Kobe Bryant has played alot of NBA games during his basically 19 year career, and he has talked his fair share of trash to opponents. Kobe is actually known for trying to get into the heads of his opponent and start breaking him down long before they take a dribble against him. But who does Kobe think is an elite trash talker? You won’t really be surprised by his list. Hit the jump.

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There seems to be a certain way to be an expert trash talker when it comes to basketball. You can’t just randomly start trolling someone and think it will work. You have to have a game to back it up and earned the respect of your opponent enough to make him doubt his skills compared to you. Kobe has become a master trash talker but he thinks a few other guys are just as good.

Nobody on that list should be a surprise and they were all known for running the mouth during their careers. Kevin Garnett and Gary Payton would make anyone’s list without a doubt.

If anyone thought Pippen was a surprise, remember this. Back in 1997, before Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Bulls and Jazz on a Sunday afternoon, Pippen had gone up to Karl Malone and said, “the Mailman doesn’t deliver on Sundays.” Of course the Mailman wound up not delivering so Kobe obviously knows his trash talkers.