During the NBA’s hiatus, we have had plenty of time to hear former and current NBA stars speak on hypothetical matchups. Most recently, Draymond Green and Shaquille O’Neal pondered a showdown between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers.
On The Big Podcast with Shaq, O’Neal was quick to dismiss any chance of the Warriors competing in his era. “They would have been the sixth or seventh seed,” O’Neal said. “They wouldn’t have even been in the game.”
O’Neal went on to cite early 2000s powerhouses such as the San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail Blazers, Utah Jazz, Sacramento Kings and his own Lakers.