My first time playing ball was 9th grade in 2001 and I was already 6'9 at the time. Grew up in Germany so I played futball. Anyway I was garbage. Started all 14 games my freshman year and only had 4 points. I got clowned so back that I practiced at home or the park almost 24/7. Sophmore year they placed me on JV until our first game. Had a triple double with 27 pts, 15 rebounds and 11 blocks. I remember cause I still have the newspaper clipping. Moved up to varsity were a avg a double double with 20+ pts and 10+ boards. Got better each year. Grades were trash so I went to VUU. Left after my first semester cause I was red shirted and went to play in Germany for a few years. Slowly lost the love for the game so I joined the Air Force at 23. Basically this whole BIG humble brag is dont let anyone tell you what you can or cant do. Almost anything can be achieved with persistence and practice.
Didn’t have the height but had the talent. Almost same path. Had the grades, left after my junior year in college after getting recruited overseas but got tired of being broke and felt college was procrastinating. Joined the Army. Still making 6 figures. Moral of the story, do what you want to do. Only one life to live. Been to Germany a few times.
You didn’t lose love for the game bro you just weren’t good enough to compete. I hope you feel good at this failed unimpressive attempt to brag to random people online
@@kurokaizen1889 you mean the long version for “fan”...yeah, I’m no hater who never did anything in their life and have to take it out on somebody whos great at what they do. I played pro basketball for 15 years all together. I appreciate greatness
@Jay Diggz you do realize you can be a asshole and be a good person. Most people say Prince had a detestable personality, but he undeniably was a good dude who did a lot for his community.
I watched Gilbert slaughter the Nuggets live. I never paid agent 0 until that day, and I thought to myself, how the hell did I sleep on this guy. Gilbert did whatever he wanted in that game.
Wow. Love listening to this on Christmas 🎄 Day. I’m working out and finally quit weed. God bless everyone out there. Keep going. Just don’t quit on yourself. 🙏🏼🎁💗📝
I went to the U of A at the time Gilbert was there. After he got drafted and I was still at the U of A he came back during NBA All-Star week to visit friends. I was in the student union and my g/f at the time says "Oh for God's sake look at this guy." I turn around and its Gilbert Arenas. He has a diamond "GA" pendant around his neck. He borrowed a chair from us to sit with friends and I went and asked him for an autograph. He said "Are you serious?" I said yes, and told him good luck with the Warriors and I hope you get more playing time. Boy did he.
@@suburbandude5897 no I don't. I don't know what happened to it. But I do still have an autograph from Iguodala as he was in a literature class with me at UA.
In times where alot ppl front to make themselves look better/ tougher. Gil always keeps it a buck and let's you know he's from the Valley and not the Gangsta LA you hear about on TV
My aunt and uncle are boosters for the UofA and that whole team was special on the court. Off the court though … I’ll just say it’s a good thing they could ball.
I saw him play against WSU in Spokane Washington while I played for Craig Ehlo at Roger's high school. He stood out, just had this very fast but fluid linear powerful kind of charismatic but controlled game. He was athletic but had amazing ball handling with a jumpshot and hops plus was just so fast and fluid. He really was ahead of his time imo. Mind you this was like year 2000ish
They have to go through the coach and or parents. Not illegal but they get fined for contacting students directly. I live in Michigan and Notre Dame new my mom hated Indiana. They actually sent a mixed chic around my age to talk to me. She played for one of the highschools that my school girls team faced on the border of Michigan.
:35 omg. Someone finally gets it. Gilbert gets it. It's always annoying when an athlete or any successful person says their teacher/coach was wrong. No, they were right in that moment. Most likely what they told you was what motivated you to work hard and succeed so no, they were right.
Richard Jefferson told a funny story when they were in Arizona Gil was doing something mischievous police rolled up and Gil was like "get outta here pigs fuck off" and I guess the cop recognized his voice shines the light on him like "comon Gil I know its you" and Gils is like Ayy is that you wassup man smh the cops and Gil knew each other on a first name basis lol you know you stay in Shit
All these damn years and I'm finding out you with to my rivalry school. Grant and North Hollywood High School 🤣🤣🤣 would go back and forth for decades. The blue vs the orange. Lol now I'm 32, that was quick 🤣🤣🤣
On 2k they make Gilbert grate but the bench not the real players... so it makes the team trash an it changes the view of his game to younger players... underrated
“You’re better than Bobby and Bibby’s in the NBA” That’s some serious high praise for a 19 year old college kid. Bibby was averaging 16 points and 8.5 assists per game in the NBA at the time.
“You were getting recruited in your Junior year? Is that legal” Vlad knows nothing about sports 😂😂 really good players get recruited even before hs . Vlad you let other people do interviews on here, get a sports guy to interview athletes
You’re right. Vlad knows nothing about sports. But you’re wrong on one thing: b-ball players are rarely getting recruited before HS… if we look at the top players in the NBA, almost none of them had hype prior to their sophomore year in HS
@@sfchampionsbasketball9665 they probably had hype at rec tournaments though. A lot of kids get hype before hs though especially being in NY. Just local/city hype
@@sfchampionsbasketball9665 Lol scouts absolutely talk to middle school players. Idk why you're talking about "hype" whatever that means but they definitely get recruited if they're good enough.
10-12 clips from this discussion have dropped and I’ve only seen this 1....but I hope Vlad asks him about sponsoring gamers back in 2004-2005. I’m pretty sure he took an L he was so ahead of the curve but that kind of investment 10-12 years later would’ve been big. He backed a team of 4 guys who played Halo 2
If I had that, I would be a better player. I’m was a good player but could have been great if I had a coach like that. Shout out to the coaches that take time to help players develop
Insane that he couldn't make a JV roster his freshman year and went on to make the NBA. You usually only hear that kinda story about tall guys but he was 6 ft.
"During your time in high school, were you a good kid or were you getting in trouble or getting mixed up in other things?" 🤦This is KGB Vlad's cue to get you to self-snitch; any interviewee should ask for a lawyer at that point.
Gilbert was a beast on the court. Was a literal cheat code on NBA Live 08
They don't hear you tho😴
I remember that
He 6'5 playin pg
Hibachi 🥢
Facts. He was money from anywhere
He’s a great story teller bruh I never thought he’d come on here 😭
Me too but I think he is smart enough to know, to grow your brand you have to be seen.
@@Matakui2011 vlad paid for this interview
Word
He talks very proper 🙃
@@vsk504 education is key 🔑
It’s sad that people today forget how great he was. Either playing or talking, he is always entertaining.
Man I can’t wait to see this full interview. I normally just watch Vlads clips, but this one I gotta see the whole thing
Vlad just foaming in the mouth waiting to drop the locker room incident video .
My first time playing ball was 9th grade in 2001 and I was already 6'9 at the time. Grew up in Germany so I played futball. Anyway I was garbage. Started all 14 games my freshman year and only had 4 points. I got clowned so back that I practiced at home or the park almost 24/7. Sophmore year they placed me on JV until our first game. Had a triple double with 27 pts, 15 rebounds and 11 blocks. I remember cause I still have the newspaper clipping. Moved up to varsity were a avg a double double with 20+ pts and 10+ boards. Got better each year. Grades were trash so I went to VUU. Left after my first semester cause I was red shirted and went to play in Germany for a few years. Slowly lost the love for the game so I joined the Air Force at 23. Basically this whole BIG humble brag is dont let anyone tell you what you can or cant do. Almost anything can be achieved with persistence and practice.
💯 and God bless you and your family this holiday
Didn’t have the height but had the talent. Almost same path. Had the grades, left after my junior year in college after getting recruited overseas but got tired of being broke and felt college was procrastinating. Joined the Army. Still making 6 figures. Moral of the story, do what you want to do. Only one life to live. Been to Germany a few times.
You didn’t lose love for the game bro you just weren’t good enough to compete. I hope you feel good at this failed unimpressive attempt to brag to random people online
Amazing story man
Futball? Surely u mean football
Vlad even tried to snitch on college recruiting damn he’s a hard nose FED!!
When??
I heard him
Gilbert is a good dude and great player who made a mistake that people won’t forget. No question as to his talent.
@Jay Diggz anybody who’s ever knew him since a child said so. Calm yo lil hatin ass down. You sound short
@@MitchellBahamas You sound like a fanatic. You don't know him personally.
@@kurokaizen1889 you mean the long version for “fan”...yeah, I’m no hater who never did anything in their life and have to take it out on somebody whos great at what they do. I played pro basketball for 15 years all together. I appreciate greatness
@Jay Diggz the only person you heard say that was nick young, and Gil is The Godfather to Nick’s kid. Stop the cap
@Jay Diggz you do realize you can be a asshole and be a good person. Most people say Prince had a detestable personality, but he undeniably was a good dude who did a lot for his community.
Somebody like this is life changing someone that believes in you
*Before their was Steph Curry, we had Agent 0….. Bro was ahead of his time‼️*
He was James Harden before Harden
And deron Williams
Yep he was long range and automatic even Kobe gave him his props
Stop it 😒
@@vsk504 Go watch the highlights….. Only thing that stopped this man was the “gun in the locker room” incident & injuries
I watched Gilbert slaughter the Nuggets live. I never paid agent 0 until that day, and I thought to myself, how the hell did I sleep on this guy. Gilbert did whatever he wanted in that game.
Wow. Love listening to this on Christmas 🎄 Day. I’m working out and finally quit weed. God bless everyone out there. Keep going. Just don’t quit on yourself. 🙏🏼🎁💗📝
I went to the U of A at the time Gilbert was there. After he got drafted and I was still at the U of A he came back during NBA All-Star week to visit friends. I was in the student union and my g/f at the time says "Oh for God's sake look at this guy." I turn around and its Gilbert Arenas. He has a diamond "GA" pendant around his neck. He borrowed a chair from us to sit with friends and I went and asked him for an autograph. He said "Are you serious?" I said yes, and told him good luck with the Warriors and I hope you get more playing time. Boy did he.
You still have the autograph???
@@suburbandude5897 no I don't. I don't know what happened to it. But I do still have an autograph from Iguodala as he was in a literature class with me at UA.
Vlad interviews with Gilbert got to be some of his best works
In times where alot ppl front to make themselves look better/ tougher. Gil always keeps it a buck and let's you know he's from the Valley and not the Gangsta LA you hear about on TV
That's real.
Not every black person grew up in the hood. White people and other race of people assume 100% of us are born and raised in the hood.
That's why Glad felt the need to ask that stupid question 😒
@@Benyamin568 That's the main reason I made the statement.
@@salimsalimg Ok
The original logo shooter 🎯
I have so many memories with my guy. Compton Magic 1997. In the trenches where we made names for ourselves
My aunt and uncle are boosters for the UofA and that whole team was special on the court. Off the court though … I’ll just say it’s a good thing they could ball.
$BeyoG
Beardown !
@@dbmae1532 😂😂😂😂rt
Gilbert and LeBron should have been rivals throughout the 2010's!
He got drafted by my Warriors, i met him at a Niners vs rams game in LA & he is a humble dude when i met em
Now kwame brown going after him
Gilbert “Brings Guns To” Arenas
I saw him play against WSU in Spokane Washington while I played for Craig Ehlo at Roger's high school. He stood out, just had this very fast but fluid linear powerful kind of charismatic but controlled game. He was athletic but had amazing ball handling with a jumpshot and hops plus was just so fast and fluid. He really was ahead of his time imo. Mind you this was like year 2000ish
Those were his choices because Gilbert was that good like special but only the real hoopers and ballers going to know
Those clips of Gilbert tormenting swaggy p's kid straight gold
He a cool guy and safest person in the world
I need detective Vlad to ask all the questions.
Cuz Gil has honest answers for days.
😂😂😂 Vald don’t know anything about sports he said is it illegal for colleges to recruit Highschool Kids as Sophomores
They have to go through the coach and or parents. Not illegal but they get fined for contacting students directly. I live in Michigan and Notre Dame new my mom hated Indiana. They actually sent a mixed chic around my age to talk to me. She played for one of the highschools that my school girls team faced on the border of Michigan.
@@isitmeeTV huh
He's on duty right now
Vlad sounded disappointed Gil wasn’t into the streets lol
Gilbert Arenas went to my high school. They have his jersey on the wall in the basket ball/gym area .
Glad: Gilbert, since you're black, in high school, did you get yourself arrested? Were you in a gang? Shoot anybody?
Glad gets excited about black trauma, you can hear it in his voice
Yooo u caught that too, and then he was like you know LA and Gangs and violence 💀💀💀 like it’s no good areas in LA for black people ??
I can’t stand Vlad. I don’t watch these videos for him at all.
@@jkilla3651 Glad***
Don't down play that! Mike Dunleavy Jr caught fire, we had Jason (Jay) Williams, Shane Battier, Carlos Boozer,..... We had a squad
Long overdue. Can't wait for the entire interview.
One of my favorite players could score so many ways lit up the lakers for 61!!
:35 omg. Someone finally gets it. Gilbert gets it.
It's always annoying when an athlete or any successful person says their teacher/coach was wrong. No, they were right in that moment. Most likely what they told you was what motivated you to work hard and succeed so no, they were right.
Salute from your Winston-Salem NC FAMILY 💯💯💯
On 2k22 all time wizards Gilbert cold as hell on there clutch all around player 💪🏾 one of the best point guards ever
Dang Gilbert make me feel better I only spent 2 years trying to play d1 basketball
I see Gilbert, I click..
I’m from northern va and WATTBA when Agent Zero aka Hibachi was on the wizards 😆😆😆
Gil ain't street lol but he crazy
Interesting thought process in making a decision to turn pro
Lmao I felt you getting in trouble for headbands or bandannas
Dennis the menace is perfect lol
It’s part 2 and he already talking about his sophomore year in college lol vlad trying get to the good shit asap! 😂
Hibachi!!
Richard Jefferson told a funny story when they were in Arizona Gil was doing something mischievous police rolled up and Gil was like "get outta here pigs fuck off" and I guess the cop recognized his voice shines the light on him like "comon Gil I know its you" and Gils is like Ayy is that you wassup man smh the cops and Gil knew each other on a first name basis lol you know you stay in Shit
Shout out to agent zero i lived in DC during that time
Man that agent zero era was different
All these damn years and I'm finding out you with to my rivalry school. Grant and North Hollywood High School 🤣🤣🤣 would go back and forth for decades. The blue vs the orange. Lol now I'm 32, that was quick 🤣🤣🤣
The logo 3 at one point was a layup for Gil
Still is till this day🗣💯
@@SaucyKeepItMovin it is. He should it in the Big 3 last year
i love this mane. agent 0 a goat.
On 2k they make Gilbert grate but the bench not the real players... so it makes the team trash an it changes the view of his game to younger players... underrated
I'm just waiting on the bringing the guns to the locker room story
Like Monday follows Sunday you know that’s coming
“You’re better than Bobby and Bibby’s in the NBA”
That’s some serious high praise for a 19 year old college kid. Bibby was averaging 16 points and 8.5 assists per game in the NBA at the time.
Gilbert sooo underrated
Seems really humble
What part y’all think Vlad gone ask about the Guns in the locker room
Gilbert Arenas Is Kobe Mike In One If Younno You kno
Glad gonna do a flash back soon
Please do the Vernon Maxwell interview
Cant wait for the locker room incident video
Him getting drafted in the 2nd round was crazy
“You were getting recruited in your Junior year? Is that legal” Vlad knows nothing about sports 😂😂 really good players get recruited even before hs . Vlad you let other people do interviews on here, get a sports guy to interview athletes
You’re right. Vlad knows nothing about sports. But you’re wrong on one thing: b-ball players are rarely getting recruited before HS… if we look at the top players in the NBA, almost none of them had hype prior to their sophomore year in HS
@@sfchampionsbasketball9665 they probably had hype at rec tournaments though. A lot of kids get hype before hs though especially being in NY. Just local/city hype
@@sfchampionsbasketball9665 Lol scouts absolutely talk to middle school players. Idk why you're talking about "hype" whatever that means but they definitely get recruited if they're good enough.
I totally forgot he was on that Arizona team and Jason Richardson
Jason Richardson was not. He was on his first NBA team. Richard Jefferson was on the Arizona team
Richard jefferson
That zona team was stacked
This man gave Kobe 60!
factz
10-12 clips from this discussion have dropped and I’ve only seen this 1....but I hope Vlad asks him about sponsoring gamers back in 2004-2005. I’m pretty sure he took an L he was so ahead of the curve but that kind of investment 10-12 years later would’ve been big.
He backed a team of 4 guys who played Halo 2
If I had that, I would be a better player. I’m was a good player but could have been great if I had a coach like that. Shout out to the coaches that take time to help players develop
North Hollywood legend
Grant lancers I remember a game at Reseda high school he was on fire
Waiting on the TK Kirkland comment 😭
🤣 ME 2 , SO I CAN TROLL HIS AZZ LOL
boy on god 😂
Insane that he couldn't make a JV roster his freshman year and went on to make the NBA. You usually only hear that kinda story about tall guys but he was 6 ft.
Dj Glad just gone break this interview down into itty bitty bite size pieces Jesus 🤣
Agent 0 was the dude in the Eastern Conference stop playin fam.
Comes off very likeable I’m surprised after all the negativity you hear about him over the years in the Media
how was Gil only still 19 years old after finishing 2 college years ?!
Some people graduate at 16 and go straight to college you know dat right? Its possible
His Microwave was on A++
Arenas the realist: “he was right at the time but it made me mad”
"During your time in high school, were you a good kid or were you getting in trouble or getting mixed up in other things?" 🤦This is KGB Vlad's cue to get you to self-snitch; any interviewee should ask for a lawyer at that point.
Karate Kid...."You're The Best Around"!!!
I already know Vlad will ask him about Matt Barnes
Gilbert save the wizards organization
Wizards and clippers have always been laughing stock ot the NBA
Nah. The Bullets won a ring in 78. Don't compare them to the Clippers. They always been cheeks.
@@MRWEDAWEST nigga said the bullets in '78... the same year Larry Bird was drafted 💀💀💀
@@BeenBallin_ 😂😂😂😂
Wizards def not no damn laughing stock what are u talkin about
Vlad: "So you ever get arrested? Any shootings, fights, gangs? Anything messy or crazy I can use as a video title?"
WTF ? at them years "Barrio Van Nuys" was at it with BLYTH STREET and the "Asian Boyz"
Facts i went to grant high school and his jersey up there agent zero
He’s literally warren sapp 😂😂😂
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"I told him to retire early and keep getting them checks 100%"
818 Royalty 💯
"Wearing hats".😄
Huh
Morris Chestnut twin
He said he got n trouble for wearing hats
So thats why skwame Brown said "gil is the whitest person i know" 😂😂😁
Vlad like damn no dope case no suspicion of a drive by mama not on crack fuck it now we got to talk basketball 🤣🤣
This mane was a str8 hooper until he got in trouble with the gun shit
Mannnn he sounds like Van Lathan
Glad wanna know if a brother got arrested to dig more into his life about violence smh. Glad he said no shut his ass down
We know why he’s here.. “there I was with the strap on me” 😂
Vlad wtf? Do you not feel that 'how do you have 2 jerseys retired on the same number?' wasn't an appropriate follow up question?
This nigga said he wuz like Dennis tha menace
vlad : so you werent involved in any shootings, stabbings gang activity ..... you know the premiere vlad content
That injury bothers me to this day. He clearly wasn't full strength against Duke.