Former NBA star Dennis Rodman turned some heads after saying that his longtime Boston Celtics rival, Hall of Fame forward Larry Bird, would be playing in Europe if he were playing today. But Isiah Thomas, his fellow Detroit Pistons alum from the “Bad Boy” era that regularly locked horns with Bird’s Celtics, disagreed on a recent episode of the “Sway in the Morning” show (h/t Basketball Network’s Shane Garry Acedera).
“My personal opinion on Larry Bird, if Larry Bird was playing today, he would still be the MVP of the league, and his team would still be winning championships,” said Thomas.
“Now, why do I say that?” he continued. “Because we just watched The Joker (Nikola Jokic), who is very similar to Larry Bird, take his Denver Nuggets team and win the championship.”
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“So if I look at these two players, and I’m sayin’ that they’re similar, then Bird would win two or three championships in this era.”
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