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

[@MultilinguistGlobalFitBlessed]

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

[@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

[@yeaight8439]

PG and Melo needa just stay together on a pod lol

[@lhamarurbina9549]

Agreed

[@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

[@BrotherNate27]

​@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

[@peterlegend]

MJ, Kobe T-Mac, KD

[@augilaar7420]

shaq

[@moizepr]

The real ones

[@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 😅

[@dreb64]

all day

[@eesa_1980]

Kareem Abdul Jabbar?

[@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

[@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

[@januaryfinest]

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

[@BadGoodmanGaming]

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

[@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

[@Lego1237l7]

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

[@Will_SmithJr]

Super cold

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@The_GOE]

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

[@duffman1876]

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

[@___Anakin.Skywalker]

he not on levron level doe

[@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

[@selimcansoylemez33824]

@@michaelkoelsch146 his footwork is enough

[@MichaelPadillaBaws]

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

[@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

[@tboog8356]

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

[@LaughAlil]

Zach a good phone booth

[@idrism5290]

I remember this. Zach Randolph really the only person I seen man handle the the Spurs in a 7 game series.

[@docfrombmore]

Tim Duncan in the booth off the glass

[@moizepr]

Lamarcus Aldridge

[@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

[@Double_agent003]

Better player than Dwight

[@dododump3144]

He sucks

[@BlackMenandCigarsPodcast]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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!!

[@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

[@luisaguilarrodriguez8627]

McDonalds / McDowells 😂 those coming to america jokes are the best 😂😂

[@CEOTonez]

Al Jefferson footwork was nasty work

[@jaisonj92]

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

[@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

[@ptyten9718]

Al Jefferson was a beast fr

[@BroCoolFire]

Melos knowledge & passion for the game js undervalued

[@JulianNychay]

No Hakeem is crazy

[@bennisford1712]

I was waiting for Melo to say him

[@GanjaGawd91]

Pierce don't get love from casuals or the media but the players know what the truth brought to the game 😎

[@JG5ive]

Aldridge came to mind right away

[@tboog8356]

Amare Stoudemire played similar to Melo in NYC

[@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

[@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

[@sihlemaseko1985]

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

[@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

[@bobmonteiro9458]

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

[@DattBoi954]

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

[@StoneCold70]

Im just glad big al got mention thank God

[@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

[@takumifujiwara8356]

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

[@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!!!

[@Datboiquin2345]

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

[@SymbaSessions]

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

[@TonariusG]

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

[@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

[@RemiT_FC]

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

[@m.davinci9285]

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

[@rickyshgootz7972]

Real ballers! Know Paul was the truth.. level 5 scorer…. People try to discredit his game by what he says but… Truth was a real..shoutout to P and Melo!

[@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

[@elliottsmith7530]

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

[@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

[@ucfwmln]

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

[@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🤣🤣🤣

[@alexmena5973]

😂😂" One Right Handed Bandit" 😂😂

[@Shathomp34]

Demarcus Cousins in his prime

[@malikmartin481]

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

[@stefanmaxwell2315]

Gotta find T Mac at the 5 7:50

[@davidsingleton5010]

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

[@darnelltyson3773]

Lamarcus Aldridge PF SMALL BOOTH BUCKETTTTTT

[@Kzmotivo]

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

[@euroandhesi]

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

[@CruzFitness617]

Carmelo saying Paul was his favorite means a lot

[@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

[@Respectthecurve]

Joe Johnson not being on this list is criminal.

[@FloridaBodycamra]

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

[@silewis9396]

​@@FloridaBodycamra 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

[@Respectthecurve]

@@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.

[@Respectthecurve]

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

[@mcfrossxplorect8249]

Dirk!!! Thanks for recognizing him!

[@DavidBaggaShorts]

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

[@DavidBaggaShorts]

@@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 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@CapoTicoTrades]

al jefferson was a cheat code in nba live lol

[@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

[@showtimeshad6374]

@@raymondqiu8202you must didn't watch DBook in the 2023 playoffs

[@KJ-gr6ho]

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

[@pointgawd007chicago7]

Chris Bosh????

[@laneyj]

Bernard King at the 3. Unstoppable

[@bigsteve8605]

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

[@Stephen92994]

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

[@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😎

[@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.

[@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

[@EJKon-o8z]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@GarretMadden]

Pauls first 3 picks were gold

[@abasilott8242]

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

[@willyoubemyfriend.]

Yaoooooo!!!!! Shaqqqqqqqq!!!!😂😂😂

[@eldridgeragas5564]

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

[@ZainAli-kv9je]

Paul Pierce as the 4 is hilarious stretching lmao

[@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

[@Lemmesaysomethingreal]

I like this combo

[@Haddonfield63]

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

[@theodavis3420]

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

[@ShareefusMaximus]

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

[@andrewnuevo]

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

[@diamondmobbmusicgroup1600]

Both list are respectable

[@ywtcc]

1st team: Steph, Kobe, KD, Dirk, Embiid 2nd team: Kyrie, Jordan, Kawhi, AD, Hakeem

[@kingkoopa8616]

Dirk at the 4 , pure scoring machine Dont forget Sheed

[@willayb5698]

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

[@tdarrylgrays5566]

Ain’t no they disrespected Barkley like that 😂

[@eldridgehenry2]

GREAT CLIP