LeBron vs. Michael

[SWC75]

I was on the Quora Digest and found a link to this video, which is far from the only one but might be the best.



The Quora thread: If you take LeBron and put him on the Bulls in Jordan's time, and you take Jordan and put him on Cleveland, how many rings do they each win?

 

[MikeSU02]

I was on the Quora Digest and found a link to this video, which is far from the only one but might be the best.



The Quora thread: If you take LeBron and put him on the Bulls in Jordan's time, and you take Jordan and put him on Cleveland, how many rings do they each win?

I can't watch a 30 min YT film, but here's my take: It's probably MJ, but I think an argument can be made for Bron.

Here's what I'd say in Bron's defense:
>> Bron won his chips in a way more competitive league.
>> Talent was way deeper and even at the top end. Where do you think Steph, KD and Kawhi would have ranked between 91 - 98?
>> MJ had the benefit of expansion diluting the NBA since they added SIX new teams between 1988 and 1995.
>> None of the teams that MJ beat were close to what the Warriors were. And the 2007 Finals that Bron lost to the Spurs was him getting there early. All good knocking him for the 2011 loss. That's a bad loss. But the 2014 Spurs were at the pinnacle of basketball as well.
>> Everyone talks about how hand checking would have made it for today's players (which is a total joke), but the BIG advantage that MJ et al had was the illegal defense rule. MJ himself complained about it being changed.
>> Doesn't longevity matter? If so, Bron has him beat on that.

Again, I think the best player ever is MJ. But Bron has a legit argument.