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NBA legend Isiah Thomas is back with another hot take about Michael Jordan.
Thomas has been beefing with Jordan for nearly 40 years after he accused MJ of keeping him off the 92′ Olympic Dream Team.
A few years ago, Thomas said Jordan’s GOAT status should be in question because he believes Kevin Durant and LeBron James would have dominated during the 80s and 90s.
“I think this generation [of players] is not getting enough credit for what they’re doing,”. “Because the athletes that are in this generation are so far superior than what was in my generation. [When we were playing], Jordan was the best athlete that we had ever seen, [but] from an athletic standpoint, there are like 10 or 11 guys in the NBA right now with Jordan’s athleticism. We didn’t have that back then. With what [Kevin Durant] and LeBron are doing, if you put them back in the era of the ’80s, with their talent, their athleticism and their skill, who’s the GOAT?”
On Thursday, Thomas doubled down on his take, saying he believes the 90s Bulls would still have won six championships if you swapped out Durant for Jordan on those teams.
“And I said this to Kevin Durant, and I’m going to say this to all of you sitting on the panel. If you put him back in our era, put him in that triple post, that mid post area, take Michael Jordan out, and you give him Scottie Pippen, Toni Kukoč, Dennis Rodman, B.J. Armstrong, Craig Hodges around him.”
“Would he have won six championships? Absolutely. You give him that system, that mid range post, and that ball is targeted to him every night. He’s getting 25 to 30 attempts. Yeah, he’s doing the same thing.”
The most amazing thing about Kevin Durant is his efficiency. Go look at his shot attempts compared to what Jordan had when he was chasing records. Durant is not taking 30 shots. He’s doing it on 17, 18 shots.”
“If they took MJ out… Would KD have won 6 championships? Absolutely.” 🏆
Isiah Thomas says the Bulls would still have 6 NBA Championships if Kevin Durant replaced Michael Jordan 😱@MichelleDBeadle | @boogiecousins | @ChandlerParsons | @TeamLou23 pic.twitter.com/pUrELZDBfw
— Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) March 26, 2026
Fans immediately mocked Thomas over his take.
Isiah never fails to take shots at MJ. They truly despise each other. https://t.co/CDDzXMhGlS
— Kenny BooYah! 🖖🏾 (@KwikWarren) March 26, 2026
Isiah Thomas has an obsession with Michael Jordan that borderlines on unhealthy. https://t.co/mxIBg62Qby
— Jim Miloch (@podoffame) March 26, 2026