Shaq says Steph Curry is 'way better' than him and deserves consideration as the NBA's GOAT

• Steph Curry hit a last-second three-pointer to help his Golden State Warriors upset the Celtics.
• The game-winner prompted Shaq to ask if Curry should be included in the NBA GOAT conversation.
• The Hall of Famer-turned-analyst even said he'd rank Curry above himself because he's "way better."

Shaq thinks it's time to add a new name to the longstanding debate over which player is the NBA GOAT, or Greatest of All Time.

Steph Curry capped a 30-point outing Tuesday night with a game-winning three-pointer to guide his Golden State Warriors past the Boston Celtics in overtime. The clutch trey cemented the Warriors' come-from-behind upset over the top seed in the Eastern Conference, providing a spark and a much-needed victory for a team that has inexplicably struggled through the opening months of the season.

The heroic effort from the two-time NBA MVP and four-time champion was enough to get Shaq's wheels turning.

"I'm wondering if it's time to start putting him as the best player of all time — in the conversation," the Hall of Famer-turned-commentator said on "Inside the NBA" after the game ended.

"Is it time to just put him in the conversation?" he added.

Shaq — a four-time NBA champion, 15-time All-Star, and NBA MVP in his own right — was not yet prepared to officially crown Curry as the GOAT over the usual suspects: Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. But he argued that the "Splash Brother" deserves to be considered among that group because he's already, indisputably, "the best shooter ever, by far."

The 7-foot-1 NBA legend even went so far as to admit that Curry is "way better" than he ever was, and confirmed that he would rank the sharpshooter above himself in the GOAT debate. His co-host, Kenny Smith, was reluctant to include Curry in the "very thin" pool of GOAT candidates, which he said included the aforementioned Jordan, James, and Abdul-Jabbar "and then we start reaching."

Shaq suggested that the late Kobe Bryant — his longtime co-star on the Los Angeles Lakers — should be added to that list. Then, he said, "I think I put Steph Curry in that conversation."

"I played 20 years, watched 20 years before that, and I've never seen a guy like him," Shaq said. "And he's doing it consistently. And he has championships."

You can watch their whole exchange courtesy of TNT below: