Kareem Abdul-Jabbar once addressed the GOAT debate in an interview. He avoided answering the question directly but admitted that he is underrated in the discussion. Afterwards, he also added that he is possibly the best big man ever. However, Abdul-Jabbar pointed out that Bill Russell will always be the most successful center ever. In fact, He emphasized Russell’s 11 rings and called out posterity. “…11 world championships in 13 years. Beat that Michael Jordan! LeBron is not gonna come close. Come on!“, he said.