Paul George and Carmelo Anthony Pick The Best "Phonebooth" Scorers of All-Time

Who are the top "Phonebooth" scorers of all time? PG & Melo pick their favorites from each position for their "Starting 5" teams.
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[@MrRashay123]

Dirk was a phone booth scorer at the 4

[@IeyeAeyeM]

Yup!

[@tboog8356]

Amare was the other. Especially in NYC

[@youngnsturdybutah6210]

I’m taking Chuck over dirk in an iso situation respectfully.. Barkley the best 4 phone booth scorer and I’m 23

[@NubahMusic]

Dirk was HIIIIIMMMM

[@youngnsturdybutah6210]

@@NubahMusic dirk was a bucket but limited. He was back to the basket. Catch and shoot. Barkley way more versatile

[@aaronandries91]

Melo preaching and giving flowers

[@tyronedennie7120]

No TMac? Damn

[@pistolp4115]

To Jordan who everyone reveres

[@NatTurnergrandsonChrisdorner]

​@@pistolp4115not everyone, especially now a lot of people disregard him.

[@pistolp4115]

@@NatTurnergrandsonChrisdorner not like they do lebron

[@PetrodollarDealEndedSoWakeUp]

GUARDS TO BIGS: Oscar, Jerry West, MJ, Kobe, SPLASH BROTHERS, Pistol Pete, Alex English, Durant, Elgin Baylor, Sam Jones (nice shooter & NINE rings 🔥🔥 with Bill Russell), T-Mac, PG13, Moses, Duncan, Olajuwon & MANY MORE

[@lachanceholland5950]

LaMarcus Aldridge

[@nickglamuzina6949]

Only player to score more buckets from 2010-2020 than Lamarcus Aldridge is Lebron James

[@jayextra9683]

Deadass tho just boutta type that

[@FLFACES]

False

[@AHealthySnack]

​@nickglamuzina6949 thank you for the false information

[@Azure_Oases]

His turn around post fade was unstoppable. That one shot made him a wealthy man. lol

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

Kevin McHale at the 4. The dude was legit unstoppable. He rarely missed

[@jlui21]

-- Outside of Hakeem, McHale had elite footwork and a bag of post moves. if Charles Barkley calls McHale one of the hardest to play against, that's some respect.

[@jona187]

Slippery Eel!

[@christopherfelton5169]

Good pick there

[@LionPelt]

That’s a good call.

[@calskichannel6888]

Yessss

[@fondel6147]

Can’t forget Hakeem Olajuwon at the 5

[@TheKhmercha]

easy

[@EffDinero8]

Hak not phone booth tho,the Dream Shake required dribbling..

[@laolujesusbaby3467]

I was screaming him 😅

[@IknowMoreThanYou]

​@@EffDinero8 AI don't dribble?😂

[@dreb64]

all day

[@peterlegend]

MJ, Kobe T-Mac, KD

[@augilaar7420]

shaq

[@moizepr]

The real ones

[@BadGoodmanGaming]

BIG shoutout to Al Jefferson, played against him in high school... A beast

[@williamortiz237]

No you didn’t

[@emmanuelblack4395]

Damn unc

[@ef692]

​@williamortiz237 why would he lie. Al's not like a legend to lie about playing with lol

[@nerdshawdywya]

@@ef692I worked with someone who played against Devin booker in high school it ain’t rare at a school level before college

[@BadGoodmanGaming]

@@nerdshawdywya two of my friends also played against Devin Booker. Obv we're all originally from Mississippi

[@RolandBullock-ej8wl]

Hakeem Olajuwon at the 5 should have been easy lol

[@cheetahturner4576]

Shaq do u know what phone booth mean lol tight quarters dude

[@OgSweenyTBZ_YT]

Right

[@louisarmdong]

Yep

[@jarmarusgreeley432]

Facts!

[@Dom213]

He wasnt a pure scorer lol. He was a beast but this isnt what the convo was about

[@hunterl9307]

I saw that Al Jefferson highlight tape the other day. One dribble is all he needed. He was cold

[@Will_SmithJr]

Super cold

[@Tommyguci]

BRUH i was sitting there when they were talking about the 4 "Dirk, please say Dirk." And Melo finally said it. Dude could score from anywhere

[@Hoopculture24]

Zach Randolph at my 4 all day. Watch his 2011 series against the spurs and you'll see exactly why.

[@ervo1989]

Not really a phone booth scorer

[@westwood9163]

Cookin dudes 1v1

[@badxgrass]

Dirk is the god pull here bro. A 7 footer that doesn't really need a dribble to get buckets. That's hard af.

[@tboog8356]

Amare was cookin in NYC. He literally played like a big Melo

[@LaughAlil]

Zach a good phone booth

[@yeaight8439]

PG and Melo needa just stay together on a pod lol

[@lhamarurbina9549]

Agreed

[@Mr_Tez20]

You have to be incredibly skilled to be a phone booth scorer. I never even understood what that was until Melo kept dissecting it on his podcast and I went back to look at his game and saw exactly what he was talking about. Not needing that much space to score and only doing like 1-3 dribbles before getting that shot off is a dangerous player! Made me appreciate his game more.

[@docfrombmore]

Tim Duncan in the booth off the glass

[@moizepr]

Lamarcus Aldridge

[@dalcow1101]

Dream not at 5 is criminal

[@lemuelconde]

You understand phonebooth?? Lmao. This ain't the greatest of all time dude. Stop.

[@michaelkoelsch146]

You not explaining why he's the 5 is criminal

[@mvoperry6816]

I’m surprised they ain’t mention boogie. He been a legit phone booth since college and he walk so Joel could run tbh.

[@Different_out_look]

Same thing I said

[@KreyzAim]

Better player than Dwight

[@dododump3144]

He sucks

[@josephrafferty6763]

Bird not being even mentioned as either forward spot (he played both) is kind of wild. Dude killed people who were standing in Front of him without even dribbling half the time.

[@yoanperez5791]

I completely agree. All his peers always praise how nasty and unstoppable he was

[@samuellee2108]

Your right.

[@tillman40]

And Larry called the shots before he launched them

[@chrisserong4966]

Bird at 3, McHale at 4

[@Will_SmithJr]

I'm glad my man Paul Pierce getting his flowers. People just don't know how nice he was but like I always say his name is always in the number

[@juice4080]

McHale at the 4 anyone?

[@Mr.Memphis10]

The man of thousand moves beast!

[@kaycorpz7891]

Yeahhh

[@kingofcomments1917]

Literally him and dirk are the best options as far as phone booth scorers

[@silewis9396]

​@@kingofcomments1917big facts

[@whatyousaywhatihear9858]

The unstoppable man.

[@The_GOE]

Melo a real dude. Respect the OG’s that’s honorable.

[@juiceplanet147]

Speaking of old ,,, Iceman, Adrian Dantley, Bernard King, Automatic Buckets. , ... 😲 Dale Ellis was cold too.

[@back2back379]

Don't forget Alex English, Melo's predecessor as a great on the Nuggets.

[@raymondqiu8202]

I only just learned about Adrian Dantley recently, dude was an amazing bucket, scored 30ppg in the 80s for a few seasons too damn

[@DarrylRascoe]

Bernard King was a pure scorer and Dale Ellis was an awesome shooter!!

[@duffman1876]

Uncle Mike don't get enough credit?!!?! Have you not been in a Barbershop?😯🍻🍺lol

[@___Anakin.Skywalker]

he not on levron level doe

[@Funky_Astroman]

No Hakeem or Kareem even mentioned is crazy. No stopping Kareem sky hook in a phone booth

[@KingGeeKay]

Both needed setup guys

[@xverified_j9986]

Talk to em

[@mybestnugget7514]

You need to be drug tested if you think Kareem is even better than Kevin McHale tbh (as a post scorer)

[@silewis9396]

​@@mybestnugget7514 That's a really good one. This is a fun topic I forgot how good so many of these are being tightly guarded

[@RealMichaelJJordan]

@@mybestnugget7514bro did you just say that kevin mchale is better than kareem

[@aliali-ce3yf]

Hakeem Olajuwon is the ultimate phone booth 5

[@UDSHP]

Paul pierce at the 4 over Tim Duncan is wild asf 😂

[@123alexer]

well more about the "phonebooth" definition

[@garygordon3835]

Truth

[@lordlibralibralore7992]

Phone booth

[@tboog8356]

Amare

[@CjstephneyMusic]

Man fr. I was screaming dirk and Timmy d when they got to the 4. Don’t know why it took em so long to say dirk

[@JulianNychay]

No Hakeem is crazy

[@bennisford1712]

I was waiting for Melo to say him

[@ChicagoBearsGuy]

Al Jefferson footwork was nasty work

[@jaisonj92]

Yea for big heavy wide body guy crazy footwork. His moves are like Hakeem..

[@JG5ive]

Aldridge came to mind right away

[@tboog8356]

Amare Stoudemire played similar to Melo in NYC

[@Triggmixedit]

Hakeem, garnett, Tim Duncan , Shaq, jokic , Aldridge, Webber ..

[@904geo2]

Berkeley

[@tboog8356]

Amare over Aldridge

[@Maja-hs5pd]

Tim Duncan isn’t a top 10 scoring power forward

[@Triggmixedit]

@@Maja-hs5pd wtf are u talking about ?The questions was pocket scorers . Plus Tim Duncan is the goat of PF so knock it off

[@shun8733]

@@Maja-hs5pdyou crazy

[@Spifys]

JOEL is such a phone booth scorer

[@jmobile354]

can u explain what a phone booth scorer

[@andypandy4722]

​@@jmobile354Being able to score without doing too much, or within tight space

[@vitoat123]

Look up Kyrie layup on Kawhi

[@battyboifided6629]

⁠@@andypandy4722somebody who can be guarded perfectly / extremely tightly so they have pretty much no space but have the ability to create a good shot out of nowhere through the use of counter moves (pump fakes, footwork, dribble moves) - best all time examples are Kyrie, MJ, Kobe, KD, Melo, Dirk - u can put them all in a straightjacket and they’ll some how get a look off

[@dynamo4582]

Can’t believe y’all missed Tmac

[@TeeJohnson-bv1mj]

Mannnnnn

[@xverified_j9986]

oouuuuu yea good one...

[@Alivirgo824]

That part

[@smackd1870]

I mean there's better options bro.

[@stephbetter3806]

they had Mike and Kobe what you talking about

[@ptyten9718]

Al Jefferson was a beast fr

[@BlackMenandCigarsPodcast]

The way PG scratched his neck when he chose KD 😆😂

[@justinthompson5282]

Real question for the pod. Why don’t a lot NBA vets consider LeBron as a scorer? Considering all the multiple big games and moments in the regular season and playoffs.

[@deadlooppool]

because lebron himself dont say he's a scorer . but he was the most points in history

[@bdukes8075]

Because they talking handles, mid range, iso scoring. Lebron is obviously the greatest scorer but he just get bucks in the flow of a game and a lot of his points come at the rim. It’s kinda how people diminish Shaq skills because he was just so big and strong and mainly dunked.

[@bankrollthird]

@@deadlooppoolthat’s a scorer😹

[@deadlooppool]

@@bankrollthird then argue with the guy with the most points when he said he is not a scorer :)

[@carlmars4911]

​@bangisss thats only because he plays more years and more games than everyone else...dude hardly misses games in his first 19yrs!!!

[@noheartdg4092]

Mj doesn’t get enough credit 😂😂

[@thomaswatson201130]

To much credit

[@BroCoolFire]

He only said that cause he signed to em 😂

[@slickeddy2000]

Do people really think of MJ great foot work,pivots etc. first when it comes to his Hoopin talent?

[@Bluhake]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Kickzsince86]

​@@slickeddy2000he had it all

[@MichaelPadillaBaws]

Nice to see Dirk get some praise. Underrated during his career for someone being so excellent for so long

[@robsmith6650]

I like Melo picking Dirk. I been saying this that in a 1 on 1 Dirk smokes every power forward which includes KG and Duncan

[@victorwong6976]

Love the respect they gave to Paul Pierce. The truth!

[@yahiaali4059]

Some of my first games I use to watch was lebron vs Pierce very heated matchups in the late 2000s

[@DattBoi954]

Bob Mcadoo at the 4 bro was killing bck in his day 3 scoring titles

[@bobmonteiro9458]

Lots respect and love for Melo the way he respect general to the players that paved the way for

[@Shathomp34]

Demarcus Cousins in his prime

[@m.davinci9285]

MELO KNOWS REAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS !!!!!!!!

[@rhenzokuken]

Karl Malone? Charles Barkley? Tim Duncan? What the hell P!

[@douglasfulmer5483]

I was gonna say The Predator at the 4, he was giving people crazy work at 40 with the Lakers

[@Joseph-zh7fm]

Then you don’t understand the criteria then

[@randombutspecific]

Mchale!

[@RM-nz3mg]

Phone booth scorers, meaning can score in 2 to 3 dribbles

[@varenne33]

​@@douglasfulmer5483the predator🤣🤣🤣

[@ShareefusMaximus]

4 is Dirk, McHale, Barkley, I'm thinking of guys who score in a crowd/phone booth.

[@cedwilliams7989]

Sam Cassell ,Allan Houston , big dog Robinson, rasheed Wallace, memet okur. Okur is a name people don't mention now but he was before his time. One of the first 5 men to shoot 3s and he was skilled

[@mainygnac]

although he was most known for elbow’n anybody upside the head… Bill Laimbeer was money from the perimeter…SamPerkins is another 1 who preferred catchNshoot from the perimeter rather than postPlay

[@TonariusG]

Dirk was my first thought for the 4 and I was glad they finally got there lol

[@stefanmaxwell2315]

Gotta find T Mac at the 5 7:50

[@BroCoolFire]

Melos knowledge & passion for the game js undervalued

[@SymbaSessions]

PG: Kyrie SG: Brandon Roy SF: Melo PF: Dirk C: Cousins

[@takumifujiwara8356]

damn its a good combo melo and pg why not?? it's legit gotta be considered hands down.

[@Kingdizzleltdinc615]

I don’t blame Paul if he would’ve put himself in there and Chris Bosh should gets some love at the PF spot

[@tboog8356]

Stoudemire

[@StoneCold70]

Im just glad big al got mention thank God

[@euroandhesi]

ZBO missing! Bro used to get off with 1 dribble only.

[@elliottsmith7530]

LO was rly like that. ahead of his time fr fr. one of my fav fellow southpaws

[@darnelltyson3773]

Lamarcus Aldridge PF SMALL BOOTH BUCKETTTTTT

[@sihlemaseko1985]

Big AL on the Bobcats footwork was second to none! Big respect

[@bruhbruh3862]

My top 5 phone booth scorers. 1. Stephen Curry 2. Devin Booker 3. Kevin Durant 4. Hakeem Olajuwon 5. Shaq

[@raymondqiu8202]

Dbook over jordan? Nah ur opinion already invalid

[@walkingnugget2390]

I love the flowers they gave to older or modern players fr

[@DavidBagga]

Surprised no one mentioned Duncan, KG or sheed at the 4. I’m surprised no one mentioned Joe Jonson either. Iso Joe is a walking bucket 👌🏽🏀

[@franklynmcgradycalderon977]

Is not about scorers is about who can get a bucket with the least amount of dribbles

[@johnnyboyjt8909]

😂kg and Melo don’t get along since u didn’t know

[@Pyrovile42]

Carmelo mentions Joe Johnson at 6:58. You didn't watch the video my guy

[@DavidBagga]

@@Pyrovile42 I meant I’m surprised he didn’t put him in his starting five. I heard him mention him briefly but I thought he would’ve been in there 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@EJKon-o8z]

Here’s my 5 1. Curry 2. MJ 3. Tmac 4. Dirk 5. Kareem

[@mikemerritt3310]

Joe Johnson not being on this list is criminal.

[@disboifromja]

Joe is a 3.. was he better then Carmelo or kd

[@silewis9396]

​@@disboifromja He's primarily the two guard but nobody's taking him over Mike or Kobe either. Unless you're criminals 😂

[@Drknight1212]

who would you replace for him?? if the list was like the 5 best phone booth scorers at their positions then u would have an argument

[@mikemerritt3310]

@@Drknight1212 idk… wild take but I’m probably taking iso Joe over Melo honestly. Joe was one of the purest iso scorers of all time.

[@mikemerritt3310]

@@disboifromja I think he was more of a phone booth scorer than Melo. Melo prolly has the nod for better player overall

[@RemiT_FC]

The moment he remembered dirk, that phone booth PF conversation was over with 😂😂😂

[@bigsteve8605]

I mean....the easiest one is Chris Webber at the 4.

[@mcfrossxplorect8249]

Dirk!!! Thanks for recognizing him!

[@jonpoon3896]

You know the 2000’s was a golden era for PF, when that’s the position they struggled most on a decision

[@g..._anthony27]

Not really when PP at the 4

[@Young-ep8ik]

All time phone booth scorer Kyrie, MJ/Kobe, KD, Dirk, Jokic All these guys don't need setups or spacing. Can dribble up and score and make it look easy. If your roster includes names like AI, Kareem, Hakeem, etc., you didn't understand the question.

[@pointgawd007chicago7]

Chris Bosh????

[@bdbnation413]

Wtf is a phone booth scorer if AI was the first pic? Serious question. Melo talked about handles then seconds later talked about no dribbles with dirk

[@lilpimp994]

I was thinking the same shit. I got more confused as video went further 😂

[@jonnstewart2023]

Just means guys who can score without needing space. Even if you don't get separation, can u still get a bucket

[@Ghostshadowfam]

I believe phone booth scorers are referring to iso player in this case. Player who are good on a island, 1 dribble 2 dribble maybe a pump fake or strong pull up with counters like they also lamented. Dirk is the ultimate cause he scored alot no dribble literally in a phone booth type player.

[@gameday9912]

Limited space and limited use of moves. Melo and Dirk are the examples.

[@bdbnation413]

@@gameday9912 yeah I thought so, him saying ai threw me off because he was space creator. Thanks man

[@laneyj]

Bernard King at the 3. Unstoppable

[@Steezy_Malone]

PG, James Harden SG, Kobe Bryant SF, Luka Doncic PF, Kevin Durant C, Joel Embiid

[@bossranker9994]

IMO I would have tmac in the lineup

[@nathanielsierra9570]

@@bossranker9994bro same tmac was on the top of my head

[@saquanbrown1367]

It's per position, Luca isn't a sf

[@54lyk]

Lol, why does everyone hate Embiid? Cant wait till season start😎

[@54lyk]

Only if we could Joel play against the best😎

[@CapoTicoTrades]

al jefferson was a cheat code in nba live lol

[@pablo3pr]

Dirk bro come on

[@robsmith6650]

Dirk is a phone booth scorer. A lot of guys don’t like him cuz he’s white but he’s the best power forward scorer ever r

[@slicks1175]

@@robsmith6650He the best shooter at the PF position in history, Karl Malone is the best scoring PF ever

[@Steveooter]

@@robsmith6650ru drunk or high they just mentioned him stop this victim mentality

[@robsmith6650]

@@slicks1175 Malone can’t score like Dirk

[@slicks1175]

@@robsmith6650 numbers don’t lie

[@josenieves62]

Moses Malone was an animal ! Top 5 center ever he helped Hakeem and Barkley etc develop there games more not that they weren’t good already but the og helped them out more and if u notice they are great rebounders too like Moses

[@KJ-gr6ho]

I’m glad he put himself on the list well deserved

[@ZainAli-kv9je]

Paul Pierce as the 4 is hilarious stretching lmao

[@back2back379]

I love the Al Jefferson pick, that's a guy I was thinking of immediately from the start of this video. Definitely gotta throw Hakeem in there too, and Kevin McHale.

[@thaDawn_Ultra]

🔥🔥 Kool stuff. Derrick Coleman, Big Dog Glenn Robinson??

[@Haddonfield63]

Al Jefferson don’t get enough love. I’m glad they mentioned him. Dude was a problem.

[@willayb5698]

al jefferson for sure, freaky speed in the post for his size and build

[@tdarrylgrays5566]

Ain’t no they disrespected Barkley like that 😂

[@diamondmobbmusicgroup1600]

Both list are respectable

[@andrewnuevo]

Zack Randolph definitely phone booth game. Simple but so beautiful to watch

[@ucfwmln]

Can’t believe they ain’t say Pistol Pete, bro was averaging 30+ without a 3 point line 😂

[@alexmena5973]

😂😂" One Right Handed Bandit" 😂😂

[@kingkoopa8616]

Dirk at the 4 , pure scoring machine Dont forget Sheed

[@malikmartin481]

Melo a student of the game and always giving players there flowers

[@kyleshipp1140]

DeMarcus Cousins was a tough Center. Real bucket getter

[@Stephen92994]

I’m from Texas and was trying to type Dirk then he said it and knew that’s who 😂😂

[@GarretMadden]

Pauls first 3 picks were gold

[@dolphin7860]

Kareem at the 5! Although his skyhook may hit the top of the booth lol

[@eldridgehenry2]

GREAT CLIP

[@davidsingleton5010]

I like how they said "don't do it" to PG 😂

[@Kzmotivo]

Love how Melo always acknowledge AI. 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@abasilott8242]

Melo’s history knowledge of the game and playing is impressive

[@MrToxic-qz1sr]

Chuck at the 4 he so underrated man

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

Jerry West for scoring point guard

[@eldridgeragas5564]

PG- Iverson SG - Jordan / Kobe SF - KD PF - Dirk C - Hakeem

[@dakotagray1610]

Carmelo shouting out joe Johnson is og as og can be

[@RR-xj6vf]

Rasheed or Chris Webber at the 4

[@theodavis3420]

Even after the injuries, Big Al would still give you buckets