The ’09 draft class had Blake Griffin, James Harden, Stephen Curry, and DeMar DeRozan as the top 9 picks. But over the past few weeks, the sensation has been around other draft mates like Jrue Holiday, Jeff Teague, and Ty Lawson. Why these 3 names, you might ask? Well, thanks to Gilbert Arenas, Brandon Jennings called them out. It all started with his statement, “Jrue Holiday has never been better than me.” But why did Agent Zero kick-start all of it?
“It’s content, right, I know how to make people jump, man. So you know, I know he’s a wild card..All you did is challenge his resume and start calling out everybody. Yeah, so you know me. I’m just naming everybody who got a podcast cuz I know who’s going to respond.” On Lou Williams’ podcast, Arenas accepted his role for instigating Brandon Jennings. “Once he gets hyped, he ain’t thinking no more. He just going red. Yeah, he’s on red.” So, how did the former Warriors star start his provocation?
“I looked at uh if they redid the draft if they redid it, where would everyone land? So, he was out on like 15. So, I was just naming everybody in front of him.” The top 4 names after the redraft were Curry, Harden, DeRozan, and Griffin. The dispute began when Celtics star Jrue Holiday was number 5 on the list. This triggered a reaction from Jennings. He wasted no time asserting his place among the best of his draft class.
“Jrue Holiday was NEVER better than me in the game of basketball,” the 35-year-old declared. “He has a better career than me. But he is not better than me.” Not stopping there, Jennings doubled down on his belief in his one-on-one skills. When asked who would win between him and other former NBA guards like Lou Williams and Jeff Teague, his response was instant.”If me and Lou Will play 1-on-1, I’m winning… Jeff Teague, whoever. If anyone wants to play 1v1, let’s go!”
The 2009 draft class had no interest in hyping Brandon Jennings’ claim
Arenas’s motive was to generate content! It worked, as the 2009 draft class shared their opinions online. The fans had a lot to feast on. First, it was #18 pick Ty Lawson who wasn’t having it. Before entering the draft, the UNC alum led his team to an NCAA championship. Plus, that year he won the Bob Cousy Award, which is for the best college point guard. Now that we know about him, let’s look at his response.
“Bruh, you was cool… but you wasn’t nicer than me in the NBA.” He reminded Jennings that while he had that one 55-point game, it never happened again. Lawson also recalled a time when his team “smacked” Brandon Jennings’ squad. On the other hand, Jeff Teague was appreciative of Jennings’s impact but made sure that he was never going to be disrespected.
“You were more known than us… but everything you could do in high school, I could do”. Teague also pointed out that Jennings never played with true stars. “You ain’t never played with no killers… You didn’t have to pass the ball to Joe Johnson and f****** Jamal Crawford.” He ended his stance stating that Brandon Jennings’ comparison with Holiday is just out of the question.
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