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(01-14-2020, 01:56 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: I don’t even like basketball, but is he? Better than Michael Jordan?

At this stage of his career, absolutely.

- He has 3 titles to Jordan's 6, yes, but 1 was NOT on a stacked team (all of Jordan's were)
- Outside of scoring, he has better numbers than MJ across the board... and even then, the scoring numbers are insane.
- He can play 1-5 and be among the best in the league at each position. Jordan could never play C and possibly, not even PF.

When people were calling Lebron the best after 1 championship on a stacked team in Miami, that was presumptuous, but after 2 more (again, 1 being in Cleveland), more Finals appearances, more MVPs and just his ability to adapt and stay relevant in today's game, he's absolutely better than Jordan, IMO.

Chamberlain is still the best ever, IMO, but that's an argument for another day

EDIT: Just for a very quick, dirty comparison.

Lebron:

RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FPG PPG FG% 3P% FT%
7.4 7.3 1.6 0.8 3.5 1.8 27.1 .504 .344 .735

MJ:

RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FPG PPG FG% 3P% FT%
6.2 5.3 2.3 0.8 2.7 2.6 30.1 .497 .327 .835

Pure scorer, MJ wins. All-around, Lebron wins.