LeBron: 4 rings in 20+ seasons, changing teams 3 times
Kobe: 5 rings without changing teams
LeBron: 2 superstar teammates (3 if you count Kyrie)
Kobe: 1 superstar teammate
The Shaq argument doesn’t make sense since LeBron has played with Wade, Bosh, Kyrie, Love, Davis all in their primes. Kobe just had Shaq and Pau. Even if you said they had equal help, Kobe got 1 more ring so….
So is LeBron just better because his stats look nicer? Because it hasn’t translated to winning as much as Kobe did in less time and in a tougher conference.
I don’t think people are valuing winning enough. I know it’s a team sport but I just showed you that Kobe won more with less.
Way more MVPs, more FMVPs, More All-NBA 1st nods, higher career points/rebounds/assists/steals/blocks per game and for career, way more efficient scorer, better 3pt shooter, better to significantly better in literally every advanced metric, significantly better at start of career and end of career, better and longer prime, better peak season, way better in playoffs in career, significantly better peak playoff run …
Oh, and LeBron was also In-Season Tournament MVP and IST 1st Team Nod. Case closed.