"I have no problem saying this at all," he says. "They're all 6-(feet)-9 and Jordan was 6-6 and a half. If they were all 6-1, it wouldn't even be a question. They wouldn't even f---ing rate. If they were all my size, s---, they wouldn't even be talked about.

"I beat the s--- out of them when they were that big. If we were all the same size, f---." He stops to laugh good-naturedly. "Make them 6-1 and let's go on the court."

Isiah Thomas comparing himself to Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and Magic Johnson.