Andre Iguodala has made a career of being a lockdown perimeter defender during his long and successful career. He’s one of the few people who can accurately speak to what it’s like guarding the best basketball players in the world. That being said, his latest take had some people scratching their heads.
While appearing on his Point Forward podcast, the four-time NBA champion gave his take on who the second-most talented player is in the NBA and it came as a surprise.
“I always say this. Paul George is the second-most talented player in the NBA,” Iguodala said.
When Nets forward Mikal Bridges asked who the No. 1 guy is, Iguodala emphatically said Kevin Durant.
"Paul George is the second most talented player in the NBA." --Andre Iguodala
— Point Forward (@pointforward) April 19, 2023
@andre, @thekidet, and @mikal_bridges discuss Kevin Durant (No. 1), Paul George, and the qualifications.
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“Both of those guys don’t have a flaw in their basketball skillset,” Iguodala continued.
Appearing to be bewildered, former NBA player Evan Turner asked “Paul George?” Iguodala then had to make his case.
“What’s Paul George’s flaw?” he asked. “We had this discussion about Paul George. Somebody said he doesn’t do any one thing great. What doesn’t he do great?”
There’s no doubt George has been one of the best two-way wings in the NBA. Since being drafted in the first round of the 2010 NBA draft, George has been selected to eight All-Star games, has been named to an All-NBA team six times and has made an All-Defensive team on four occasions.
He’s an elite player, but his name is not often mentioned in the top-five category of NBA players. But Iguodala holds George in that rarified air.
