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RE: MJ vs LeBron and a Dumpster Fire in Dallas - Swish Weekly - February 23
The Jordan vs LeBron debate always drives me nuts! I grew up watching Jordan and now we have LeBron. Let me be clear before I continue, Michael Jordan is the GOAT. He is the best basketball player to have ever stepped onto an NBA court!
That being said, if I had to choose a player to start a team with, I pick LeBron every time. Simply because LeBron gives you the flexibility to put whatever types of players around him. Why is that? Well because LeBron can effectively play four positions. I've been a basketball addict since the early 80s and in my estimation Lebron is a hyper athletic version of Magic Johnson. Just an opinion, let the flaming commence. Ha!
I agree with you that MJ is the GOAT for sure. I do think that LeBron has the chance to overtake him in terms of "career", but he'll never be able to surpass Jordan in terms of "prime" of their career. The only way LeBron can overtake MJ is by winning multiple more championships as the best player on the team. I think if LeBron can get to five championships, it will be enough to close the gap in the argument of who was better.
As for who I would start a team with? I think I'm still going with Jordan since I'm GUARANTEED at least a couple championships with Jordan no matter what.