Spencer Dinwiddie certainly isn't afraid to speak his mind. Recently, the Brooklyn Nets guard spewed out a pretty hot take on the NBA GOAT debate.
Dinwiddie argued that Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the greatest basketball player of all time, and not Michael Jordan whom many perceive as the undisputed GOAT.
In his series of tweets, Dinwiddie cited Abdul-Jabbar's entire basketball career — winning three NCAA titles, six NBA championships to match MJ's, and retiring as the greatest scorer in league history while playing two decades — as the reasons why he should be the GOAT. The Nets floor general added that the six-time league MVP possessed the single most unstoppable shot in the history of the game.
And just for added context I definitely think MJ had the best prime NBA years of all time. And that Kareem is the basketball GOAT.
But y’all thought MJ was a God in the 80’s/90’s because he was 6’6 with a 40
I’m 6’6 with a 40 in 2020 and y’all think I’m unathletic 🤣
— Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) May 2, 2020
🤦🏾♂️ I even added context so that y’all wouldn’t say that I was shitting on MJ, and y’all still saying it. What part of “best prime NBA years of all time” do y’all not understand? smh
— Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) May 2, 2020
And for the last bit of clarity by “basketball GOAT” I mean going back to HS and College Kareems body of work is undeniable. Practically undefeated. Won NCAA championship all 3 years he played. Longevity in NBA, titles, all time scorer and single most unstoppable shot.
— Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) May 2, 2020




A lot of people, and not just Jordan fanatics, might disagree with Spencer Dinwiddie's take. Nonetheless, he has a strong argument.
Nowadays, most basketball junkies include Lakers superstar LeBron James and the late Kobe Bryant in the GOAT debate. However, Abdul-Jabbar certainly deserves some recognition to be at least in the conversation. It's hard to discredit how unstoppable he was when he was in his prime, and his Sky Hook was as deadly as any Michael Jordan fadeaway.
As mentioned, Abdul-Jabbar still currently holds the record for most points in NBA history. As a sophomore phenom, he already won league MVP and led the Milwaukee Bucks to their first championship. He then led the Lakers to five championships in the 1980s and still turned in productive years well into his late 30s.
Jordan, meanwhile, went undefeated in the NBA Finals, a feat that Abdul-Jabbar cannot share with him. His Airness also won five league MVPs. He also won a national title in college, highlighted by his game-clinching jumper over Georgetown in the championship match.