Has LeBron James cemented himself as the greatest player ever?

First Things First: Cris Carter and Nick Wright yes

Is this a joke question from a comedian? Great player no doubt. But greatest ever? If we want to say greatest with the most league help. Or greatest player at bouncing around to a new team every 4 years to form an instant all star team. Or greatest player to get away with a push foul every time he drives to the basket or needs to clear space to get his shot off.

@Marco Citizen If it takes him joining another 3 teams to do it no. Of course when you bounce around the league every 4 years to form an instant all star team you'll create championships and great numbers. Try playing for 1 team for 20 years and putting up the number of rings and championships Kobe has done despite the league favoring Lebron CP3 veto tampering. No comparison. Great is doing more with less or less help. One had the league against them and one had the league for them. Who would you say had less help?

Nope!

First Things First: Cris Carter and Nick Wright Well here’s the thing, Lebron has a 40-44” vertical and a 4.6 forty(not 4.4 Jim). MJ was recorded with a 46” vertical b4 he came into the league. In 1987, he was recorded at 48”. MJ ran a 4.6 forty when he first came to UNC, and then ran a 4.3 the next fall. MJ is easily the better scorer no need to explain, Lebron is the more versatile defender but MJ is better at locking down dudes. MJ is actually the better rebounder(2” shorter and 35lbs lighter but still averages less than one rebound per game less than Lebron in a vastly more physical era), he’s not as good of a passer but he averaged 6.3 APG for his years with the bulls, in 1989 there was an 11 game stretch where he had 10 triple doubles and averaged 34 PPG, 13 RPG, and guess what, 11 APG. His career high is APG is 8, not that much less than Lebron. So yea, MJ’s the goat.

Jim for being a player, don't know squat!

Kone Bryant is better then Lebron if we are talking about skill of play.

EVERY PLAYER HAS THERE HIGHS AND LOWS IN THERE CAREERS,

For a guy who probably was on the debate team in hs thinks he knows how to evaluate supersthlethes. Kobe would mop up lebron just look when they went head to head.

NICK SHUT UP!!!

I love Jackson checking the little man!

Amazing video showing that Nick hates Kobe and would say ANYTHING to belittle Kobe! https://youtu.be/I-Z8v9On-b4

And the idea of nick wright is that the GREASTEST OF ALL TIME is 3-6 in the finals. Lol

Nick.....Just say No!!!!!

Bruh I got that blind reveal right but the analyst nick wright didn’t, shows you how much he really knows

I'm seeing so many comments saying pretty much how dare Nick argue against someone who played and is an athlete. 2 things. First that's a fallacious argument, appeal to authority. I don't need to be a scientist to know the sun's 93 million miles away, furthermore if a dentist tells u that not brushing ur teeth has no side effect that doesn't make it true. And again he pretty much used anecdotal evidence to try and make his point.

Finally somebody smart. His only argument was I played against him. He's just rolling with the popular narrative to avoid criticism. LeBron is overall better.

I mean where do I start... First off u say forget the numbers but then use anecdotal "evidence" to make ur argument lol. No way Kobe is a better overall player than LeBron james objectively. That's not an opinion that's fact. Now obviously u can argue kareem and obviously Jordan and that's fine but c'mon bro lol. Now again that doesn't mean people think Kobe is trash. anyone who thinks that is delusional but he's not in the immediate conversation for goat.

"From a PLAYERS perspective" as if ol boy wasn't a nobody

Nick Wright is a known Kobe hater. His arguments against Kobe is based only on his hate. Nick's fondness for Lebron gives him a narrow point of view against anyone else that is discussed better than Lebron.

Dj Khalid + squidward = nick Wright

Kobe over lebron

Kobe got bounced out the first round of the playoffs according to Nick....so Lebron as the best player didn't make the playoffs last year....HAHAHHHAHA. WHAT A KOBE HATTER.

Kobe great but he not a top 5 sorry people he really didn't make his teams better but he did miss the most shot in NBA history though I will say he a great difficult shot maker I think though that's what made him take so many shots

Lmao lebron playoff record knocks him off the conversation period . Not to mention he was in the east , switched teams and still behind lmao . Only because of media is lebron still talked about as a relevant player .

somewhere, there's a video of a rookie kobe bryant declining to sign an autograph for an 11-year old nick wright :(

With the game on the line im taking MJ AND KOBE BEFORE LEBRON

LeBron won his first 2 titles with another superstar on another team

Jim is just in his feelings. He’s trying to use the “Ive played with them” argument when really he’s speaking from a FAN a perspective.

Anyone who hasn't picked up a ball in their lives, let alone played in the NBA(!), should take a step back and pay attention. The game is not played on paper with numbers, anyone can manipulate stats to suit their argument

Eddie Bitar they played with him that’s all. Lol just because they pick Kobe doesn’t negate the fact that lebron is better and greater than Kobe. I don’t quite understand why people don’t grasp this. He’s been outplaying Kobe and his team all throughout Kobe’s prime while collecting MVPS. He’s statically wipes the floor with him and is way more efficient and proficient.

@Judah Mourneth I trust my baskeball knowledge, I state this with full confidence. Besides, the vast majority of players go with the kobester. Their "opinions" you should value at least

Eddie Bitar so that’s your personal opinion it’s not really basketball related.

@Judah Mourneth Watching the games. Kobe doesn't let guys off the hook, he is a threat at all times, and is a winner. Countless times I've seen LeBron not live up the moment. Besides this, Kobe is far more skilled. Constant double and triple teams, he was the entire Lakers offense. LeBron is great of course, but Kobe is a different animal

Eddie Bitar so what are you basing Kobe’s greatness on. How are you evaluating. What makes Kobe better than lebron

He's talking about how Kobe being the best player in the world during and not making it out of the first round for a few years is something that is unheard of Even though Jordan was obviously the best player in the league when he was young and ALSO getting bumped out of the first round....

Josh Peveto yes but you’re talking about a precocious Jordan who wasn’t even in his prime going up against arguably the greatest team in NBA history. Every team he lost to went on to win the championship. As for Kobe he was 3x champion at the time with all those playoffs and finals experience missed the playoffs in his prime and couldn’t get out the first round, even losing a 3-1 by not shooting. Hmmmm

I'm glad Jim clarified that, I almost thought it was from a 2k perspective.

finally someone making sense get off lebron's nuts already

Nick Wright is a basketball dunce !!!

I want to know what Kobe do for Nick not to like him so much.

I respect that Jim actually played in all those eras and has a player point of view. But fans and sports analysts watch all these games on television and actually see what's going on. It's not these games are played in a private gym and we have to depend on the actually players to determine who's better.

Nick Is the Worst , He doesnt know basketball but swears he knows it all

Lakers had the "best player" in Nick Wright's eyes and the Lakers couldn't make the playoffs!

Jim Jackson almost made Nick cry 😂

I am still trying to figure out how the heck Steve Nash has 2 MVP's to Kobe's 1??????

Kevin Boman you don’t get MVPs Because you avg over 30 points. Especially when your team is the 7th seed. Mj In 89 avg 30/8/8 on 50% shooting and magic won. Wilt avg 50 PPG and didn’t win MVP that year Steve Nash actually had better numbers, team had a better record and he actually elevated his teammates games by upping their career avgs. Which means he was more IMPACTFUL than Kobe was.

Tha nik dude is a biyach

Jim Jackson is right Nick is a guy who's never played and because some guys have better stats that means they are better which doesn't make any sense because just look at mj his best years stat wise are all the years he couldn't win titles and the year he gets Scottie his numbers come down boom titles. So the most.important stat is championships by far 5-2 in Kobe's favor. You.play to win the game and let's also not forget that the sun's should have won the title if not for the crooked ref the year they are talking about

you tell em Jim. Nick's man crush blinds him

Nick just got told. Jim is totally correct.

Come on Nick... shut the f%ck up.

Kobe was the man on the USA team done

"I can do 73 pushups in 3 minutes!" LMAO!!!!

People. People. PEOPLE! Kareem Abdul Jabbar is the FIRST player in the GOAT discussion! FACTS! If you know, you know!

it shows you Chris Carter Is a Puppet. In has no balls because he didn't say nothing at all

this parrot looking f its out hes mind

Like arguing with a child. Hes not gonna get it because he is not a competitor

Kid cudi got some good arguments

Jordan lost in the first round as well.

The year that Shaq left, Kobe also lost Derek Fisher, Gary Payton, Rick fox, Horace grant, Karl Malone etc. Saying that "shaq left and they didn't make the playoffs" is dishonest. They were in the tougher conference and were basically in rebuilding mode. Not only did they lose their main star, they lost their entire core of role players. They had a team of scrubs in 04-05 season.

ohIcanChangeMyNameIDKthat rebuilding or not, you’re a 3x champion with all that playoffs and finals experience couldn’t even get your team to the playoffs. Then they had to bring Phil back and the next two years he couldn’t get out the first round losing a 3-1 lead in the process. All time great but very overrated.

Nick just looks at #'s he doesn't know basketball. You have to factor in clutch, killer instinct, mental toughness, and the will to win.