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.
This is like saying I’m a better shot blocker than Wemby because I have to work harder to get blocks while Wemby is naturally taller
Kobe was also a generational athlete with insane vertical. He’s just smaller than Bron and plays the guard position, so it’s more jumpshot focused