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The LEGEND Penny Hardaway joins Draymond Green & Baron Davis on the show tomorrow #nba #basketball

19 Dec 2024 · 1 min

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In this YouTube interview segment, Draymond Green welcomes NBA legend and Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway. Green asks Hardaway about his current scoring average, to which Hardaway claims he’s putting up 30 points per game in today’s era. The conversation shifts to Hardaway’s first matchup against Michael Jordan, with Hardaway describing his defensive mindset and the back‑and‑forth style of elite guards like Kyrie Irving and Jamal Crawford. They then discuss their personal NBA "Mount Rushmore" selections—Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James. Draymond reveals his own ambition to become an NBA coach, while Hardaway expresses a desire to mentor younger players, noting his "silent assassin" alter‑ego versus the more vocal "Lil Penny" persona. The segment blends nostalgic recollections, personal aspirations, and opinions on the game's greatest talents.

We have a 14-year NBA veteran, 4-time NBA All-Star, 2-time All-NBA First Team, Olympic gold medalist, and the University of Memphis legend and head basketball coach, none other than the one and only Penny Hardaway. Penny, how many you averaging a day?
Easy 30 in this era, bro.
First matchup with MJ.
I was trying to put fear in him. Guarding me because I knew what he was gonna try to do to me on the other end. I hit the half spin and saw him there. I just hopped back. He didn't know I was gonna do that. Obviously I did. 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. Who's Mount Rushmore? It's MJ, Shaq, Kobe, and it's Bron.
I definitely wanna coach in the NBA, man.
I feel like I can help a lot of young guys. They came up with the alter ego because I was just a silent assassin and Lil Penny was, he was the shit talker.
Draymond Green, OG, we appreciate you, man. Love y'all boys, man.