Jimmy Butler zings DeAndre Jordan for wanting to play like WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne

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Some of the greatest basketball players on the planet are gathered in Rio, as both the United States Men’s and Women’s National Teams are demolishing opponents on their way to gold medals.

You know the stars on the men’s team, but you might not be as familiar with the fantastic players who make up the women’s team. Breanna Stewart, Brittney Griner, Lindsay Whalen and, of course, WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne — they’re all otherworldly talents that NBA players wish they could emulate.

Take Jimmy Butler and DeAndre Jordan, for example. Earlier this week, the two gave a highly amusing interview where they talked about their WNBA counterparts.

Butler wants to be like Sue Bird, the veteran point guard who turns opponents’ heads with her ridiculous no-look passes. Jordan, on the other hand, apparently wishes that he were a completely different type of player — like EDD.

Butler: “I wanna be like Sue Bird.”

Jordan: “I wanna be like Elena (Delle Donne).”

Butler: “You don’t have her type of …

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