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NBA’s biggest debate player-of-time has raged as LeBron James has continued to excel in the twilight of his NBA career.
Some fans say NBA’s best ever is Michael Jordan, the tough competitor who won six titles in eight seasons. Other fans say it’s James, a four-time champion and the league’s leading goal scorer.
Jordan’s long -time agent, David Falk, added fuel to the fire, which is the “goat” debate.
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April 30, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers -tip LeBron James (23) responds during the first half of the game five of the first round of 2025 NBA endgamn at Crypto.com Arena. (Gary A. Vasquez-Preferred Pictures)
Falk noted Jordan as his best ever, but shocking did not have James as his second best ever, taking an iron on the current Los Angeles Lakers star.
The agent said his next best player after Jordan is either Kareem Abdul-Jabbar or Kobe Bryant.
“I really like LeBron,” Falk said via the Sports Business Journal. “But I think if Jordan had cherry picked which teams he would be on and two other superstars, he would have won 15 championships.”
Falk said James would “probably” land in his top ten best players ever.
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Michael Jordan, #23 and Ron Harper, #9 of Chicago Bulls look at during the game six of the 1998 NBA final against Utah Jazz on June 14, 1998 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
Jordan’s former agent referred to James’ tenure with Miami Heat with his “cherry picked” comment.
James, after he was unable to capture a title in his first seven seasons with Cleveland Cavaliers, traveled in the Miami Heat free agency.
James with Star Center Chris Bosh, signed with the heat in free agency to join Dwayne Wade and created “Big 3.” A lot of fans credit the heat to be the first to create a “super team.”
File – Michael Jordan from Chicago Bulls, Agent David Falk and Charles Barkley from Philadelphia 76ers make up for a photo in 1992 in Los Angeles, California. (Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
In his four seasons with the heat, James won two championships.
On the other hand, Jordan sat with Chicago Bulls until after his second retirement when he joined Washington Wizards.
