Why Lebron James will never be as Great as Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan photo courtesy of nostri-imago on Flickr, Lebron James photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Due to the airing of “The Last Dance” documentary on ESPN and Netflix, there has been an upsurge again of the debate on which Basketball Player is the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT), Michael Jordan or Lebron James?

For me, the answer is definitely Michael Jordan, mainly because of this simple reason: Jordan reached the Championship Finals of the National Basketball Association (NBA) six times, and won ALL of them. Lebron had more Finals appearances, nine so far … But only won thrice.

Jordan reached the Finals and won the Championships in two Three-Peats, from 1990 to 1992, and then again from 1995 to 1998.

Lebron on the other hand, reached the Finals in 2007, and then from 2011 to 2018. However, he only won in 2011 and 2012, and then in 2016.

As an added bonus, Jordan reached the Finals and won the Championship with only one team, the Chicago Bulls. Lebron on the other hand did it with two teams, the Miami Heat and the Cleveland Cavaliers, and he’s now with his third team, the Los Angeles Lakers.

Reference: NBA Finals Champions