Shaquille O’Neal: “I got no problem with the recent Dr. J’s GOAT List, but mine is MJ, Kobe, Lebron, Magic, and myself top 5. To round out the top 10 I’ll add Kareem, Tim Duncan, Karl Malone, Isiah Thomas, and Steph Curry.”

40 comments

1. Shaq always changes his mind, for the last 5 years he keeps saying Hakeem is the best center ever but now he doesnt have Hakeem in the list. The problem is that there are five additional players who have a case for the #10 spot. Soon we will have to start ranking GOAT by position.

2. What did Larry Bird do to this man?

3. Bro said Isiah Thomas lmao.

4. Got the top 4 correct.

5. He was a better free throw shooter than list maker.

6. Bird not in anyone’s top 10 annoys me.

7. r/NBA: try not to get pressed by an NBA player’s Top 10 list challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)

   Let him cook guys HAHAA

8. To say that Magic is top 5 but Bird isn’t top 10 is crazy. If the 80s sucked that much then Magic fucking sucks too. They’re literally synonymous at this point. They cannot be more than a space or two apart.

9. No wilt or Russell

10. Putting yourself in a top 5 list will always bug me.

    Be humble

11. 1st lineup: Shaq – Duncan – LeBron – MJ – Magic

    2nd lineup: Hakeem – Garnett – Bird – Kobe – Curry

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13. Shaq’s top ten changes every other week

14. Isiah Thomas top 10 is fucking crazy ngl.

15. Shaqtin’ a Fool.

16. Shaq’s bottom 5 of his top 10 is decided by retired players he’s seen most recently.

17. He completely lost me when he included Malone.

18. No Bird is crazy

19. Downplaying everyone that plays his position and no Bird cos he’s white lol

20. I mean why does everyone care so much where people rank other players

21. No Larry Bird is atrocious. The disrespect is ridiculous. He’s clearly better than Magic

22. Based top 10

23. I think it is an example of how ridiculous it is to rank the best NBA players of all time. It doesn’t ever really happen in the other major sports. Different eras and different positions make a huge difference. No matter how many stats you pull out of your ass there’s just too many variables that make it impossible to come up with a unanimous listing.

    That being said I’d definitely hold the opinions with actual player and executives way higher than pundits and fans.

    PS Kobe always gets ranked in the top 10 by players that competed against him so deal with it.

24. The Isiah Thomas disrespect is crazy people acting like hes a scrub; ik he aint top 10 but damn its not like hes far off

25. Agree Shaq! Kobe my top two as well ! He has a many cases for goat to.

26. Isiah Thomas over Wilt and Bird is crazy

27. Isiah and Karl malone. Gtfo Shaq

28. Karl is….no one cares nvm evil world

29. Bird isn’t top 10. Neither is Isaiah Thomas.

30. If you don’t have Bird and Wilt in your Top 10, you should never open your ignorant mouth about the sport of basketball.

    Shaq is really fucking stupid.

    And Karl Malone over Hakeem Olajuwon? Put down the angel dust.

31. Get Malone and Zeke out and put Bird and Wilt in then it’s a quite decent list.

32. I don’t take much Shaq says seriously.

33. Bird has to be in there. Get Isiah out of there.

34. Top 10 players ever, shaqin a fool edition lol Isiah and malone over bird wilt and Hakeem. Crazy talk

35. Obviously the list is nuts. Having Kobe above lebron is wild. But no Hakeem, Bird, Wilt or Russell is just disrespectful.

36. Dude must have CTE if he thinks Kobe is top 5 or even top 10

37. No Celtics. I like it

38. I know Karl is despised here, but that MFer is absolutely a top 15-20 all-time player

39. I can’t respect a Top 10 list that has Kobe, Mailman, Zeke and Steph but not wilt, Russell, West, Big O and Bird.

    Shaq isn’t even a Top 5 center let alone Top 5 all-time.

40. does anyone actually think Kobe was better than Duncan? that is insane