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Come Fan with UsWednesday, August 5, 2026

J.J. Hickson Refers To Himself In Third Person

Given that J.J. Hickson once proclaimed he was the best power forward in the NBA, a line like this from him on the recent trade that sent him to the Sacramento Kings shouldn’t be too surprising.

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SLAM: As far as your age goes, I think people forget that there were players just drafted in the first round this past June who played with you in your McDonald’s All American game. Do you think the Cavaliers rushed to judgment by trading you in some ways?

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JH: I’ll be honest with you, I think they rushed to judgment a little bit. But, they got what they got and the Kings got a great player in JJ Hickson. So when the season starts, we’ll see how it pans out from there.

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↵On a team who already has plenty of young stars who think highly of themselves, this should be interesting.

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