ESPN Ranks LeBron James as Greatest Player Over Last 10 Seasons

Lakers star LeBron James got everyone’s attention from the first time he became part of the NBA world. He’s been receiving words of praise for quite some time, and many pundits say he is the greatest player of all time.

According to ESPN’s Kirk Goldsberg, LeBron is the best player of the decade.

“LeBron James is the defining player of the 2010s, and it’s not close. The only people who have had better NBA decades than 2010s LeBron are Michael Jordan in the 1990s and Bill Russell in the 1960s. Neither of those guys played in a league as deep or as competitive as the one James dominated over these past 10 seasons.

James was clearly the best on-court performer we watched this decade. In case you might disagree, consider these facts:

“He led all scorers this decade … by a lot. He ranked fourth in total assists and 10th in total rebounds. He was the only player in the top 10 in points, rebounds and assists.”

LeBron makes the game look really easy on the floor. He passed NBA legends on several milestones, and the best is yet to come.

“James is the greatest basketball player since Jordan, and most of his prime fell squarely in the 2010s. He began this decade as a 25-year-old NBA superstar with one Finals appearance and zero championships. He will end it as a 35-year-old global icon with nine Finals appearances, three titles and three Finals MVP awards. When we look back at his incredible career, we will look back mostly at the 2010s.

“Not only did James appear in the NBA Finals every season between 2011 and 2018 but he also was arguably the best player in every one of those series. In addition, the dude racked up more than 1,500 more buckets than Stephen Curry and James Harden and 500 more than Kevin Durant.

“LeBron received nearly every first-place vote available from our panel, and that’s how it should be. Don’t get me wrong — Durant and Curry are marvelous, game-changing megastars, but neither of them controlled this decade nearly as much as James. He is deeply intertwined with every major trend this decade on and off the court.”