{"id":8850,"date":"2024-11-18T12:54:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T12:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=8850"},"modified":"2024-11-18T12:54:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T12:54:49","slug":"baron-davis-iman-shumpert-on-if-boston-celtics-icon-larry-bird-would-excel-in-todays-nba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=8850","title":{"rendered":"Baron Davis, Iman Shumpert on if Boston Celtics icon Larry Bird would excel in today&#8217;s NBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Most fans of the\u00a0Boston Celtics\u00a0have heard the argument before, and many more than a few times from entirely different sources: Would Hall of Fame Celtics small forward Larry Bird thrive in the modern NBA? But now we have some new entrants into the debate in the form of former NBAers Iman Shumpert and Baron Davis, taking their own deep dive into whether the Hick From French Lick (as Bird was sometimes called as a nickname) would have been a star in the NBA of today for the &#8220;Iman Amongst Men&#8221; podcast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">As part of their debate, they use a series of thought experiments pitting Bird against modern stars for their counterfactual discussion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say about Larry Legend&#8217;s likelihood of success in today&#8217;s Association.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Baron Davis &amp; Iman Shumpert Debate Larry Bird in Today\u2019s NBA | IMAN AMONGST MEN\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aoUsoW9OKf0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">If you enjoy this pod, check out the &#8220;How Bout Them Celtics,&#8221; &#8220;First to the Floor,&#8221; &#8220;Celtics Lab,&#8221; and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>usatoday.com wants to ensure the best experience for all of our readers, so we built our site to take advantage of the latest technology, making it faster and easier to use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8851,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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