Jordan s agent said that James may be in the top 10 in history, but should these two people be correct?

The picture above is Jordan and his agent when he was young. Recently, a US media reported that David Falk, a long-time agent of Michael Jordan, talked about his favorite player in history at a symposium. He said Jordan's name without hesitation.

No one was surprised by this. Jordan is indeed very outstanding, and as Jordan's long-term partner, it is normal for him to stand on the field for his teammates.

However, when talking about who is the second person in history, his answer is a bit unexpected.

In the mainstream view of the US media, it is believed that LeBron James is the second person in history. This time, the US media asked Falk about it in order to say James' name.

Unexpectedly, his answer was actually Kareem or Kobe.

did not get the expected answer, and the media asked directly if LeBron James would be in his top 10 list?

Falk knew that he shouldn't say the wrong thing anymore, and he said, "Maybe, I really like LeBron James."

At the same time, he said, "But I think if Jordan had cherry-picked what teams he wanted to be on and two other superstars, he would've won 15 championships."

Do you think Falk's statement is correct?

From his perspective, Jordan is his long-term partner, and Jordan is indeed very outstanding, but it is a bit exaggerating to say that he can win 15 championships.

The current era is completely different from basketball in the Jordan era. The players in this era have higher overall quality, and today's players' three-point shooting ability is better than those in the past. Many factors are different and cannot be simply compared.

Although Jordan's teammates did not have two superstars back then, Jordan's teammates were also very strong. Pippen was also a regular player in one defense at his peak. When Rodman joined, the Bulls had three players in one defense, which made the rest of the teams in the league feel desperate.

To be fair, Jordan's teammates are not necessarily stronger than James' teammates, but the opponents he meets are not necessarily stronger than James's. It has to be said that James was not lucky in the finals. He has encountered many historical super giants -

1, Nowitzki, in the top 20 levels in history, leading the team to win the championship with a single core

Nowitzki is not only outstanding in strength, but also has many teammates with excellent strength, such as Terry and Peja who have good shooting, Chandler, Marion, Kidd and others who have good defense, and of course, teammates such as the surprise Barria.

James was taught a vivid lesson when he met this group of veterans who were extremely eager for championships and had no time to spend in his life.

2. Duncan, the comprehensive strength of the top ten or even top five levels in history is very terrible. He once scored a quasi-four-double data in the finals. His style of play is solid and stable, and he is a bit restraining James' strong style of play.

, and Duncan also needs excellent teammates like Parker and Ginobili to help. In different periods, there are also strong teammates such as Bowen, Hawley, Leonard, Dior, and Green to help. James met Duncan three times in the finals, which was really unlucky.

3. Curry, the top fifteen or even top ten and top three levels in history, Curry's strength is different from any previous player. He seems inconspicuous, but in fact he has a lot of energy (compared with NBA players). Popovich said that Curry reminded him of Jordan, which shows how strong Curry is. During the peak period of James' career, many times overlap with Curry. This is his luck and his misfortune.

Curry also has helping men such as Zhu Meng, Shen Tang, No. 1, Durant, Livingston, etc., especially Durant. His combination with Curry is invincible in history. Even if James plays a super god, he can't beat four hands with two fists.

4. Durant, the top 20 or even top 15 levels in history, Durant and James are lifelong enemies. At that time, he had the help of Westbrook and Harden, and Ibaka reached the finals, but he failed to defeat James, which was enough to prove James' strength. Later, he was a little unfair and joined the Warriors to beat the Warriors 73, which directly allowed the league to end early.

If it weren't for the serious injury, they might still continue to rule the alliance.

5. Jokic, the top 20 levels in history, was already the end of his career when James joined the Lakers. He didn't expect that he could still lead the Lakers to win the championship. It was really too strong.

He could even conquer the thorns like Howard, and lead him to win the championship. Later, he could still win the championship, but unfortunately he met Jokic at his peak in 2023. What's even more terrifying is that Murray was in very good shape that season. It can only be said that James' opponent is indeed too strong.

In contrast, the opponents Jordan and others encountered were not so strong, and this is also a factor that cannot be ignored when discussing historical status.

Therefore, we understand Jordan's agent's statement, but from an objective perspective, there is indeed something worth discussing.