Shaquille O’Neal Reveals Where He Should Be Ranked Among Greatest NBA Players

• Shaquille O'Neal has said that he should not be named alongside Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Michael Jordan as one of the best
• He says if he is not number one on any list, no one should say his name
• He claims he is undoubtedly the most dominant player of all time

When one thinks of Shaquille O'Neal, you quickly think of his unstoppable dunks and his devastating partnership with the late great Kobe Bryant in the Los Angeles Lakers.

Shaq says he does not rank among LeBron James, Michael Jordan, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar because he feels he has to be number one in his own category.

The Lakers legend won four NBA championships, three with the Lakers and one with the Miami Heat. After 19 illustrious years in the NBA, he retired with the title of the most dominant player of all time.

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Since retiring in 2011, with 28,596, 3x NBA Finals MVP and a regular season MVP, no other NBA player has come close to dominating the game as he did, per ESPN.

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo and number one pick Zion Williamson have been tipped to dominate like O'Neal but none has come close to replicating his dominance.

Shaq on why he is the most dominant

On the latest episode of ‘The Big podcast’, the big man revealed that he is not on the level of the Jordan's. James's, Abdul-Jabbar's and Bryant's in NBA all-time ranking.

He said he should also be ranked number one in the most dominant list, meaning in any list that he isn't number one, no one should say his name in a candid conversation with Jamal Crawford.

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"I got my own category brother. If I'm not the number one guy, don't bring my name up."

The 50-year-old famously feuded with Bryant during their time with the Lakers which resulted in the towering center requesting a trade. He went on to win his last championship ring in 2006 with the Miami Heat.

Shaq on Kobe Bryant

Sports Brief earlier reported on O'Neal dismissing an NBA top 10 list which omitted the late Bryant.

Shaq shared a to p 10 list made by Playmaker, and although he agreed with him getting in the top 5, he didn't like it because his former LA Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant was omitted.

In the list, O'Neal was ranked 5th, James 1st, Stephen Curry third, and Kevin Durant 9th. Bryant was snubbed from the list.