People don't realize how talented the NBA is.
I'm taking my talents to South Beach.
I'm going to take my talents to South Beach.
Every kid who just played basketball knew about the Boston Celtics. They're one of the few teams who were always on national TV along with the Lakers.
I think the greatest player I've ever played against was Magic Johnson. Next, was Larry Bird. Then, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
If you look at the history of the NBA, guys that came out of high school are the guys that held the NBA together. You look a Kobe Bryant, you look at a LeBron, these are household names.
I was excited about going to the Lakers because they are probably the biggest brand in basketball.
I'm a big Bulls fan, Michael Jordan fan, LeBron fan.
If I would compare anybody to Michael Jordan, it would be Kobe Bryant.
That's what people don't understand, that in the NBA these are the best 450 players in the world, in the game of basketball, are in the NBA.
Yes, I played in '92 with the original Dream Team, and then again in '96 with what they labeled 'Dream Team III.'
Everybody in the NBA is good. And then you have the really good ones and the great ones.
Guys like Alvin Adams, Sweet D Walter Davis, Larry Nance, and Kyle Macy became my basketball heroes.
Amare, Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups - they're virtually unstoppable.
We had guys come out of high school, Moses Malone, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, but all these guys could play.
I love LeBron, but Kobe was the first player I actually considered my favorite.
