Championships, everyone wants to talk about Championships. I don’t give a F@#% about Championships. Obviously they’re a great way to add to someone’s greatness, but to define it, I think is a lazy mans definition.

There are so many other factors to take in when considering the GOAT, and LeBron hits every note. Lets start with the ever so popular argument about his lack of Championship production. Lebron has been to the Finals eight-times.

That’s two more times than Michael Jordan. And I get it, but Jordan went six-for-six. Granted, but Jordan also had Phil Jackson (11x NBA Champion, as a Coach), Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Ron Harper, Horace Grant, and a plethora of consistent role players.

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And let’s not pretend like it was all Jordan either, as many would like to believe. Remember that the season Jordan left to play baseball the Bulls went 55-27. That was as good a squad as you’ll ever see in the history of the league. Yet we often give the majority of the credit to Michael Jordan.

Name any great player, in any era that won numerous Championships and you’ll see some sort of consistency. Whether it’s coaches, players, management, etc. The “Showtime” Lakers had Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Kobe Bryant had Phil Jackson, Shaq, Pau Gasol, Derek Fisher, etc.

LeBron James is the only player in the history of the NBA to bring three completely different teams from top-to-bottom to the Finals. And when you consider the teams that he’s lost to, it’s hard for me to knock him for those either.

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— NBA (@NBA) January 24, 2018

We’re talking about generational type of teams like the Spurs (2x) and Warriors (2x). And even the season that he lost to the Mavericks, we’re talking about a giant gap in quality of teams. The Heat were clearly outmatched, as the Mavs had five players averaging double-digit points per game to the Heats three. The Mavericks had one of the most well-rounded teams in the league, where as the Heat were clearly top-heavy.

So let’s talk about his actual production in the playoffs: He’s first all-time in scoring; 1st all-time in scoring average in Game 7’s with 33.2; 1st all-time in scoring average in elimination games with 32.8; 1st all-time in playoff games with at least 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists at 104 games (31 more than second places, Michael Jordan); and he’s the only player in NBA history to average a triple-double in the Finals.

But please continue to tell me how he doesn’t show up in the playoffs. Because that’s the just tip of the iceberg in terms of statistics that prove LeBron is as game as they come when it counts. But let’s forget the playoffs and move onto him as a player overall.

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No other player in the history of the NBA is as versatile as LeBron. He’s the only player that has ever been able to play every position on the court, and do so at the highest level. He’s the only player in NBA history to record at least 29,000 points, 8,000 rebounds, and 7,000 assists; the only player to average at least 27 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists for their career; and the only player to be in the top-10 all-time in points and the top-15 all-time in assists.

I don’t see the debate here. I don’t see how anyone could argue that he isn’t the greatest basketball player to have ever played the game. With everything that he’s accomplished, over an extended period of time, he has no equal. If we were to play a game of pickup in the yard with the NBA’s greats, LeBron would be the first player picked every time.

And he’s only 33. So if you need more time to finally come around to this realization, you’ve got plenty of time. Because LeBron isn’t going anywhere and he’s going to continue to dominate. It’s only a matter of time before everyone knows that LeBron is the greatest of all-time.