Draymond GreenForward, Golden State Warriors

Kobe & Shaq Lakers or Kevin Durant & Steph Curry’s Warriors? #nba #basketball

18 Jan 2025 · 1 min

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In this solo commentary, Draymond Green debates how the Shaquille O'Neal‑led Lakers would fare against the Golden State Warriors featuring Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry. He argues that Shaq’s sheer dominance in the paint makes him virtually unstoppable, regardless of the Warriors’ talent. Green notes that Shaq’s mobility varied across his Los Angeles years—early on he could move well, but later injuries limited his footwork. He stresses that to contain Shaq, a team must clear the paint and effectively navigate screens, a challenge he suggests the Warriors’ lineup (KD, Steph, Klay) would struggle with. Green also touches on the importance of screen‑setting and defensive schemes, referencing how a coach like Tyronn Lue could be vulnerable to well‑executed screens. The overall tone is conversational and confident, with a nostalgic slant toward Shaq’s era.

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Where does those Lakers teams stack up against the Golden State Warriors championship team with KD? I just don't see nobody beating the Lakers team. The biggest factor, like, is Shaq. You can't stop him. Like, you can't guard him. Ain't nobody stopping Shaq. Although I don't think y'all team was as good as ours, but in a matchup, nobody stopping Shaq. But I'll tell you what, you got to come out that paint, big fella, and you might just be looking crazy. That's all I'm gonna say. And Shaq could move. He wasn't no stiff. He wasn't a stiff, but he wasn't moving like Shaq had been moving. What years? Shaq started getting them later years in LA. He wasn't moving like that no more, man. Shaq started rehabbing on company time. I gotta stop. This is gonna come off like I'm hating on Shaq. No, you ain't, no. I gotta stop. With the Lakers, he was still dominant. Of course he was still dominant. But again, coming to move them puppies with KD and Steph and putting them in pin downs with Klay, that's— He not doing none of that. He wasn't moving like that. You gotta have guys that's gonna get through the screens for sure. T. Lue getting nailed by the screen.