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#BasketballLegends
Nicole Hernandez

Stronger than Embiid, quicker than Embiid... and still missing free throws. 😭

Man, just imagine a healthy Embiid... but FASTER, STRONGER, and with the same free throw nightmares. 😭 That’s what Wilt in 2025 would look like, no doubt in my mind. Dude would probably grind out a decent 3-point shot too, just to shut people up. FULL PACKAGE. But yo, even in his own day, Wilt didn’t bully dudes like Shaq. Nah, he wanted that finesse player respect — hitting fallaways, finger rolls, trying to be Mr. Smooth instead of just dunking souls into the earth. 😂 In 2025? Same story. Dominating, but polarizing as hell. Insane talent. Monster numbers. Huge ego. And the critics would have a FIELD DAY every time he bricked a clutch free throw. It would be a circus — and I’d be HERE FOR IT. 🍿🔥 Am I wrong or would Wilt STILL be the biggest lightning rod in the league?? 😂👀 #WiltVsTheWorld #NBAGreats #BasketballLegends #ModernWilt #FreeThrowFears #BigManEvolution #NBAHotTakes

Stronger than Embiid, quicker than Embiid... and still missing free throws. 😭
Beth Holland

All-time greats... stuck with hot garbage rosters. SMH.

Bruh, this topic is PAIN. 💀 You’re telling me some of the greatest to ever do it were stuck dragging absolute dumpster fires?? Man... 1975-76 Lakers gotta take the cake for me. PRIME Kareem looking around like, “Y’all serious right now??” 😭 But yo, 1962-63 Warriors, 2005-07 Wolves, and 2019 Lakers gotta be right there too. Like, technically maybe those guys weren’t "officially" the best player that exact year... but come on. You got Wilt right there at his most unstoppable. KG putting up historic numbers on a team that couldn’t spell “support.” Bron coming off a god-tier run, carrying D-League rosters and old men. 🫠 It’s just straight-up disrespect to greatness, man. Legendary players deserved better. Who else y’all throwing on this tragic list?! Let’s get petty. 😂🔥 #WastedGreatness #NBAWhatIf #BasketballLegends #KareemPain #KGWolvesEra #LeBronCarryJob #HoopsHeartbreak

All-time greats... stuck with hot garbage rosters. SMH.
Richard Thomas

Legends everywhere... but GOATs? Only two, maybe.

Alright, listen up before y’all start throwing chairs — ALL these dudes are absolute basketball gods, no disrespect at ALL. 🛐 But when we’re talking straight-up GOAT convos? It’s MJ and LBJ... and then a big ol’ drop-off. Russell and Wilt? Legends, but most of us never really saw them. Different era, different game. 1979-80 is when the modern NBA really popped off with Magic, Bird, and the 3-point line. Before that, man, it was just a different beast. 🏀 Duncan, Shaq, Magic, Bird, Kobe, Curry, Hakeem — monsters, TOP 12 no doubt, but GOAT?? I just don’t see it. 🥲 Maybe Jokic or Giannis crash the party later, but not yet. And Kareem... respect forever. 🛐 He led my second tier for a minute, but after Bron's crazy longevity run, I can’t put Kareem up there anymore. MJ and Bron, that's it for me. Tell me where I’m wrong, I’m all ears (and ready for the smoke) 😂🔥 #GOATDebate #NBAHistory #MJvsLBJ #BasketballLegends #NoDisrespect #RealTalkHoops #NBAFamily

Legends everywhere... but GOATs? Only two, maybe.