Jennings rated the top five players in NBA history: James Curry is on the list, Jordan is not on the list

Many people don’t know who Jennings is. He was a rookie in the NBA in 2009. He was able to score 55 points in a single game in his rookie season, even surpassing Curry, the subsequent superstar of the same class. That year, Jennings was also the hottest new star in the league. However, Jennings later faded out of the NBA for various reasons. Recently, he talked about the top five players in NBA history in the program "VLADTV". Let's take a look at who he chose!

Kobe

When Jennings first entered the league, Kobe had just won the fourth championship of his career, so that also had a very big impact on Jennings' heart. At that time, the most dazzling super giant in the league was Kobe. Later, in 10 years, Kobe led the Lakers to win the second consecutive championship, and Kobe also won the FMVP honor for the second time in a row. At that time, Kobe was at the historical level in both honors and personal abilities, so there was no surprise that Jennings chose him.

In addition, Kobe had already won three consecutive championships in the Lakers. Later, he won the scoring champion twice in a row, with 81 points and 62 points in a single game in three quarters. It can be said that many players have been influenced by Kobe, and Jennings is no exception.

Curry

Curry and Jennings are players in the same draft, but Jennings performed well at the beginning, but Curry was far behind him later. In 2015 and 2016, Curry won two consecutive MVPs, and Curry also played the best single-season performance in his career in the 2015-16 season. The Warriors also achieved the first record in NBA history of 73 wins and 9 losses.

In 2015-18, Curry led the Warriors to achieve three championships in four years, creating the Warriors' dynasty, and in 22 years, Curry led the Warriors to another championship. At that time, many people were discussing whether Curry was the number one point guard in NBA history. As a player of the same class, Jennings naturally knew how strong Curry was, so it was no surprise that he was placed in the top five players in NBA history.

Duncan

Duncan is recognized as the No. 1 power forward in NBA history. He is also the cornerstone of team building that many teams dream of. In the 1997 draft, most of the league teams played badly for him. Later, after Duncan came to the Spurs, he entered the best team in the rookie season, and led the Spurs to the first championship in team history the following year. This is enough to prove how strong Duncan is. As soon as he came to the team, the speed of light helped the team end the championship drought.

After that, Duncan showed his absolute dominance on both offense and defense. While entering the Double First Team many times, he also won the MVP trophy twice in 2002 and 2003. All five championships in the history of the Spurs were won by Duncan. He performed poorly in 19 seasons in his career, which can be said to be very stable.

O'Neal

Although O'Neal was about to retire when Jennings entered the league, he still knew how strong O'Neal was. After all, when O'Neal led the team to win three consecutive championships, Jennings was in a critical period of practice, and he was also very clear about O'Neal's ability. At his peak, O'Neal was almost the common opponent of the entire league. Everyone was trying to figure out how to target him, but O'Neal was not affected much. He still scored the same if he should score. Unless he couldn't play, it would be common for him to win 20 or 30 points in a game.

O'Neal won four championships in his career, won three FMVPs, and once MVPs. In terms of dominance, O'Neal is not worthy of anyone.

James

James

James just won his first MVP in his career when Jennings entered the league. At that time, James was in the early stages of his career. Later, he won his second MVP and completed the achievement of a second MVP. Until later, James completed his second consecutive championship at the Heat and won FMVP twice. At that time, James had already entered the ranks of NBA historical stars. Later, both in the Cavaliers and Lakers, James helped the team win a championship. As the No. 1 small forward in NBA history, James is a well-deserved superstar.

However, Jennings did not choose Jordan among the top five players in NBA history. He said that he was only 8 years old when Jordan won the last championship and did not know what happened. Judging from the five players he selected, he chose more players who had played against him, and he didn't choose players who had played against him.