Stephen Jackson

Every championship team needs a 'nasty' enforcer like Draymond Green or Ron Artest

Greg Popovich said that every championship team needs a Draymond Green, needs a Ron Artest. You gotta have that one guy... being an athlete, you gotta have somebody to go in there and be the enforcer... you need guys like nasty.

NBA stars don't take enough responsibility when their teams lose

It should be way more blame on the players... any other time when Jokic lose, when any other team loses, it's the star's fault. But soon as the Lakers lose, they blame it on the coach. I hate it. The stars, you have to be responsible because just when you win, the stars get all the credit.

JJ Redick getting the Lakers job is a result of white and LeBron privilege

I love JJ solid dude... but it's a lot of privilege you going on... definitely white and LeBron [privilege]. Yes, definitely... you knowing it was coming. It was the setup and how are they cool? When did they ever, when have you ever seen them cool? This is all, this was all a play.

I was a better basketball player than Ray Allen

Ray Allen... I'm not saying Ray wasn't great but... I'm a basketball player. I wasn't one dimensional. I just didn't shoot, I just didn't play defense. I did everything. So I look at myself as different than a lot of these guys that were one dimensional... I just felt like I was a better player.

Anthony Edwards is a top 5 player in the NBA right now

My top five right now I'm playing. Yeah. Luca, Jokic, Anthony Edwards, Shai [Gilgeous-Alexander] and I probably would throw Embiid.