In a recent appearance on the Stephen A. Smith show, NBA legend Kevin Garnett spoke on all sorts of different topics relating to the NBA and the sports world as a whole. During one segment, he went on about the state of the modern NBA and how it’s time to embrace what we are seeing from players right now.
“We got to get over this. Michael Jordan, Magic, they are the past. We got to embrace this new ish bro. We need to embrace the greatness that’s before us right now. F*ck what’s happened last year. We ain’t never seen Stephen Curry. We ain’t ever see someone who’s 38 averaging 30 and then got 39,000 points. We ain’t never seen that. We ain’t never seen a 7’6″ dude nutmeg!”
Are we appreciating greatness properly? @KevinGarnett5KG pic.twitter.com/XVjPXr5ZZ4
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) November 24, 2023
While guys like Stephen A. and Shannon Sharpe are busy debating between LeBron James and Michael Jordan, Garnett is keeping his focus on what’s happening right now. Talent is at the highest point we’ve ever seen across the NBA and superstars are seemingly more abundant than ever before, with at least five players at any given time being a serious contender for MVP. But even as these new guys take over, this season is also giving us some incredible runs from familiar names like Stephen Curry, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant.
A New Age In The NBA
Thanks to the explosion of the three-pointer, the NBA has become a perimeter-oriented game now with pretty much every position being required to shoot in order to stretch the floor. And while you have to give guys like Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson credit for dominating in their time, the league is so much deeper now than it was back then and it’s led to some really exciting moments over the past few years.
For Garnett, he wants to do a better job of appreciating where the NBA is now, just like the fans appreciated him during his prime years in Minnesota and Boston. And while older legends like LeBron James and Stephen Curry are still playing like stars for their teams, the trend is clearly heading in another direction when you look at the way young teams like the Thunder, Timberwolves, and Orlando Magic have established themselves among the NBA elites.
Young Stars Are Taking Over
At 38 years old, LeBron James is in the home stretch of his basketball career and the same can be said for much of the older generation, including stars like Curry, Durant, and Chris Paul. But if you look ahead, it’s not hard to see which players are in a position to take control.
In the West, young studs like Victor Wembanyama, Chet Holmgren, and Anthony Edwards seem to be the next ones in line to superstardom and they’ve already shown flashes of their potential. In the East, we’re seeing Jayson Tatum, Paolo Banchero, and Scottie Barnes really start to elevate their play and most experts predict that their teams will be highly competitive over the next 10+ years. Either way, it’s safe to say that the NBA is in good hands when it comes to the future and those who are wise will learn to appreciate what’s happening instead of trying to resist.
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