TPT Audio Lab from The Players' Tribune

Paul Pierce sits down with NBA royalty spanning multiple generations to explore basketball's continuing legacy. In episode 3, Paul shows hometown love to LA bred point guard Baron Davis. These two old friends discuss the evolution of the point guard and a dissolving dependence on defined positions at all. Baron laments the disproportion between skill and salary rampant in today's league before sharing his thoughts on a shortened basketball season. FUN FACT: Baron thinks the worst teams in the NBA should play in a tournament during the off-season in order to determine draft lottery placement.

Paul Pierce sits down with NBA royalty spanning multiple generations to explore basketball's continuing legacy. In episode 2 Paul is joined by Shaquille O'Neal, the larger than life center who hit his stride in the '90s and early 2000s. Shaq takes this opportunity to let his opinions fly, from the current lack of nicknames and the effects of social media to why the league has become soft and the admission that he's usually at home watching Maury Povich when a game is on. FUN FACT: Shaq only admits to being dunked on once, by Derrick Coleman.

Paul Pierce sits down with NBA royalty spanning multiple generations to explore basketball's continuing legacy. In episode 1 Paul chats with legendary point guard Oscar Robertson who dominated the NBA in the '60s & '70s. The two legends share a love for a bygone "big man era" while Oscar laments the loss of strategy and killer instinct in today's league. Fatigue is also a hot-button issue as Oscar shares his thoughts on resting the game's best players. FUN FACT: When Oscar played, the triple-double was not yet a recorded statistic.