@@LoftyXsWaGX34 nah lebrom said hes never signing for less then a max he dosent want to be like kd look at the warriors everyone but curry took a pay cut
@@damiantavares3291 And most of them are not even BOX OFFICE!!! Do most of those guys get fans to walk through those turnstiles, most of them barely play all games
5:48 everything in this moment is perfect. Skip screaming “go look at the numbers!”, Stephen a walking off the set, and the camera work that follows him. ESPN in their prime had the best personalities together like Stephen A, Skip, Stuart Scott, Bill Simmons, Colin Cowherd, etc.
Man you're right about that. Stu scott (RIP) and van pelt were awesome together as well. I remember once hearing Stu dropping lyrics from juvenile's 400 degreez on the set lol. I miss those days.
Terrance Hamilton lies. All yall do is hate on that man. He’s the most under appreciated an hated super star its ridiculous. Fr go run that tape an look at the 2016-2017 season where he cooked all your fav superstars. First time him an Beal were healthy all year together. 💯
One of my favorite debates ever on First Take. Stephen A. Smith getting mad is why I watch First Take, it is hilarious. I do miss these two together, but I'm enjoying Undisputed too with Skip and Shannon. Skip kills me at the end of this one.
This the best first take segment. Perfection with everything. The legends arguing, no annoying moderator, perfect scandalous topic, the Kobe( R.I.P) pic, over the top commentary, even the song that leads into commercials. I have this memorized to the bone. It’s so bad that everytime I hear Good Time I think of Stephen A Smith and Skip Bayless. Good times...
@@livesport7695 the only player ability wise you can say better than Kobe is Michael Jordan. Top 5 player of all time, top Laker of all time. And you're saying he was overpaid? The fuck y'all niggas be talking about?
Jahmair Stewart Exactly...he’s too serious and doesn’t have that light fun comedic vibe. It’s like Shannon stole that comedy, but he’s nowhere as good as Stephen A used to be.
“ kobe the mamba cant close the deal?!” Isnt that the same thing he says about lebron now and he says “if it was mj or kobe they wouldve closed the deal? Huh
Eventually the NBA's growth will plateau, but for the next 10-20 years salaries will keep growing far faster than inflation. Guys like Luka will legit make $1bn JUST off of contracts, far more with off-court stuff. Amazing era to be a young baller
But he's right, 27M is unreal, also Nowitzki #2, I don't get it, they're not that good anymore. If this is fair LeBron should deserve like 40M a year right now
mark P While he was injured during those final few seasons, when fit to play . . . He was hot garbage and only deserved $2-3m a year except for the first season of dan'toni
Daimion Moodley Haha shut the fuck up. Lakers wouldn’t have been shit in the 2000’s without Kobe. He’s the money maker, he’s the reason people payed money to see the games. They could’ve have paid him 60 million a year and he would have deserved all of it.
Funny how in 2018-2019 now skip is using kobe against lebron saying kobe is better and lebron will never have the killer instinct kobe does. lmao he flip flops so much.
This makes Shannon Sharpe look weak. He didn’t have the stomach to take it all the way to the edge and remain a professional Stephen A Smith, as annoying as he is, is one of the Hall of Fame broadcasters in my opinion, and you need a strong minded person to debate with Skip Bayless. They will find that and they will be fine.
Yea things like this make SAS on another level. This dude will never take anything personally, and he's even willing to dish out personal insults and threats (jokingly) but still got respect for the man in the other chair.
Stephen A, really defended Kobe a lot, but now he be enjoying that Klutch/ESPN pay check. Today all of Kobe's peers ranking him top 3 and top 2. Im more than glad his legacy is coming back.
Looking back, it is cartoonishly ludicrous that they were having this conversation, when we literally have *60* NBA players making this much money in 2024-25
I cant believe lebron at one point was making 17 mill. Thats like a decent role player salary now
Took a pay cut to get championships. He should do that now to compete with gs. He deserves more than a max but this is about winning
LoftyXsWaGX34 they got cap to sign another max player, wym?
@@ericdupree8603 that was 5 months ago lol when he was on cavs
@@LoftyXsWaGX34 nah lebrom said hes never signing for less then a max he dosent want to be like kd look at the warriors everyone but curry took a pay cut
@@ericdupree8603 lol probaly a regular max unless he leaves the warriors probaly gonna join a playoff team or contender
Who is still watching this classic exchange in 2019?
ray whorton / BEST ONE EVER
This shit should have gone viral, its funny as hell
Watching In 2020
*2020
Watching in 2021
If this was present time MOLLY would be interrupting and killing the momentum 🤦🏽♂️
Skip never woulda let her on the show
nah skip ran that
Ben Cola Molly was never interrupting when Skip was on the show she only started getting bold once it was Stephen A and Max 😂😂
@@atribecalledlen3567 facts
Yeah, that's what gold diggers typically do.
I miss this combo lol
D
Charlie Westbrook I like will not max
Original Max is not bad at all but SAS and Skip is just gold man
sharpe is better than SaS
Shannon sharpe and skip is also a great duo tho
Who’s here in 2024😂😂😂
right here 😂
It’s crazy that guys are making $60M now lol
@@damiantavares3291 And most of them are not even BOX OFFICE!!!
Do most of those guys get fans to walk through those turnstiles, most of them barely play all games
it’s wayyy better than anything now
@@damiantavares3291that 27 is probably 100 now
Miss this version of Stephen A. His personality used to be light, fun and hilarious. He seems to serious and overworked now.
that's because skip was a great sparring partner so he didn't have to carry a heavy load
They're overworking the SHIT out of him now maybe that's a reason why
That’s because Max ain’t on the level of Skip.
He’s also older and the Knicks are killing him
@@TheKondinho yup it was like a dynamic duo with skip, now its more like dirk '11/ Hakeem carrying ESPN by SAS
“Hold up! Hold up! Wait a minute!!! will I get fired if I walk off this set??” - CLASSIC STEPHEN A!!!! lol. Miss these two together.
😂
Classic rant 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yeah, now sas is all about entertainment. He’s clueless
They was gold ngl😂
Timeout timeout timeout😂
5:48 everything in this moment is perfect. Skip screaming “go look at the numbers!”, Stephen a walking off the set, and the camera work that follows him. ESPN in their prime had the best personalities together like Stephen A, Skip, Stuart Scott, Bill Simmons, Colin Cowherd, etc.
Man you're right about that. Stu scott (RIP) and van pelt were awesome together as well. I remember once hearing Stu dropping lyrics from juvenile's 400 degreez on the set lol. I miss those days.
Everyone you mentioned except for Stuart Scott contributed to the ultimate downfall of sports media..
Yeah and Todd Grisham was there in between both of them at the table there on the set.
I miss Skip Bayless and Stephen a Smith together
Jeremy James I don’t understand why they can’t just do a crossover it would be great for both networks
@@Gypsywasteland Disney owns Fox now too so a crossover is viable.
@@TheKondinho why does disney owns everything🤬
@@TheKondinho Disney owns Fox movie and television studios not Fox news or sports
@@mack20102 got you. I didn't know that.
Anybody else came back here after Kobe's passing? RIP Black Mamba
I am
I did, RIP Kobe, he's a legend
I did RIP Mamba
2020 has been awful!
B Team that’s an understatement
This was the funniest first take segment of all time
There was a lot of funny ones all due to skips stupidity
The year is 2019 and horford declined his 30 million option
Lmao
Mirza singgih 😂😂😂
That’s because he’s tryna go to LA and win some rings.
Then he goes to the sixers and gets 109mil for 4years because he didn't want to play for the celtics anymore
Sir Devil say again?
Sir Devil lol
“If you weigh 130lbs you can post up KD” lmaooooooo
I was dying lol
🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂
He slick made skip point in that sentence 🤣 but this was too funny
LMAOOOOOO😂🤣😂😂
We’re gonna look back at these gems in 20 years and be mind blown I miss these days with Stephen a and skip bayless.the perfect duo . RIP Kobe
John Wall getting 40 mil a year now. 😂😂😂😂
John Wall is DC an earned ery penny. Injuries happen. 💯
Imagine tearing your Achilles because you partied too hard
batthew mrack imagine already bein out for the year then injuring a particularly torn body part. 😂👌🏾
RobbyBean John wall isn’t worth 40 million
Terrance Hamilton lies. All yall do is hate on that man. He’s the most under appreciated an hated super star its ridiculous. Fr go run that tape an look at the 2016-2017 season where he cooked all your fav superstars. First time him an Beal were healthy all year together. 💯
One of my favorite debates ever on First Take. Stephen A. Smith getting mad is why I watch First Take, it is hilarious. I do miss these two together, but I'm enjoying Undisputed too with Skip and Shannon. Skip kills me at the end of this one.
Bro me too hahahaha
Welp undisputed is over
This didn’t age well💀
@@purojco7056it aged fine
Damn Lebron only made 17 M ? Wow times have changed
Pay cut to play in Miami
soldier2009 lol u on every one comment
That was like a max back then lol
GUESS WHO CHANGED THAT😂 THE KING!!
NOW AL HORFORD BE MAKING 30+ MIL
Nobody:
RUclips recommended: Hey was Kobe Bryant getting paid too much money back in 2012, seven years ago??
RUclips STILL RECOMMENDING THIS SHIT TO THIS DAY. TO THIS DAY.
I miss Skip & Stephen A together 😂 one of the funniest debates ever
RIP Kobe... was literally watching this video when the news came out
McIsaiah me 2 is really sad
Miss Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless together. Those two together were box office for ESPN.
Stephen A and Skip Bayless together is the peak of non athletic sport’s entertainment
Along with the "Inside the NBA" show.
Your right Kevin isn’t some snail he’s a snake
Abdulai Panneh 😂😂😂
Booooooooooooooooooooooooooo
you are*
😂😂😂
Trrrruuuueeeee
Imagine an entire debate without the moderator talking (TAKE NOTES MOLLY)
Stephen A really loved that man
Yes he did.
Damn. Stephen A & Skip had great chemistry
Skip: "Should Tim Tebow make $27 million? Cause he's big box office!"
Stephen A: "Timeout timeout timeout timeout timeout timeout timeout timeout timeout timeout timeout timeout timeout timeout timeout... "
😂😭😭
2018 still classic
You know these guys were good when you can re watch old debates and they are still very enjoyable, considering they are talking about sports
Any Kobe related stuff we will watch. I think it’s more Kobe related than just watching “old debates” 🤷♂️
This the best first take segment. Perfection with everything. The legends arguing, no annoying moderator, perfect scandalous topic, the Kobe( R.I.P) pic, over the top commentary, even the song that leads into commercials. I have this memorized to the bone. It’s so bad that everytime I hear Good Time I think of Stephen A Smith and Skip Bayless. Good times...
This was the peak of ESPN
100 mil then 200 mil now
please someone at fox sports fire skip bayless and put him back on first take, the show is not the same with out him
Just watch undisputed. You wont be disappointed
No. Molly would interrupt 😂😂
Skip Bayless just said what smh unbelievable
im a KOBE FAN.. but lets admit it, WE MISS SAS and SKIP!! hahahaha no matter whats the topic, they look good together.. HAHAHAA
Skip Bayless and Stephen A.Smith friendship is on true display.
Who here is watching this in 2020 to enjoy the chemistry these two had back in the day?
Back when First Take was one of the best shows on television.
Rip my dawg, conversations like this seem so meaningless now
I miss 2012
Man I love Sharpe, but Skip + Stephen A. Smith is one hell of a combo.
😂😂😂😂😂good throwback
Anthony Lucas Jr most def
Good times
I’m dying at this shit! I miss these 2 together 💀💀💀😭
"I'm still a prisoner of what I recently saw in the NBA playoffs"
Yeah you need to get over that
"NO I DON'T.....NO I DO NOT" 😂😂😂
YES YOU DO!!!
The camera circling before this legendary moment starts is undefeated 😂😂😂
Forever undefeated 💯
It's crazy how Skip Bayless won this argument in the long run
Tim tebow is more box office than Kobe?
@@fakephoenixprince about being overpaid
@@livesport7695 the only player ability wise you can say better than Kobe is Michael Jordan. Top 5 player of all time, top Laker of all time. And you're saying he was overpaid? The fuck y'all niggas be talking about?
Thus is a absolutely trash statement
I love Shannon and I think he's amazing but these two, at this time in their careers were absolutely magical.
Steve Kimble S. Shannon is to funny sometimes tho 😂😂
I couldn’t stop laughing when skip asked if Tim Tebow should make 27 mil. Classic stuff.
WTH, why was this recommended today hehe But it was nice to see these two together again, feels like eternity since they split
2:07 This is why I miss Smith and Bayless going at it on First Take, lol
This was probably the greatest moment in First Take history. Definitely in the top 5
I miss this Stephen A. .. now he’s kind of bashful
Jahmair Stewart Exactly...he’s too serious and doesn’t have that light fun comedic vibe. It’s like Shannon stole that comedy, but he’s nowhere as good as Stephen A used to be.
Well...Skip is no longer there
Back when he wore glasses that’s why
He seems mad about something nowadays
His hairline looks a little better then.
“ kobe the mamba cant close the deal?!” Isnt that the same thing he says about lebron now and he says “if it was mj or kobe they wouldve closed the deal? Huh
Fickle
He didnt close the deal
He wasn't talking about 2012 Kobe though
He hates LeBron
Stephen A been defending KD for a long time 🤦♂️
"That's 27 million dollars worth of nothing ? That you got in those two games " 😂😂😂
You sacrilegious piece of
These 2 were classic tv lmfaooo
This was the Golden Age of First take. With Cari Champion too lol
This was "Box Office" television. Really miss this duo!
Back when Skip was fun to watch...
Simon Dunkan this was def one of the times I was on his side now it just seems he’s just trying to say outlandish stuff
@@zachstolpa6521 I think about skip like an old school wwf wrestler playing the "bad guy." If you don't take him too seriously, he's hilarious.
@@SuperSonic_868 thats the point lmao half the shit he says on tv he doesn’t even believe I guarantee it.
It all started with Mike Conley getting his ridiculous contract.
Before watching the vid: "Y youtube recommended this is beyond me."
After watching: feels warm inside
Vonn Meneses Same here lol
Maybe he is... but without Skip this program would be boring as hell.. !!! Love this show..!!! :)
Ozzman Dalar
You were right 😂
Just checking how are you doing buddy @ozzmwn Dalar
Eventually the NBA's growth will plateau, but for the next 10-20 years salaries will keep growing far faster than inflation. Guys like Luka will legit make $1bn JUST off of contracts, far more with off-court stuff. Amazing era to be a young baller
Why is this on my timeline in 2022 shit just got me super sad.
But he's right, 27M is unreal, also Nowitzki #2, I don't get it, they're not that good anymore. If this is fair LeBron should deserve like 40M a year right now
and people like me and you still keep coming back xD
Dude,if you invested 40 mil in a city’s infrastructure...i,don’t even wanna.How much pcp have you done?
Lifes a Beach nigga your comment is 1 week you dumb af
Guts I don’t thinks you understood his point
Guts nigga what? Speak English please
I will always come back to this video
Damm Joe Johnson’s agent was insane 😂
Great stuff right here
Kobe Bryant is the most disrespected NBA player of all time.
Lmao! No way you believe that nonsense
Just because they said he was overpaid? Stop being soft
Overrated*
6 years later, Skip was 100% right . . . He'll never get credit for it though
Daimion Moodley lolHow was he right
mark P While he was injured during those final few seasons, when fit to play . . . He was hot garbage and only deserved $2-3m a year except for the first season of dan'toni
Daimion Moodley Haha shut the fuck up. Lakers wouldn’t have been shit in the 2000’s without Kobe. He’s the money maker, he’s the reason people payed money to see the games. They could’ve have paid him 60 million a year and he would have deserved all of it.
Shaq got them 3 Kobe got them 2.
Wyatt Gorringe Lakers would have been shit without shaq in the 00's
“Go look at the numbers go look at the numbers” 😂😂😂 gotta love Skip.
“He was posted up by a man child, Lebron James”
Bron caught a stray out of nowhere 😂
That was a compliment to LeBron.
Their Chemistry is unmatched
These salaries are laughable now😂
Rip Kobe Bean Bryant ❤️
One of the rare times skip actually managed to one up SAS 😂
Funny how in 2018-2019 now skip is using kobe against lebron saying kobe is better and lebron will never have the killer instinct kobe does. lmao he flip flops so much.
This was prime first take these two no molly interrupting every damn segment this show was must see tv
This makes Shannon Sharpe look weak. He didn’t have the stomach to take it all the way to the edge and remain a professional Stephen A Smith, as annoying as he is, is one of the Hall of Fame broadcasters in my opinion, and you need a strong minded person to debate with Skip Bayless. They will find that and they will be fine.
Yea things like this make SAS on another level. This dude will never take anything personally, and he's even willing to dish out personal insults and threats (jokingly) but still got respect for the man in the other chair.
Damn time flies
1:23 Yall see Stephen A try to hold that smile back!? You know how hard that is????
😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭
"Hurry up. Hurry up. Hurry up and finish!"
Damn man, I really miss this duo on First Take.
It's just funny how you look at these contracts and this list is full of bench/role players salaries nowadays
I love how Skip is like "I WON AGAIN!!!!"
This was the golden age of first take. Like stone cold and the rock to WWF lol
The chemistry between these two people
Skip vs. Steven a is a classic
I miss this duo
Skip and Stephen a >>>>> skip and Shannon
Lakers Nation skip and Shannon is better than Stephen A and Max
@@AsianNIGMA straight FACTS.
*Nah*
Stephen A, really defended Kobe a lot, but now he be enjoying that Klutch/ESPN pay check. Today all of Kobe's peers ranking him top 3 and top 2. Im more than glad his legacy is coming back.
Max and Stephen a is cool , same for Shannon and skip , but nothing will beat the duo of the skip of Stephen a
Stephen A's face in his reaction to Skip's objection LMFAOOO!! Look like he said "Skip, you!?" and ofc Skip just smiling ear to ear like "Me!!"
Bro we need these two baack 😭
You could feel the brotherly love
Julius Randle earns 21 millions now
Kobe is the best he was never over paid.
When you find out ur not he father 5:47
Looking back, it is cartoonishly ludicrous that they were having this conversation, when we literally have *60* NBA players making this much money in 2024-25
Who’s here in 2025 🤣🤣🤣
Rest In Peace Kobe Bryant 🙏
This show was brilliant, it's not the same 😣