EuroLeague guard Mike James has been certainly one of Stephen Curry’s most outspoken critics over time.
On a latest “Gamers Selection” podcast, the journeyman level guard, who has performed with the Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Pelicans, and Kevin Durant-led Brooklyn Nets, left Curry off of his record of the top-five gamers within the NBA.
Within the interview, James stated that whereas he revered the Warriors’ guard, Curry was just too “one-dimensional” to eclipse the opposite gamers on his record.
Take a look at the clip under.
“I received Kev, Bron, Embiid, Giannis.. It get robust after that between Luka, Steph, Jokic.. I’m going to say Luka, I really feel like Steph is just a bit bit under.”
-Mike James on his high 5 NBA gamers right now. pic.twitter.com/s53hzlw6Fi
— dghoops (@zdghoops) August 1, 2022
Mike James Ranks His High-5 NBA Gamers
It shouldn’t come as a shock that James ranked Durant, his shut pal, because the league’s greatest participant.
When naming his top-five NBA gamers, James selected to not choose any guards. In actual fact, the smallest participant he selected was 6-foot-7 Luka Doncic.
Regardless of his measurement, the 6-foot-1 level guard apparently lacks an appreciation for Curry’s sport and left him out of his high NBA gamers in consequence.
In fact, this isn’t the primary time that the journeyman guard has known as out Curry.
In 2020, he despatched out a tweet that implied that Devin Booker was extra expert than the two-time NBA MVP and four-time NBA Champion.
Take a look at Mike James’ top-five NBA gamers under.
Okay what makes Steph extra expert then e book.
— Mike James (@TheNatural_05) June 15, 2020
Durant Tells James “Nets Are Cooked” Earlier than Getting Swept vs Celtics
Along with criticizing Curry, James additionally made headlines by revealing that Durant known as him previous to the 2022 NBA Playoffs to decide to coming to his EuroLeague playoff sport.
In line with James, Durant instructed him that the Nets had been going to lose in opposition to the Celtics and made the journey, flying again on a non-public jet.
Kevin Durant known as Mike James BEFORE THE NBA PLAYOFFS STARTED and instructed him the Nets had been cooked.
WOW.
— James (@blbuckets3) August 1, 2022