Gary Payton

John Stockton was the hardest player I ever had to guard

He reminds me of when I played against John Stockton and I tried to do the same thing [trash talk] and John Stockton always overlooked me. And that was a big problem for me because he never paid attention. ... Him and Karl Malone was going through the pick and rolls. That's tiring for a guy to do that all night long and try to continue to guard him.

The 1996 Sonics were just as good as the 72-win Bulls

I don't think they [1996 Bulls] were the best team of all time. We was pretty damn good our goddamn self. ... I mean, we had won, what, they won 72, we won 64? ... I think that Sonics team, we won zero plus five years in a row yeah five years in a row.

Seattle will get an NBA team back by 2020 or 2021

I think so. I think it's like 2021 or 2020 is going to happen. I know we've just got to prove for our arena to get done. We've got a hockey team coming in there. That's all what the NBA wants.

Dikembe Mutombo has the worst feet in NBA history

You know, I used to watch his [Shaq's] feet a lot. ... have you seen the Dikembe Mutombo feet? That's the worst.