Seasons as a Top 3 player: LeBron vs Kobe vs Wade

[Dray n Klay]

How do they compare? Who has the most seasons as a top 3 player? Who has the lowest?

[Bankaii]

Kobe: 2001-10
Lebron: 2006-16
Wade: 06-11

Assuming Lebron keeps up his current level of play the next 2-3 years he'll pretty comfortable have the longest reign.

[ImKobe]

Wade's obviously the lowest

Kobe was top 3 from 2001-2010

also top 3 in 2012 and 2013

[Im Still Ballin]

Kobe wasn't top 3 in 2005

[ImKobe]

Kobe wasn't top 3 in 2005

yeah he was injured but averaged 28/6/6, he was the best SG in the league regardless

Lebron averaged 27/7/7 but missed the Playoffs as well, and in the East with more help with Big Z averaging 17/9 with 2 blocks, putting up Pau type numbers

[Im Still Ballin]

Comparing Big Z to Pau

Aha!

[Straight_Ballin]

Comparing Big Z to Pau

Aha!

Big Z vs east competition compared to Pau against west competition = bron having more help against weaker comp.

[ImKobe]

Comparing Big Z to Pau

Aha!

17 points 9 rebounds 2 blocks per game

both Big Z and Pau had 1 all-star appearance to their name prior to joining Lebron/Kobe

[aj1987]

yeah he was injured but averaged 28/6/6, he was the best SG in the league regardless

Lebron averaged 27/7/7 but missed the Playoffs as well, and in the East with more help with Big Z averaging 17/9 with 2 blocks, putting up Pau type numbers

Not even close. Kobe wasn't top 3 in '05.

Wade's obviously the lowest

Kobe was top 3 from 2001-2010

also top 3 in 2012 and 2013

'12 and '13? LeBron, KD, and CP3 in '12 and LeBron, KD, CP3, and Melo in '13.

Kobe was top 3 from '01-'04 and '06-'10.

[Dray n Klay]

Wade's obviously the lowest

Kobe was top 3 from 2001-2010

also top 3 in 2012 and 2013

Damn your delusional


From 2001-2010 Kobe was only a Top 3 player in 2006 and 2007



That's only twice in the entire decade




So the answer is 2 - for Kobe's entire career

[feyki]

Lebron ; 07,08,09,10,12,13,14,15,16

Kobe ; 01,02,03,07,08,09,10,12,13

Wade ; 05,06,09,10,11

[SexSymbol]

Kobe 01-10 with 05 being somewhat arguable, then again in 11-12 and 12-13.
So 11-12 times depending on where you rank him in 05
Bron 07, then arguable in 08, and then 09-10 he's definitely top3, then the best in 12-13 and top 3 in 14-16.
So we have 8 plus one arguable
Wade 06 09 10 11
So 4

[Dray n Klay]

Lebron ; 07,08,09,10,12,13,14,15,16

Kobe ; 01,02,03,07,08,09,10,12,13

Wade ; 05,06,09,10,11

Kobe wasn't a Top 3 player in the years bolded



From 01-03 Shaq, Duncan, Dirk, Garnett were all better (even Tmac was better in 02, and 03) and A.I had an argument as better


No way in hell was Kobe Top 3 at any point from 2000-2005



And in 12-13 Bron, Durant, Westbrook, CP3 were better than Kobe every season




So at best Kobe was a Top 3 player in 2006 and 2007, only 2 times in his entire 20 year season

[SexSymbol]

Kobe wasn't a Top 3 player in the years bolded



From 01-03 Shaq, Duncan, Dirk, Garnett were all better (even Tmac was better in 02, and 03) and A.I had an argument as better


No way in hell was Kobe Top 3 at any point from 2000-2005



And in 12-13 Bron, Durant, Westbrook, CP3 were better than Kobe every season




So at best Kobe was a Top 3 player in 2006 and 2007, only 2 times in his entire 20 year season

When you have to reach so hard to make a terribly stupid argument

[Dray n Klay]

How the hell are people arguing Kobe as a Top 3 player any time from 2000-2005??


Dude was closer to a Top 10 player most of those years, and was never higher than #5 in any of those years