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Fans and pundits alike are still debating about the rightful GOAT between current Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan.
Perhaps inspired by ESPN's recently concluded docuseries “The Last Dance,” James didn't jump on the debate and instead visualized playing alongside Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in the '90s.
According to the four-time NBA MVP, he and Jordan would have done some major damage together since their playing styles would have complemented one another.
“Me personally, the way I play the game — team first — I feel like my best assets work perfectly with Mike,” the 16-time NBA All-Star said on Monday on Uninterrupted, via ESPN.
“Mike is an assassin. When it comes to playing the game of basketball, scoring the way he scored the ball, [then] my ability to pass, my ability to read the game plays and plays and plays in advance.”
It's not hard to agree with LeBron James on this one, considering he would have fit like a glove in Bulls head coach Phil Jackson's triangle offense.
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As dominant as he is offensively, James is indeed a rare pass-first superstar who likes to get his teammates involved. This allowed his Miami Heat pairing with fellow superstars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to work, as they won back-to-back NBA titles in 2012 and 2013.
Michael Jordan, on the other hand, was indeed one of the purest scorers of all time and he would have gotten even better looks alongside LeBron.
The great Scottie Pippen, who is also a gifted facilitator, filled that role for MJ at the height of the Bulls' dominance. James believes that the same team would have even been more dominant had he played for them in that era.
“I saw the things [Scottie Pippen] was able to do with Mike. I just think it would've been a whole ‘nother level,” James furthered. “Pip was one of my favorite players … It would've been a whole ‘nother level with me being a point forward, with me being that point forward alongside of him during those Chicago runs.”
