After watching LeBron James and D-Wade answer every question and close out another game, Game 1 of The Finals, I have no problem admitting they are number 1 and 2 in the league. I was a hater from the beginning, bitching about their arrogance and waiting for their demise. I never questioned their talent and picked them to win it all in 6 games after they defeated the Bulls. I now wonder if the series will even go that long.
With LeBron's first ring and Wade's second on the cusp, I'm starting to wonder where they stack up with the best players in the NBA. In 1996-97 the NBA came out with the top 50 players and since then I feel like only a handful of players would crack that list. In no particular order; Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Steve Nash, and currently in the finals, Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, Dwayne Wade and LeBron James. A few others you could argue but I think a lot of the current superstars need to put in a few more years.
As for Wade and LeBron, I honestly feel that they belong in the top 25 with LeBron already being in the top 15. He easily has the potential to be a top 3-5 greatest player of all time. I won't pull a Scottie Pippen and say LeBron is already better than Jordan, but he forgets more about basketball than I'll ever know. I just don't agree with him. If LeBron wins 6 rings, continues to put up 30 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists every year, who's to say that he won't be? I just hope my "hating" on him won't blind me from watching one of the greatest perform.
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