FAILING GRADE ❌ JJ Redick & Shannon Sharpe on Stephen’s A-List of who deserves a statue | First Take
Time for Stevens a list and it’s a beautiful beautiful day and it’s the perfect day to do it because I got my man Shay Shay in the house with Shay B porier he got that going on right there so you know he took a SI before this
Segment so who knows how he’s going to judge it I got my man JJ in the house you know it’s big time because the brother call a game so I sit up there to come off the games and come in the first thing I feel privileged I feel
Privileged so it’s time to give him with aist NBA players most deserving of a statue current players current not Pastor current players okay let’s go to the list right now give me number five right here please give it to me bam jannis is there a doubt would Milwaukee
Even be relevant on the map if it were not for jannis Ando you understand saying a defensive player of the year league MVP NBA champion NBA Finals MVP we know what he means to Milwaukee we know how dominant he is and the bottom line is this outside of Kareem Abdu
Jabar when he was with the Milwaukee Bucks I mean what is it what else do you got I mean I love bob L Bob lir and all of that stuff but Giannis is Giannis okay does he deserve a statute you’re damn right they don’t have many reasons
To put a statue up in Milwaukee this would be one of them let’s go to number four and the list please give it to me right now pleas give it to me bam that’s the one right there JJ that’s the one right there three I’m sorry four time
Champions six NBA Finals appearances you understand there is no denying that no matter how great Steph Curry is you can’t have a statue and excuse me it’s Jeff Steph you looking at clay and Draymond they both deserve one if the Lakers can have eight different statues outside of crypto.com Arina and one of
Them was for Oscar De La Hoya I’m sure you can justify this all right number three on the list please give it to me right now give it to me right now give it to me where is it bam the Miami Heat now they didn’t win all four years did
Go to the finals all four years two of those times they won the chip beat OKC Kevin Durant James Harden Russell Westbrook all right and then after that of course they beat the San Antonio Spurs LeBron is a big time reason why you damn righty deserves a statue
Outside of Miami Pat Raleigh work it out not before D way though but work it out number two on the list please give it to me right now give it to me bam LeBron James in Cleveland more than a half century curse not just over the team but over all
Sports in the Cleveland area they haven’t won a championship since Jim Brown was playing JJ little historical note for you there you both okay so LeBron James deserves a statue in Miami in Cleveland but not La that would go here to number one give it to me right now
The one and only Stephen Curry the greatest shooter God has ever created what he has meant to this franchise the leadership the role model the Assassin the Babyface assassin the box office appeal that he has brought to the equation there is no question that when you look at Steph Curry he deserves a
Statute but there should be three three of them one two three with LeBron and Cleveland LeBron in Miami and Yiannis in Milwaukee that’s my list of the top of five current players who deserve a statue I mean Ste stepen J go ahead man J please startr chrisy you want to you want to
Ask the uh uh the audience to vote what the great is because that’s some we don’t have we don’t have an audience so it’s just you guys a buob what you talking about yes some boj let me finish okay I got I got most guy you say most
Guys deserving of a statue I got LeBron Steph Curry jonis and joic KD and Kawai that’s my list KD and Kawai no I’m going to agree with that but I’ll let JJ go first go ahead if I’m not mistaken I think he just listed the six current
Players that have been finals MVPs yes I believe so okay all right the fact that Nicole hold on LeBron LeBron is the regular season MVP so is Ste so is Giannis so is joic so is KD kawhai is a Finals MVP a two-time and a two-time defensive player of the year but go
Ahead okay go ahead the fact that joic is not on this list I’m going to have to give you a failing grade I have no issue I have no issue if the Warriors want to build a statue for clay and Draymond to okay I have no issue with that okay okay
Denver had never won a championship period I agree in the franchise history Nia yic is the best player in that franchise’s history no question how is he not on this list because how is he not on this list excuse me excuse me you could say he should be on the list but I
Don’t think he goes on the list ahead of the four titles here the the title here in Cleveland you’re racing a curse who would you take off two titles here and four straight trips to the NBA finals and four championships I mean you can’t can’t separate clay and Dre with Steph
You can’t do it you can’t do it and by the way and by listen I appreciate what KD breaks to the table two-time NBA Finals MVP I get all of that but you again this is where you’re in Oklahoma City and you can’t close on a a 3-1 lead
In a game seven you lose in that Conference Finals and then you go to the team that beats you immediately after I can’t give him a statue in Golden State I can’t give him a statue in OKC and that’s what we’re talking about Shannon we’re talking about location location
Location I get your all you didn’t say that no no no no no no no what I mean is no I’m saying a statue a statue for the team the franchise what you mean to that franchise what LeBron means to Cleveland and the heat oh that’s not the Lakers
Ain’t Kobe M Stephen A Stephen A so let me ask you this in the last decade what were the Lakers before LeBron got there the last sorry they were sorry that’s true and the one good season they had was the lockout short season but go
Ahead not lock out I mean Co they didn’t want I I don’t take a someone much smarter than me who’s done all the research on this could probably answer this question I don’t I don’t remember a time where the statue certainly jerseys hanging in the rafters for second and
Third best players on championship teams that has happened before right Portland tra Bladers when they won in the late 70s they got the entire starting five their jerseys are in the rafters right typically statues are for the best [Applause] Player is
FAILING GRADE ❌ JJ Redick & Shannon Sharpe on Stephen’s A-List of who deserves a statue | First Take
Stephen A. Smith breaks down his list of the top five current NBA players that deserve a statue, then JJ Redick and Shannon Sharpe weigh in.
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26 Comments
Y'all stupid AF for not bringing up Tim Duncan
Why are the same 4 notes pounding this whole time?!? Like I'm playing NBA2K?
If that's the case, let me control Steven A. and have him walk out of the fake window.
Stephen A,’s list is 100% correct
dray on a statue really sas . this guy is the worst
He didn’t include Jokic because he’s white. Simple as that with Stephen A
Tim Duncan
Sas will never give joker his due! He hates that a non black is the face of the nba
The disrespect for Tim Duncan is just Outrageous 🤦🏾♂️
Whose that caramel milk dud in the background
In order to get a statue the criteria should be: winning at least one championship as the best player.
Being a part of a franchise for at least 5-10 years or more.
That simply applies to
LeBron (Cavs)
Steph (Warriors)
Jokic (Denver)
Giannis (Milwaukee)
There's a case to be made for KD and Kawhi, but at this point I don't see why a particular franchise would give the a statue.
So weird how he can put klay and draymond as 1 slot but couldn’t put Lebron (cavs/heat) as one slot but 2
good lord that new lady is stacked
Klay anf draymond😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
If it wasn’t for the Play-In. Lakers would have missed the playoffs every year except the bubble year.
Bro JJ was about to make a solid argument and the video ends 🤦🏻♂️
Labron dont deserve no statue, thats something you get for dedication to an organization, not something you get because it was a destination that worked out for free agency collusion.
SAS Honorable mention at #6 Derek Fisher
I was waiting for a " list is fluid " with the gand gesture 😂
Draymond😂 a statue where he cokes some player maybe
Lebron deserves some in Cleveland when he come back from 1-3 to beat the State Warriors
Pls make a Khawi one where he sits on the bench tanking
Stephen A cmon Jokic is european thats cuz he s not on the list
I never heard a ninja say oh my god I wish I played like Tim Duncan
Lebron should not be on this list. Dwade should have the statue in Miami. As for Cleveland, Lebron has abandoned this team TWICE after using all of their draft capital to "get more help" as he does with any team he joins. Hes not a franchise player, hes a franchise killer.
Love Klay and drammond, but JJ is right. Jokic needs to take this place.
Aside from curry and lebron, this list is trash. I like giannis but u have to win more than 1 ring to deserve a statue. U need multiple rings b4 even being considered. Klay and draymond is absolutely ridiculous, especially draymond. If klay and draymond get statues, it no longer has the same meaning as it currently does. A player getting a statue is because he was/is a franchise player and the best player on his team that won multiple rings and changed that franchise and the nba not the 2nd and 3rd options. If that were the case, y don't pippen and Rodman have statues alongside Jordan??? Where is Tony parkers statue next to Duncan??? Let's give Kevin love a statue next to lebron. Do u see how none of those make sense? Let's not hand out statues like t shirts please.