McGrady: In my peak period, only O Neal & Duncan won the championship, but the others stole one

Recently, McGrady participated in the Timeless Sports podcast and talked about her previous remarks about "ring culture".

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host: "Obviously, you were in First last week Take" said a sentence, which is roughly 'If Shaq and I had partnered, I might have won the championship long ago'. The core of this is actually that you think that fans may overestimate the meaning of the championship when talking about the historical status or greatness of the players, right? '

"I don't think it's overestimating, but the championship really cannot fully interpret the entire story of those players who have not won the championship. Yes, go back to what you said - I shouldn't actually use the word 'replace' , I'm not saying that I want to replace Kobe, I will never say 'replace Kobe'. But I insist on what would happen if I partnered with Shaq."

" Yes, partnered with Shaq. We are not talking about the whole career comparison (such as my resume and Kobe's resume), but a specific period - around 2000-2001 season to 2007-2008 season, especially when I was in Orlando and Shaq won three consecutive championships in the Lakers. Shaq was at that time The most dominant player in the league. "

" You see, he averaged 38 points and 16 rebounds in the finals, and I could average 30 points at the age of 21. I believe if I had partnered with that big guy, I could win the championship, the story would have been completely different. The reason I said that was that only Shaq, Kobe, Tim Duncan won the championship at that time, and almost no one else could win the championship. Duncan from 1999 to 2007 (it happened to be my top spot). During the peak period) I have been winning the championship. The Pistons occasionally stole one, and Shaq went to the Heat to win another one. Dirk didn't win it at that time, and he only won the championship in 2011. What I saw at the peak period was Shaq and Duncan who kept winning the championship. Brother, everyone knows that Kobe is my good brother, he is my brother, and I absolutely cannot disrespect him. Although it sounds like I want to replace him, I have never said that I am better than Kobe, never, and will never. I will always support my brother."