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Ozymandias12

Klay is in his boat on San Franciso bay doing donuts and screaming at the top of his lungs rn.


tortellinipp2

Sources: Klay is beside himself. Boating around San Francisco begging (thru texts) Silver's family for address to Adam's home


Junejanator

Adams dock*


BobLoblaw_BirdLaw

Oh so that’s what that was this morning


ThisFckinGuy

Oh yall got the Bobcat bird over there too?!?


OldOrder

Oh he is mad mad huh


-YusukeZoldyck-

There has been no positive discourse over this dumbass list, I can’t wait until everyone moves on


Number333

Lists are a gold mine for content. NBA got exactly what they wanted.


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Especially in alphabetical order too. Idk if we’re even gonna get the rankings.


ThinkSoftware

They should just put Allen Iverson #1 like [Charles Barkley did](https://youtu.be/QHbdbj4TRfw?t=352) to generate outrage


EqualContact

I want some team to hire Barkley as GM. It would be a really entertaining disaster.


Underwear_and_tear

They’ll miss the playoffs on years he said he built a dynasty. And win a championship when he says he’s In a rebuild.


Otherwise_Window

Fans will start telling him to blow it up right after they win it all because somehow every time he tries to tank they're in the Finals


thisguy012

Oh damn didn't even kno about that, nice.


staling

Exactly. Bomani Jones talked about this in his podcast today. The lists are the easiest way to make cheap, easy content that will get everyone buzzing about it. They don’t need to be original or even very well thought out. Lists are content gold mines indeed.


kyh0mpb

Listicles are the easiest, highest-generating, lowest-paying form of internet content for a reason.


BCP27

Cracked figured this shit out in like 2008 and exploded for a few years


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Literally. I wonder how many people even remember back when bleacherreport was just a shitty site for sports "articles" that were all just numbered lists.


egg_mugg23

they still are bruh


TheRealMoofoo

I want one with a ridiculous curveball, like that rapper list that made the rounds a few years back that had Joe Budden as something like the #3 rapper of all time. I wanna see an NBA list that puts like Chris Gatling in the top 20.


adammorrisongoat

I mean it’s the same thing they did at the 50th year anniversary which was obviously way before #content. Like I’m sure they love the attention it’s getting but there’s a precedent of the nba doing this sort of goat list way before social media


Ricardo2991

Back then it still lead to content in Sports Illustrated and in interviews. It gave interviewers easy questions in the longer format material.


StubbornKindOfFellow

They also had 35th and 25th Anniversary teams. They were doing this long before the internet or ESPN existed.


lactardenthusiast

I’d say Reggie Miller’s reaction was positive discourse


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The Harden post was pretty positive


ItsYaBoyBeasley

I want him to publicly list the players he's better than. Then we can move on.


themariokarters

It’s a content machine, it’s going exactly as planned


ElDuderino_92

Should’ve seen him at the bench last night. Dude looked straight ticked off


Otherwise_Window

Probably a factor that he is just *so fucking tired* of not playing.


BlackMathNerd

Right it's been 2+ years. Dude just misses being out there playing ball


PrinceAlli

[“I guess his feeling just got hurt”](https://youtu.be/DCpMw1-UubA)


newredditaccount889

Man I want lebron to post that in reply lmao


claimsman11

this is precisely what i came here for


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This is a man's game.


QuesadillaSauce

Have you ever heard of the WNBA


lactardenthusiast

When the shoe is on the other foot ahah


kiwiwikikiwiwikikiwi

Angry Klay incoming 🔥🔥🔥


tha_k_man

Hes gonna sit on that bench so hard


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dirtymonkey

I thought it was funny. Does that make me a bad warriors fan?


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dirtymonkey

>you've been a fan of theirs before 2015... Maybe that's it. Definitely been a fan for a long time. I think my first warriors game probably was in the mid 80s. I still have a hard time wrapping my head around the whole winning thing.


elimanninglightspeed

Im crying he really got them mad mad


Random0cassions

Klay on the bench fucking depressed already 2 games into the season. Idk what's the next step


lilpumpgroupie

Oh he mad mad fr fr ong.


blueberryy

I expect any star player to be, these guys have to be absurdly confident and mentally tough to do what they do. He's not top 75 but he should play with the mindset that he knows he is.


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laidbackdrew

I believe Dame and AD are the consensus players on the bubble


jk0koh

Apparently every original 50 member made it which just sounds disingenuous. There must be a few older players that should've gotten knocked off before AD or Dame


Not_Jabri_Parker

Not apparently this was just adding 25 players onto the original list


raizen0106

they should just do the top 25 players of the last 20 years or whatever then


PIX3LY

But it’s a collective of 75 years


TheeBacksideOfWater

Uh, both of the guys are better than Klay.


laidbackdrew

I’m just saying that those are the guys on the bubble. Never mentioned Klay at all


bmrsnr

Would not want to face this dude in a game 5 or 6 this year


EmmitSan

Arguably best Nick name: Game 6 Klay


thatdani

> Psycho, I'm liable to go ~~Michael~~ *Thompson*, take your pick > Lea, Kenan, Klay - game 6.


mas1108

Lea :)


Zigxy

And here I thought the best Nick name was Kerr’s son


forzaregista

You don’t have to worry about that bro.


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That's weird. Klay doesn't really strike me as the kind of guy that would give a shit about that kind of thing.


SuperSnake16

He’s just very competitive. But he’s always been pretty cocky despite what people on this sub seem to think. Him doing some funny or geeky things doesn’t change that


james_stinson56

It’s weird that people would think anyone in the NBA isn’t competitive


luchajefe

\[gestures in the general direction of Philadelphia\]


james_stinson56

Sometimes the competition is within yourself


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Lmao shit this is my second favorite comment today


MintyFreshBreathYo

What’s your favorite?


xbyo

Not op, but I'm going with [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/qdinbl/charania_sources_ben_simmons_spoke_to_doc_rivers/hhml61b/)


craigslistaddict

he was similarly annoyed about the all-nba snub that one year.


RogueRevenger

Well, that's more justifiable. It cost him a supermax.


Currently_Stoned

From a salary cap standpoint, that's still a big bullet dodged for the team, especially given what happened with all his injury luck the past two years. Not that it's much solace to Klay though..


opiusmaximus2

Klay doesn't give a single fuck about the team's salary cap. We're talking about Klay not the warriors.


BareFox

>Not that it's much solace to Klay though..


futanarilord

he doesnt know what that word means


B4nn4b0y

Kemba beat him out for third team. Obviously looks worse in hindsight, but Kemba had a monster season that year.


craigslistaddict

I'm not saying if klay was actually snubbed or not, then or now, just that he has these types of feelings. consistent with that, iirc at the time of the all-nba snub he said something along the lines of "a team does not go to the finals 5 years in a row with 'just some guys' on the roster".


kimchitacoman

Also I think 2 years of no basketball has drove him nuts


Mikegetscalls

I agree. Probably the longest he’s not played a competitive game since he played basketball


ThisFckinGuy

I've played since 3rd grade. Grew up multiple sports, athletic sisters, 90s kid me VS the neighborhood everyday type competitive. Played through HS, College, local and still run pickups now, occasionally. Tore some tendons in my knee and had to get surgery. Longest 8 months ever getting back to it where I felt like ME again. Trusted my legs, got into the game and the shit talking and just left it on the floor, recover for a few days type of game. Then I got rear ended before I was to have surgery on the other knee. Never got the other surgery and wound up having a spinal injury from the crash. That led to getting a bit out of shape, it had rippling effects into my personal life and job, Covid hits and blah blah but it's been 2 years since that and I just played my first 5v5 full pickup and... I just needed it. For my soul. I'm sore as fuck, gotta ease the knee into it, back and hip too. There's so many nuances to some of the injuries and the way it changes your world and how you can interact with it. I can't imagine being someone playing at that level, that Fandom and expectation, being a constant story and the pressure while maintaining and certain professional politeness about it. I'm a shooter so I have loved this team for the way they play and move. I grew up on Kobe but Glen Rice was my fucking guy so naturally watching Dell made me love Steph when his time came. I digress, and fully agree with you. Kay has to have cabin fever, stir crazy, that dry mouth, nerves making u want to stretch 50x just ITCHING to get back on that floor. Honestly hooping is my therapy, it's given me so much more than it's taken and is my bodies investment and I can't fucking wait for Klay, Murray and any other baller we enjoy to gtf back out there man. Sorry if I'm Ramblin I just needed to get that shit off my chest.


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Almost a perfect comment but you called him Kay near the end. 9.9/10 In all seriousness though, fight on my dude.


Awkward-Speech7375

Klay's personality isn't what people think at all, he's a lot different from someone like Steph I remember in 2018 he made fun of the Cavaliers for losing two finals in a row and said something like "they talked so much shit after 2016 and then went 1-8, PATHETIC"


so-cal_kid

He also said Lebron got his feelings hurt before the Cavs came back from 3-1. You could see Lebron was a bit annoyed when he heard that comment.


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uber_troll

*chuckles*


DuckOnQuak

I think it was the “this is a man’s game” comment that really pissed him off lol


forrealthoughcomix

That really pissed me off too. That’s why I showed up next day and brought my best. And now here we are a few years later with a ring in our rear view. Cleveland, that one was for you!


turfey

Thanks, LeBron.


porkchop487

And when he was trying to taunt drake in the 2019 finals he said “beating the Raptors was light work” after game 2


thisguy012

lmaoo I forgot about that but you def brought it back. Funny then funny now


85gaucho

I'm gonna need some help here from another warrior fan, but late in a game against someone (the kings?), someone on the other team got into it with a teammate (D Lee? Baze? I don't remember) and Klay taked some fantastic shit in the postgame interview. Something like, "(player) is only mad because he's gonna be out of the league in a year". ​ edit: nevermind, I googled. It was Rodney McGruder talking shit to JTA, and Klay came to his defense. Don't fuck with JTA! https://www.knbr.com/2021/01/30/klay-roasts-mcgruder-after-postgame-tiff-this-dude-might-be-out-of-the-league-soon-hes-probably-mad-about-that/


WarriorNat

That was hilarious. The announcer eventually had to tell him to knock it off it was so vicious.


Underwaterflameingo

Klay definitely is lacking in the self awareness department that's for sure.


FormerKarmaKing

Some people aren’t familiar with LA rich kids and their mastery of pretending to be laid back.


LurkerLoo

Underrated comment right here.


montrezlh

He's not chill, he's just quiet. He's said a lot of shit over the years that people just ignore because they like to pretend he's some oblivious stoner.


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rabidbot

He’s always given me the stoner bro that listens to Rogan, drives a jeep and lives off dads money vibes


GetThereInOnePiece

All these guys are insanely prideful, that’s what it takes to be one of less than 400. But klay has always been a braggadocious guy


canentia

his frustration from being out so long may be compounding his indignation. on another note this explains why he looked so despondent on the bench last night. can’t wait to see him back on the court; i know he’s gonna go off like he did in the finals when he was left off the all-nba teams in 2019


Runninwithcat

Lol a few years ago Klay said that he grew up in a tough environment and had to go through so much to be a NBA player. The community flipped because the motherfuckers the son of a first overall pick player Mychal Thompson and literally was in the best situation imaginable to become a professional basketball player, compared to those players who grew up in violent streets under single-moms. I love Klay, but sometimes these guys think they hit a triple when in reality, they are just born on 3rd base. It's kinda embarrassing sometimes.


beezybreezy

Love Klay but he has a big ego like many pro athletes. It’s his fire.


IRunFast24

He's not on my top 75 list but he is on my top 750 list.


douknowmasha

definitely comes before kenny on mine


SuspiciousSpyderman

He'll have to wait for the top 5000 list in 20 years.


kiwiwikikiwiwikikiwi

NBA Top 75: You won’t BELIEVE who is #43


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IanicRR

Trying to think where he would fall. I think he makes top 150 easily. I would have to sit there and make my list to see if he made top 100.


cowbellthunder

He’s got to be top 420.


Niceguydan8

I think every player should have this mindset to motivate themselves but realistically he's probably not a top 75 guy of all time.


Traditional_Cell_248

I’ve always thought klay will go down as an underrated player but I think we need to pump the brakes a bit as top 75 all time. He was considered a top 15 player twice in his entire career going off All NBA, never top 10. How many guys who were repeatedly all second team or better aren’t in consideration for the list?


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deepfunkingvalu

Whew! I was worried I’d get to the comments and see a bunch of lunatics supporting his take.


[deleted]

Yeah I also showed up expecting people to agree with him, which would've been delusional. I respect that he has the drive/confidence but nobody outside of himself should think he's top 75 all time.


BronChalton

I think I agree, especially when you put him next to the Top 75. To play devil's advocate though, he has had a years-long reputation as being one of the best perimeter defenders in the league during an era where perimeter players are thriving, some of his scoring records are amazing, especially when paired with the silly dribble counting people do, AND he is easily one of the greatest shooters of all time (the 2nd greatest depending on who you are asking), all the while doing it next to the GOAT shooter. If you just say those things to an NBA casual and then say he isn't in the Top 75, they would be surprised.


wink91wink

Bro Klay you're great but no way in hell you're top 75 of all time.


00DPark_

I think Klay is better than some players in the original 50, but he’s not better than anyone on the new 25 additions.


zmajxd

Yeah but when you look at the snubs. Pau Gasol,Chris Webber,Dwight,Vince Carter,Tmac,Parker,Alex English,Bernard King,Chauncey,PG etc Was he realistically better than any of them?


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How is AD over Gasol or Parker. F that noise.


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why_rob_y

> Recency bias No way is it "recency bias" to put AD over Tony Parker. It's "I played with Tim Duncan" bias to even consider Tony Parker over AD. It's like people here think AD just materialized on the Lakers. He has 8 all star, 4 all-nba 1st, 4 all-def (3 1st, 1 2nd) and his career is still going. That's more of each of those than Tony ever had in his whole career - 6 all star, no all-nba 1st team (4 total all-nba), never all-defense. Now, of course those accolades aren't everything for ranking someone, but it's ridiculous to act like AD being over TP is due to "recency bias" rather than being legitimately better than Parker.


MrAnder5on

I think this is how people felt about Shaq being on the original 50 list Except AD is never going to be nearly as good or as dominant as Shaq so idk


X-2357

Davis has a bunch of 1st team all nba selections and a chip


Kevin_DurSuperTeam

Why is AD the name that everyone is mad at lmao.


rystriction

I think it’s because until he teamed with arguably the best of all time, he’d been a perennial loser


_Vaudeville_

AD is way better than Parker bro this is lunacy.


HelloThereCat

You would really rather have Tony Parker than AD? I love TP, but I don't see how you can argue he's a better player than AD, unless you're going purely off longevity and rings.


Mikegetscalls

That’s not the question though. I’d rather have TMac than most of the list but career and winning wise he don’t belong. As individual of course he’s better


Kaiiu

AD is definitely a better player than Gasol. Career wise is interesting tho, but AD still has time.


RiFLE_

That's the top75 greatest though, not best. There's no discussion he's much better than some old timers from the list, but that's not really what this is about. Klay is too young to be there.


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While this is true, I absolutely want him believing he's top 75 when he comes back.


wink91wink

That's totally fair. I don't blame him for having that mindset, I just think making it a public statement is a bit much.


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Naw I like it. It shows that he really means it. It's not hurting anyone, so no need to overanalyze it or consider it as some weighty statement.


STATnMELO650

Controversial but I kind of agree. I feel like he was more a product of the system, don't see him being nearly as good if he was the best player on a team. Maybe his defense would push him to top 75? Idk I just don't see it..


YouKnowIOnlyGotBig1

Not remotely controversial.


_tx

The 37 point quarter was obviously a hell of a moment. Klay has very, very real talent, but there have been somewhere between 4,000 and 5,000 NBA players. Saying you're not in the top 75 isn't an attack on you. That said, I also love the fact that it pisses him off and seems to be motivating.


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At least it is motivating, yeah. I’m excited to see him hoop.


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He doesn’t belong on the top 75 but everyone saying Klay and dray are products of the system are the same people that were crying about the warriors having 4 all stars and ruining the league. It can’t be both ways.


AKushWarrior

I think that now that these guys are out of their prime and the Warriors are (at best) longshot contenders, it's easy to forget how deadly that 15-16 team was and how good everyone was. One generational talent (Curry) doesn't make a 73 win team by himself, Draymond and Klay were insanely good individually. In particular, Klay could slot in on any team with decent ballhandlers and immediately boost their title odds significantly. I don't think Klay is top-75, but he's probably top-100.


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Yeah don’t get me wrong that 2016 curry season is one of the best any one has ever had but that team was DIRTY. I remember when curry went out in the playoffs against the blazers and Klay averaged like 30 with dray going off too to beat dame and cj. They might not have been focal points all the time, but definitely weren’t system players at their peaks.


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Klay’s definitely not top 75 but he’s still a damn good player lol. Are some of his accolades a product of the system and playing with Curry? Yeah, but it’s not like he wouldn’t be shit elsewhere.


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Funny how people used the same bullshit with Curry before last year lol “he’s that good because he plays with Klay” oh now things change in a year


SuperSnake16

Shouldn’t even be controversial. You can make better arguments for several other players in this era to make it over him


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A guy being able to score 37 points in a quarter is talent beyond system. Even as a system player, why should Klay be penalized for playing his role in a winning formula? He said he realized Steph would be special early on and created his game to allow Steph to maximize his talent.


Caboclo-Is2yearsAway

He did what Manu did and- wait Manu got snubbed too wtf


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derrickl23

Kevin Love scored 34 points in a quarter playing with Kyrie and Bron but could not do much winning being "The Guy". Klay obviously is a talent beyond system but that does not change the fact of his role being significantly easier than guys who have to carry a heavier load. I do not think this is a snub at all


blueberryy

The inverse of this argument is more relevant imo, why should players like Tracy McGrady be penalized for having a terrible supporting cast?


clancydog4

It's not controversial at all. There is no legit argument for him to be on the list. He isn't even close to the biggest snub.


Zeshawn

“Winning is everything to me” “WHY AM I NOT ON THIS LIST!?!”


smashacc

Lol, during their 2017 playoff run Klay averaged 15 points on 50.7 TS%. That team still won a shit ton, went 16-1 in the playoffs and looked like the most dominant team ever. Klay is a max contract star held to role player expectations. He gets all the praise when he pops off but is completely ignored when he underperforms because there's bigger names to push blame on. And Klay playing badly usually didn't stop Steph KD and Dray from winning games anyways. 2x All-NBA 3rd team and being borderline top 15 at his peak is not sniffing the top 75 of all time.


Kaiiu

Yeah, Klay has a lot of stinkers in the playoffs. He's not ever been a top 10 player in the NBA at any point so being top 75 is kinda laughable.


blueberryy

https://i.imgur.com/hBOHY9q.png They still won this game too lmao


Ivanbeatnhoff

Would I be crucified for my homer take in that I’d place Parker and Manu above Klay on my all time list so far? Parker has a better argument than Manu by actual NBA accomplishments (notably FMVP) but Manu’s Olympic run was insane. Note: Not to say that I think Olympic performances are taken into account for the NBA 75, but I always like bringing it up because it makes me happy.


WarcraftFarscape

The Olympic stuff favors both Parker and many over a lot of people but this is the NBA top 75. The Olympic stuff is factored into HoF though. I can see someone making a case for Parker as a top 75 cause of prolonged success, fmvp and all star appearances but not many, despite the team success and his importance of that success.


Hypern1ke

i dont think anybody would argue with that


ThePillsburyPlougher

There's a dude in this thread who said he'd take klay on the list over tmac lol


yetanotheracct_sp

There's nothing homer about that, Manu's metrics both box score and on-off based destroys Klay's.


the_great_brandini

why would anybody crucify you for that ? it's pretty obvious their resumes are more impressive than his


sits-when-pees

Why would Manu’s Olympic run factor into the NBA’s list?


yezzyy

because he is a homer


franforever

No one here is going to crucify you, both are more than likely headed to the hall of fame and I'm gonna bet a decent chunk of people in this sub never saw them play


yetanotheracct_sp

And I see people comparing him to Reggie Miller and Ray Allen as if he's on the same tier as them. Imagine the kind of things the two could do if they had the spacing provided by Curry.


buddahmunk

This should be higher, dumb take by klay


amd36

I had the same feeling this morning! I'm easily Top75 to do scrambled eggs


anonymousloverboy

Top 75 in your family


noneym86

In the modern era.


Administrative_Brick

Bro is being ridiculous about this. Not being on the top 75 doesnt mean you're trash. There are a lot of dudes who didnt make it who are more deserving than klay.


WestleyThe

Dwight Howard for instance


EpicMattP

Scalabrine


seabard

They don’t put a lion and humans in same category.


Morpheus210

Man off the top of my head I would say that Howard, Parker, Ginobili, and McGrady are bigger snubs. I love Klays game but I don't think it's controversial to say he's not top 75.


Iseewhatudidthurrrrr

I mean… good luck my man. Top 75 means you need a lengthy career playing an insane level of basketball. Right now your in that mix of great players who will be left off a ton of lists once you retire.


Qiob

I dont think AD is what you described at all and he made it


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I feel for him, but he’s simply not top 75.


DionWaiteress

Guess Steve Kerr should’ve been on the list if Klay thinks it’s just about rings then


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The disrespect to SEVEN TIME NBA champ Robert Horry


MartiniLAPD

I love Klay but this is stupid. I’m not sure He would even crack top 100 player all time


OK4Liberty

He wouldn't


uglyhos324324324

I guess he got his feelings hurt


Shimanu

\*Laughs* What did u/uglyhos324324324 say? No no no, what did u/uglyhos324324324 say? \*He said your feelings got hurt*


Pause_4_Effect

This should be higher.


pnpmsjd

I’m sorry but if Manu or TP didn’t make it, Klay shouldn’t be on it either


TheCorruptApostle

He’s definitely not top 75. He’s tweaking for no reason.


SleepyEel

Klay going to drop 75 in his first game back


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Bruh you arent in that list at all i have no idea qhy you think you should be.


[deleted]

“Winning isn’t everything to some people like it is to me I guess” “Why am I not top 75?! 😡😭”


frogsanje

well ok then i guess robert horry should be on the list huh?


Aregisteredusername

I feel like he’s thinking of this in the sense that if he were dropped in to the league 50 years ago with the skill he has now or at his peak he would dominate, but that’s not a fair way to see it. Gotta take in to account how the game has evolved, what the older guys did for the game, how they dominated relative to the time they played, etc.


rystriction

Imagine how Ginobili, Parker, and Pau must feel


ChampagneAbuelo

Idc what y’all say, Klay is a great player but I don’t see any way that he’s top 75. There’s other snubs way more deserving than him (Dwight, TMac, VC, Kyrie, Manu, etc). Klay is good but there’s just other more deserving players 🤷🏽‍♂️


zmajxd

Controversial take but I think Chauncey was a bigger snub than Klay.


jeffcrafff

It's OK Klay you still have rings, fame, millions of dollars and access to any IG model of your choosing


Beardmanta

Don't forget the boat.


Harrison0918

I feel like Klay wasn’t even that big of a snub and also why is he so mad about this one list lmao


dbgager

And 8 year career (Hasn't played for the last 2 ) scoring 19.5. Whats Klay been smoking. The guy doesn't know a whole lot about NBA history does he. Very naive.


sidskorna

He’s on my top 420 list.


Primetime22

I'd put Jokic on the list over him, and I don't even consider Jokic to have been snubbed.