Durant is close to 7 feet but it isn't height that separates MJ, it's his leaping ability. While Jordan's height may only be 6'6 his ability to leap and stay off the ground made him impossible to guard. Couple that with his underrated strength and he was unstoppable. Even with the height advantage that Durant has, his back to the basket game wasn't nearly as deadly as MJ's and I have no doubt that if the 3 ball had been as prevalent in the 80's and 90's, that MJ wouldn't have created an ungaurdable deep shot to match.
I think height is more valuable to being unguardable MJ stays in the air for 1 or 2 secs more but a player who can shoot like steph but with the height of 7ft ang 7'5 wingspan is gonna be unguardable
@@alejandroalvarez262 ??? the topic is being unguardable not championship a guy that can stay 1 or 1.5 secs longer in the air or a 7fter that can shoot like steph
@@Leon-cy7ud yeah just like 38% FG against the C's right vs. a glimpse of 90s D. KD is done. Mj is the most prolific scorer and most unguardable player ever.
In 2k13, MyCareer once averaged 112 ppg, 7 rpg, 12apg, 12 Spg in 29 mins per game. The settings was at a rookie difficulty and 12 mins of gametime. My career high was 148 points. Lol
I'd say the title goes to the player who kept getting mentioned without having his own segment in the video: Wilt. The stat which made the most unguardable: 48.5 min/gm, he rarely took a rest. Head-to-head against Russell (about 140 games), Wilt averaged 29.9 points and 28.1 rebounds per game. When that's your line against one of the best defenders in NBA history, against the best team of the decade, it's the definition of unguardable.
@@mrwnb6024 He wasnt a scorer dum, that was lit his career high average. In his best season, he averaged 15 points and 15 assists, being an efficient shooter
@@leos_27 then why on earth would you bring him up in a « unguardable » player conversation... assists are nice but they are a flawed stat... Nobody thinks of guarding as limiting assists. Otherwise guarding Stockton basically means guarding Karl Malone. Which was a lot harder to do
IMO, if you had to point out one huge advantage that Jordan had over every NBA player ever, it was his first step. I think I've only seen one video talk about it, but Jordan's first step is probably the quickest and most explosive I've ever seen out of any player. That's partly why he was so efficient at mid-range scoring; people had to respect his first step and his ability to just blow right by them
MJ and KD on the top of that list for me. MJ with the slight edge because of his quickness, strength and athletic ability which is above KDs. Their bag is limitless.
If we're talking about prime performances, Shaq and Kareem are more unstoppable than anyone on this list. Doesn't matter how many kinds of shots anyone does, this isn't HORSE.
Nah bro you missing it shaq, Shaq cannot score like these guys...there talking about scoring shaq can't be the best scorer ever if he can't shoot and make free-throws!!!
Yea but we talkin about scoring wise in general not talent alone.. And Mj had the many advantages as well.. his leaping ability with his huge hands that can create circus shots and posters, his clutch is second to none also.. For comparison Mj had 8- 50 point game in the playoffs and Durant only had 1, Wilt had 4, Kobe had 1, Iverson had 2 i think... Thats what separate them from Mj.. the playoffs
@@ranholic5027 But Somebody like Kd can shoot from anywhere and dude is damn near 7 foot tall! Mj got the deadliest midrange jumper, but KD overall imo is more versatile in scoring
@@woo_shynen8805yea right Better overall but MJ had the highest scoring averages both in playoffs and seasons lol.. Mjnhad bteer post moves better at finishing,better at midrange, better mindset at scoring didn't even have meltdown in the playoffs lol, . the one weakness he had is the three points but its because of the rules and era he was in..
You didn’t mention that MJ played in the “illegal defense” era. With that being said, KD has to be the most unguardable player ever. Like you said, he’s a 7’ SG.....that’s ridiculous. He basically does what he wants, your at his mercy!
Depends on the era- also remember its “most unguardable” not best scorer. Some other players I think of are Wilt (who faced Bill Russel, Nate Thurmond, Elvin Hayes, Wes Unseld, Jerry Lucas, Willis Reed, Bob Pettit, & Kareem) also Kareem, Shaq, Maravich, & Iverson
@@allanhouston6759 your wrong actually because they are only 8 teams but they are very strong and competitive and also just imagine the NBA today with that small of a team like ten and they are all super teams and players are only the best of the best
Wilt, dude scored a 100 points without a 3 point line meaning the paint was crowded all the time and full of big men. If the dude could score those kinds of #’s in an era like that how can he not be the hardest to guard.
@@jeffmousebeans5055 lol naw defense in modern times are weak af 😂 🤣 😭 back then u could actually put a hand on a player when playing defense which are against the rules now
I’ve watched this so many times over the last couple years and it never gets old but it’s interesting I just realized each era from the 90s to the late 2010s had their dominant scorer and I’m sure the 20s will have its own maybe luka or Giannis those are my best guesses
Did you just forgot about Kareem's Skyhook, Shaq's Black Tornado, Hakeem's Dream Shake, and Wilt's scoring prowess?! These guys got their success because they cannot be stop by any player because of their size, skill, and dominance.
Hahaha....sky hook?but can he shoot and move like kevin durant?no way..if that is your basis for calling him unguardable then i think he is just good at his era....players today is even more skilled than of those player in the 70s,and 80s,..where can you find a 7ft with 50-40-90 shooting accuracy? Its only kevin durant and dirk.....the only difference if this 2 beast is kd has a better ball handle and speed compare to dirk.......kd will score at will against kareem..
@@poncearnel2950 you're also taking a modern player and putting him in the league 40 years ago. And what does "only good at his era" even mean? Do you want him to fucking time travel?
KD 7 foot stature, with handles of a point guard, and the speed of a small forward a and the tallness of a center n not to mention his shooting ability is unmatched his a Demi god when you place him in clutch games. When I watch that game 5 of the semi finals with grizzlies when Gay was on the Grizzs that day I relize the he was one of the most underguardable mans of all time. He got that respect I seen all 5 play Kobe ain’t it he can be stop Michael can be stop but Durant his a Larry bird buil stature he has that Mamba effect when he gets mad. We all seen it that mane can’t be guard when his grin turn to a frown.
If you think about it....okay so who averaged 50 points a season, who got 100 points in a game. How can a opponent coach just not change his gameplan to try to stop wilt? Every single coach not gonna change it up at all and stop wilt? Even letting him get 100 points? Honestly asking who the most un guardable player is a really good question.
@@Edogawa199X Steph is the three point king and has had more mvps than Kobe and kd for a reason. His jump shot is lightning quick and he runs around all over the court, so he is quite literally unguardable
@@psxlah1834 Kareem wasn't that great of a defender to stop Wilt, and Wilt wasn't that efficient of a player neither (especially when he was putting up those astronomical numbers). Kareem on the other side was as effective as it gets, especially for his era. His skyhook was a basketball cheat code. Simply an unguardeble weapon.
@Ghost-Thoughts* Wilt BLOCKED the skyhook more than once - and he's NOT the only player to do so. AT LEAST 6 players that have managed it once (though most of them ONLY managed it once).
@@OmniKing939383848 lebron would have the best chance, I didn't watch Rodman but I've heard he's great, so I'd give him a chance. But kd would figure them out. He's too quick.
It's hands down KD. His height, ball handling, and ability to score efficiently literally anywhere on the court is unmatched. He is the definition of unguardable
Being unguardable is also about mentality which is where MJ beats kd by a long shot. Kd was more physically gifted, but MJs mentality and sheer will as a scorer is unmatched. You can see it in the numbers. Kd has 4 scoring titles, MJ has 10. Kd averaged 30 or more twice, MJ did it 8 times. KD’s second highest scoring season ever is MJ’s career average. I truly believe KD could’ve eclipsed MJ as the best scorer ever, but he just doesn’t have the killer takeover gene in him that MJ had. You could be the most talented player ever, but if you don’t go out there and impose your will on the opponent, then you make yourself so much more guardable.
Honestly I'm shocked that none of the top comments mention Michael Jordan. Not just because of the GOAT title but because he has the highest career average ppg despite playing up until the age of 40.
It IS Jordan and it's not particularly close! And it's not just because Jordan has the highest career ppg average of all time. That actually should have gone to Wilt, but Wilt purposefully dropped his scoring to blend better on his team. No, MJ is the most unguardable player ever because he has the highest POSTSEASON ppg average of all time! Jordan increased his PPG average when competition got tougher, like in the playoffs. Wilt's scoring average dropped in the playoffs!
Wilt played more minutes in his career than MJ did - in fact, you have to pull out folks that played 3 OR MORE years (Elvin Hayes at 16, then you need 19+ year men past Elvin) than Wilt did to pass his total minuted played. That "age 40" stuff is somewhat overrated - there are a BUNCH of folks that were still playing at 40+, starting with every player that had 19 or more years in the league except Moses Malone (straight out of high school) - and MJ only managed 15 years by 40, Kevin Garnett (also straight out of high school) managed 21 and A LOT more minutes.
Wilt, Kareem and Dirk get no mention? The guy who averaged 50 a game one year would seem unguardable to me. Kareem and Dirk had the most unguardable moves.
I doubt it about volume. It about a lot of ways to score. There are players like LeBron, Steph, Shaq and many who can score but don't have a lot of ways to do so, whenever you shut them down where they good at then they have nothing.
@Apple well you also have to take into account that playing virtually every minute in a season at that pace is very impressive. There’s a reason it’s never been done before or since.
Jordan all day. 10 scoring titles, 7 straight. Averaged even more when it got harder and counted more in the Playoffs and Finals. Most complete game by far. Turnaround fade was unstoppable. Could finish at the rim way better than KD. Mid range game was efficient. Could shoot threes when he needed to (ask Portland). Great FT shooter. Clutch. Way underrated passer. Actually averaged a triple double early in his career when he ran the point, many people don’t know that. Scored 45 with the flu. Averaged 37 PPG in 87 with real centers, no three in the key, and hand checking. Come on...
The answer is Wilt and it isn’t even close. MJ had 50+ point games 31 times in his entire career. Wilt dropped 50+ points in a game 54 times in just one season. Enough said…
When he wanted to score, especially in his first 6-7 years, Wilt was unstoppable. It took an entire team, that was the most dominant NBA dynasty ever, with one of the best defenders ever, to stop the big man.
Imagine talking about the most unguardable players not talking about the man who did the same thing for 20 years and opponent could not stop him from becoming the all time leader in scoring Kareem Abdul Jabbar
@@absabshir9743 Hard to stop, granted. Wilt could and DID stop him more than once though - and on average slowed him down a LOT. Same for Nate Thurmond (who Kareem HIMSELF said "played me the toughest"). But you can make that same "twilight years" argument about ANY player that played more than a decade.
He may have had the most unguardable shot, but he wasn't the most unguardable scorer or overall offensive player. At his best he never reached the level of Wilt, Jordan, or Durant. And he most likely never reached the level of Shaq, Harden, or Kobe either.
Who's the most unguardable player ever? Manute Bol,he was 7"7" he could shoot over anybody,go right by anyone and he could drop 60pts a night and still have 30blocks in that same game He was THAT good
Stephen Curry cause even if 3 or 4 guarding him he still manage his shot and manage where he pass the ball .The greatest shooter and point guard of all time
shooter? yes. point guard? no. That easily goes to magic johnson. Curry is not the same passer and playmaker that magic was, and sat behind kd for 2 of his chip runs
Mj is not averaging 50 unless he played in the 60s or 50s. Hes averaging maybe 35/9/9 on 65/30/85 splits. No1 would be able to stop his midranges and finishes inside the paint, and his defense/hustle would make him elite.
@@broken78 Jordan is not going to avg no 65% you at least were somewhat realistic until you said he’d avg center numbers in term of efficiency. Due to the fact that defensively shooting guards were at its lowest in the 90s, and he didn’t avg any 65% I’m pretty sure it’s evident that he wouldn’t be that efficient. And 9 boards and 9 assist? Yea good luck thinking that.
@@MrSlashblade Did you watch the finals? Most of the game I have seen one man play against one defender all the way to the paint as if you were playing a 1v1. 2P % has been going up as the rate of 3 pointers is causing the game to open up a lot. The fact that MJ averaged more offensive rebounds than players like LeBron who are bigger and more dominant in the paint in today's game as a SG, makes me feel he could average 9 rebounds.
@@broken78 because Stephs off ball movement (the best in the history of the league). the second he starts buzzing around, you need to account for that and switch off at any moment. Something Jordan didn’t ever posses, which opens the game for his teammates. Also Steph had just 48% and 43% on FG% and 3FG% how jordan just shoots up to 65% is just you being a fanboy And for bostons side Tatum was swarmed and Jaylen was swarmed if you think you need more then one defender for a Marcus smart then man the 80s and 90s must really be trash. Also you do know Jordan played in an era (yea what a shock jordan played for more then 96-98) that had more possessions then LeBron on average. LeBron (even if you scale to the amount of years he had) has played in more nba seasons with possessions less then 100 then jordan. Also that should show how bad backcourt box outs were if jordan is getting that many offensive rebounds and before you say that’s how good he was, he’s actually just average amongst shooting guards of his era in offensive rebounds. So yea it’s more of just poor fundamentals of his opponents and a lower missed shot trajectory range (because barely any guy in the 80s and 90s can take a legit volume amount of 3s compare today) then jordan being that good because he wasn’t even on par to guys like Clyde, Alvin Robertson, Dennis Johnson in his prime, and Ron Harper in his prime, in offensive rebounds. Not to mention he just got less then 2 and generally hit 6 total for most of his prime, I don’t know how with less possessions he’ll get more total rebounds. So unless he plays Russ’ role then no he cannot get 9 rebounds. Especially since he’s never shown to get 9 boards especially even in just desperate playoffs series he’s hit 9 boards or more 3x in his entire career.
Wilt was a track&field champ and Harlem Globetrotter before the NBA. So, combine height, athleticism and skills, you've got a guy with 72 NBA records (excluding those not officially tallied then). MJ comes a far 2nd with 39 (with blocks&steals).
Steph, Lebron, Jokic. Make their teammates better. 27,7 on 18 shots is harder to guard than 30,5 on 20 shots. for example, when you're gaurding Jokic in the post.. its so hard it actually impossible because of the passing. Anyway you slice it, Jokic is the hardest Center to gaurd of all time. Not up for debate. He's more dominant than Shaq Lol. thats my point.
@@wanwanyinyang1568 Look at what I SAID and don't try to "interpret" it. I didn't say ANYTHING about MJ not bringing his A game in the playoffs. However, for one example of WHY I said what I said, Wilt's playoff numbers DROPPED vs his regular-season numbers - not a lot, but noticeable especially on the PPG in his early playoff runs. Are you going to claim Wilt wasn't an all-time great?
harden wont be behind the other players since we talking about unguardable moves, all time yes, but as unguardable even in po, james harden is the best ever.
1 on 1 no doubt it's Kobe he has the proof. But in a game it's KD. I wanna put Giannis, LeBron, Jordan, Wilt, Kareem, Tatum, Khawai, Shaq but KD is just the most perfect player I can think of. I would pick The Greak Freak second to KD
@Alexandre Brice Henry how would he use hand checking to his advantage? 😂😂 are u fr??? Hardens game is literally based off dribbling and drawing fouls. When you can hand check it’s a lot harder to dribble and back then only clear fouls are called.
None of these modern players would average as many points in older era's for a number of reasons. Hand checking, lack of spacing, hard fouls, and lack of 3 point shots would hinder their performances. That's why I hate when players are compared to players from different era's without context. If Harden played in the 90's he wouldn't be shooting more than like 3 or 4 three's a game, and therefore his efficiency and overall point total would be down. He also wouldn't have the spacing that he has today, and when he drove to the hoop to get a foul he would be fouled HARD over and over and over again. Who knows how he would have dealt with that, but it sure as hell would be a lot more scary and a lot more painful than what he has to deal with now.
Honestly, the most unguardable player is my myplayer
MinecraftGamer69 Ikr
Haha underrated
You haven’t met my perimeter lock down....
Have you seen my uh hmm my pg post scorer sharpshooter pure poopy. Shooter
Che really be averaging 55 points per game
I love MJ as much as the next guy, but no mention of Kareem and Wilt? Kareem’s skyhook was quite literally unguardable
I was wondering the same thing this modern recency bias is nuts.
Wilt was the only one who could've blocked it.
@@nemanjalosic682 wilt is the only person who blocked it
Yeah it was basically never blocked.
@@cotton3399 Wilt blocked it 3 times and nobody else ever again. Those are Kareem's words.
Where is Shaq O'Neal, Hakeem "the dream" Olajuwon, Wilt Chamberlain?
Where’s Kareem Abdul Jabaar
Yup
yeah the best scorers will be centers very smart when 90 percent of their shots come from the paint
No I like how he kept the list based on skilled players
WalkingTaliban Did you just say they’re not skilled? LMAO
hardest player to guard...
James harden it is literally illegal to guard him
LOL
Wish if he had 1v1 with Gary Payton
so funny😂😂😂
lmfaooo
Shaq
Durant is close to 7 feet but it isn't height that separates MJ, it's his leaping ability. While Jordan's height may only be 6'6 his ability to leap and stay off the ground made him impossible to guard. Couple that with his underrated strength and he was unstoppable. Even with the height advantage that Durant has, his back to the basket game wasn't nearly as deadly as MJ's and I have no doubt that if the 3 ball had been as prevalent in the 80's and 90's, that MJ wouldn't have created an ungaurdable deep shot to match.
I disagree.
I think height is more valuable to being unguardable MJ stays in the air for 1 or 2 secs more but a player who can shoot like steph but with the height of 7ft ang 7'5 wingspan is gonna be unguardable
@@Leon-cy7ud then why did Durant have to go to a super team to win rings, MJ is clearly the most untouchable
@@alejandroalvarez262 ??? the topic is being unguardable not championship a guy that can stay 1 or 1.5 secs longer in the air or a 7fter that can shoot like steph
@@Leon-cy7ud yeah just like 38% FG against the C's right vs. a glimpse of 90s D. KD is done. Mj is the most prolific scorer and most unguardable player ever.
Durant is to me the most unguardable player ever, dude is near 7ft tall and can shoot, pass and dribble the ball efficiently!!
I agree
with 7.5 wingspan, how do u even block his jumpshot ?
Yet his high score is 54
21 Savage that would be sick
Kareem Abdul jabbar??
RIP Kobe. Never Forgotten 💛💜💛💜💛💜💛💜
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@@darianh.2048 some idiots ruined it.
Erm.. 16*8* likes nobody ruin it
We out here trying, alright?
There was also that guy named T-MAC Lazy eyes Killer
Definitely on the top 10 most unguardable list
Jose Calerdon 👀
T mac was a bad man. Too bad injuries hurt his career. Also another guy who was a great scorer was Brandon Roy.
This channel doesnt know tmac.
Steph is pretty unguardable, it’s hard to guard someone who has top 5 handles of all time, and can pull up from 30 no problem.
Ye just dribble then shoot so boring
@@carljohnson5542 just drive then dunk so barbaric
Should've been in the video
Lmaoo he was stopped many times in his career.. noticeably in the
Playoffs where his ppg and efficiency was dropped from his regular season
@@ranholic5027 yes but he is the best offensive players for a team
In 2k13, MyCareer once averaged 112 ppg, 7 rpg, 12apg, 12 Spg in 29 mins per game. The settings was at a rookie difficulty and 12 mins of gametime. My career high was 148 points. Lol
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Nah most unguardable is mj, michael jackson to be exact
hehe
all because he moonwalked
@@raymellmortilla1311 he traveled
😂
Facts
it's gotta be KD bro I ain't ever seen someone guarded him good even kobe said that he couldn't figure out how to guard KD
A stupid kid spotted
Kobe said brandon roy is harder
@@carljohnson5542 awhh too bad though he retired early
@@ahmedmacadato2077 yep fucking injuries
Tony allen did good
Dirk Nowitzki one leg pull up is unguardable period
Ben simmons shooting free throw is unguardable
@@joejonas3584 yes
Honestly, you have to split it into guards and big guys
I'd say the title goes to the player who kept getting mentioned without having his own segment in the video: Wilt. The stat which made the most unguardable: 48.5 min/gm, he rarely took a rest. Head-to-head against Russell (about 140 games), Wilt averaged 29.9 points and 28.1 rebounds per game. When that's your line against one of the best defenders in NBA history, against the best team of the decade, it's the definition of unguardable.
It sounds strange, but John Stockton was one of the hardest players to guard in history, seeing his game and the words of G Payton
@yung world one of the hardest point guards*, sorry it sounded silly
And yet Stockton only averaged 13 pts against GPayton. So I think Gary was fine guarding him 😂😂😂
@@mrwnb6024 He wasnt a scorer dum, that was lit his career high average. In his best season, he averaged 15 points and 15 assists, being an efficient shooter
@@leos_27 then why on earth would you bring him up in a « unguardable » player conversation... assists are nice but they are a flawed stat... Nobody thinks of guarding as limiting assists. Otherwise guarding Stockton basically means guarding Karl Malone. Which was a lot harder to do
What's funny is that Stockton could not play with his left hand, he could only go right, which is hilarious to me
Curry ahould be in thid conversation. Man being triple teamed or quadruple teamed and still makes the shot. 😆
casual
I agree with you so much he is my fav player
Casual
IMO, if you had to point out one huge advantage that Jordan had over every NBA player ever, it was his first step. I think I've only seen one video talk about it, but Jordan's first step is probably the quickest and most explosive I've ever seen out of any player. That's partly why he was so efficient at mid-range scoring; people had to respect his first step and his ability to just blow right by them
Exactly what I thought. Jordan and KD.
MJ and KD on the top of that list for me. MJ with the slight edge because of his quickness, strength and athletic ability which is above KDs. Their bag is limitless.
This aged well. When the so called "zone defense" was played on kd he averaged 22 on terrible shooting.
If we're talking about prime performances, Shaq and Kareem are more unstoppable than anyone on this list. Doesn't matter how many kinds of shots anyone does, this isn't HORSE.
Nah bro you missing it shaq, Shaq cannot score like these guys...there talking about scoring shaq can't be the best scorer ever if he can't shoot and make free-throws!!!
@@orlandowilliamson691 Look at the title.
In my opinion it’s Durant, his length, speed, height, and shooting ability from distance separates him
Yea but we talkin about scoring wise in general not talent alone.. And Mj had the many advantages as well.. his leaping ability with his huge hands that can create circus shots and posters, his clutch is second to none also..
For comparison Mj had 8- 50 point game in the playoffs and Durant only had 1, Wilt had 4, Kobe had 1, Iverson had 2 i think... Thats what separate them from Mj.. the playoffs
@@ranholic5027 But Somebody like Kd can shoot from anywhere and dude is damn near 7 foot tall! Mj got the deadliest midrange jumper, but KD overall imo is more versatile in scoring
@@woo_shynen8805yea right Better overall but MJ had the highest scoring averages both in playoffs and seasons lol.. Mjnhad bteer post moves better at finishing,better at midrange, better mindset at scoring didn't even have meltdown in the playoffs lol, . the one weakness he had is the three points but its because of the rules and era he was in..
IMO MJ,WILT,BAYLOR,KD AND JERRY WEST
It's Kareem bruh.
The term “unguardable” suggests Allen Iverson belongs on this list.
EXACTLY
Kobe locked him
I agree, the most unguardable layer is KD and MJ
You didn’t mention that MJ played in the “illegal defense” era. With that being said, KD has to be the most unguardable player ever. Like you said, he’s a 7’ SG.....that’s ridiculous. He basically does what he wants, your at his mercy!
It’s Alex Caruso and it’s not even close
Lol
why. just why.
CaruGOAT
No its brian scalabrine
The Carushow
Depends on the era- also remember its “most unguardable” not best scorer. Some other players I think of are
Wilt (who faced Bill Russel, Nate Thurmond, Elvin Hayes, Wes Unseld, Jerry Lucas, Willis Reed, Bob Pettit, & Kareem) also
Kareem, Shaq, Maravich, & Iverson
Yup
Wilt played in a weak era.
@@allanhouston6759 your wrong actually because they are only 8 teams but they are very strong and competitive and also just imagine the NBA today with that small of a team like ten and they are all super teams and players are only the best of the best
@@allanhouston6759 so you chose to be stupid?
@@rodangrahf They always choose to be when it comes to Wilt and his era
Wilt, dude scored a 100 points without a 3 point line meaning the paint was crowded all the time and full of big men. If the dude could score those kinds of #’s in an era like that how can he not be the hardest to guard.
Also defence was easier back then
And he was being fed the ball way more in that game but he’s still a goat
@@jeffmousebeans5055 lol naw defense in modern times are weak af 😂 🤣 😭 back then u could actually put a hand on a player when playing defense which are against the rules now
@@malikwashington83 yes I know defence was easier back then
@@jeffmousebeans5055 my bad I thought by "easier " you meant the defense back then was weak and easy to score on
Technically Wilt is the hardest to guard because he was so athletic he didn’t even need a jumper
I think, kobe, jordan and Durant are the most unguardable players.
Imagine not including shaq
Your right Jordan should have come first on that list dou
Don't put kobe in there lol inefficent
Kevin Durant is so good they have to nerf him in 2k
I’ve watched this so many times over the last couple years and it never gets old but it’s interesting I just realized each era from the 90s to the late 2010s had their dominant scorer and I’m sure the 20s will have its own maybe luka or Giannis those are my best guesses
Embiid
Did you just forgot about Kareem's Skyhook, Shaq's Black Tornado, Hakeem's Dream Shake, and Wilt's scoring prowess?!
These guys got their success because they cannot be stop by any player because of their size, skill, and dominance.
Hahaha....sky hook?but can he shoot and move like kevin durant?no way..if that is your basis for calling him unguardable then i think he is just good at his era....players today is even more skilled than of those player in the 70s,and 80s,..where can you find a 7ft with 50-40-90 shooting accuracy? Its only kevin durant and dirk.....the only difference if this 2 beast is kd has a better ball handle and speed compare to dirk.......kd will score at will against kareem..
@@poncearnel2950 you're also taking a modern player and putting him in the league 40 years ago.
And what does "only good at his era" even mean? Do you want him to fucking time travel?
Where is Larry Bird, Bernard King, David Thompson, George Gervin, Iverson, Tim Duncan at?
Players:
- Michael Jordan
- Kobe Bryant
- Kevin Durant
- James Harden
KD 7 foot stature, with handles of a point guard, and the speed of a small forward a and the tallness of a center n not to mention his shooting ability is unmatched his a Demi god when you place him in clutch games. When I watch that game 5 of the semi finals with grizzlies when Gay was on the Grizzs that day I relize the he was one of the most underguardable mans of all time. He got that respect I seen all 5 play Kobe ain’t it he can be stop Michael can be stop but Durant his a Larry bird buil stature he has that Mamba effect when he gets mad. We all seen it that mane can’t be guard when his grin turn to a frown.
MJ can be stop?... Are you crazy?!
If you think about it....okay so who averaged 50 points a season, who got 100 points in a game. How can a opponent coach just not change his gameplan to try to stop wilt? Every single coach not gonna change it up at all and stop wilt? Even letting him get 100 points? Honestly asking who the most un guardable player is a really good question.
Allen iverson and Carmelo, 2 players kobe Bryant and multiple other stars called the hardest players to guard
Thank you. Prime A I over Harden every day
@@berserkhealer9046 is this the Dagger!!!?
@@owethunala2632 W
I was solely looking for someone sayin AI's name.....dudes unguardable..... Legends said that themselves
T-Mac.
Who can beat my starting 5 ? Try to - MJ-BIRD-KD-KING-THE DREAM - 6 man - t Mac
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Imagine no Steph 😂 tripled but still score's 30+
Every star gets tripled. Right now he average 35fg% lmaoo Steph isnt on Kobe MJ KD in terms of unguardable
@@Edogawa199X True
@@Edogawa199X his release is so fast, literally ungardable.
@@Edogawa199X Steph is the three point king and has had more mvps than Kobe and kd for a reason. His jump shot is lightning quick and he runs around all over the court, so he is quite literally unguardable
@@Edogawa199X delete this
Kareem's sky hook thata why he has the most points in NBA
Wilt guarded that shit so wilt the stilt is the most unguardeble player
@Ghost-Thoughts* he did hes the only player who blocked it theres a video search it up
I dont think kareem can consistently limit wilt to 50 points per game
@@psxlah1834 Kareem wasn't that great of a defender to stop Wilt, and Wilt wasn't that efficient of a player neither (especially when he was putting up those astronomical numbers). Kareem on the other side was as effective as it gets, especially for his era. His skyhook was a basketball cheat code. Simply an unguardeble weapon.
@Ghost-Thoughts* Wilt BLOCKED the skyhook more than once - and he's NOT the only player to do so.
AT LEAST 6 players that have managed it once (though most of them ONLY managed it once).
Kd most unguardable ever , who stopping a 7 ft as skilled as him
No not kd its mj
Hmm, just put shaq on him, or maybe Wilt, or wallace, or kareem, or dennis rodman, or MJ, or LeBron, or...
@@OmniKing939383848 nobody you named could guard him consistently I'm sorry.
@@OmniKing939383848 lebron would have the best chance, I didn't watch Rodman but I've heard he's great, so I'd give him a chance. But kd would figure them out. He's too quick.
@@notrbh so you're telling me a 4 time DPOY won't be able to lock down Kevin Durant?
No mention of Kareem, Steph, or T-Mac is disrespectful.....
Honestly nobody is stopping MJ, Kobe, KD or Shaq from doing what they need to do on a basketball court
Kobe Can bé stopped lol
Who stopped kobe 1v1?
Harden and kd are on a team now. Oh and they have kyrie too
Shaq was an unstoppable force
How many rules did they change to hinder Shaq?
The rim guards James Harden easily in game 7
True even this year. Dude is allergic to them game 7’s
It's hands down KD. His height, ball handling, and ability to score efficiently literally anywhere on the court is unmatched. He is the definition of unguardable
Being unguardable is also about mentality which is where MJ beats kd by a long shot. Kd was more physically gifted, but MJs mentality and sheer will as a scorer is unmatched. You can see it in the numbers. Kd has 4 scoring titles, MJ has 10. Kd averaged 30 or more twice, MJ did it 8 times. KD’s second highest scoring season ever is MJ’s career average. I truly believe KD could’ve eclipsed MJ as the best scorer ever, but he just doesn’t have the killer takeover gene in him that MJ had. You could be the most talented player ever, but if you don’t go out there and impose your will on the opponent, then you make yourself so much more guardable.
Agreed!! Durant is a beast!
KD for me is the most unguardable imo
Honestly I'm shocked that none of the top comments mention Michael Jordan. Not just because of the GOAT title but because he has the highest career average ppg despite playing up until the age of 40.
It IS Jordan and it's not particularly close! And it's not just because Jordan has the highest career ppg average of all time. That actually should have gone to Wilt, but Wilt purposefully dropped his scoring to blend better on his team. No, MJ is the most unguardable player ever because he has the highest POSTSEASON ppg average of all time! Jordan increased his PPG average when competition got tougher, like in the playoffs. Wilt's scoring average dropped in the playoffs!
Wilt played more minutes in his career than MJ did - in fact, you have to pull out folks that played 3 OR MORE years (Elvin Hayes at 16, then you need 19+ year men past Elvin) than Wilt did to pass his total minuted played.
That "age 40" stuff is somewhat overrated - there are a BUNCH of folks that were still playing at 40+, starting with every player that had 19 or more years in the league except Moses Malone (straight out of high school) - and MJ only managed 15 years by 40, Kevin Garnett (also straight out of high school) managed 21 and A LOT more minutes.
If you are the best player ever, it doesn't you are the most unguardable player.
@@hristijandimitrovski8664
Well, Jordan IS BOTH.
The point where ricky rubio had a headache of james harden guarding to the point he had to guard him at his back lol
Wilt, Kareem and Dirk get no mention? The guy who averaged 50 a game one year would seem unguardable to me. Kareem and Dirk had the most unguardable moves.
I doubt it about volume. It about a lot of ways to score. There are players like LeBron, Steph, Shaq and many who can score but don't have a lot of ways to do so, whenever you shut them down where they good at then they have nothing.
Dirk isn’t on that level
@Apple well you also have to take into account that playing virtually every minute in a season at that pace is very impressive. There’s a reason it’s never been done before or since.
@@MrSayWhatIThink23 Yes he is. Unguardable fadeaway, offensive juggernaut, 6th highest scorer.
I think kendrink perkins...no one can guard that man bec he cant shoot
It’s definitely Kevin Durant. He’s 7 feet tall, he can dribble like a guard, and he can shoot as well as anybody we’ve ever seen
You forgot about Dirk Nowitki he always play great in the playoff and also have a few playoff record with the team and himself in the playoff
As a fan, I would always choose Kobe
Yeah kobe my favorite player ever, But idk man KD is almost 7ft tall and can dribble and shoot his ass off!
@@orlandowilliamson691 Kobe can't guard Durant, and Durant can't guard Kobe in his prime
@@hristijandimitrovski8664 we know that
@@hristijandimitrovski8664 But kobe was more of a killer on Defense
@@orlandowilliamson691 Jordan is a better scorer than both.
It's not that hard to say Michael Jordan for 10 minutes
Yes but KD will destroy Mike in an unguardable conversation
@@MichaelKing015 dumbas
@@nadinendayiziga2740 so how will Jordan defend him? Iverson can score easily with MJ on him what's your excuse?
@D jango if he was unguardable he wouldn’t have joined the warriors
@@MichaelKing015 MJ scored over NBA Players that are taller, faster, and stronger than KD.
Jordan all day. 10 scoring titles, 7 straight. Averaged even more when it got harder and counted more in the Playoffs and Finals. Most complete game by far. Turnaround fade was unstoppable. Could finish at the rim way better than KD. Mid range game was efficient. Could shoot threes when he needed to (ask Portland). Great FT shooter. Clutch. Way underrated passer. Actually averaged a triple double early in his career when he ran the point, many people don’t know that. Scored 45 with the flu. Averaged 37 PPG in 87 with real centers, no three in the key, and hand checking. Come on...
I know, Jordan is miles clear. I think it's because people didnt watch him and they say Durant or silly things like kobe is the goat.
87 had no good centers, 1960 and 1970 had the 3 best centers in the nba while the 1980’s only had an old Kareem
@@OHare_DeliveryGuy 90's had hakeem
The answer is Wilt and it isn’t even close. MJ had 50+ point games 31 times in his entire career. Wilt dropped 50+ points in a game 54 times in just one season. Enough said…
George Gervin was an abslute menace, and Bernard King was a beast. Surprised to hear about them in their primes.
Kobe, Bryant, Michael Jordan Kevin Durant, Wilt Chamberlain, LeBron James, yeah LBJ!!
2:09 Why does it look like jordan kick and made the guy fall though😂😂
This list passes my sniff and eye test!! It would be nice to see the most unguardable players by position: PG, SG, SF, PF & C
Iverson mj KD Dirk shaq
@@ssoossaa Wilt over Shaq
@@sir_sack Bill Russel locked him down
Honestly kobe is dat man have teams dream to stop him plus all those ankle he hurt
po its not when it counts the most, mvps> chips.
When he wanted to score, especially in his first 6-7 years, Wilt was unstoppable. It took an entire team, that was the most dominant NBA dynasty ever, with one of the best defenders ever, to stop the big man.
Even tho Im late on this video u forgot to add the goat Kareem and wilt 💯
Imagine talking about the most unguardable players not talking about the man who did the same thing for 20 years and opponent could not stop him from becoming the all time leader in scoring Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Kareem is more of a tribute to a long GOOD scoring career though - he's not even Top 10 for "points per game" (12'th).
@@bricefleckenstein9666 his points per game were reduced due to the twilight years of this career but in his prime he was unstoppable
@@absabshir9743 Hard to stop, granted.
Wilt could and DID stop him more than once though - and on average slowed him down a LOT.
Same for Nate Thurmond (who Kareem HIMSELF said "played me the toughest").
But you can make that same "twilight years" argument about ANY player that played more than a decade.
He may have had the most unguardable shot, but he wasn't the most unguardable scorer or overall offensive player. At his best he never reached the level of Wilt, Jordan, or Durant. And he most likely never reached the level of Shaq, Harden, or Kobe either.
So no Wilt, chef Curry, the Dream, and Kareem? You should include them in your list. Great video though
Curry is a scorer yes, but not unguardable. Same goes for Harden. Best answer here is KD then Jordan is a close second.
Are u stupid its mj
And curry is the greatest scorer ever
curry is hard to guard ? for real ? ..
it can't be a great video if you leave many people out that were truly unguardable !!!
I feel like Steph should at least get an honorable mention.
1:30 my jaw dropped
Kareem’s skyhook is the most unguarded move in the nba, but there are players like wilt chamberlain who couldn’t be guarded.
Who's the most unguardable player ever?
Manute Bol,he was 7"7" he could shoot over anybody,go right by anyone and he could drop 60pts a night and still have 30blocks in that same game
He was THAT good
I see no lies
I’m waiting to see more of him. Dude looks like the came straight out a science lab
SamJohnsonAZ are you thinking of his son Bol Bol? Manute died a while back
Dirk deserves some respect here
Dirk great but he's nowhere near this list sorry my brotha !!!
@@orlandowilliamson691 lol Dirk had the most unguardable fadeaway shot ever and you think he´s nowhere near those guys xD
@@Goxilla yeah I know but these guys more dominant by yrs..Dirk was dominant but it's just level and I love dirk
@@Goxilla he had the greatest NBA finals win I ever seen when he beat thge heat
@@Goxilla sure he's underappreciated but I'll take him over just a couple players on the list
MJ is the GOAt I understand why he’s the most unguardable player of all time.
2015-2018 s-dot is the most unguardable player ever
1-george mikan
2-wilt Chamberlain
3-kareem
Man, tall doesn’t = unguardable
Look at Allen iverson
How about
1.MJ
2.Wilt
3.KD
Omg mikan played like before jesus was even thinked about
@@J1000-e3n I know man, but in kikan era wasnt like that
Bro forgot the CHEFF
he’s not unstoppable,he can be guarded.
@nD4YS so can mj and kobe
shatttt it up.
@@jccrtn nah
Stephen Curry cause even if 3 or 4 guarding him he still manage his shot and manage where he pass the ball .The greatest shooter and point guard of all time
shooter? yes. point guard? no. That easily goes to magic johnson. Curry is not the same passer and playmaker that magic was, and sat behind kd for 2 of his chip runs
@@littleyachty I'd give John Stockton the greatest PG award over Magic.
@@goldenstatewarriors9418 nah
T-Mac, Shaq, Durant, Lebron and MJ
Where’s LeBron?! The most lethal scorer in NBA history!!!
It's definitely MJ. He would average 50 in today's NBA with all the rule changes that benefit the offense.
Mj is not averaging 50 unless he played in the 60s or 50s. Hes averaging maybe 35/9/9 on 65/30/85 splits. No1 would be able to stop his midranges and finishes inside the paint, and his defense/hustle would make him elite.
@@broken78 Jordan is not going to avg no 65% you at least were somewhat realistic until you said he’d avg center numbers in term of efficiency. Due to the fact that defensively shooting guards were at its lowest in the 90s, and he didn’t avg any 65% I’m pretty sure it’s evident that he wouldn’t be that efficient. And 9 boards and 9 assist? Yea good luck thinking that.
@@MrSlashblade Did you watch the finals? Most of the game I have seen one man play against one defender all the way to the paint as if you were playing a 1v1. 2P % has been going up as the rate of 3 pointers is causing the game to open up a lot. The fact that MJ averaged more offensive rebounds than players like LeBron who are bigger and more dominant in the paint in today's game as a SG, makes me feel he could average 9 rebounds.
@@broken78 because Stephs off ball movement (the best in the history of the league).
the second he starts buzzing around, you need to account for that and switch off at any moment. Something Jordan didn’t ever posses, which opens the game for his teammates.
Also Steph had just 48% and 43% on FG% and 3FG% how jordan just shoots up to 65% is just you being a fanboy
And for bostons side Tatum was swarmed and Jaylen was swarmed if you think you need more then one defender for a Marcus smart then man the 80s and 90s must really be trash.
Also you do know Jordan played in an era (yea what a shock jordan played for more then 96-98) that had more possessions then LeBron on average. LeBron (even if you scale to the amount of years he had) has played in more nba seasons with possessions less then 100 then jordan.
Also that should show how bad backcourt box outs were if jordan is getting that many offensive rebounds and before you say that’s how good he was, he’s actually just average amongst shooting guards of his era in offensive rebounds. So yea it’s more of just poor fundamentals of his opponents and a lower missed shot trajectory range (because barely any guy in the 80s and 90s can take a legit volume amount of 3s compare today) then jordan being that good because he wasn’t even on par to guys like Clyde, Alvin Robertson, Dennis Johnson in his prime, and Ron Harper in his prime, in offensive rebounds. Not to mention he just got less then 2 and generally hit 6 total for most of his prime, I don’t know how with less possessions he’ll get more total rebounds. So unless he plays Russ’ role then no he cannot get 9 rebounds. Especially since he’s never shown to get 9 boards especially even in just desperate playoffs series he’s hit 9 boards or more 3x in his entire career.
@@MrSlashblade Average lmao what SG averaged more Offensive rebounds than MJ did in the 90s. Ill wait
LeBron when he's about to trade you.
Underrated comment
😂😂😂😂
8:08 "Mastering the drawing of fouls" HAHAHAHAHAHA
Wilt was a track&field champ and Harlem Globetrotter before the NBA. So, combine height, athleticism and skills, you've got a guy with 72 NBA records (excluding those not officially tallied then). MJ comes a far 2nd with 39 (with blocks&steals).
Steph, Lebron, Jokic. Make their teammates better. 27,7 on 18 shots is harder to guard than 30,5 on 20 shots. for example, when you're gaurding Jokic in the post.. its so hard it actually impossible because of the passing. Anyway you slice it, Jokic is the hardest Center to gaurd of all time. Not up for debate. He's more dominant than Shaq Lol. thats my point.
Should I remind you of Shaq’s Finals stats ?👀
Jordan, Wilt, Kareem, Shaq
You have to analyze postseason numbers. That's where MJ seperates himself from anyone else who ever played, including Durant.
Not as much as you think - pretty much ALL of the true greats brought out their "A" game in the playoffs, and improved their regular season numbers.
@@bricefleckenstein9666 are you saying mj didnt step up in the playoffs?
@@wanwanyinyang1568 Look at what I SAID and don't try to "interpret" it.
I didn't say ANYTHING about MJ not bringing his A game in the playoffs.
However, for one example of WHY I said what I said, Wilt's playoff numbers DROPPED vs his regular-season numbers - not a lot, but noticeable especially on the PPG in his early playoff runs.
Are you going to claim Wilt wasn't an all-time great?
Jordan and that’s it! Widely considered the GOAT, everybody else just fights for 2nd place.
harden wont be behind the other players since we talking about unguardable moves, all time yes, but as unguardable even in po, james harden is the best ever.
KD, russel Westbrook, kobe, mj, lebron, curry and dirk
1 on 1 no doubt it's Kobe he has the proof. But in a game it's KD. I wanna put Giannis, LeBron, Jordan, Wilt, Kareem, Tatum, Khawai, Shaq but KD is just the most perfect player I can think of. I would pick The Greak Freak second to KD
I'd pick LeBron after kd then giannis if you're strictly talking about current players
Mj is better
@@Dgrz505 than kd? Lol I know mj is the shit but nobody like Kd and LeBron played back then except him
KD is overrated. Nobody was more unstoppable as a scorer than prime Kobe Bryant.
Dont name Bryant the Jordan2.0 name him the "The first Kobe Bryant"
Are u stupid he is the black mamba not the first kobe
BRYANT IS JORDAN 2.0, HE COPIED HIM. BUT I STILL RESPECT HIM, AND HE WAS TOO MUCH IMPORTANT FOR THE NBA AND SPORT.
Not when Kobe was INFERIOR across the board (except perhaps by a NARROW margin from 3).
@Jackson’s Vlogs and raps lol thats a cap
@Jackson’s Vlogs and raps mj was better in every aspect except 3point
Wait did I missed something, but you said that you will discuss 5 of the best scorers but only listed 4.
Mj counted for two of them 😂🐐
How does this comment not have more likes?
Jordan's fade-away shot was undefendable.☮️
For Me it's this order for the Modern era:
1. MJ
2. DURANT
3. KOBE
Honorable mentions: Wilt, Kareem, Hakeem.
If james harden played in the era of handchecking james harden can't average 35pts
@Alexandre Brice Henry how would he use hand checking to his advantage? 😂😂 are u fr??? Hardens game is literally based off dribbling and drawing fouls. When you can hand check it’s a lot harder to dribble and back then only clear fouls are called.
@Alexandre Brice Henry no he wouldn't he get alot of pts from free-throws
I think its Durant, then kobe or Jordan
None of these modern players would average as many points in older era's for a number of reasons. Hand checking, lack of spacing, hard fouls, and lack of 3 point shots would hinder their performances. That's why I hate when players are compared to players from different era's without context. If Harden played in the 90's he wouldn't be shooting more than like 3 or 4 three's a game, and therefore his efficiency and overall point total would be down. He also wouldn't have the spacing that he has today, and when he drove to the hoop to get a foul he would be fouled HARD over and over and over again. Who knows how he would have dealt with that, but it sure as hell would be a lot more scary and a lot more painful than what he has to deal with now.
Kareem’s skyhook is the OG unguardable move
Y'all forgot AI
Al was too inefficient & so many high volume shots. Plus AI has limitations due to his smaller size
@@anthonycelestin3559 he crossed MJ
Him: James Harden
Shaq, LeBron, wilt Chamberlain ,Kareem :are we a joke too you