A lot has been said about LeBron James and how he ranks on the All-Time list, especially when you compare him to the likes of Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson and many more players who have left his marks on the league.
Bron is widely considered as a top 5 player of all time but the debates are still going about who is the greatest basketball player of all time. The debates are mostly between him and Michael Jordan but according to ESPN, there is only one GOAT and his name isn’t LeBron.
The multimedia company conducted a poll to see where Bron was ranked by a forecast panel. The results show that he is at least a top 2 player of all time.
ESPN’s Forecast Panel voted on LeBron’s all-time rank:
2nd greatest: 43.9%
Top five: 34.1%
GOAT: 12.2%
3rd greatest: 4.9%
Top ten: 4.9% pic.twitter.com/cNgd4wo8tF
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ESPN has had some controversial lists in recent times. Not so long ago they shared their top 10 players of all time, raising a lot of eyebrows after they ranked Kobe Bryant 9th.
Now, we’re pretty sure a lot of LeBron fans will call this poll BS and some other names, but he’s considered top 2 by 56 percent of the people that voted, top 3 by 61% and a top 5 by 95 percent of the voters.
There is no doubt, this topic will always be controversial no matter when or where or who you discuss it with. The GOAT debate has been hotter than ever since Michael Jordan’s docu-series released in April. Bron’s name will always be thrown in the mix but there is no doubt that Michael Jordan is still considered the GOAT.
