Yahoo Sports senior NBA writer Vincent Goodwill and NBC Sports Chicago’s Jason Goff debate whether the four-time NBA MVP is the finest American basketball player alive. Listen to the entire talk on “Good Word with Goodwill,” part of the “Ball Don’t Lie” podcast, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or anywhere you listen.
Video Transcript:
We know, or at least those with common sense should know, that LeBron James is not the best player in the game and has not been for a long time.
Is Jason Goff the top American player?
I still say no because I have eyes, and you still have Anthony Edwards, whom we have seen perform work.
You still have Stephen Curry is still here, doing work.
You still have Kevin Durant, who we will see doing work.
That’s Captain America.
Put that expression on, and we’ll move from seeing the US win these games by the skin of their chinny chin.
So blast them out, because they now have the most powerful nuclear bomb in international basketball history.
And, I believe, it should also be stated how much falls on the shoulders after the roster makeup.
You know how it looks on Anthony Davis, too.
I believe Anthony Davis had himself quite a nice run, not only as a as a rim defender, but what he could do taking the ball off the rim with these regulations. He is brown, the best American back, because I knew Nick Wright.
I saw Nick Wright discussing this.
Is he the finest American basketball player?
No, probably not.
But he’s not far off.
He ranks third or fourth.
Right.
He’s not far away.
He’s in the top five, which is quite an accomplishment in and of itself.
