A lot was expected from LeBron James when he entered the NBA, and he has somehow surpassed even the loftiest expectations that were placed on him.
James has had a phenomenal career which has led to his name being included in the GOAT debate, and there are quite a few who believe he is indeed the greatest ever.
Isiah Thomas crowned LeBron as the GOAT after he won his 4th title by beating the Miami Heat, stating that he is the best and most complete player he had ever seen.
https://twitter.com/IsiahThomas/status/1314214909610127362
Jason Kidd, who has now played and coached against James, said that he will go down as the best to ever do it.
Big statement from Kidd, when asked if @KingJames is the greatest NBA player ever: “In my book, he’s going to go down as the best to ever do it.”
— Brad Townsend (@townbrad) March 29, 2022
Draymond Green, meanwhile, called LeBron arguably the greatest player of all time, adding that his resume is flawless.
His teammate Anthony Davis echoed Thomas’ sentiments after LeBron won that 4th title as he simply said Greatest Of All Time when James accepted his Finals MVP trophy.
Paul Pierce had many battles with LeBron over the years, and he had always resisted giving his great rival his flowers. Even Pierce conceded after James broke the scoring record, though, that he is indeed the greatest.
Honor to say I had a chance to match up with The GaoT I’ve alway never acknowledged u as King but u Truly the King #lRespect no player in NBA History had the pressure coming in the league to exceed expectations not only have u live up to it but u have surpassed it #allhailtheKing
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) February 8, 2023
Pierce wasn’t the only one to crown LeBron as the GOAT after he became the all-time leading scorer, with Ja Morant also hopping aboard that train.
Greatest of All Time 👑
💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐
— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) February 8, 2023
Trae Young, meanwhile, had LeBron as the greatest even before all of this, ahead of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.
MY TOP 5…
1. LBJ
2. Jordan
3. Kobe
4. KD
5. Steve Nash
Don’t @ me https://t.co/abT5FeumYC
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) March 24, 2020
Gilbert Arenas had an interesting take on why LeBron is better than MJ and Kobe, as he said that those two wouldn’t have made the playoffs with the Cavaliers teams that James was on.
Gilbert Arenas on why LeBron James is the GOAT:
“If you give Jordan and Kobe those Cavs teams, they wouldn’t have made the playoffs.”
(via @WhistleSports) pic.twitter.com/sI5zsdqRHV
— Hoopsview (@hoopsview) January 15, 2021
Jaylen Brown was another one of the current players to bestow that title of GOAT on LeBron after he broke the scoring record. Brown also got to witness James’ greatness first-hand as he eliminated the Celtics in back-to-back Eastern Conference Finals in 2017 and 2018.
The greatest !! congrats to @KingJames
— Jaylen Brown (@FCHWPO) February 8, 2023
Former “Bad Boy” Piston Bill Laimbeer, meanwhile, firmly believes that LeBron is the greatest, and he claimed that James would dominate in any era of basketball.
"I firmly believe that [LeBron James] is the best basketball player in the history of the game."
Former "Bad Boy" Piston, and Michael Jordan opponent, Bill Laimbeer. pic.twitter.com/9aTQgnW3n4
— First Take (@FirstTake) April 14, 2020
There are many more who have anointed James as the greatest ever, and you can check all of them out on HoopsHype.
LeBron James Also Believes That He Is Indeed The GOAT
As for what the man himself thinks, James stated after breaking the scoring record that he would take himself over anybody in the history of the game. He added that he always feels like he is the best to ever play this game, and you certainly cannot blame him for thinking like that.
He clearly has a strong case to be the GOAT, but at the end of the day, there is no right or wrong answer here. It is totally subjective, and everyone has their own preference, which is why the debates will rage on till the end of time.
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