Portland Trail Blazers great Brandon Roy joins The Vertical Podcast with JJ Redick for a compelling interview. Roy goes deep on a career that ended far too soon because of chronic knee injuries, discussing his thoughts on how great of a player he could've been. They remember a close relationship that included Brandon wearing a Kobe Bryant jersey to a Lakers playoff game that he attended with Redick and shared agent Greg Lawrence prior to joining the NBA. Roy discusses competing against Kobe, pushing past awe and learning to attack the legend. In the 4-on-4 segment, Redick and Roy talk about their four top shooting guards ever.

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