Over the last decade or so, LeBron James has been racking up championships and individual accolades. Those have led to him, according to many, climbing the ranks of the greatest players in NBA history.
An increasing number of people think he’s the greatest player ever, and most seem to consider him one of the five greatest players in basketball history.
But, of course, such lists are somewhat subjective, and thus there are some who rank the four-time MVP and all-time leading scorer lower.
One of them is former Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta Sandiford-Artest. He didn’t include James on his list of the five greatest NBA stars ever, and his list is pretty interesting (h/t Lakers Daily).
Top 5 NBA players of all time.
1. Wilt Chamberlain – most dominant ever
2. Bill Russel – most rings ever
3. MJ – 6 rings and quit because it was too easy. No competition
4. Stephon Curry – 4 rings , one team
5. Larry Bird – dominated with no bounce at allVia XvsXSports
— Metta World Peace (@MettaWorld37) November 7, 2023
Russell, Curry and perhaps even Chamberlain to a certain extent aren’t often considered to be in the top five players of all time. At the same time, Kobe Bryant, whom Sandiford-Artest won a world title with in 2010, isn’t on this list either.