When Michael Jordan was the best player in the world, the league’s future superstar pool looking up at him were visionless to anything but how he used his freakishly coordinated athleticism and brilliant scoring ability to win championships.
Jordan was the best defender at his position for much of his career, but that’s since become an overshadowed footnote to all he accomplished with the ball in his hands (mythically and typically, with the clock ticking to zero).
Once Jordan retired, those trying to fill his shoes struggled to match his dominance, in part because they mimicked his style of play. That was foolish, and the league as a whole (especially aesthetically) suffered for it.
The best player since Jordan is LeBron James, in large part because he’s gone about attacking opponents in more ways than simply scoring the ball. James’ greatest skill is his ability to pass, whether it be initiating a pick-and-roll or penetrating to the basket and forcing the defense to collapse.
He scores a ton but in an efficient way, rarely wasting a possession with a contested jumper and instead using his abilities elsewhere ...
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