James former teammate says he can never surpass Michael Jordan despite being GOAT

According to Chaitanya Dadwar, an analyst at US sports media F/W. Former NBA player Shampoo gave a confusing answer to who is the greatest player of all time. The evergreen debate in the NBA revolves around who is the greatest player of all time. For most NBA fans, it boils down to two options: James or Michael Jordan.

Shambert, who won the NBA championship with James in 2016 with the Cleveland Cavaliers, recently appeared on Dan Patrick’s show and made it clear what he thinks James can do to “replace” Michael Jordan as the greatest player of all time.

"I think LeBron is the greatest ever. He is the perfect example of a basketball player; he has a body composition that others may never understand... You need someone who understands all the coaching tactics in the NBA. I've never seen a basketball mind encounter such a dominant body shape before LeBron. So, to understand that and understand honors, I totally understand. Just when you talk about how long it takes to catch up with Jordan's record, Jordan took a break for that record. I can't go beyond Michael Jordan just because I value victory more and the feeling of having such a player on my favorite team."

" So Jordan is always mine GOAT, but I totally understand the argument that happened. I think more special is that I was able to play with LeBron and be part of that conversation, and people were talking about it all the time, like 'You guys hate LeBron, just because they want him to be better than Jordan ', and everyone thought it was a great conversation. I think LeBron, Kobe, Stephen, they all understood that they had done their jobs and we should let everyone talk about who is the greatest. '

Despite winning the championship with LeBron James and praising him, Shampoo somehow concluded that Jordan is still GOAT. To be fair, Jordan has six rings in terms of pure wins, and James has four. Additionally, Jordan has never lost in the NBA Finals, and although James has made more appearances, he has won fewer rings than he has.

But beyond that, Shampoo may be biased towards Jordan because he was from Illinois, who was considered a god during his player age because of his playing for the Chicago Bulls. In terms of pure winnings, Jordan won 65.9% of all games in his career; James won 64.6% of them. Even personally, Jordan (5 times) won more MVP awards in the regular season than LeBron James (4 times).

Shambert even admitted in a later interview that he had discussed the debate with James and clarified his position that Jordan was GOAT. Playing with LeBron James and still calling Jordan the greatest shows how epoch-making the achievement is. We cannot stop such a debate. Even if James retires in the following season, or someone among the young players with many talented talents comes forward many years later, such discussions will not stop. This is the charm of basketball, and it is also the greatness of players such as Jordan, Kobe, and James.