What is your wildest unpopular hot take NBA opinion that you believe to be true?

[Gohan]

How could you not consider him that? Or even in that top 30? At worst 6th or at best the 5th best SG ever. And he really was a minuscule 5’11 PG / Combo Guard. Pound for pound one of the greatest ever.

Have you seen the posts on this board? I thought I was the only iverson fan left

[Kiddlovesnets]

Iverson is a top 20 player of all time

Iverson is the greatest cancer of all time, GCOAT.

[BigtimeNBAFan]

Have you seen the posts on this board? I thought I was the only iverson fan left

Iverson gets a lot of hate, but few were better in the early 2000's. Only Duncan, Shaq and Kobe really have a case.

[SouBeachTalents]

Iverson gets a lot of hate, but few were better in the early 2000's. Only Duncan, Shaq and Kobe really have a case.

I completely disagree about that. Imo KG was definitely better, and you could make solid arguments for McGrady, Kidd, Webber etc.

[Gohan]

I completely disagree about that. Imo KG was definitely better, and you could make solid arguments for McGrady, Kidd, Webber etc.

Webber and Mcgrady were fools gold

[Dbrog]

Bit of an oldie so not sure how much of a "hot take" it would be but....Bill Russell would still hold the record for most championships no matter what team he was drafted to.

[Gohan]

Bit of an oldie so not sure how much of a "hot take" it would be but....Bill Russell would still hold the record for most championships no matter what team he was drafted to.

That’s a very brave opinion imo. I forgot how many different teams were in the 60s

[Dbrog]

That’s a very brave opinion imo. I forgot how many different teams were in the 60s

That's fair but I think a lot of people would argue Wilt woulda taken the chips. Seen a lot of people here who seem to think Russell is only Russell cause of the Celtics team

[Doranku]

Lakers beat the Spurs in 2013 if Kobe doesn't tear his Achilles.

[Axe]

That raptors would be the new favorites in the east if the klaw didn't leave the team last year

[Gohan]

That's fair but I think a lot of people would argue Wilt woulda taken the chips. Seen a lot of people here who seem to think Russell is only Russell cause of the Celtics team

Oh no I wasn’t mocking your post. I just agree I think wilt would have taken some of those chips

[KissMySwag]

Darko was the second most talented player in the 2003 NBA draft and if he had, by chance, found the right coach to develop his psyche properly, he would have gone down as an all time NBA great. Hell it's entirely possible that if he had THE right NBA coach, he could have gone down as the best player in the 2003 NBA draft, as ridiculous as that sounds. The guy was talented af but he was very shaky psychologically and Lary Brown went ahead and dumped gasoline on the fire instead of trying to put it out.

One hot take that I agree with.

[KissMySwag]

The replies to this post are hot as hell though in this case I say Vince Carter wins 3 straight with the lakers from 00-02. plug n play whoever you want but vince would have rings if he was on the right team. Maybe just the right team to give that discipline who knows. But that squad with phil still wins 3 straight if not more imo.

[BigtimeNBAFan]

Bit of an oldie so not sure how much of a "hot take" it would be but....Bill Russell would still hold the record for most championships no matter what team he was drafted to.

I agree to a point. People who fully discredit Russell and say he "played against construction workers" should look at the Celtics beat on their last title run. Teams with multiple hall of famers capped off by a finals win against the original big 3 of West/Wilt/Baylor. He would have been good in any era I have no doubt of that.

However 11 rings is asking a lot for a guy who wasn't the best offensively. He would have been a great all star and been a beast on the boards and blocked a lot of shots, but he would need to be on a team that could really score to win titles like he did back then.

[BigtimeNBAFan]

The replies to this post are hot as hell though in this case I say Vince Carter wins 3 straight with the lakers from 00-02. plug n play whoever you want but vince would have rings if he was on the right team. Maybe just the right team to give that discipline who knows. But that squad with phil still wins 3 straight if not more imo.

Maybe. He was definitely very good during the early 2000's. That was one thing Kobe's rings with Gasol quieted down. An attack on Kobe during the mid-2000's was Vince, Mcgrady or a handful of other guys could have won playing along Shaq. Hard to say. And to be fair you could say that with a bunch of guys. You put Kobe next to Garnett or Duncan and that team probably wins a few titles.