Richard Jefferson explained why he would pick Karl Malone instead of Charles Barkley as the best player to ever win a championship ring.
Richard Jefferson is a respected name in NBA after his long tenured career in the league.
Richard Jefferson
Richard Jefferson
Position: SF
Age: 45
Height: 201 cm
Weight: 102 kg
Birth place: United States of America
This time, Jefferson was asked to voice his opinion on who is the best player without a championship Karl Malone or Charles Barkley.
Jefferson argues that Malone is a better option, and tried to elaborate his choice:
"The reason I would pick Karl Malone ahead of Charles Barkley is because the level of professionalism Malone always approached," Jefferson started on Road Trippin' Podcast.
"Barkley was always like that, you know, especially in Philadelphia he used to be out of shape from time to time, he also had his issues off the court, whilst it's different with Malone."
"Malone was training 8 hours a day, he spent 19 seasons in the league, he is second all-time scorer, had his body held a bit longer, he would probably be first all-time," Jefferson concluded.
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