Michael Jordan won more during his 11 full seasons with the Bulls than LeBron James has in 21 seasons in the NBA.
Michael Jordan spent 13 seasons of his storied NBA career with the Chicago Bulls, but he only really played 11 full seasons for them. A broken foot in his second season led to Jordan playing just 18 games in 1985-86, and he only played 17 games in 1994-95 when he came out of his first retirement.
It means he ended up playing 10 fewer full seasons as a Bull than LeBron James has in his NBA career, with the Los Angeles Lakers star in his 21st season now. Despite that big difference, Jordan managed to win more of the biggest prizes in those seasons in Chicago than LeBron has in his whole career.
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In those 11 full seasons, Jordan won six titles, six Finals MVPs, five MVPs, 10 scoring titles, and a DPOY. LeBron, meanwhile, has won four titles, four Finals MVPs, four MVPs, and a scoring title.Ray Allen Picked Michael Jordan As The GOAT Over LeBron James
Ray Allen was a teammate of LeBron’s for two seasons from 2012 to 2014 on the Miami Heat but doesn’t view him as the greatest. Allen chose Jordan as the GOAT over James.
“Playing against him and MJ, for me it’s MJ all day long… LeBron is probably one of the best passers that the league has seen. MJ, that’s probably the weakest part of his game… But at the same time, MJ didn’t have any other weaknesses.”
Allen was drafted back in 1996 and he had some great battles with both Jordan and LeBron. It is clear who gave him a tougher time, though. Allen is one of 10 former and current teammates of LeBron’s who think Jordan is the greatest.
Charles Barkley Thinks Most Who Say LeBron James Is The GOAT Didn’t Watch Michael Jordan Play
Charles Barkley came into the NBA with Jordan in 1984 and then started covering the league for TNT before James arrived in 2003. He has seen both men up close and Barkley believes most of the people who say James is the GOAT didn’t watch Jordan play.
“I love LeBron,” he said. “I love LeBron. But most of these people who are defending him as the greatest ever probably have never actually seen Michael Jordan actually play. The closest they’ve come is that documentary that came out, ‘The Last Dance.’ But they ain’t actually never seen Michael Jordan play.”
You would have to say that the majority of those who have seen them both in action, have picked Jordan over LeBron. The fact he was a perfect 6-0 in the Finals is what often gets brought up, but there are other arguments as well, like he was more clutch and whatnot.
ames does have some time on his hands to strengthen his case. Having played for so long, he is setting statistical marks that are unlikely to ever be matched. If LeBron can win another championship or two before he walks away, I think he would have quite a case to be thought of as the greatest.
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