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DeMar DeRozan Calls Out Anthony Edwards Over Controversial Comments

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Anthony Edwards caused a major stir a few weeks ago when he called out the level of play in the NBA back in the day.

“I didn’t watch it back in the day so I can’t speak on it,” Edwards said.

“They say it was tougher back then than it is now, but I don’t think anybody had skill back then. [Michael Jordan] was the only one that really had skill, you know what I mean? So that’s why when they saw Kobe [Bryant], they were like, “Oh, my God.” But now everybody has skill.”

This week DeMar DeRozan appeared on Paul George’s podcast and pushed back on Edwards’ sentiments.

“We would have never said something like that because, at the end of the day, I respect every OG who ever played this game,” DeRozan noted.

“This game was built on a foundation of taking steps of whoever it came from and I never discredit wherever the league was at 20 years ago because it’s all about elevating.”

DeRozan then went into specifics.

“You look at a guy like Rod Strickland. He wasn’t skilled?” he continued.

“You can’t tell me that there wasn’t no skillful guys around at the time because you have such a phenom of an athletic freak like Michael Jordan. Don’t discredit everybody else.”

DeRozan then took it one step further.

“We had one of the best bigs that ever play this Game, Hakeem Olajuwon, play in the 90s,” DeRozan added.

“He had the most skilled big I done seen play in the 90s. Win back-to-back championships, MVPs, defensive players– it’s so many of those. Even a Scottie Pippen.

“You see a Scottie Pippen today, you would think he a unicorn. I was trying to understand where he was coming from, but… I would never discredit or undermine anyone who came before me.”

Edwards obviously loves to be controversial, so this likely won’t bother him much. That said, it’s nice to see a veteran like DeRozan check him, though.

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