Many individuals debate about who’s the best basketball participant ever, however for Zach LaVine the selection may be very clear.

The 27-year-old taking pictures guard says that for him it’s Michael Jordan. The Bulls legend was inspirational to so many gamers, LaVine says as he recollects watching MJ’s highlights as a child.

Via Okay.C. Johnson of NBC Sports:

“I don’t think anybody can touch his legacy or his greatness. “For me in my books, I always have MJ as the best player ever because without him, there’s nobody coming after him. He inspired us. “I’ve said a couple times, he’s almost like a mythological creature. He almost didn’t exist. Some of his stats, you go back and look at his highlights, it’s like, ‘I don’t know if this guy was real.’”