Why Grant Hill Ignored Phil Jackson's Call To Join The Lakers In 2007 

When r u going to interview DWight!

Kobe would have broken that dude. Grant went where he belonged, in the desert.

@@williamwallacebrown5437 So was Christian Laettner, and Bobby Hurley, and Mike Gminski, and Gene Banks, etc. The list of failed Duke "superstars" is long and old.

Not as compelling as Grant Hill playing left wing for the Reston Rangers J.J. With the freshest gloves running 4 flat in the Raleigh Shootout Soccer tourny,,, or the time I had the absolute privilege of sharing a swanky winter Cruz in where Cqlvin Hill was the Sports Celebrity for the Carnival Cruz just 4 times normal because it was Christmas Holiday time again. I met Mr Calvin Hill because I was 2 grades younger but only 1 Select Soccer year,, Calvin and I hung out and spoke to each other for 2 or 3 afternoons on the lido deck talking steelers Cowboys superbowls man. Before me Raleigh Tobacco Road Bball his soon to be dunking on Stacy Augman and Anderson Hunt Larry Johnson and Greg Anthony baddass game changing he'll of a son, Grant that Cruz and watching Grant won me bucket loads that year and the next with that pass! Please keep sharing JJ REDDICK AND GRANT HILL. WHAT BADASSES. BY THE WAY LEBRONS MOT IN MY TOP TWN ALL TIME PLAYERS. IM SORRY YOU Can't loose Olympic games and be above Magic and Bird and Jordan. No. No. Stop. Stepg Curry just leapfrogged bronny

Interesting indeed, not sure how it would've turned out chip wise, but it would've been a helluva talented basketball team .

Yup he would’ve played the Scottie pippin role

The trade would've been for Kobe though.

I’m not sure grant hill would’ve been better than Odom or Ariza then. Fisher was a great PG and knew when to say no to Kobe

@@Plague_Doc22 Nope. The trade they were talking about was in 1999. Phil wanted a developed well rounded Pippen type second star with Shaq. Kobe broke his hand in the preseason and any trade ideas were dismissed. Hill was a free agent in 2007 and could have joined the Lakers to play with Kobe

@@aki12569 Ariza was so underrated in the 2009 championship run

I don’t even think Russ is ready to talk about yet 💀 too soon

Team fit issues… The guy can still ball, it’s just him having to take a back seat is what’s messing him up… Every stat has taken a back seat playing with Bron except Kyrie & AD…

@@MikeLowry488 I agree , Russ will always be top tier talent … like you said the fit is just horrible. I can see Russ fitting in where they play bully ball , Like New York or Clippers

2007, not 1999

@@z4ng3tsu1ch1g0 No, 1999. Why would the Lakers trade prime Kobe for Grant Hill who because of so many surgeries had robbed him of his athleticism? Kobe wanted to be traded to the Bulls in 2007 and Kupchik almost pulled the trigger on Luol Deng for Kobe. Mitch later got Deng and they're still paying him 5M a year from his buyout until the end of this month.

He firgured it out and wouldve denied lebron path so they denied cp3 to the lakers really shows how great kobe was man

@@melgoat Real talk !

yeah that's why phil jackson called three times lol

He silly for not going lol could’ve had a ring 😂

Maybe, maybe not.

PAU GASOL OVER GRANT. GRANT ALONG WITH ANTHONY DAVIS NEED WHEELCHAIRS TO PLAY.

They already had a point forward in Lamar Odom

He was a point forward for the suns and did a decent job.

@@protipskiptoendofvideoandr286 steve was there though. Grants offensive numbers will probably be worse if he played with kobe.

They had radmanovic starting during that whole playoff run. Grant Hill def wouldve been a huge upgrade at the 3

Yes but once you change the 2008 series outcome you mess up the future so maybe they don’t get the next 2

@@efraimsoloway4420they went back three times with rad at the 3 that's the point nigga, they go back regardless...

@@marcuskennedy7357 without rad there. theres no need for pau the next season.

3 finals in a row and won 2. And the Olympics in that same span

….no it doesn’t.

back to back? bro they would have had a 3-peat if Grant Hill signed with the Lakers in 2007. Kobe/GH/Pau > Pierce/KG/Allen

💯

He would be able to look at JJ and Tommy at the same time

@@MazevG relax

@@MazevG haha. thats probably why he saw the court so well

@@MazevG damn

I think jim buss was tve reason they didn't trade bynum that was his "pick "

I don't know about all THAT but I DO know you have a DOPE last name.....

@@alanduff1054 my last name McDuffie lmfao I just put Duff for short

@@KDuff-2015 because "Duff" is DOPER... lol

@@alanduff1054 🤣🤣🤣💯

Are you talking about Marcus smart and Al horford last night? Except they weren’t playing like JJ, just standing in the corner🤦🏻‍♂️😭💀

@@igk916 i was talking about grant's joke about his time in phoenix 😅 but yeah horford and smart also did lots of standing in corners just watching tatum and brown..did lots of flopping along the way too 🤣

The game changed. Steve Kerr would have been a focal point of an offense like JJ, Korver, Klay, in the modern era. Steve FINISHED games on some of the greatest teams in NBA history making a living taking 18 footers.

@@cyberft Dude, you're delusional. Kerr finished ONE game that the game's ultimate closer, MJ, allowed him to close. SMH.

Started off as a spot up shooter and remained a spot up shooter his entire career lol. Just was extremely good at its

@@xman9190 he is super delusional lol Kerr could barely dribble. Focal point 😂🤣😂🤡🤡🤡

@@xman9190 clearly you weren’t around for the bulls second 3peat. Steve Kerr was on the floor to end games on those squads.

The lakers sucked and the suns were the best team in the nba

@@ghostballs1874 he was free agent.

@@John-jm4nv I know he was he picked the suns because the lakers sucked and the suns were a contender

@@ghostballs1874 Jackson also had 9 rings at that point…

- Grant Hill is a great (role) player b/c he's skilled. Doesn't matter when he went....I remember watching in PHO and he's guarding Lebron. Uh, post injuries in his mid 30s guarding Lebron? Respect.

@@jlui21 grant hills a bum lmfao

@@whaleking6445 if he’s a bum, what are you?

@@StoneGone not a bum, unlike grant hill and urself

Grant Hill in his prime was a beast and would’ve been top 15-20 players of all time if we wasnt injured. Just say you don’t know basketball

Would have gotten at least 2 rings, maybe 3 as they might have beaten Boston in 2008 with Grant.

They were not projected 50 win team they had smush Parker and kwama brown they were dog water and Kobe carried them with a scoring clinic and 36ppg that season lol

@@supersnizer before they made pau gasol they were 30 - 15 bruh . That's easily 50 wins right there. I was there I seen it.

Pau Gasol made the Lakers go to the FInals 3 years in a row right after his trade to LA... come on now, you talking about the greatest player to come out of Europe before Luka Doncic. A first round, 3rd pick and the greatest Spanish player of all time... come on now. Stop it!

People also forget if Bynum didn't get hurt, there probably is no trade for Gasol because he was playing so well and was a big reason LA got off to a great start that season.

@@WilloPR wasn't Dirk though but Paoooo

If JJ gets a LeBron interview. ESPN won’t allow him on the show anymore lmao New Media

@@stephonaugustin1384 you have a point there bro but I think there will be a bad backlash if ESPN would do that. Especially there is the widespread of former players becoming part of the media whether through youtube or TV. Although not new since we have Shaq, Barkley, Kenny etc before-but in today’s age there are more players who engage in talking about basketball and if they would do that to JJ, a lot of players with high IQ would be reluctant to join ESPN.

@@stephonaugustin1384 🤣🤣 FACTS

He’s gonna be on the shop soon I feel

@@Luketc7 That would be nice maybe an xdeal could be formed. JJ attends the Shop meanwhile LeBron attends JJ’s podcast

Cause that's how bad the Kobe-led Lakers were back then.

Let’s not forget Kobe had guys like Smush Parker and Kwame Brown in the starting lineup in a stacked western conference. Any superstar-led team is struggling with those cards.

I"m sure he never thought of that, these players have respect and appreciation for each other. It's YOU, the fans that are always creating conflict. Hahaha.

@@badxgrass the op was joking. at least thats how i took i. Anyway Grant literally said "trying to be"

Ron Harper with 2 knees!

Will never look at him the same

His "Hall of Fame potential"!?! He's in the Hall of Fame.

He won 2 titles at Duke. The basketball HoF isn't limited to pros or men or even players.

True. Grant was deemed the next Jordan. Too bad he was injured. We loved having him here in the D. Even though he tried to mess with our Fab 5.

Grant was well passed his prime.

The same way Ron artist fit but better shooting and just about the same defense at that point. Ariza or hill they both have similar styles. How can't you see that working. How about Frisher Hill Kobe Odom gasol. Making the bench deeper with ariza Sasha farmar well one would've been gone and whoever else

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JJ did call him a snitch towards the end for that reason.

No need not to be…

Yo What ?

Yikes, the Lakers at least know what it takes to win one. Oh well, hindsight is 20/20