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Penny Hardaway’s top NBA handles: Kyrie Irving, Steph Curry & Jamal Crawford #nba #basketball

1 Jan 2025 · 1 min

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In this spoken segment, the speaker (Penny Hardaway) answers a question about the NBA players with the best ball‑handling skills. He outlines his criteria—players who can repeatedly beat defenders with a combination of crossovers, pull‑backs, and separation—then lists his top three: Jamal Crawford, Kyrie Irving, and Stephen Curry, adding Rod Strickland and a lesser‑known player referred to as “BD.” For each, he briefly describes signature moves: Crawford’s iconic crossover, Irving’s relentless hit‑and‑beat patterns, Curry’s ability to create space and shoot from three, and Strickland’s “ridiculous” guard play. The commentary is conversational and enthusiastic, emphasizing the rarity and impact of elite handles in the league.

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Who do you have your top 3 guys as far as handle that came through the league? Oh, that came through the league? Jamal Crawford is one of 'em for sure. Okay. J Crossover. Kyrie for sure. Man, it's a lot of guys that had— BD had crazy handles. He was freakish with it as well. But you talking about guys that displayed it every move. BD was about blowing around you. But these guys are like Kyrie, he'll hit you, beat you, pull back, beat you again, pull back. So we talking about them type of guys. Jamal would do the same thing. So, and then Steph has handles. He could do whatever he want with that thing too, man. And then to be able to get that off from 3 with that same handle. So right now, I could put Steph in that category because man, he works at it and he gets separation better than no other. That's it. The big guys with the handle to me were JC and Kyrie. And I'll put Steph in there. Rod Strickland too. Oh no, OG Rod. Oh, don't even start me with him, bro. That dude was ridiculous, bro.