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2715036, Agreed on that point about longevity.
Posted by Vex_id, Tue May-19-20 09:21 AM
Kareem has set the standard for longevity greatness - but LeBron is knocking on that door in a very real way (he could finish 1st in points and top 3 in assists all-time, which is bananas).

>Carried by Magic. GOH... He won the Finals MVP in 1985.
>Carried?

1980 Finals MVP: Magic
1982 Finals MVP: Magic
1987 Finals MVP: Magic
1988 Finals MVP: Worthy

Kareem was on all of those teams - but often wasn't the best player on his team for those 4 years in the biggest moments (and wasn't even the 2nd best player on some of those teams late in his career). So the bulk of his titles came on a ridiculously deep team to where he could essentially be role player. Still, he's in my top 3 because of how great he was for so long (he was ATG level for so many years earlier in his career - even though he only won 1 title playing at that level) - but his road to 6 championships was very different than Jordan's - who had to carry all of those championship teams as the undisputed #1 guy.

>LeBron (your guy) has been in the league longer than MJ too.
>So he’s got the longevity without the rings. How did he make
>it into the top 3 and over Cap?

Because he's a better all-around basketball player.


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