Hard disagree but with the acknowledgement that it's entirely subjective.
I agree that JBJ doesn't have Jordan's competitiveness (or even Bryant's) but he's a smarter player. The proof to me is that at age 38 (!) he's still arguably a top 10 player. As his body slows down his intelligence is able to compensate. At the end of their careers neither Bryant or Jordan were anywhere near a top 10 player as their athleticism begin to wane.
Another point: Jordan's career assist average was 5.3, LBJ's is 7.3. He is able to make better use of his teammates than Jordan.
Jordan bulldozed and traveled plenty in his day. He also had the advantage of the illegal defense rules (countered somewhat by the revised hand-check rules). It's difficult to compare players from different eras because they grew up learning different skill sets but Jordan would not have lifted the current flawed Lakers as much as James.
I agree that JBJ doesn't have Jordan's competitiveness (or even Bryant's) but he's a smarter player. The proof to me is that at age 38 (!) he's still arguably a top 10 player. As his body slows down his intelligence is able to compensate. At the end of their careers neither Bryant or Jordan were anywhere near a top 10 player as their athleticism begin to wane.
Another point: Jordan's career assist average was 5.3, LBJ's is 7.3. He is able to make better use of his teammates than Jordan.
Jordan bulldozed and traveled plenty in his day. He also had the advantage of the illegal defense rules (countered somewhat by the revised hand-check rules). It's difficult to compare players from different eras because they grew up learning different skill sets but Jordan would not have lifted the current flawed Lakers as much as James.