LeBron James vs Michael Jordan

LeBron has Jordan beat in most every stat category. But Jordan has him beat in accolades. So whos better?

Jordan:

LeBron:

Both:

mj played in a more difficult era though

Chawenotsowy said:

mj played in a more difficult era though

very true

Lebron played harder competition in the playoffs

Hurtsmvpszn said:

Lebron played harder competition in the playoffs

hes also played like 100 games more in the playoffs than mj

Jordan changed the game of basketball forever. Being old enough to have seen them both play, it's Jordan and it's not even close. He's done more to elevate the game than anyone else.

Geo7030 said:

hes also played like 100 games more in the playoffs than mj

That's what happens when your so dominate for so long

Moderator Legend said:

Jordan changed the game of basketball forever. Being old enough to have seen them both play, it's Jordan and it's not even close. He's done more to elevate the game than anyone else.

I would argue steph curry elevated the game on the same level as Jordan

Hurtsmvpszn said:

I would argue steph curry elevated the game on the same level as Jordan

Would love to hear you explain. Think about what Jordan did not only on the court, but also off the court for the game. How would what Curry has done compare?

Moderator Legend said:

Would love to hear you explain. Think about what Jordan did not only on the court, but also off the court for the game. How would what Curry has done compare?

Fair enough jordan changed alot more than curry off the court, but curry has changed the game too a similar level as jordan with the 3pt shot and changing offense, with people actually having too guard the perimeter and respect the 3pt shot alot more, and made basketball more entertaining not too say Jordan didn't do that tho but that's just my opinion as someone who's growing up in this Era I may be a little biased.

Geo7030 said:

LeBron has Jordan beat in most every stat category. But Jordan has him beat in accolades. So whos better?

Jordan:

LeBron:

Both:

the question is did MJ lose a single finals appearance he was in NO that's a strong claim

NFLnerd said:

the question is did MJ lose a single finals appearance he was in NO that's a strong claim

The question is did he need scottie to get him to the finals YES

Hurtsmvpszn said:

The question is did he need scottie to get him to the finals YES

That's chicken and egg right there. Jordan made Scottie a much better player. How many titles did Pippen win without Jordan? You can look at 100 rankings sites and 99 of them will say that Jordan was the greatest of all time. Why all the hate?

Hurtsmvpszn said:

Fair enough jordan changed alot more than curry off the court, but curry has changed the game too a similar level as jordan with the 3pt shot and changing offense, with people actually having too guard the perimeter and respect the 3pt shot alot more, and made basketball more entertaining not too say Jordan didn't do that tho but that's just my opinion as someone who's growing up in this Era I may be a little biased.

I'm not sure this is true, and I think your age is affecting your view. Guys like Miller, Nash, Kerr, and Bird all came before Curry and forced people to guard the perimeter. Is Curry the best 3 point shooter of all time? Probably. Did he change the 3 point game in the NBA? Not really. Plenty of great 3 point shooters came along before him. Did Curry ever win a 3 point content in a warm up suit? There's some great 3 point history before Curry that you can read about if you're a fan of the perimeter game.