1. LeBron is a completely different player
We’ve had the (insert player name) could be better than Jordan discussion for quite some time now. The closest comparison in both style and legacy has been Kobe Bryant, who has five rings. And there’s a reason Kobe will never trump Jordan. It’s because he was too similar, too much like a Jordan clone than anything else. If LeBron is ever considered greater, it will be because he won championships and dominated the game in different ways than Jordan.
If it’s a matter of numbers and points, it’s hard to beat out Jordan, who scored at will and played with an offensive engine that will likely never be matched. But if we’re talking about the entirety of one’s skillset, LeBron is already a better passer and a better teammate. It’s not even close in those areas. LeBron’s gifts are far greater than scoring. His vision and ability to make other players around him better is Magic Johnson-esque. LeBron has 47 career triple doubles (third all-time). Jordan had 27 of them in his career. When you’re comparing an unselfish point forward (LeBron) with a scoring machine (Jordan), there’s surely going to be a difference in opinion for greatest ever. Yet that’s a good thing for LeBron’s case here.
















