Meanwhile, his two younger sisters, Debra and Kim - who both towered over him - were five-star prospects who eventually earned All-American Division I honors at Louisiana Tech and Stephen F. He graduated high school at 5 foot 9, having been cut from the football team and benched on the basketball team. He didn’t even play high school basketball or Division I basketball. Rodman wasn’t a prodigy or blue-chip high school prospect. Rodman, a five-time NBA champion, doesn’t possess the impressive pedigree of most of the list. And the one thing that gave me issues, gave me problems, was that his footwork was quick like mine. “Dennis was the toughest defender that ever guarded me,” Worthy told The Athletic. “Wherever he went, they won - and they won championships.”Īsk Los Angeles Lakers legend James Worthy, another member of the NBA’s 75th-anniversary team said, who the best defender he ever faced was, and the answer is easy. “Forget all the other stuff,” former Bulls teammate Jud Buechler told The Athletic. Some will say he is not supposed to be on this list.īut, like the rest of his life journey, he succeeded while defying conventional norms. He is one of the most fascinating figures in NBA history and, to a broader extent, in pop culture. Rodman declined The Athletic’s request to interview him for this feature. “He was the most unique player in the league at the time,” former Bulls teammate and current Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told The Athletic. He wore gender-neutral clothing - and even a wedding dress - shattering the traditional perception of masculinity.
He dyed his hair every color and design imaginable.
He was tattooed before it was mainstream. His influence on the modern athlete is omnipresent. He also was unlike any star the sports world had seen - and, arguably, has seen since. He was never a prolific scorer or offensive threat.
He’s one of the few players on The Athletic’s Top 75 list known more for his defense and rebounding than his scoring, shooting and/or passing. The 2011 Hall of Fame inductee is one of the greatest rebounders and defenders the NBA has ever seen.
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