Dennis Rodman says Larry Hen wouldn’t reduce it in trendy NBA: ‘He’d be in Europe’

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Rodman stated Nikola Jokic is “means higher” than Hen

Larry Hen Barry Chin, The Boston Globe
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Larry Hen is a three-time NBA champion, 12-time All-Star, and is one in every of simply three gamers to have a number of seasons capturing 50 p.c from the sector, 40 p.c from 3-point vary, and 90 p.c from the free-throw line.

But, one way or the other, Dennis Rodman thinks he wouldn’t be capable to dangle in as we speak’s NBA.

“If Larry Hen performed on this period, I feel he’d be [playing overseas] in Europe. I’m simply letting you already know man,” Rodman stated throughout an interview with VladTV. “He’d be someplace over there. His sport was match for Boston at the moment within the 80s and stuff like that, however in as we speak’s world, ‘oh hell no’ there’s no means. I’m not downplaying him as a result of he was an amazing participant at the moment, like I used to be however I’m saying there’s no means.”

Rodman was a rookie throughout Hen’s closing MVP season in 1986. The Pistons beat the Celtics in three of the 4 playoff collection they squared off in between 1988 and 1991. The Bulls and Celtics by no means met within the playoffs throughout Chicago’s three-peat that Rodman was part of.

Whereas Rodman has 5 championships to Hen’s three, he was extra of a supporting solid member on title groups led by Isiah Thomas and Michael Jordan. Hen was the star of the Celtics’ title groups within the 80s. Hen was a nine-time All-NBA first staff choice. Rodman by no means made the All-NBA first staff, although he was a seven-time first-team All-Defensive choice.

Rodman pointed to Nikola Jokic as a participant who’s “means higher” than Hen.

Through the years, Hen detractors have argued that he wouldn’t be athletic sufficient to get pleasure from the identical success in as we speak’s NBA. Jokic, a 7-foot heart, who has his personal set of questions on his athleticism is a two-time MVP who led Denver to its first NBA title earlier this month.

“He’s gradual as hell, however that man has a sport,” Rodman stated. “He’s higher than Larry Hen … examine him to Larry Hen, I feel individuals would decide him.”