LeBron James, the greatest NBA player in this current era is most certainly going to draw comparisons to the greatest player of the previous era in Michael Jordan.
And yes at this point the haters of King James (which I was one) certainly have to bow down at this point. He’s better than Durant and he’s better than Kobe so you may as well save it.
But, the comparisons are expected to come after LeBron became the first player in NBA history to record 30+ points in six straight games while shooting at least 60 percent. This came after the Miami Heat defeated the Portland Trailblazers 117-104 Tuesday night.
But LeBron isn’t having the comparisons.
The morning after his impressive feet, James took to Twitter to let the world know he’s not MJ.
I'm not MJ, I'm LJ
— LeBron James (@KingJames) February 13, 2013
From a team standpoint they very much are different players.
Michael Jordan led one of the greatest runs in NBA history securing six titles with the Chicago Bulls en route to the Hall of Fame.
LeBron has his one with the Heat last season and is a huge favorite to repeat this year.
Of course it’s much harder in today’s NBA to have repeat titles and it’s something you’re probably not going to be able to take away too much from the overall greatness of LeBron when it’s all said and done for him.
But when you take a look at their individual statistics, things begin to get much more comparable.
Jordan finished his 15-year career with averages of 30.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.3 steals.
LeBron on the other hand impacts the box score somewhat differently but not too much with his averages of 27.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 1.7 steals in his over nine-and-a-half seasons in the NBA.
It may also be important to note that despite being in the Association forever, LeBron is still just 28-years old.
But as much LeBron may not like the comparisons to Jordan they’re going to continue as his career progresses. And once James finally decides to call it a career he’ll be right in the discussion with MJ as the two greatest players in NBA history, perhaps even the best ever.
