LeBron James .v. Kobe Bryant: Who Is The Greatest Player?
Tough question, right?
Take a look at these statistics of the two greatest players in the NBA and decide for yourself who takes the crown.
LeBron James:
Team - Miami Heat
Age - 26
2× NBA Most Valuable Player: 2009, 2010
NBA Rookie of the Year: 2004
NBA Scoring Champion: 2008
2× NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2006, 2008
6× NBA All-Star: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
6× All-NBA:
First Team: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
Second Team: 2005, 2007
First Team: 2009, 2010
NBA All-Rookie First-Team: 2004
Bronze medal with Team USA, 2004 Summer Olympic Games
Kobe Bryant:
Team - L.A. Lakers
Age - 32
NBA Champion: 2000, 2001, 2002
Scoring Champion: 2006, 2007
NBA All-Star: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2002, 2007, 2009
All-NBA Selection (First Team) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
All-NBA Selection (Second Team) 2000, 2001
All-NBA Selection (Third Team) 1999, 2005
All-Defensive Selection (First Team) 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
All-Defensive Selection (Second Team) 2001, 2002
NBA All-Rookie Second Team: 1997
NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Champion: 1997
Naismith High School Player of the Year: 1996
Gatorade Circle of Champions High School Player of the Year: 1996
USA Today, All-USA First Team: 1996
Adidas ABCD Camp Senior MVP: 1995
Named to the USA Today All-Time All USA First Team: 2003
Tournament of Olympic Qualifiers Gold Medal: 2007
So who is better?
Leave a comment below with your opinions.
I also want to know if, whoever you believe to be the best, is capable of retiring with a greater reputation than the legendary Michael Jordan?
