This graphic has popped up on my twitter feed a few times over the last couple of days. It does make you wonder, if you could have either player for their five best years, who would you take?
If the question was you could have either for their whole career the obvious answer is Lebron. If it is just five years I'd go with Bird. It kind of reminds me of the Dream vs Duncan discussion. For their peak 5-7 years, Dream is the easy & obvious answer, but for the whole career it goes to Duncan.
Larry Bird was a bad man. He would likely average 4-6 more PPG w/ a higher volume of 3pters. More importantly, they guy was a great rebounder, passer, shooter, scorer, winner. pic.twitter.com/lrzFINDCbw
— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) March 3, 2022
If the question was you could have either for their whole career the obvious answer is Lebron. If it is just five years I'd go with Bird. It kind of reminds me of the Dream vs Duncan discussion. For their peak 5-7 years, Dream is the easy & obvious answer, but for the whole career it goes to Duncan.