Patrick Beverley Takes Shot at Former Pistons Star Over Hall of Fame Claim

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By JH Kubicek | Last updated Jun 7, 2025 8:01 AM ET

Blake Griffin is not the best NBA player of all time, although he was certainly one of the most exciting. While playing for the Los Angeles Clippers, he was the best dunker in the league, and when he was traded to the Detroit Pistons, he reinvented his game to be a modern stretch four.

With six All-Star appearances and five All-NBA nods, he was one of the best players of the 2010s, and even though he did not make it past the second round of the NBA playoffs, he has a solid Hall of Fame case.

However, one of his former teammates doesn't think he deserves it.

Patrick Beverley is one of the most outspoken NBA players of all time, and after starting a self-titled podcast, he has found the platform to express some of his more inflammatory takes.

On a recent episode, he took a shot at Griffin, who was his teammate from 2017 to 2018 on the Clippers.

“People talk about Blake Griffin being in the Hall of Fame, and I’m looking like, how?" Beverley asked. "No discredit to Blake Griffin, but I’m looking like, how? I took the Clippers to the Western Conference Finals for the first time ever. Like, if I would’ve dunked more, does that mean I would’ve made the Hall of Fame?”

Now, one can quickly point out that Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, not Beverley, led the Clippers to the Conference Finals in 2021. During that playoff run, Beverley played solid defense, although he averaged only 4.9 points and 2.4 assists, usually coming off the bench.

Alongside Chris Paul, Griffin was a centerpiece on the 'Lob City' Clippers, who were a staple in the playoffs.

While Griffin is best known for his time in Los Angeles, his stint with the Pistons can't be discounted, as he made his final All-Star and All-NBA teams in 2019 with the Pistons, and became an outside shooting threat in the Motor City, while keeping the franchise afloat before their long rebuild.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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