With LeBron James likely in the twilight of his career, many people are questioning who the best player in the NBA is today.
Is it Giannis?
Is it still LeBron?
What about Trae Young?
Many are called, but few are chosen.
This has been debated for some time now, and rightfully so.
Even with LeBron still around, the NBA is seeing a plethora of young talent take the league by storm and put everyone in basketball on notice.
But NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has a take on who he thinks the best player in the game is, stating that Ja Morant is that guy.
Shaq says Ja Morant is the best player in the NBA
“You should have seen his little cute face when I said ‘Yo man, you the best player in the league.’” 😂
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Is This A Good Take?
It’s interesting to see this take from Shaq, especially with guys like Giannis dominating in the league today.
But Morant is a unique talent, and this is not a bad take by Shaq in the slightest.
Shaq is somebody who has an extremely high basketball IQ, and when he believes a certain somebody is the best player in the league, he has a good reason to believe it.
Morant has been a beast ever since coming into the league.
He’s a scoring machine and has led the Memphis Grizzlies to a point where they are now one of the best teams in the NBA.
He certainly has a strong case for being the best player in the league.
There is certainly a case for a guy like Giannis or Young.
There is also still a strong case for LeBron being the best player in the league.
But Morant has taken the NBA by storm and is showing no signs of stopping anytime soon.
Shaq knows basketball, and also knows what kind of player Morant truly is.
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