Was Shaq ever the best player in the NBA? | First Take

On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Max Kellerman and Kendrick Perkins discuss if Shaquille O'Neal was ever the best player in the NBA.
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[richardmills]

Steven A be like:

“Shaq was never the heaviest Center. Sure he may have weight the most, but he wasn’t the heaviest”

[LakerFan]

This whole “dominant” vs “skilled” vs “best” topic has a lot of people lost.. 😂

[Eye_Know]

i’m 100% with Max on this one

don’t even know how this is a discussion

[traedajoker]

Steven A losing his mind ever since Kwame Brown 😭😭😭

[Cochise]

This is stupid; SAS is on a roll today. First Donovan Mitchell being Jazz best player ever and now Shaq not being the best in the NBA at a point in his career. At one point, there was literally nothing you could do with Shaq in his prime. Very few got the best of him.

[mjburst]

When Jordan retired, Shaq was #1 for 5 years. They changed the rules for him. His dominance in the finals proves it.

[PanteraEnjoyer]

Stephen A has been dragging his name through the mud ever since he called nash white privileged and told kyrie to retire

[andreingramakadjscrewrip]

Shaq's MVP was literally ONE vote off from being unanimous lol

[joda]

Shaq: Stephen A, how many rings you got?

[MindoftheNorthStar]

When Shaq was in his prime, it felt so unfair. Pure dominance

[raywilliams]

People got short memories. Shaq was absolutely the most feared player for almost 5-7 year span

[jayjones]

Shaq was the Finals MVP 3 straight seasons. I hear what Stephen A is saying about Kobe as the closer in the 4th, but Shaq was the best player in the league and showed it in the finals

[deesee]

Stephen A acts like his word is just law or something 😂😂😂😂😂

[cjdavis]

Most people don’t realize that this man averaged nearly 30 without taking a 3 point shot

[jespov]

Stephen A never can admit when he’s wrong lmfaoo

[Xstrangis]

“He wasn’t the best player he was the most dominant player” 😭😭😭 sound mad dumb

[RyanLBrown]

League, Finals and All Star MVP all in a single season. Shaq is one of the few guys who can say that. Case closed

[jalentibbs]

“He wasn’t the best he just dominated the league better then anyone else” 😂😂😂

[seanbell]

Shaq was the best player in the world from 2000-2003. Absolutely unstoppable.

[shuutsukiyama]

In my opinion, being the most dominant player made u the best. Skills are a way of dominate.