Don’t get me wrong LeBron is a goat but if we comparing him to Kobe it’s not close
Kobe was a stone cold killer while bron couldn’t even take the last shot in the all star game

Kobe is the most SKILLED basketball player to ever lace them up. Greatness can be debated and is subjective.

Duncan is Kobe lvl, just wasn't flashy

Duncan had the advantage of playing under one system his entire career and always having a solid supporting cast and foundation around him that helped him prosper

he was way too inefficient for this to be true

RIP to the legend tho 🙏🏽 we love and miss him every day

Olajuwon would’ve been on that ass though

F*** stats
Eye test tells u he was the greatest ever

yeah and prime Shaq carried 3 championships in a row with Phil Jackson as a coach

"carried"

putting rings completely aside, MJ was the clearly more dominant player.

one is a 2x scoring champion
one is a 10x scoring champion

one has 5 MVPs
one has 1 MVP

and MJ could have had more...

maybe not 2001 and 2002 but 2000 he did alot
and 3 FMVPs

Duncan was always the main guy in spurs

not even top 5 lol

Lol no

In 2000, Kobe averaged 22.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg & 5 apg, all while typically guarding the other teams best ball handler.

In 1999 (Spurs 1st championship), Tim averaged 21.7 ppg, 11.4 rpg & 2.4 apg & of course played elite defense in the paint.

I’d say their numbers & impact are highly comparable in both of their first championship runs which happens to be, according to you, where Kobe was carried by Shaq & Tim was “the man.”

And Tim most certainly was not “the man” when they won in 2014

Very close but Kobe had the all around skillset that puts him higher for me

yea kobe and duncan are very comparable in their career accomplishments even though obviously v different positions and skillsets

I would put kobe over duncan but they belong in the conversation together

the eye test of him playing losing iso ball? i understand why people love it, and it’s fun to watch, but it’s not a winning formula

i love Kobe, the man. but to keep it a buck, Kobe the basketball player is slightly overrated. he’s an all time great , but is he even top 5? i don’t know

just say he’s your all time favorite player and go. we respect that sentiment. many people have it. but to call him the GOAT shows you’re biased, willfully ignorant about the game of basketball, or both

peace and love brother

Kobe, GiGi i love u i miss you both everyday 🙏🏽 it’s mamba for life

He played a lot iso ball because niggas on his team sucked and he was just a killer like that he wanted to win the game. To say he overrated is blasphemous lmao. This dude is top 3 easy.

Kidlalo? Out

Bron and MJ way better

MJ maybe bron f*** no

What a story mark

Dudes who watched some MJ highlights on Youtube are seething

Damn, you and I have the same top 5.

Donkey of the day

Bron MJ Kareem are top 3. highest i can put him is #4

guys like Magic Duncan Bird Russell and Wilt all have legitimate arguments to be better too bro

Kobe’s a GOAT and nobody will ever deny his greatness . we love and miss him everyday 🙏🏽 mamba 4 life

never been in sports section before but saw the thread and just came to say theres no legit argument for kobe being better than mj