Giannis Antetokounmpo roasted James Harden during the NBA All-Star draft — 'I want somebody that's going to pass the ball'

• The team captains Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James selected their teams for the 2020 NBA All-Star game in a televised draft Thursday night.
• When it came time to select his first guard, Antetokounmpo said he was torn between the Atlanta Hawks sharpshooter Trae Young and the Boston Celtics ankle breaker Kemba Walker.
• When the TNT NBA analyst Charles Barkley asked why the reigning MVP was not considering "the dribbler"— i.e., James Harden — for the pick, Antetokounmpo chuckled and said "I want somebody that's going to pass the ball."
• The Milwaukee Bucks star went with Walker for his third pick, and James went on to select Harden with the next pick.
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James Harden is undoubtedly one of the most prolific scorers the NBA has ever seen.

He's also a ball hog, at least according to the reigning MVP, Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Antetokounmpo and his fellow 2020 NBA All-Star Game captain, LeBron James, selected their teams Thursday night in the second annual televised All-Star draft. When it came time for Antetokounmpo to select his first guard, he said he was torn between the Atlanta Hawks sharpshooter Trae Young and the Boston Celtics ankle breaker Kemba Walker.

"Wait, you don't want the dribbler?" the TNT NBA analyst Charles Barkley quipped in an obvious allusion to Harden.

"I want somebody that's going to pass the ball," Antetokounmpo chuckled.

The Milwaukee Bucks star ultimately chose "the crossover killer, step-back master" Walker with his third pick. James selected Harden directly after.

Check out the complete list of pick-by-pick NBA All-Star selections below:

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