Three months later, O Neal kicked Curry out of the top ten in history, and the promised Goat substitute

Stephen Curry was placed on the bench as the best player in history by former NBA superstar O'Neal three months ago. At that time, O'Neal believed that with Stephen Curry's four championship achievements and the impact of three-pointers, he should be part of the discussion on the topic of "Goats".

O'Neal's remarks at that time were counterattacked by many fans and media. Many people think that his remarks are just to attract traffic and deliberately create topics, and they are very ignorant. Recently, O'Neal also listed the top ten greatest players in history in his heart. We can see NBA legendary dunk king Julius Irving joining this list, ranking 10th. However, Stephen Curry disappeared.

O'Neal called it the best player of all time, including Olajuwon, Larry Bird, Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, LeBron James, Kobe, Michael Jordan, Julius Irving, and Tim Duncan.

O's list has once again caused controversy among many fans and media. Because three months ago, he proudly stated that Stephen Curry is one of the top ten players in the all-time best player and he should be part of the Goats dialogue like LeBron James did. However, now O'Neal kicked Stephen Curry out of ten in history. Considering that O'Neal has played with Kobe and LeBron, he has also been a competitor with Michael Jordan. Therefore, O'Neal's remarks sometimes always gain recognition from a large number of fans and media.

On the past few years, O'Neal has always believed that Michael Jordan is the greatest player in history, and his former teammate Kobe is the second only to Michael Jordan. Stephen Curry and LeBron James have become regular visitors in the finals over the years. After both won four championships, many fans and media have pushed both of them to the position of the best player in history. Moreover, both of them have said that they are the best players in history.

No one could have thought that O'Neal would suddenly change his mind, and what happened in the middle made O'Neal change his mind. In fact, this may be related to Stephen Curry's performance in the last few months of the 2024-25 season. Because his ability to lead the team this season is average, and the Warriors' record improves after Jimmy Butler joins.

Also, he was replaced by head coach Cole many times at the critical defensive moment of the game. Which superstar in NBA history will be abandoned on the defensive end many times? Stephen Curry is the only one, which proves that the coach is very clear that he does not have epic skills and is just over-praising. The most important thing is that after being injured in the playoffs, he refused to play with injuries, without any leader or super courage. Neither LeBron James, Michael Jordan nor Kobe will compromise in the face of injuries, and they will still insist on fighting with injuries until the last moment.