Paul Pierce and Danny Green Boldly claim Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a better offensive bag than Michael Jordan.
Just when you thought the basketball world had its hot takes under control, Paul Pierce and Danny Green decided to torch the timeline. On a podcast that was clearly not ready for this, the two veterans claimed that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a better offensive bag than Michael Jordan. Yes. Michael Jordan. The man who made the midrange jumper look like fine art, the GOAT himself, the legend whose Airness basically invented basketball cool. And now, somehow, SGA is “better.” Bold move, guys. Bold claim.
Paul Pierce and Danny Green say Michael Jordan had a “limited” offensive bag 😳
“Shai got more bag.”
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Bold claim but fans aren’t having it looking at how they’re trashing the veterans.
“What do we define as a bag first of all? Is it just the dribble handles to a shot?” questioned Pierce before he gave his opinion.
“It’s not just the handles, but you have a plethora of moves in your bag,” explained Green as he equated being unguardable and unpredictable to having an ‘offensive bag’ in the modern sense.
“Mike had a limited bag,” claims Pierce after Green explains what he meant. “He didn’t need to do all that fancy sh**, he was right to the business,” Pierce further added.
“Shai has more of a bag, though, but he usually uses it so he can get to his spot. Mike had a bag but did not need to use it,” explained Green.
SGA has officially been handed the compliment of the century. Whether you agree or not, the conversation is still on!
One thing is for sure: Pierce and Green didn’t just drop a hot take. They detonated a nuclear debate. And basketball fans? Well, they’re still trying to pick up the pieces, and probably rewatch every MJ highlight just to calm themselves down.
