Charles Barkley has been highly critical of NBA stars forming 'superteams'.
The Inside the NBA analyst has been especially harsh on Kevin Durant, who joined the 73-9 Golden State Warriors in the summer of 2016 to win two titles and later formed a big three with James Harden and Kyrie Irving in Brooklyn.
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"If you ain't driving the bus, don't walk around talking about you're a champion," Barkley famously said about Durant's perceived inability to lead a team and win as 'the man'.
However, long before he uttered those words, Barkley was in a situation not too dissimilar to KD's and demanded a trade to a potential rival.
In 1996, Chuck wanted out of the Phoenix Suns.
Sir Charles was the 1993 MVP and came agonisingly close to winning a title in 1992-1993 but his Suns were beaten in the Finals in six games by legendary Michael Jordan and his all-conquering Chicago Bulls.
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That Suns team quickly broke up and by 1996, Barkley's 13th year in the NBA and 4th season in Phoenix, he reportedly wanted out in order to play for a contender.
The Chicago Tribune's Sam Smith reported that the legendary power forward had three teams on his trade wishlist and the Bulls were top of it.
At the time, Barkley and Jordan were great friends off the court and had played together on the US' iconic 1992 Olympic team, otherwise known as 'The Dream Team'.
Scottie Pippen was also a member and a crucial part of a Bulls dynasty who had signed enigmatic rebounding extraordinaire Dennis Rodman the season before.
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That Bulls team, spearheaded by Jordan, Pippen and Rodman, had just won their fourth championship and were about as attractive a destination as it gets in professional sports.
"Barkley has named the Bulls, Knicks and Rockets as teams he'd play for", Chicago Tribune's Sam Smith reported.
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"He has a dream. Being traded to the Bulls.
"That would be the ultimate," Barkley is reported to have said after his Suns suffered a first-round exit to the San Antonio Spurs in the 1996 playoffs.
"I would trade money for the right to win a championship.
"I'd like to have a shot. We didn't have that this year. I can honestly say this season was terrible. It was a mediocre team. It was no fun.
"If they want to trade me to a team that has a chance, I'll go. If they want to trade me just anywhere, I'll sit home and play golf and see if NBC can use me."
However, unfortunately for Barkley and the Bulls, the team didn't have enough assets to trade for one of the biggest stars in the league.
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In the end, the Bulls couldn't make it work, and Barkley landed in Houston with the Rockets in 1996
While he may not have formed a superteam in Chicago, he was certainly part of one in H-Town.
He joined two-time champion and Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon and 1995 champ and 'Dream Team' member Clyde Drexler.
Pippen later joined them but by then the All-Star cast was ageing and Father Time had caught up with Barkley.
Despite lofty expectations that Rockets never made it to the Finals.
The Round Mound of Rebound averaged 16.5 points, 12.2 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game in his four-year stint in Houston but injuries eventually took their toll.
He retired in 2000 just months after rupturing his left quadriceps tendon, having never won a championship.
To make matters worse, after flirting with joining MJ in '96, the Bulls went on to win two more NBA championships.
Chuck joining the Bulls is one of the great 'what ifs' in NBA history, but even without a chip he still enjoyed a Hall of Fame career.
Barkley is an MVP with 11 All-Star appearances, 11 All-NBA selections and two Olympic gold medals.
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He's also part of the NBA's All-75 team, has made tens of millions of dollars and is one of the most beloved personalities on television.
Some may argue that's more important than a couple of NBA titles as a 'bus rider' rather than a 'bus driver'.