Because people watched him play and felt it was that great?
I don't have him near top 5 but this idea fans have today that you need to rank every top whatever number of all-time players based on basketball reference resumes is about.
Most of his best games are on YouTube. It's not like he was in the 1950s and you need someone in their 70s to explain it. Watching someone play > reading stats and accolades
It's so funny that a player that has been benched in playoff games for literally defensive purposes has a great chance to tie Ben Wallace and Mutombo for most DPOY awards
(Not hating or saying postseason stuff should impact reg season awards but it's an objectively hilarious scenario we get to watch unfold)
"I want to feel right about every single pointless basketball opinion I have so here is skewed data that confirms why I am right and 99.9% of people that watch basketball are wrong"
a few years back? Wasn't that five seasons ago lol
Harden was averaging 36, Andre Drummond was playing enough to average 15 rebounds and people were arguing Luka vs Trae Young. That was an eternity ago in NBA years.
I bet on the Lakers to win and even I was like "whoa" at some of those calls last half of the 4th lol
I want to believe that he did the Home Alone because every trick he played on Brooks worked perfectly like Kev and the Wet Bandits.
Best taunt ever!
Don't look at the Nets subreddit they may say 50 points lol People on there are saying he's better than Bridges already.
He says something similar every year, including the run when they won the NBA Championship like 15 months ago lol
bait post meant to insult the pelicans lol
It's almost like the ideas for change always benefit the team in the flair of poster. What a random coincidence that happens 99% of the time!