steve Nash.

[@duffstrodamus3233]

My favorite player to watch of all time

[@lyricmuzik5695]

Iverson transcended basketball. He became an Icon for the Culture!

[@paulking5199]

Realistically, it's probably still 30-35. If it were so easy for old players to score 35+ in today's league, we would see the top players score 35+. In the last 10 years, we've seen one season where the top scorer was 35+ ppg.

[@ralstonwright6124]

RESPECT MR>AI you were the man......the only person who dance to their own music

[@slycrook34]

Great video!!!

[@corrimahanible8165]

God broke the mold after hin...he teuly a goat

[@corrimahanible8165]

Ppl of greatness like him w/ God given talent only come 50 yrs

[@cbfbmc]

I wasn't a fan of A.I because of the off the Court issues.but on the court this brother is underrated.he top 5 guard.he a way better version of klyre

[@londonstackhouse4145]

Allen Iverson the crossover

[@puremercury]

I went to high school with Pat Croce's son during AI's early prime and got to see him play. He was unreal. And like 5'11".

[@tvbeastbeatz87]

THE GOAT 🐐, AI… YALL HEAR THESE PLAYERS TELLING YOU WHAT IT IS(AND THEY WON THE RINGS 🤷🏾‍♂️), AI WAS A DIFFERENT BREED💯. SALUTE MY GOAT

[@bigpoppa6658]

Except for Steph, there is not a single guard in todays NBA I would take over Allen the Answer Iverson.

[@NickyP1]

Steph needs 5-10 screens and shooters around him the space the court to score. AI was killin 1 on 5 w no offensive help on the regular. Steph couldn't do that 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@tutchiya781]

The diffrence between them is that ai plays defence steph is one of the worst defenders guards in history of the game....ai will average 40 points in stephs era and steph will get fouled out in a lot of games on 2000s era because every guard was posting and is so weak....the only thing steph had better is the 3 point shoot but ai don't need it he is like a shark when he sees something wrong in the defence he kill you steph is the best player of the best team if the team isn't good steph is not either too

[@corrimahanible8165]

Stwph will never reach iverson level

[@corrimahanible8165]

Steph not on his level

[@mrkrckvc4635]

In today’s NBA he’d have chips and would have free reign to shoot 3s, imagine the step back-3s after his opponent’s ankle break.

[@ocsorrells]

I remember being in Philly watching Iverson. It was electric. We would be jumping up and down holding each other. Seriously because of what he was able to do I could not place anybody above him.

[@corrimahanible8165]

We love him in philly...he will always be one of us

[@brokefornow]

People think Curry hard to guard. Curry like a short Reggie Miller with his thousand backside screens. Iverson ISO’d the whole game, and did acrobatic unblockabke shots and layups. I’ve 6ft seen Iverson make layups and shots over centers that was all in his grill too. Often played against double and triple teamed and still score 50. And play defense unlike other scorers like Jordan who rested on defense. He to me is top five best to play the game.

[@KjosephB]

Let’s not forget about my man Jason Kidd

[@koog008]

none of the defenders today would be able to stop him.

[@corrimahanible8165]

At all...he was a killer

[@Phillygoat1983]

Iverson was a All Word talent

[@buckanderson3520]

"It's practice", when you genuinely don't understand why other people don't get it. It's like "huh" are we living on the same planet? I don't get why you don't get it. I mean he's a professional how much practice do people think he needs that missing one would be made into such a big deal.

[@marcel3942]

His best friend had died the day before. Practice was the last thing on his mind

[@danielantoine502]

I’m an OG and I’ve watched A.I since he first stepped foot in George Town … them battles between him and Ray Allen were classic…. Google A.I verse Marcus Camby thats the one play that told me he was gonna be a problem

[@kingdomofdog]

What a year, best of all time.

[@kdailey4315]

Iverson was the fastest human being I've ever seen on a court.

[@brokefornow]

Iverson’s shoes was underrated too. Reebok need to resale them thangs man. Most of his shoes look better than any shoe out right now.

[@aaronmelton1374]

A.I. He's my favorite player ever....I'm a lil guy and he just went into the TREES . .scored 2 and got up

[@GStat7]

Allen Iverson was the coolest guy on the court, and more people emulated his game and looks more than any player in the nba.

[@MrDeadstu]

My favorite player of all time, pound for pound, AI is the GOAT IMO.

[@wayneb9253]

40 plus

[@brandondeakins564]

AI would dominate in any era. Once in a lifetime, one of a kind, transcendent talent. Noone of any era would ever stop him, the best anyone could ever hope to do would be contain him

[@joricopittman1279]

Ai in my top 5

[@ROGERWALDMAN]

GOAT ! IF Ai WAS 6 '6" NO ONE COULD BEAT HIM ! NO ONE !

[@itsdavidhustle]

The original Iverson Questions are STILL in 2024 my favorite basketball shoe of ALL TIME, Followed by D Wade's (Wish I could afford 1 more pair of D Wades as his shoes were great too). Have a blessed day

[@purliegates8631]

Absolutely!

[@sherwinferguson5080]

Shaq said it. People forget Shaq has some serious basketball knowledge. This the man said MJ would easily average 50, A.I. would average 40 easy. The Answer was a problem for defenses and you could rough him up, let him get defense like Steph or LeBron and he has more longevity and another MVP, shoot probably a chip

[@DanMurtagh-e6s]

AI is one of the best ever. He changed the game with his entire being. The tattoos, the braids, the gangster shit,,,,, and he had the best unintentionally great skateboarding shoes ever made, the AI 2s

[@Clever01010]

😳 All NBA players from back in the day would DOMINATE TODAY!! 😏 Games boring today, no excitement like back then. Nash playing with broken fingers, swollen eyes! Today they break a nail and their out for 2 weeks 😅

[@corrimahanible8165]

His quickness would kill them

[@TucaBala23]

you absolutely left out that defenses switch on the pick n roll everytime now, iverson would be a beast on offense but he would be a huge liability on defense, way more than he already was in his day.

[@dablksheepco1957]

AI had defense to ...

[@marquisstevenson7036]

@@TucaBala23 this just tells you know nothing about him

[@hipnoticheadnotic5631]

If Iverson would've been taller he would have been more of a nightmare than he already was.

[@corrimahanible8165]

That...bur he was still a nightmare at his size...will never be anorher,,unless it's 50 yrs down the line

[@corrimahanible8165]

That's what Kobe was talking about,,about iverson

[@pickle_soup160]

9:01 Look at that first step, that's what a lion looks like that is ready to kill its prey.

[@JayNorthPhillyBlack]

I never heard Mike say a player can beat him 💯💯💯

[@meleymel]

AI was incredible...i dont know who could guard him in todays game

[@kachakstore3262]

Even when there's prime kobe and shaq and defending champ lakers team..AI is unguardable ...man is too quick

[@peteblackburn7850]

AI would be a monster in any era. When it comes to some people, no matter where you dropped them, they'd dominate the same way. Iverson exploited being shorter and faster than everyone else. There are smaller players today in the NBA compared to when he played, so there'd be more players who'd be able to keep up with him better. Of course the game isn't as physical as it was then either, so Iverson wouldn't be so banged up from game to game either. I think he'd simply do what he did regardless of who was in front of him.

[@unit-1]

🥁It would be much easier today for Iverson they have weak defense nowadays

[@YoMamaBih]

3:48 AI is still that man's hero to this day.