LeBron hasn't been the most skilled nor had the best production in 3 years...

[Lebronxrings]

well for one thing out of the 100 reasons, he plays defense. Something durant, curry, harden don't know about.

[aj1987]

This dude out here pretending that Kawhi and Iggy didn't murder Bron, who made sure to still get his stats when he could

I watched the games, you ain't gotta show me stats including LeBron going apeshit late in the 3rd quarter while all the Spurs worthwhile players are half asleep on the bench

2014 NBA finals:

Kawhi - 18/6/2 on 75% TS
LeBorn - 28/8/4 on 68% TS

2014 Spurs - #7 Offense & #3 Defense
2014 Heat - #5 Offense & #11 Defense

2015 NBA Finals:

Iggy - 16/6/4 on 59% TS
LeBron - 36/13/9 on 48% TS

2015 Warriors - #2 Offense & #1 Defense (0 injuries)
2015 Cavaliers - #3 Offense & #18 Defense (3 starters injured)


Yeah, but lets continue the narrative that those two "murdered" LeBron though. Lets ignore the fact that they had VASTLY superior teams.

[Lebron23]

2014 NBA finals:

Kawhi - 18/6/2 on 75% TS
LeBorn - 28/8/4 on 68% TS

2014 Spurs - #7 Offense & #3 Defense
2014 Heat - #5 Offense & #11 Defense

2015 NBA Finals:

Iggy - 16/6/4 on 59% TS
LeBron - 36/13/9 on 48% TS

2015 Warriors - #2 Offense & #1 Defense (0 injuries)
2015 Cavaliers - #3 Offense & #18 Defense (3 starters injured)


Yeah, but lets continue the narrative that those two "murdered" LeBron though. Lets ignore the fact that they had VASTLY superior teams.

Simon got Wrecked by AJ1987.

[Gileraracer]

well for one thing out of the 100 reasons, he plays defense. Something durant, curry, harden don't know about.

Please don't tell lies about our KING!


I know, ke couldn't defend because he had no help

[tmacattack33]

Why is he widely considered the best in the league?

Dafuq are you talking about? His production the last three years was the best in the league indeed.

Skillwise is debateable and has always been...but that doesn't really matter since you can't take away his athleticism and size magically. It's not like some wizard is going to come and make all the players in the league 6'3 220 lbs with the same amount of athleticism just so we can see who the most "skilled" player is. It's irrelevant, just like weird fans who talk about the best pound for pound player...this isn't boxing.

[nba_55]

2014 NBA finals:

Kawhi - 18/6/2 on 75% TS
LeBorn - 28/8/4 on 68% TS

2014 Spurs - #7 Offense & #3 Defense
2014 Heat - #5 Offense & #11 Defense

2015 NBA Finals:

Iggy - 16/6/4 on 59% TS
LeBron - 36/13/9 on 48% TS

2015 Warriors - #2 Offense & #1 Defense (0 injuries)
2015 Cavaliers - #3 Offense & #18 Defense (3 starters injured)


Yeah, but lets continue the narrative that those two "murdered" LeBron though. Lets ignore the fact that they had VASTLY superior teams.

Ether

[Megabox!]

Nope, you salty cuz Bran is getting exposed as an overrated statpadder

Why are you Laker fans such dipshits?

[DavisIsMyUniBro]

[QUOTE=Naero]Impactually, he hasn't been the BITW (best in the world) since partway through the 2013-14 season; it's just that no one has outperformed him over the course of several seasons yet, which is oftentimes the threshold needed for the media- and fanbase-consensus espousal for the BITW

[Rocketswin2013]

Kevin Durant was absolutely destroyed by Tony Allen in the playoffs of 2014. I honestly didn't think Durant could be stopped like that going into the postseason...But, it happened.

LeBron dominated all but about 3 games in that postseason. Durant was dominated in about all but 3.

LeBron would have taken Allen to the post and erased him from the game altogether. He would've been hitting turnarounds, fall-aways over him, everything. Honestly, Durant was going through that series running away from Allen. Desperately calling for screens to get a switch. LeBron would've brought it to him. LeBron would've pnr'd with Wade to GET Allen as a mismatch and post him up. Tbh, I think Johnson would've been put on LeBron, Allen on Wade, but who knows.

LeBron has been the playoffs best player for about 4 straight seasons. While being best in the league during the regular season in 2, clear 1B, top 5 in another. Essentially the best overall player.

With all this said, I actually fear Durant. And to a lesser entent, Westbrook this upcoming season. I think they can really beat anybody, and I expect Durant to be really, really good. Most likely the MVP IMO.

[Bankaii]

I love Davis, but curry and Lebron were both a good deal better than him. Curry in particular is ridiculously underrated.

Davis might not even need to improve (though he did), all he has to do is play in this good system

Fun fact, Davis got less touches per game than Kevin love last year.

Davis is practically the consensus 3rd best player in the league. Curry is debatably not top 5 if you focus on impact.

And if you include defense Davis is considerably much better.

[ShawkFactory]

Like others have said, no one has definitively taken the throne away. If KD comes back as strong this year then I'll give it to him.

Or if Davis takes another step forward.

[Paul George 24]

skills ?

[Wally450]

[Mr. Jabbar]

Lethick dick got everyone SHOOK

#LeThick

[knicksman]

impact wise, I would say bran is the best. But if we account the loss of impact by his teammates then bran isnt the best. Thats what bran fans fail to see. They dont know shit about this game beyond stats thats why they are fans of a loser. Theres a reason why elite coaches(popovich, phil) arent scrambling for him