u/Dwight-Meoward

LeBron has every skill a basketball player would ever need at an average to high level, he’s got even more at elite levels and a few that only he has reached the peaks of.

The idea that he’s not clutch, a bad dribbler, a bad defender, slow footed, bad at shooting, bad leader etc. is just wrong.

There’s nothing he does badly, if there was then he’s fixed that or had it in the past.

He’s the greatest all-around player by a mile for a reason

Wilt Chamberlain was likely the most athletic player in NBA history, he was insanely fast, strong, durable and long, all with a monster vert and insane court vision.

Bill won 60% of all games against him, all while being his primary defender.

He was a super underrated athlete, having been an olympic level high jumper at 6ft10 and was insanely fast too. Watch some old footage and it looks more like LeBron than you’d ever think.

He also ran the offense in a way that wasn’t seen until Wilt decided to copy it: the point-center.

Russell would grab the rebound and run it to the other end to give it to his teammates, all while being the best defender ever. His BPM and VORP would likely be some of the highest ever due to this playstyle.

The low offensive numbers hide how instrumental he was the the offense of the 60s Celtics (less so the 50s thanks to Cousy)

He was truly one of a kind, and deserves a mention as the possible Goat

Haliburton agreed with him, this was on the Mind the Game podcast

7ft1 guard who can shoot from a step inside the line while being one of the best defenders ever

I’m so sick of people complaining about “The GOAT debate” when half the time people just want to talk about one of the 2 most famous players ever and it just so happens that the only person who has anything that can be compared is the other one.

It’s an overused debate but it’s not an agenda, it’s just the only way to talk about these players compared to their peers.

They respect each-other, so should you

My top 3 is:

1. LeBron, he’s LeBron
2. Wilt, probably a lot of exaggeration in the stories but he was a unit
3. Giannis, monster with power, speed and length

HM:

Dwade, crazy bounce and crazier speed

Vince Carter, jumped over a 7fter

MJ, same as Bron, he’s MJ

Zion, dunking from the freethrow line at 300lbs is something else

Wemby, very likely the most agile person of his height in history

The most dominant rim attackers, prime Shaq was better than Showtime Kareem and LeBron was better than Magic.

They won 61 games with Shaq 1 year from retiring, prime Shaq and LBJ would have broken the league

Won the Ballon D’Or (MVP) at the youngest age ever and then continued being elite for a few more seasons afterwards.

He’s well known for immense skill in dribbling and his scoring

I feel like D-Rose isn’t right as R9 is routinely considered one of the top 10 players of all-time despite his injury.