DeMarcus Cousins on greatest small forwards: ‘It’s LeBron James, then Larry Bird’

Chandler Parsons: It’s going to be hard to jump over Bird, KD, and LeBron. Michelle Beadle: Does anybody have him jumping over Bird? Lou Williams: He can jump over guys if you add championships. DeMarcus Cousins: No. Let’s not do this. No. Beadle: Not even a little? Cousins: No. Williams: Yes, he can. Cousins: No. Larry Bird? No. Parsons: I don’t want that smoke. I give him maybe Pippen. Beadle: Why wouldn’t you put him over Pippen? Kawhi Leonard’s been the guy on a championship team. Parsons: Just availability, I suppose, is the only flaw. Beadle: Okay, but when he’s there… Williams: Why is Larry Bird untouched? Why is Larry Bird an untouchable in this conversation? I’m not challenging nothing about Larry Bird. I’m asking why is he an untouchable in this conversation when we’re throwing out LeBron James, Kevin Durant…We’re throwing out so many people, but when it comes to Larry Bird, you’re all shutting down, I don’t understand. Parsons: Three time champ, two-time NBA finals MVP, three-time MVP, 12 time All-Star… Williams: You don’t have to tell me, I know exactly who Larry Bird is. Parsons: Nine-time first team. Lary Bird is even a three-time all-defensive team. Cousins: Can we not do this? Williams: Then Larry Bird is number one then, right? Based on your logic. Cousins: No. It’s LeBron James, then Larry Bird.