Rasheed Wallace Dropped The Weirdest Michael Jordan Take Ever

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Michael Jordan in the NBA GOAT. We can all agree on that, right? Okay, okay. That’s probably a bit of an exaggeration. But something we can probably all agree on is that Rasheed Wallace the recent version of His Airness makes absolutely no sense.

But first, let’s lay out some indisputable facts about Michael Jordan.

During his 13 seasons with the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan averaged 31.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 2.5 steals per game. He also won six NBA championships, six NBA Finals MVP awards and five NBA MVP awards.

In his two seasons with the Washington Wizards, MJ averaged 21.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. Those are still pretty good numbers, but not the kind of numbers that get you a 10-part documentary series. (Oh, and he didn’t win any NBA Championship, NBA Finals MVP, and/or NBA MVP awards while with the Wizards.)

Now, taking all of that into consideration, Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls was most certainly better than the Washington Wizards version, right?

Not according to Rachid Wallace. Yes, that’s Rasheed Wallace. The one who played 16 seasons in the NBA.

“He was a phenomenal player at the time,” Wallace said recently of his Sheed X Tyler show, referring to Michael Jordan when he was with the Bulls, “but I think he was a little more dangerous when he was with the Wizards.”

I’ll leave this here. Please continue, Rasheed.

“He didn’t have the athleticism that we were used to seeing from MJ,” Wallace continued. “His angles were a little sharper, he didn’t move around but he was a solid guard, he didn’t just move around a little bit. His shot became more dangerous, he became more solid as a veteran player over his years in Washington.”

On the plus side for Rasheed Wallace, at least he didn’t claim that no NBA player in the 1990s had more talent than Jordan.