“If I had passed Wilt, I would have got on TV arrogantly and say ‘I am the most dominant person ever'” Shaquille O’Neal believes he and Wilt Chamberlain are the two most dominant players ever
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Wilt Chamberlain and Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille O’Neal is widely known as one of the topmost dominant players of all time. When it comes to dominance, physicality is a number aspect of a player’s game. Shaq was the best bully ball player in his prime who was a nightmare to defend. He was a big-time scorer during his time in Orland and Los Angeles averaging almost 30 points per game in his second season in the league.
Shaq, who entered the NBA Hall of Fame in 2017, won multiple accolades while he was in the league. He was a four-time NBA champion, three-time finals MVP, a 15-time All-Star, and league MVP in 2000. As he was a prolific scorer, he won the scoring title in 1995 and 2000. He had to honor of retiring two jerseys No.34 with the Los Angeles Lakers and No. 32 with Miami Heat.
Shaquille O’Neal believes he was better than Wilt Chamberlain
In an interview with GQ Magazine, Shaquille O’Neal revealed some insightful personal takes about his career. He told GQ that he did not want to be remembered as the best ever but the most dominant player ever in the NBA. According to him, Wilt Chamberlain and himself are the two most dominant figures to have stepped on the court. “Now, most dominant, my category, is only one or two people. I’m fine with that. It’s either me or Wilt. I already passed Wilt in championships.”
“When I signed a two-year deal with Boston, I was chasing that fifth ring to catch up with Kobe, but I also chasing points to catch up with Wilt. If I had passed Wilt, I would have got on TV arrogantly and say, ‘I am the most dominant person ever,” said O’Neal. “I don’t wanna hear nobody else’s name, period. Nobody did what I did, nobody did it like I do.”
Shaquille O’Neal becomes the league’s most feared big man
Shaq is definitely more spoken about these days for his on-court antics while he was in the league. As he said, he was not able to pass Wilt Chamberlain on the all-time scoring list. Shaq scored a career total of 28,586 points and Wilt who is currently sixth all-time finished with 31.419 points. He was unstoppable when played one-on-one and he could easily score over anybody with ease.
Former NBA player, Kenyon Martin said, “There was not guarding him, man. Father time guarded Shaq. Trust me. There wasn’t no stopping that man. He’s the only player ever to not shoot anything outside of the paint and dominate.” By 2006, the center had three children and it was the point where he started to decrease on the scoring end. Eventually, Shaq joined the Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers and retire with the Boston Celtics in 2010 averaging a career total of 23.7 points with 10.9 rebounds shooting 58.2% from the field.
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