Pippen states LeBron may be the greatest ever

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I'm not trying to say he is better than Michael was. I'm simply implying that by the end of his career if you compare the two Lebron James could possibly have a better career line. Simple enough. If Lebron does actually have a better stat line and win's a few championships then there will be multiple debate's all over the place about his place in the history of the game and whether he would be the "GOAT". Whether he is better than Michael is up to opinion somewhat like the debate between Magic Johnson and Michael or Magic and Larry Bird back in the day.

This is true. Basketball, unlike baseball, is not a sport that can be easily defined by the numbers. But as time goes on, the numbers are all most casual fans will look at so all these players will be defined by them. This is especially tricky for the best of the best players because all of them brought more to the table than a stat sheet can record.

Time will tell whether Lebron's career and stats will match or exceed MJ's, but in my opinion he isn't as good as MJ was in his prime.