What NBA Legends think of Shawn Kemp - The Brutal Truth

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[@SonOfASilverStacker]

He and Payton were my team on NBA Jam! BOOMSHAKALAKA!

[@bigglilwayne7050]

Who was their 3rd, Shremph or McMillan?

[@unclefester1840]

No doubt! HES ON FIRE!

[@JamienJayzzPlayzz]

@@bigglilwayne7050 Schrempf

[@SonOfASilverStacker]

@Thomas Jamison is that you Mars?

[@mcmorelane3818]

Mine too

[@tbzee077]

Shawn Kemp hands down is one of the best players ever, who brought so much intensity and excitement to the game of basketball. I will forever be a Shawn Kemp fan!!!

[@PhuryousOne]

40 likes. His jersey number. Nice. I won't mess with it.

[@danielbrown1724]

Kemp’s reverse dunk on Rodman in the 95-96 finals still gives me goosebumps to this day

[@comedicmood2729]

I vividly remember that dunk. It was so good all Rodman could do was pat him on the butt!! lol

[@lefty206]

It was the time of our lives as kids growing up in Seattle 💚💛

[@borissibor2638]

and then Kemp hangs off the rim and plants his ass on Rodman's head for 5 seconds.

[@fxprocc]

Kemp was only matched by Carter. But kemp played in a tougher league. But athletic wise only Carter, even Wilkins was short of those two.

[@annagraham6204]

Kemp’s combination of grace and power was awe inspiring. He also had a killer mid range jumper.

[@dannyh5937]

I remember being a kid and seeing the Seattle Supersonics for the first time in 90. I grew up in NY and we only watched The Knicks. The first time I saw the sonics play in that dark, ominous looking stadium and seeing Kemp fly all over the court in those awesome jerseys, it was like watching a superhero.

[@rdcruiser4396]

A mi me pasó que cuando ví jugar a Lebron James, recordé inmediatamente el juego de Kemp;su estilo,condición física e intensidad.

[@ceeal2943]

Totally underrated and never got the respect he really deserved. At least there are still a lot of real Basketball fans out there who really love him

[@coryburns9161]

He is in the HOF

[@mongoslade277]

Shawn Kemp is not in the hall of fame. He was fabulous but not long enough. Gary Payton is in the hall of fame

[@Mr.Wonderful888]

Still one of my fave players of all-time.

[@capitanfuturo594]

Shawn Kemp deserves to be HOF. That man was a phenomenal super player.

[@off-roadnpew2183]

Underrated? You must be young. Everyone knew he was good

[@jazzmonk5670]

There were so many great talented players in the 80’s/90’s era and Shawn Kemp was definitely a titan among them. The guy’s game was pure beast!

[@keithharris1672]

Hall of Fame. If Chris Webber is going into the HOF then surely Shawn should.

[@mickrobertson4871]

@@keithharris1672 man chris webber is another level to Kemp. Kemp was great but Webber was giving every PF in the game the business consistently. Kemp averaged 20 PPG one season. Put some respect on C. Webbs name

[@ronnieturner3110]

Very underrated don't make me laugh he was not that good only thing you do is dumb other than that he was garbage Michael Jordan never face no great great team the team Michael Jordan beat in the finals with teams the first time being there

[@T-roc57]

Very explosive & his dunks were more demoralizing to a team than anyone ive seen (on a consistent basis, not individual posters).

[@jazzmonk5670]

@@T-roc57 Exactly! 👊🏽💪🏽💯

[@nightwing4065]

The Reignman in his prime was a freak of nature!

[@thomaspayne1000]

I always thought it was rain man because he was raining dunks, was it really reign?

[@harlequin75]

Bro I lived through those years. He was okay but that’s about it

[@nightwing4065]

@@thomaspayne1000 Well, his son Jamon Kemp has a nickname "The Reign Drop"

[@brickswisher7672]

@@thomaspayne1000 reigned over the courts... gp put up an allyoop and kemp slammed it from all the way above the backboard. Gp probably made kemp what he was though.

[@franzschubert10]

Flyin’ chickens in the barnyard!

[@jazzman688]

The good thing about Shawn Kemp he used his talent within the team scheme.

[@lefty206]

💯

[@IntheClutch75]

I can't even tell you how much I appreciate you acknowledging that Shawn Kemp was a complete player -- not just a dunker. He could indeed shoot, block and get rebounds with gusto and at his peak, was one of the best players in the league for several years. Easily take peak Kemp over peak Griffin.

[@sdc7823]

Griffin was/is overrated. Kemp was a beast but I wouldn't take him over Duncan, Robinson, Garnett, Webber, or even Malone. Not saying he wasn't as talented as all those. Except for Duncan. Kemp couldn't touch him. Maybe it was the 15 baby mommas or whatever it was. Definitely low character. The West was so much tougher then. No wonder Seattle never won anything. It was just so hard.

[@kevintaylor9912]

@@sdc7823 who are you to judge someone's character?

[@sdc7823]

@@kevintaylor9912 Who am I to judge? Someone who reads about his exploits and have been a huge NBA fan for years and years. It is a sign of low character to father all those children and not marry even one of the women. I'm not saying he's the worst person in the world, but it is low character. Or stupidity. Of course most athletes were never accused of being all that smart. All that money he made. Upwards of 115-120 million plus endorsements in his career. Listen, he can have 14 kids for all I care. Or 21. It's just dumb or selfish of both to behave like that. The world's effed up enough as it is. Why bring a bunch of kids into the world that you can't take care of.................?

[@MOE-db8oc]

@@kevintaylor9912 His character was showing by the time he got to the CAVs from Seattle. He was heavy, out of shape, and there to get paid. He was half the player he was in Seattle. If he was a true HOF, there would have been no let down when he changed teams.

[@ILoveGreatThings]

That Eddie Johnson comp didn’t age well at all. Easy Kemp better than Griffin and Blake isn’t quite the saint himself.

[@clineezwood7942]

Shawn Kemp was my favorite player to watch at that time. He was so explosive.

[@adamschaeffer3614]

Having one of the best local announcers in Kevin Calabro made this era of the Sonics so good to watch.

[@thisguy5484]

Hell yeah I would watch anything Calabro would broadcast. Except soccer he was not good at that lol.

[@matthewsigurdson1321]

Calabro was so good when listening to the radio I would sometimes root for the other team by accident because he got so animated .

[@immothebeardedguy5759]

"Shawn Kemp takes it to the paint .......and....TOMAHAWK JAM!!! OOOOH MY!! THE REEEEIGN MAAAN!!!"

[@TenThumbsProductions]

Kemp in 89 and Gary P in 90, good drafting Seattle.

[@seniorscientist590]

Yep! Payton one of the best IMO. Seattle had talent, and Nate McMillan nicest guy ever met;).

[@ingolfurmagnusson4786]

The Kemp draft was great. I know the 89 class was very deep but to get this talent for your 17th pick is impressive still. The 90 class was weak and Seattle picked Payton with the 2nd pick. It was either him or Dennis Scott at the time and Seattle made good decision. This is very good drafting. Imagine having Dennis Scott and BJ Armstrong as your one two punch vs. Payton and Kemp. The former was just as likely at the time of the drafts and I doubt they would perform as good as Payton and Kemp.

[@christopherray6370]

Man I was a baby but even when I could watch Seattle play, I knew they were something very special.

[@JasminMalissLittlefield]

Was rocking them Kemp’s while wearing a glove waaaaaaay back all the way on the other side of the country!!

[@JasminMalissLittlefield]

Kamikaze Kickzzz that’s how young I am lol

[@SiamHomeSource]

I lived in the Pacific northwest and loved the Seattle Portland rivalry, both great fan bases. Sonics need to return.

[@ndl6827]

*Seattle ^

[@truth8036]

Big facts shud have never left Seattle, and those green n gold jerseys were 🔥🔥🔥

[@tyharris9994]

Seattle would need to restore basic law and order first. The whole city is basically an anarchist jurisdiction now. Homelessness on every street corner, Antifa and BLM running amok, public drug use, theft, assault, property damage, public urination and defecation, and no prosecutions for a wide range of crimes. Last place anybody would want to raise a family now.

[@ceeal2943]

@@tyharris9994 and that's a fact...sad but true

[@meeturmatch2day122]

Fk yeah😆💯

[@rum-ham]

Shawn Kemp has been my favorite dunker since the 90s and dunking was the coolest thing you could do in that era (it was like shooting the lights out on 3s or hitting a shot from the logo nowadays). The height he jumped and the raw power he attacked the rim with along with the cool style he added to the dunks was amazing.

[@vidateksolutions956]

Shawn Kemp was the man in a era, were there was so many legends and greats. In a era were real defence was played.

[@ingolfurmagnusson4786]

I agree. I would like though to correct "real defense" to "more physical defense". The defense today is no joke, the rules are just different.

[@user-hw7vx7yz2e]

What's real defense?? I see the same thing. Stop letting the media fool you. Dwight play defense, ben wallace played defense. Kobe played defense, A.i played defense. Andre, draymond, wade. Who don't play defense. Or you mean the league came up with rules the players have to play by?

[@vidateksolutions956]

@@user-hw7vx7yz2e nope your wrong, the old days it was much more physical and much more contact. Nowadays you can't even breathe on a player without them calling a foul. No media involved "just facts". I am not a old man, but I have seen the differences. You think these new players could guard shaq, Jordan, Barkley, Kemp, Iverson with these new rules. They would be fouled out the first quarter 🤣🤣🤣🤣 .

[@user-hw7vx7yz2e]

@@vidateksolutions956 thats bull. Media telling you that.

[@vidateksolutions956]

@@user-hw7vx7yz2e 🤣🤣you seem to be into this media stuff a lot. Rather then watching every old school game, and watching every new school game. It's just fact , nothing personal. Hence these new teams score like it's crazy and reaching 100+ points every game 🤣🤣

[@silverliningsfilmandmedia]

No one was more exciting to watch in the early-to-mid 90s than Shawn Kemp. I'm not saying he was the best player, but it was like watching an NBA Jam character playing in real life.

[@inertiaspinner555]

Perfect example with NBA Jam

[@warrent5587]

Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins 👍🏼

[@codystudliness4547]

@@warrent5587 yeah but Jordan and Wilkins weren't 6' 11" like Kemp was. That's what made him so amazing to watch. A 6' 11" PF who could literally almost jump out of the gym. And his agility was like a SG. I've never seen anything like it since.

[@warrent5587]

@@codystudliness4547 I agree, but what made Jordan and Wilkins so amazing is that they were 6' 6" and 6' 8" and looked so grateful and powerful while gliding through the air!

[@haroldnicolas4740]

I forgot he reverse dunked Rodman... That's enough for me...

[@SiccDeville]

he reversed dunk on alotta people.

[@jacknewman9256]

As a Sonic ticket holder, there was nothing finer than to watch this guy. And I met him at Duke's, he was a true gentleman for being just a kid. And shy.

[@ztoxtube]

Shawn was a picture-perfect version of a power forward. Strangely, the position itself was barely defined until Barkley, Rodman, Malone etc stepped in. In hindsight, he was exactly what every team looks for in at the 4 position. Definitely deserves the Hall.

[@zeroturn7091]

The prequel to Garnett, who gets all of the credit.

[@rr4003]

My Sonics actually getting talked about. I cried when they left Seattle as a kid.😪

[@dgod6715]

Me to

[@danmason6116]

They should have never left they need a team back there

[@ahknabi]

A prime Shawn Kemp was one of the best power forwards of all time.

[@alexgalarza6908]

Cmon lol

[@alexgalarza6908]

He was good athletically. He just didn't have a consistent jumper

[@youtuber3328]

the best pf's ever are #1 bob pettit #2 nate thurmond #3 tom heinsohn #4 jerry lucas and #5 dave debusscherre

[@ScumLxrd1993]

@@youtuber3328 FOH naming those dudes who played when segregation was still a thing and Milk cost ten cents 😭😭😭 #BOZO

[@richarddavis5289]

Agreed, he was one of the most dominant pf ever.

[@sparksup327]

Top 4 or 5 power forward of the 90s. My all-time favorite player & he most definitely deserves to be in the HOF

[@masculinitymatters9030]

Easily...fat Kemp made the All-Star as a jump shooter. He was supremely talented

[@Gabriela-Acevedo]

Easily top 4 power forwards of the 90's. In no particular order Barkley, Malone, Rodman, Kemp. There were other guys that were good in 90's, but not through the whole 90's, like Larry Johnson for a short period, Derrick Coleman, Danny Manning had like 3 very good seasons until he became more of a role player, Vin Baker a few years, and Chris Webber didn't become as dominant until he went to Sacramento in 99. So definitely those 4 are best power forwards from the 90's.

[@ingolfurmagnusson4786]

He would be in HOF if it weren't for some off the court problems that kind of tainted his legacy. He will be a HOF eventually but he has to wait his turn a bit longer because of that.

[@jaiboo6963]

Name the 4 power forwards better than Shawn Kemp in the 90's.

[@manuelroberts7379]

@@Gabriela-Acevedo I’m a Kg fan and I disagree with that I’d say Duncan is the most reliable out of every power forward but ima choose KG Honey Nut Cheerios

[@capitanfuturo594]

Shawn Kemp deserves to be HOF. That man was a phenomenal super player.

[@tylerm3567]

Shawn was one of the most talented PF's I have ever seen play the game. In his prime, he was unbelievable. I grew up a Bulls fan, but quickly became a Sonics fan after the first time MJ retired. The 90's were such an amazing time for basketball, unfortunately since the early 2000's I have lost interest in the sport.

[@fukinphilnewsentertainment1252]

Him and Malone dominated

[@andrew_pTrustNobody]

Kemp was ahead of his time man in today's NBA he would dominate

[@ktapreswreckd921v9]

Completely agree with you... I'll take a prime Kemp or Zion Williamson.

[@montazownianr1]

Every superstar from 90s could dominate today's nba.

[@jerryteo4972]

@@montazownianr1 because they are not soft like the all stars now and they play their heart out to play defense

[@johnbrinkman4609]

Only thing Shawn Kemp will dominate are DNA parental Laboratories Maury Povich could do five years on Shawn

[@OldHenryLee]

He'd have to develop a three-shot to dominate today's NBA. .... Actually, due to analytics he probably wouldn't even get big minutes. ... For a lot of squads anyways. Could picture him being comparable to Robert Williams on the Celtics right now. .... Tis a WAY different league. ....... On a side note, Kemp & Payton were bad ass on NBA Jams

[@shareofmoney]

Shawn Kemp was a better player than he gets credit for. He developed a midrange jumper and a good post game. I think that the lockout hurt him more, not to mention the off court issues. But he was such a great player in his time and should be respected for that.

[@Ideograficas]

The NBA changed after 95-96 season and for 10 or more years lost the shine. The Seattle Supersonics were one of the most entertained teams to watch play for in the history of the game and the couple Kemp / Payton was the spirit of that team.

[@jeffrines07]

Kemp was an awesome force on the court with the Sonics. And getting to watch him play both ends of the court was impressive. I was lucky enough to get to meet him a couple of times and actually play with him during some summer pro club camps. The guy was unbelievably fast and could slip through screens that seemed impossible for a player that big. So much fun!! I’ll never get rid of the basketball cards that he autographed for me. Now we just need the Seattle Super Sonics to return to Seattle and continue their legacy that was cut short.

[@alanfoster6589]

You are a fortunate man.

[@johnnier.o.d4746]

I was lucky to see shawn kemp played during his prime & witnessed how good he is ......

[@wesporter2176]

Howard Shultz could have just bought a new stadium himself or found other investors to help but wanted to put it on the taxpayers what a chump.

[@lordofentropy]

Spent many years growing up and living in Seattle, and loved the Sonics. The days of Kemp, Payton, Perkins, Ellis, MacMillan, Schrempf, Hawkins, were great times. Kemp could be a total beast, but he also had that Westbrook trait of dribbling the ball off of his foot. I remember many a Sonics fan just yelling at the TV "Dude just bulldoze and dunk the damn ball, don't be trying to dribble it in the paint." He was a total menace when he was on his game. Too bad he lost control of many things in his life both personally and professionally, he had the gifts to be an all time great and HoF'r. Only thing that came between these guys and a ring... Jordan's Bulls, the 72 - 10 Bulls. That year Payton won DPoY, while Kemp and Payton were All-Stars. Was one of the great defensive teams.. Schrempf, Perkins, and Hawkins were all kicking butt all season. Had they had the run a year earlier, or perhaps Jordan took another year off to "play Baseball" (not a shadow suspension for gambling, nope, not at all) Kemp would at least have a ring.

[@ricardoburton7688]

I was in Tacoma during that most exciting Era in the history of this game we love!!

[@robbford7860]

One of the best in game dunkers of the NBA..

[@patgard3668]

"it would be a 5 game suspension just the way he dunks"....

[@n.b.l.5709]

😆 they have problems with a 6 3 6 4 skinny ja morant, imagine SHAWN KEMP today

[@blacklight4075]

My all time favorite player. I seen him play in real life in 94 and in 2003.

[@dougarmstrong9309]

He's such a good interviewer he let's the players talk and ask relevant great questions

[@sonystark4698]

Blake Griffin ain't touching shawn kemp

[@eljoelo2459]

Never

[@lovenlightman]

I don't agree

[@MARZOSIRUS]

Kemp was one of my favorite players back in the day. But Kemp and a lot of players to this day never developed a fundamental shooting form. Blake's overall game is already better than Kemp. Blake can shoot the three. Blake has a mid range and decent free throw shooter. Now that Blake's athleticism is not as high as when he entered the league Blake still is a solid player.

[@mannyneva1760]

@@MARZOSIRUS you’re wrong...Kemp developed a nice 15-18 foot jump shot

[@forrestdewitt9827]

Shawn was the best player on a team that went to the Finals, and only lost because Jordan is Jordan and post 91, nobody beat him in Chicago. I don't count the year (1995) he came back after hiatus because he wasn't in basketball shape. Shawn also had the best series in that Finals for Seattle. It was the supporting guys that didn't show up. (Brickowski seemed to get baited by Rodman a lot in that series)

[@seahawks5725]

I graduated from high school in Seattle in 1991 and The Sonics Were Approachable and you would always see the players out and about! The long gone Tower Records Music Store in Downtown Seattle that sat underneath the shadows of the Space Needle was a hot spot to commonly run into the players at! Gary & Shawn were always at Tower Records and they treated us fans/kids like they knew us! To a certain extent we did kind of know the players on the Sonics back in those times! The Sonics were so accessible back in the day & fans were allowed to literally wait around in the player parking lot at the Seattle Center Coliseum and approach the players for autographs, wrist bands & head bands, even tickets for future games! Jim Marsh rest in peace was a public relations guy for the Sonics and he was one with the fans with the people that seeing him before during and after games became a personal friendship as he would always remember the times you would see him & talk to him! If you didn't have any money to buy a ticket he would go into the walk up ticket window box that sold tickets and walk out and hand you 4 tickets! Not just one time Mr. Marsh was constantly giving to the people of the community during his time working for the team! I still see Shawn to this very day & he is such a sweet quiet humble man very soft spoken with a ❤️ of gold too!

[@mongoslade277]

Met Derrick McKey at that tower records in 1992

[@darinvandenborn7278]

Kemp or Griffin ? Shit . Easy ! Kemp would destroy him on the court

[@ceeal2943]

absolutely

[@georgebusybee1497]

FACT

[@bbthompson05]

So right, no way can these current dudes play with the 90's guys.

[@waves4591]

@@bbthompson05 I agree but Blake is a big guy and could handle some of the bigs in the 90s but all day for Kemp to reign over Griffin

[@manuelroberts7379]

@@waves4591 I agree the eras are so screwed Kemp only had to work on stomping fools nowadays if you can’t hit a 3 you get passed on

[@azwris]

Shawn Kemp is simply my favorite player!

[@poet279]

He was a beast.

[@bigjoewebb]

Same!!!

[@ftrevino4493]

He was the only guy that I had a poster of. No one else.

[@azwris]

@@ftrevino4493 Me too man! Although I have used an MJ poster very recently.

[@centocerez]

Payton/Kemp is my all time favorite duo, no doubt. As a kid I even had their official VHS. I remember the finals I was cheering so hard for them but the Bulls were just too much.

[@licensedtochill4882]

My two favorite players all time Shawn Kemp and Larry Bird. Shawn was my favorite finisher Larry was my favorite shooter.

[@4olufade]

Indiana connection

[@ktapreswreckd921v9]

I think that both retired at age 34? Of course both retirement s could have been on better terms. Bird's back issues. And Kemp's weight problems.

[@juanfigueroa9148]

@@ktapreswreckd921v9 Kemp on weight issues, drug issues, and issues with 6 different baby Mamas

[@solemagus4761]

My Favorite player of all time ( Pippen ) was almost traded for your favorite player of all time lol

[@licensedtochill4882]

@@solemagus4761 yep... 1994 Kemp was almost traded for Pippen, Jordan probably wouldn't have came back because he wouldn't have Pippen. And no Dennis Rodman. If Jordan would have came back he might have rubbed off on Shawn Kemp and help him focus on basketball and maybe get a couple rings and make the Hall of Fame. You would have the sonics who are already the best defensive team of the 90s receiving Pippen who is probably the best defender of the 90's. I believe that Sonics team would have had a good chance of getting out of the West a couple times , maybe winning the title with no bulls there????

[@tbprofile1295]

Kemp and Payton were one of the great duos and made Seattle one of the top 3 or 4 teams every year for several years.

[@USSOBRIEN]

Corrections: I'll take Shawn Kemp in his prime over any power forward in today's NBA. That's for sure.

[@leonardoyi3183]

that's your choice. But he is not better than Giannis, Durant, or Anthony Davis. Not even close.

[@lendzemojoachimkimeng1318]

Facts

[@JohnnyLightningV10]

Kemp better than all because those only shoot 3s LOL. Different era when handchecking was in so men were men. None of this pansy basketball now. Kemp would have beasted them.

[@ronin2981]

@@leonardoyi3183 KD and Giannis are SF and AD is a Center just saying. They could switch due to the small ball rules etc. But they can't do that with the old rules.

[@leonardoyi3183]

@@ronin2981 how is giannis and KD small forward? they are 6-11, they are not small by any means, and they don't play center. Yeah, they probably play more in the perimeter, but that's how today you play. AD is playing PF in the lakers and he prefers the less physicality that playing PF means. All three players would play fairly good in any era, especially AD y KD. Giannis would have more problems in other eras where the paint is clocked. But I still think he is a better player than Kemp.

[@floriantosoni2444]

If you have been to game 5 of the 96 finals, kemp will always be ahead of blake griffin, period.

[@shanedrayton7662]

Damn right

[@ceeal2943]

And that's the bottom line

[@markfleming7104]

I would go with the guy that was actually on the court with one of them.

[@jmc7504]

shouldve put payton on mj games 1 & 2 of that series

[@lucky889s9]

Reverse dunk on Rodman... Damn! Ironically, they wouldve won if it wasn't for the worm..

[@Lymbe06]

You woke up the feels man. Shawn Kemp was my jam, he’s the reason I’m still such a fan of the game in my 40s. 2 things: I still have nightmares over the Denver Catastrophe. I still get goosebumps whenever I see any Sonics jersey from the 90s.

[@jeremianderson4861]

Truth!

[@DerethAC]

Back when the Houston Rockets won back-to-back titles and Hakeem was dominating the league, the only guy out West that he could not handle was Shawn Kemp.

[@TheJpep2424]

Kemp couldn't handle Hakeem

[@DerethAC]

@@TheJpep2424 Kemp didn't guard Hakeem. It was Sam Perkins' job. On the other end, Hakeem did guard Kemp.

[@3fkd]

@@DerethAC Kemp couldn't hold hakeem even if it was his job . Hakeem was the best big man imo . Extremely skilled.

[@DerethAC]

@@3fkd Your reply has nothing to do with what I said. Kemp didn't guard Olajuwon and no one is saying that he could.

[@mattbybee5354]

And Karl Malone

[@thomasramirez718]

My favorite player of all time!!! The fact that Payton was his point guard was just the icing on the cake. Not only did I love this duo I fell in love with team. I’m from NY and it sucks that there isn’t a basketball franchise in Seattle.

[@teholt321]

Mines too

[@maxdurk4624]

*Duo

[@pjs777s.8]

Kemp easily my favorite in game dunker. Next was Nique. Kemp was a man child, prob the most athletic player with power and could shoot pretty decent.

[@briananders6713]

Vince carter gotta be my fave but Kemp could dunk well

[@pjs777s.8]

@@briananders6713 Air Canada was ridiculous, however, Kemp was sending the rim to the hospital.

[@adrenalineunlimited]

Gary Payton still the only player to ever stick up for George Karl.

[@nlocc29]

The brain! Lol

[@Gabriela-Acevedo]

@@germansantos5733 those were some good teams with GP, Kemp, Detlef, Kendall Gill, Sam Perkins, Ricky Pierce, Derek McKey. They just underachieved. They should've made more than 1 finals appearance.

[@JustinAKASooLite]

@@Gabriela-Acevedo they just ran into the Charles Barkley suns and the jazz.

[@Gabriela-Acevedo]

@@JustinAKASooLite except for 94 and 95 when they lost to Nuggets and Lakers in first round

[@Gabriela-Acevedo]

@@germansantos5733 do you think Rockets would've still been champions that year if they'd faced Seattle in the playoffs?

[@cbixby8335]

Kemp was one of favorite players to watch growing up

[@_Some_Guy_]

There's no doubt Kemp was a hall of fame caliber talent. In his prime he was a perennial all-star and he was a key figure on Dream Team II. He also finished a close second to MJ in Finals MVP voting in 1996. But perhaps due to some off-the-court issues he didn't get the most out of his basketball career.

[@eljoelo2459]

To be 6'10" and move with that fluidity is really rare. I haven't seen another like him, maybe Giannis? But still I prefer Kemp, the swag, the move, the dunks... one of my all time favorites. He may not have been a great scorer but I loved his game.

[@jeredalmeida1880]

Dominique came close but still not the same

[@fxprocc]

Giannis? Na bro, Wilkins was a freakish flyer but kemp was better. He just didn't need allot of space and he would dunk on four people, and dunk with the power of Shaq. The only player that matches kemp is Vince carter.

[@eljoelo2459]

@@fxprocc Vince is my all time favorite in-game dunker

[@dajsespokoj3884]

I like your videos, they bring me back to the 90'. My era, I was obsessed with basketball and I loved to dunk and jump and block shots being only 6 ft. I remember we watched a game on Sunday (once a week we had it in Poland when the NBA boom started along with transmissions) and then off outside to play with guys. Great time! Keep it up mate!

[@jrfly4307]

Shawn Kemp was an all time legend and an animal ... One of the most athletic freaks of nature ever to get on the basketball court ... He gets over looked and under estimated all the time ! #TheReignMan

[@dwtdwtdwt]

Shawn Kemp was the most entertaining NBA player during his prime. '92-'96

[@SiamHomeSource]

Settle was also always near the top in the West when he was in his prime also.

[@pzooka]

Completely agree. I think dunking can be a bit overrated, but guys like Kemp Carter and Wilkins truly made it an art Edit: Jordan too but the dude gets so much credit already lol

[@ktapreswreckd921v9]

Agreed. I also enjoyed Kemp's antics after he throw it down or block a shot.

[@martinmackye9865]

I'm from Seattle... I'll give you second best..... definitely not the most when u got prime mj in the league.

[@bagsmcgee2195]

Who else had the old VCR tape "REIGNMAN"

[@mikemccallister3915]

Also cards

[@bagsmcgee2195]

@@mikemccallister3915 Yeh I still have ova 250 of just him..I remember my front page of 9 totaled ova $400 according to the old Becket. Worth about 2bux now🤣

[@chrisSea1346]

Oh man. I’m a Seattle Sonics fan so I really appreciate you doing a video on the Reign Man. Thanks for this trip down memory lane.

[@purposepassionandlovetv863]

Before Shawn Kemp got far he was amazing! When he did put on weight, his floor game was sweet too. He had post work.

[@PhillipCowen]

Favorite player💯🔥💪

[@matta9316]

I loved the reign man - such an underrated baller

[@kilgoretrout6136]

Yes he was. Him and Payton were a force.

[@nlocc29]

Love the channel, as a die hard Sonics fan, I like how u show so much love to the Sonics! Can’t wait till they come back to Seattle

[@victorgomez-0341]

In my opinion watching the NBA from the mid 80s through the 90s, that was the best competitive basketball period. Kemp and Payton sh ould go in as hall of famers. They were a huge part of the greatness of the NBA. Sometimes it's not about numbers but impact.

[@leyenda6149]

Shawn significantly elevated my love for the game. Considering the sea of talent that played in the 90's, that is saying a lot!

[@dollarcostbackpacker1226]

Yep.. when he left and seattle got vin baker... i checked out on basketball.

[@volipoli]

I live in Istanbul Turkey, and when I was 16 yrs old I made my mom buy me a Rebook Kamikaze by begging just because Kemp was rocking them and shoe was double priced over here cause of the currency... So he was that good!!!

[@ar3t33]

Yo your interviews! So dope!!!

[@shawnwoloschuk4445]

Hey young man ! There's been so, so many great athletes in my life (63) it's unfathomable, love your channel ❤

[@pep2st8p64]

I'm from Seattle,Shawn Kemp used to be at local parks playing against whoever was on the court that day,Facts

[@ingolfurmagnusson4786]

That must have been fun. The best player I had the honor to play at the park in a pick up game was a Guy who got a try-out with a NBA team. That was very fun and I can't explain how much 10X more better he was than everybody.

[@eugenedenbrook322]

I lived in the CD in late 90s and early aughts, kinda miss those days. I remember times when I was real young, seeing Detlef Schrempf and even Mark Sanford balling out at Green Lake, and a few other places (I don't remember if that was at Garfield or 'Beach). I wasn't good enough to play with those guys, lol.

[@golfmaniac007]

which parks? that would have been so cool.

[@williecolvin8006]

Shawn Kemp was the man in the 90's just didn't take care of his body

[@briannelson8020]

It was the drug and alcohol abuse

[@derekcorrea8256]

He was similar to Amare Stoudemire.

[@johnwilliamson8367]

It would have been nice to see Shawn Kemp with a Rodman Work Ethic

[@rgood1204]

You can't be the man with zero first team all NBA on your resume.

[@RafsanS15]

@@rgood1204 unlucky that he played in the same era with Barkley, McHale, Malone, Oakley, LJ, Thorpe, and several great 4

[@rmx01indiana]

Was a big Shawn Kemp fan growing up. I think I may have been one of the first people in my state to even rock the green and white Sonics Kemp jersey back in 1991. (There was no internet back then so you couldn't find it online. Went to Niketown in Chicago and came across one) He was exciting to watch his first few years. You always had that feeling of "what will he do next." He was so athletic and agile as a power forward at 6'10". Each year he kept getting better and better. He went from an athletic power dunker, to being great passer as a power forward, picked up his rebounding, and became a better shooter. He became well rounded and a great team player. The year the Sonics faced the Bulls in the finals was probably his pinnacle as a player. It seemed like the sky was the limit. With Jordan retiring, it seemed inevitable the Sonics were the next great team. It just didn't pan out and the Spurs came with the Twin Towers with Robinson and Duncan. I only put 2 basketball players' posters on my wall as a kid. Michael Jordan and Shawn Kemp. Those were the days....

[@charlieknockout]

Grew up watching Kemp, he was the funnest to watch, every game something good. In my mind he's so underrated because of the way his career ended. He was so good in transition, his defense was really good, mid range and in the post he was good.. if he played in this era it would be INSANE.

[@masculinitymatters9030]

Reignman was that dude, pure legend. Led his team to the finals. He was the first iteration of Lebron James relative to a guard in a power forwards body while being more athletic than anyone on the floor.

[@blahblah4874]

Whenever i play an nba game and they got old-school players im goin shawn kemp being a life long bulls fan

[@thisguy5484]

Thanks for letting me take a trip back to my childhood. Rain man, The Glove, Big Smooth, Schrempf great memories.

[@MrEliasdl]

Thanks for sharing.. it was interesting to learn what happened in his career. My memories of Kemp were a beast. Then you just didn't hear about him anymore. The lockout and weight make sense

[@jheigl1980]

i honestly didnt have an favorite NBA Player since Kemps career was over, Kemp was my nr 1 payton 2, seattle still my team, i hope we get back the sonics, cause i dont care about the thunder!

[@ceeal2943]

Same over here...but it seems that it doesn't matter what fans really want

[@licensedtochill4882]

One of the best names in sports " the Reignman ".🏀🏀🏀🌧🌧🌧🌧🌧 Edit: now that I think about it "the Glove" is also one of the best names in sports🧤🧤🧤🧤

[@powasjington4262]

I live in and I am from the Seattle area and grew up in the 1990’s. I’ll never forget going to the Western Conference finals in 1997 against Houston with my mom and dad who both passed away since then.

[@tothetop2498]

Man.. I grew up on that GP, and SK combo. Absolutely loved them work. Miss my Sonics :(

[@bradtdarius]

The "Reign Man" was legit. Definitely was one of the very best in the League for most of his career. It''s been documented that off-court , personal issues changed his focus and desire to play in his last 2-3 years. Would have loved seeing a longer career for Kemp. He truly had HOF-level talents. But, I enjoyed what I saw.

[@alopez1571]

6:10 "Who's better? I give it to Blake Griffin"...It didn't age well...

[@michaelhelton3805]

Neither player aged well

[@n.b.l.5709]

Word lol griffin to me was never comparable

[@samk-ez7st]

Nobody in the history of the game dunked like Shawn Kemp he dunked a basketball with a level of ferociousness that was and still is unmatched.In his day Shawn would rule the NBA even today

[@motoputz3201]

i lived 3 blocks from the key arena during the gp - rain man era. i was so lucky to walk up to the key arena, find a ticket for $5 and watch these two manimals as well as nate mcmillan, detlef schrempf, sam perkins, hersey hawkins and frank brickowski ...fun times, great games

[@sardonicus76]

1:56 The infamous “Alton Lister Blister”.

[@jameswilliams2085]

Prime Shawn Kemp is the Greatest power forward who ever lived. He was the total package and he didn't have no weaknesses in his game!!!

[@dwtdwtdwt]

He fouled too much. That was his only weakness.

[@LaidBack--]

This comment is a complete lie, lmfao.. 1. Couldn't shoot 2. Didn't have any real post game or footwork outside just spinning off his man for a dunk or power lay up. Barkley, KG, Duncan, and Malone were all better.

[@followme2748]

Only crack was

[@followme2748]

I would take a Duncan over him Timmy best power forwad ever 5 rings whose better than TD no one

[@jameswilliams2085]

@@followme2748 I'm not talking about over their careers, Im saying both in their primes, Duncan was a fundamentally sound player, Kemp was more athletic, faster, quicker and like Dominique said, a freak athlete. Duncan's game was very boring; Kemp was more exciting and not your traditional power forward like Duncan, Malone or Barkley.

[@kdawg-ml4mb]

I'm from Houston, and a lifetime rockets fan. The only man that matched up well against Olajuwon. MAD PROPS Mr. Kemp... salute.

[@qna95B]

hey bro, shawn kemp was my fav player thanks for the video, he needs more props

[@truth8036]

Best duo on nba jam kemp n Payton...Payton steal kemp alley oop everytime!

[@youtuber3328]

in ALL honesty I SOMEWHAT like them

[@youtuber3328]

does that game have michael jordan

[@youtuber3328]

if not then the best duo would be otis thorpe and hakeem olajuwon

[@youtuber3328]

i really love hakeem olajuwon almost as much as kareem abdul-jabbar wilt chamberlain and bill russell

[@youtuber3328]

michael jordan wasn't quite as legendary as oscar robertson kareem abdul-jabbar wilt chamberlain and bill russell

[@cellgames808]

I think what Isiah was trying to say was. "I never saw anyone go super saiyan while dunking."

[@n.b.l.5709]

😆

[@toddwilson7895]

Great vid man! Nothin' against current NBA players and NO disrespect at all with this statement: NBA players in the 80's to mid 90's as a whole are probably some of the greatest athletes ever. As far as a comparison of players from different eras, we have to computate their contemporaries on opposing teams stats as well. The Reign Man, Shawn Kemp, was a great NBA player. Any starting 5 players in the 80's to mid 90's would be All-Star material in the current league. Just a great era for Basketball. Shawn Kemp dunked with a ferocity unmatched, true. He was a good defender, shooter, passer, and shot blocker too.

[@donshipman8441]

Probably my favorite Basketball player ever. The man Dunked like he was trying to kill you. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more powerful dunker.

[@223ent]

Kemp was my favorite player💯

[@McCorduRoy1972]

Loved Kemp he could be a hall of famer for sureand i was horrified to see his career decline. The 90's Sonics were amazing.

[@ceeal2943]

The 80s Sonics were also pretty cool but when Kemp arrived and The Glove they were even cooler. Especially the 95/96 Sonics

[@lappin6482]

So many good memories of Kemp 🙌

[@2011Savere]

I missed a lot of those games back in the day because i didn't have Sports Channel. You needed a satelite back in the eighties. But when Kemp played New York I saw him play and I always loved Kemp.

[@JasminMalissLittlefield]

Kemp would take Blake’s lunch, Blake’s momma would then make KEMP Dinner

[@Jacob_Spang]

Blake might well call him daddy at that point...

[@Lcacique]

Eddie Johnson has to have a personal issue with Shawn, because ain't no way in hell that Blake is better than Shawn. Sure, the end to his career was truly disappointing; however, he was amazing in Seattle as well as his first year with the Cavs. He also didn't have insane individual numbers because he played on an unselfish team where multiple players were averaging double digit points unlike the players he is compared with then and now.

[@neal6473]

☺️ That's right.

[@mr.wright9867]

on the stats, Blake is better. If i'm creating a team in NBA 2k, i'm choosing Kemp to play the post over Blake

[@HM55-77]

Eddie is RIGHT. Kemp was a Hi-Lite machine. But that is it !!!

[@TheShiatsuKitty]

@@mr.wright9867 Me too lol. Kemp's stats were suppressed by how stacked the Sonics rosters were, and how many solid scorers he shared the ball with. If he played on weaker teams I think he'd have had 24-25ppg and 12-13rpg type numbers.

[@fxprocc]

He also played in a league full of hall of farmers and with foul calls. If he would of played in griffins league he would of scored 40 points a night. Kemp was like bazooka went off. It always looked like he wanted to explode the glass.

[@astroboy314]

Kemp was my favourite player growing up.

[@raasad3708]

Kemp was a beast on the court.....one of my all time favorites..

[@Rodzilla97]

he belongs in the hall of fame

[@sophiagarcia3687]

Dam rite he does

[@Balraj.G.]

Shawn Kemp was amazing when he played with the SuperSonics!! Him and Gary Payton were so close against MJ in the finals. ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

[@shawnpeet9606]

Great video

[@navermazatlan558]

GREAT VIDEO