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- Nick Wright, Chris Broussard and Kevin Wildes discuss LeBron James’ triple-double performance in the Los Angeles Lakers win vs. New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. LeBron is closing in on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time scoring record and moved into 4th place on NBA’s all-time assist list, passing Mark Jackson and Steve Nash.
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That's probably the best point anyone has ever made, people are not comparing him to other current players, they're comparing him to his previous self lol that's crazy.
That's what happens when you get in the goat debate. You are above your peers, and you can only improve by topping another goat's achievement. The discussion "is Steph better than Lebron" is ridiculous. No one is in LeBron's league outside of Jordan, Kareem, Wilt and Russell.
Jordan has the peak, Wilt has the numbers nobody will ever touch, Kareem has the longevity and Russell 11 rings.
LeBron is the only other guy that can be in that conversation.
No, just the media is doing that... Guys like Tatum and Luka are better
@@kobe2curry4rose1 Tatum isn’t a moon shot at being better than LeBron 😂
It’s going to be sad when Lebron retires. I have been watching him for so long and the way he plays the game is truly incredible. The fact he play at a high level in Year 20 is truly amazing!!
After leaving his home town, and making that overblown announcement; 'the decision'. He goes off and wins for another city and you'd think it was all about money and selfishness. But no. I couldn't believe when he went back to Cleveland. And delivered for that town. I know he got paid big money, but it's still Cleveland. That's the story of a boy coming home IMO. It's a storybook story that I think is really a movie possibility.
After Brady, Lebron is the last official superstar that we have.
Was thinking this today w Brady leaving, last goat out here it’s gonna be extremely sad
@@jordanned3075 mahomeboy well on his way
Tears will be shed across the basketball community for sure
I agree with Nick at this point we’re so quick to say “he’s not where he used to be” but when you take away previous versions of him and you compare him to the players of today there’s no way you can say he isn’t arguably a top 5 player
With his numbers right now? I honestly don't disagree with you. I think he makes a great case for top 5. And that alone is actually incredible when he's 38! I feel absolutely blessed to watch this man play this late into his career still and he's crushing it 🔥
I agree, I think it's a "style' thing KD's scoring looks more "effortless" while LeBron makes some beautiful shots and incredible moves, but I don't think his game is viewed as visually appealing as some of the other great scorers.
He’s not what he used to be because he can’t do this while killing it on Defense, I mean that no knock on him but to keep this up some other things will go south which its ok cause of his age. Something had to slow down and I don’t think it will be scoring, he can average 28 for 2-3 seasons with no through centers in the league and not tough on defense. Plus his skills he can pass shoot inside and midrange decently and he seems more comfortable shooting the 3 he wont slow down in points right now. Lol he’s crazy and his body has held up for so long its crazy! Wish him the best
Also keep in mind that when you're comparing him to his younger self, you're literally comparing him to arguably the greatest player of all time in his prime
@Truth is Harsh he got swept by Detroit he got swept by boston.he knew he couldn't hang with magic and when penny and Shaq beat him he begged to get rodman
Lebron's averaging in the last 14 games: 34.7 points/9.5 rebounds/8.3 assists on 52% from the field 🔥🔥🔥
What's insane is many currently still consider KD the best Offensive scorer in the NBA, and Lebron has actually averaged more points per game then KD in the last 2 seasons, his 19th/20th years in the league! 👑
Idk how people think he’s a better scorer, he’s only more efficient and that’s all KD has on bron. Lmao if he wanted to do this when he was younger idk how people don’t say he couldn’t average 35+
They just hate LeBron bro
im a kd fan and bron is better but i think it’s more about the variety of ways kd can score more efficiently.
U do know KD plays with Kyrie right and LeBron takes more shots🤦🏿♂️
@@keshawnjackson9927 he just a better shooter overall. Lebron better in every other facet of the game.
Amazing career by LeBron James closing on all time scoring and topping assists charts always plays basketball the right way
Except when he’s crying like a baby and flopping on the ground like a fish out of water.
Winning > stat padding
@@Jaccobtw did you say that when jordan was taking the most shots in the nba then proceeding to get swept in the first round?
@@cd7314 he wasn't old enough to see Jordan get swept all he knows is the shoes and the rings
@@cd7314 6-0 > 3.25-6. That bubble scrimmage ring only counts for a quarter of a real ring.
Lebron man, that mans on a different planet
I wonder what a Nick and Shannon show would be like. Elite !!!
They would be on Lebrons nutz all day, would be very bad and a bronsexual show for sure 😂
Should bring him on as a guest, try it out
if by "elite" you mean borderline homosexual Lebron James meat riding as two grown men gush over another grown man in borderline uncomfortable ways...sure, I guess.
@@RealParadox85 🤣😂😂 . ELITE, A1, Top 3 . Better than Skip hating on any day of the week. Goat James 👑
@@RealParadox85 Woops, there's a little casual homophobia.
5:31 Well done Nick, very gracious 😂 Appreciate everyones take on this show!
Gotta appreciate Bron while he here
Look at the difference how people critique Lebron still dominating year 20 then Kobe barley being an NBA player in year 20
Kobe did it for 20 years on THE SAME TEAM.
@@davepierre7492 exactly. Kobe was a laker lifer and LeBronze is just a mercenary passing though LA on his way to his next stacked team.
@@cotati76LMAO cause Lakers stacked! FOH
@@davepierre7492 he demanded a trade more than once unless they went and got him more help 😂 that’s quite a selective memory you got there
@@cotati76 gonna ignore Kobe demanding a trade?
i remember when broussard was screaming "father tiiiiime" back in 2017
We gone miss Bron I tell you. I'm happy he came to my team and got us a ring.
Lebron is serious about wanting to play with his son and for some reason folks heard it but didn't take it totally serious.
Kobe being 33rd in assists is pretty impressive since most ppl thinks kobe is a ballhog
20 years and high usage rate is why he is 33rd. He is a ball hog
He played half a career with Shaq then had d12 and pau..not that hard to get assist
@@diablowilliams lebron played with 3 *superstars* (More than any other player with +3rings) , Bosh and Russ fell off assuming, and had arguably the best spot up shooter of all time in Ray Allen... neither Pau nor Howard were a "superstar" man stop the nonsense! LOL
@Up Front Lebron never actually played with more than 1 superstar team mate. He had borderline allstars as a third guy in Bosh and Love but go look at their stats in the finals the years they won the chip. Love was 8.5ppg and Bosh was about 12ppg across the 2 heat rings. MJ didn't win without Scottie and Kobe didn't win without Shaq or Pau. Also Ray Allen was at the end of his career coming off the bench for the Heat. Context is important. Look it up.
@@clw5382 I meant he played with 3 in TOTAL. 28, 27 are the numbers that AD and Kyrie averaged for those finals and wade still was Wade. I've been watching NBA since mid 80s bcoz I'm 49. Nothing.. no looking up can beat the "eye test". Of course Jordan didn't win without Scottie, but was hr ever a superstar? Dude averaged 17 for his career playoffs and that includes his 94-95 when he was the alpha on a MJless team, so it's even inflated number. Which one is more help to you? Not winning without Pippen or never winning with another superstar? The GOAT shouldn't need another alpha on his team to carry him. Lebron is still an all-timer but since he never did is without a superstar sidekick as did Kobe and Jordan, he's behind both of them in GOAT debate
To be indisputably one of the top 10 players in the league and to be very arguably among the top 5 players in the league... at his age ... in his 20th season... it's nothing short of remarkable.
I have a feeling that's it's gonna be an injury that takes him out if not dude could play till he's prolly 44-45 tbh
I am so excited for all these basketball takes after football is over. Only watch football or know football stats because of these guys
I’m so glad Nick brought it up why do they keep saying he is declining, it’s ppl like Chris who keep throwing it out there , Lebron is still a great player he just has no help , nobody can carry a bad team . At some point you need solid role players to get you through.
He didn’t have help for a lot of years and wasn’t the 13th seed
@@notjazz. He’s 4 games out of being the 6th seed like be Fr. The west is way more stacked and 4 games the refs made the team lose by bad calls.
@@lockdowntre2k we can what if all we want🤷🏾♂️ fact is he’s 13th seed
@@notjazz. You right I bet the lakers will be in the playoffs look back at this comment in April ☺️
@@lockdowntre2k speculate all you want 🤷🏾♂️ the facts are the facts
It’s crazy that we say he is not the same player but he is somehow rated the highest player in 2k. I don’t think he is the best player right now but just him being close is crazy.
I hope he definitely plays into his early 40s - we'll miss him when he's gone
I think he will taper off and play 4 more years, becoming more of a role player and making passes
@@fucuszullanti7877 idk you think bron gone go out like that I think he retires before he has to come off the bench
@@fucuszullanti7877 yea, makes sense, he'll end like number 2 or 3 in assists.
@@fucuszullanti7877 its a trip that people started having this conversation a decade ago.
Is no one going to call out Broussard for the take about 1 month into the season when he said "Nike can stop playing that Lebron vs Father time commercial"
LEBRON really amazing MVP for life
I heard all of this back in 2015, this exact conversation
Kareem having more all time points and assists then jordan is nuts I knew about the scoring
When a guard has less assists than a center is sad.
The true definition of a ball hog.
@@CreativeBigL show assists in 91 finals
That’s wild!! So if you gave it to Jordan, you knew you aren’t getting it back!
Jordan played 5 years less than Kareem goofy
@@anshkaushik7920 what does one series have to do with all time? 😂😂😂
What makes it even crazier the players that Nick named are younger than Lebron and he’s still putting almost the same numbers as them
Every year since 2018 they keep talkin bout him falling out the Top 10 but all he does is average better numbers 😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Nick Wright is, “the beers gone bad” kid from “Can’t Hardly Wait “
Those graphics really put things into perspective. Actually unreal how he is the next all time scoring leader, AND top 4 in assists all time. Truly incredible.
The fact that Kobe is 33rd is assist and everyone called him a ball hog is astounding
They called Jordan a ball hog too I didn't know he was that high
He played 20 years with the ball in his hand all of the time…he should get some assists
Bruh played 20 seasons
He is 100 percent a ball hog, having the ball as much as he did and playing 20 years and only being 33rd is terrible tbh
@@cooper_4420 I concur it’s Screams I missed the first 10 yrs Of Kobe
Honorable mention of the Charlotte Hornets for worst NET rating in the league 🤣
The top 22 players at all time assist, except Lebron, are exclusively point guards, and Lebron ranks No.4. I think this shows how unique Lebron is better than anything.
Thank u nick. They don’t appreciate him anymore and that’s wild
Don't appreciate him all they do is talk about LeBron. All these other teams and players do amazing things Luka breaking records and they don't talk about tht. What more do they want people to do for LeBron get on their knees and worship him?
The show is 10000% better with just the guys the three amigos
I am blessed to have seen the end of Magic and Bird. Grew up with Michael and a host of hall of famers. Watching Kobe blossom, and Shaq dominate. And now watching Lebron for his whole career.
Can we just take a step back and just appreciate what we are seeing bc one day there will be someone who challenges Lebron and we will be defending Lebron and his status.
So let’s just end the argument. Be thankful for what we got to see. And be able to say “I remember when…”
Lebron is about to have 40k pts 10k rebounds and 10k assists
💯% and don’t think his scoring record will ever be broken
A career trippa dub (Shannon Sharpes voice) 😂😂
Luka is well on the way depends on how long he wants to play
@@jayrich6965 no he’s not lol. Not even close. He’d have to make 10+ finals appearances over 20 years. Zero % chance
@Chris Lattanzio what r u talking bout we talking bout stats bruh stay on topic
Nick Wright looks like a bootleg Nicolas Cage in the movie Con Air
Time for even the haters to appreciate him before he is gone...
Giannis, Luka, Jokic, Durant, Curry, Tatum, Embiid, Morant, Booker, just to be fair. But yes, LeBron is great
Not usually one to complain about this but did anyone else get hit with two 15 second ads to open this video and then have that followed up with two 5 second ads mid video
Doing more than scoring. More points than Jordan & Kobe and more assist than Magic and Nash 🤯.
More losses also
@@mikekeyes78, Basketball is a team sport remember that when you arguing individual players.
He doesn't avg more assist than magic or Nash just played alot longer that's the difference
Nick Wright steady speaking facts
He's also Top 10 in Steals. And if he plays 2 more seasons after this he'll be top 25 in 4 of the 5 major Stat categories. I doubt he'll make it top 25 in Blocks but he's rank 93rd all time.
Congrats to Brett Farve on playing so long that you break all the records…..
the NBA better have that confetti ready when LeBron breaks that record 🔥🔥
The ball get the ball 🤣
at this point Wildes should just openly hate on Lebron like Skip it would actually look better for him insteaf of throwing shades and acting like he's not a hater.
1. Lebron
2. MJ
3. Kareem
Kareem having more assists than MJ is crazy 😂
And people still try to diminish his success
Lebron’s son is his motivation
Made a lot of sense rt there, compare LeBron with current players not when he was 10yrs ago
Year 20 LeBron vs the last years of Dirk: are such season long performances plausible without doping?
LeBron has played the fewest games per season in a Lakers uniform than as a Heat or Cav. He's also suffered the most injuries in the purple and gold than both of those franchises...combined! To say he's not declining is a stretch.
someone teach nick wright to listen
the lebron goat conversation HAS to be looked at again. jordan may have gotten 6 but lebron’s numbers are absurd and his continued longevity matters
AND he has rings as well, even if it's not 6...
It's crazy to think that LeBron may end up having 4-5k more points than Kareem
Brady position is way different than basketball lol
After my unc shannon sharpe nick and Chris and max is the reason I watch sport show
But breaking the record is one thing but lebron is going to add to it so Noone else can break it is what's crazy to me
Bron about to finish with 40k points 12k rebounds and 11k assist like bruh tell me who can break this because even on 2k sh*t like this is hard to do
Chris is wrong Bron can play point for 35 mins a night he just plays with alot of guards where he is forced to give it up
Stats are inflated nowadays. It’s not the same 10 yrs ago even more so before that.
Nick please stop interrupting.
Wilds! ....needs more of himself.
And not relegated to narrative..
I miss Jenna wolf..
With you guys...
Bring her Back!
That was a protest game
He’s basically Kd at 38 minus the free throw line percentage.
Nick with Lebron is like Skip with Brady
The problem is when he sits in a quarter the lakers either blew the lead or the opposing team makes a run..they look so bad without him..Shroder shines when Bron is on the floor T bryant as well and most of them..
where is nick getting that NET rating stat?!?!
Nothing stopping bron from getting that record
Goat James 🐐
Facts!!!!!
You can say it all you want but he isn’t. You’re a part of a very tiny and incorrect minority who think that way.
@@cotati76 and yet here you are fighting our insignificant selves! Go cry!
@@Lu_Williams I’m glad you can admit you’re insignificant. It’s the first step.
GOAT'S don't lose to Jason Terry in the NBA finals.
ball dominate and longevity not shocked
Yo nick gotta chill wit the hair 😂
Lebron probably the greatest athlete ever in any sport. I don’t know anyone at 6’9 260 20 years at the top level in a sport, the versatility, quickness, strong af, built like a truck, fast, agile, can jump with the best of them. I think as a sheer athlete, the best ever. No one else I can think of has all of these qualities at that size.
😂 No
@@juanio7036 who would you say is better?
Yeah, I just don't agree with the whole "better athlete" people are doing nowadays. Mainly because someone like LeBron would struggle to dominate at sports that require different muscle groups. Would he be as good as even Jordan at baseball? Higher reaction times/hand/eye coordination than table tennis players? Just base Olympics he wouldn't scrape, his body is not made for that. All this tall men are not meant to be jumping long distances after running or having too much contact with tough surfaces. There's a reason why we're all not taller. It's great among humans but not really all for survival which is what the Olympics allude to. I'm NOT saying he isn't amazing or anything like that, I'm saying that he can't be the greatest athlete since he can't dominate at very different sports. I think his IQ would allow him to become professional and proficient at all of them but his body would not sustain wear and tear like a rock climber for example.
You’re moving the goal posts to compare his numbers on the court v on the bench. Every star’s team is worse when they’re resting. The best players in the league still lead to winning even tho they have to take a breather each quarter
I honestly feel like if the lakers can stay healthy and make the play in they’ll go far… if healthy
If Lebron had more championships than any franchise can you imagine what Nick would say?
How is MJ better than a guy top ten in points and assists? At this point Bron making it look unfair and out of reach. Nobody has played like this ever at this age with the efficiency to match and he has more minutes than anyone who played ever
Longevity and no major injuries. But MJ still the better player imo.
MJ has played 4 less seasons than Lebron (coming up to 5)
MJ has:
- 2 more rings
- 2 more finals MVP
- 1 more regular season MVP
- 9 more scoring titles
- 3 more steal titles
- 3 more all defensive teams
Jordan did WAY more in significantly LESS seasons.
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barry Sanders is better than Emmitt Smith stats never make someone better than everyone else
jordan has more offensive rebounds than lebron and he was a shooting guard
@@eddi3m you nailed it. Most of these LeBronze fans are kids who never saw the true goat MJ play so they buy into all the LeBronze fake manufactured hype. I honestly feel bad for them.
Forever funny to me in basketball you get more credit for not making finals
Lebron is not declining. He's staying fairly the same, however the inflated stats make it look like he's getting better actually. The PPG per team is wild to me.
Like broussard said, he doesnt control the game as much. He is still top 5 player in the league but his impact isnt as impactful as it once was. It could also be that this team isn’t catered to his playstyle like in his cleveland years and the championship year. The shooters that the lakers have is just meh so that could minimize what he can do at least imo
It just shows that stats don’t always lead to wins. What matters most is being able to close out games. Lebron can get his 30 points but he can’t close anymore.
Lebron is now, due to his age, reduced to being a scorer like Nick said.
He used to be so much more than just a scorer. Something that you can’t really say about Mj
@@liavberman8226 That's not true at all. MJ was being reduced his entire career outside of his first few years. He was doing it all from 84-88. Go ahead and act like you don't know. The numbers speak for themselves. He was the point guard at some point. Lebron is always the point guard and so, has extremely high usage. We can play pretend all we want, but its usage over everything.
Come on nick. Get back to being consistent and not biased. They’ve literally said “his numbers don’t equate to winning”. They aren’t impactful since he just stat pads and plays zero defence. It’s fine but don’t say he’s the same guy as 5 years ago. Oh and throw in how he skips every third game to rest.
Nick is so obsessed with LeBron that no one can get a word in before he’s interrupting 🙄
Nick need to do a better job of not interjecting so much
The amount of people in this comment section mad about the fact that Bron is the greatest to ever do it is still laughable 😂 I’m noticing the common theme here. All Bron haters can talk about is rings, which are a team accomplishment 💀💀
Exactly.
It’s not that they are ignorant, but it’s the fact that they choose to be ignorant.
@@roverjohnson6854 correct bro. At this point all they do is repeat the same thing over and over and over again in hopes that it’ll somehow make it less true that LeBron is the greatest. Just stuck in their ways.
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Man when Bron break the record 😳😳😳he got more games n years to play, he's about to shred the scoring 😳
The King
I love Jordan, but for me lebron james is the goat.
Nick’s interruptions are annoying… just let the man finish his point.
What’s up wit the lebron cap ?? 🧢🧢👀
change the rules of the game to have more offense than defense records will be a lot easy to be broken
Then how come only lebron has broken it ? Why not KD ? Why not Kobe who played 20 years ? 🤔🤔
They can't tell that ad and lebron purposefully missed that game as a middle finger to the league for screwing them in so many late game situations
🐐 player ever!
It will be Tragic if the Front Office won't lift a finger to Maximize the Window of Championship Opportunity they have now with a once in a generation Talent
Time has come to take Bold Actions that Match the Greatness of 👑
If LeBron is not a top 5 player, please name 5 players you would take in front of him in a playoff series…
Don’t worry I’ll wait
Funny how Chris changes his stances so much. First LeBron has some Luka in himto where he’s the system and that sometimes can hurt the team!The last couple of years Bron been dominating off ball and now he’s need to dominate the ball again as the point guard! Make up yo mind my guy!
Kobe 33rd in assist is a surprise
Lots of Floor time
Not Joel Embid ?
LeBron is that guy guy. Literally like Kareem in the 70s Magic and Bird in the 80s Jordan in the 90s whoever in the 2000s lol. Gotta give it up and people gotta stop hating.
everyone was correct lol what was that debate
I don’t care if Lebron gets 100k points and 50k assists. prime Kobe gives prime Bron the business every time