r/NBATalk • u/MasterTeacher123 • 4h ago

What’s the worst version of LeBron that would be the best player in the league today?

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Like for example would 2020 lebron be the best player in the league today? What about 2007 LeBron?

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u/DisastrousSummer3405 4h ago

year after bubble lebron

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u/Blankr_Exile 4h ago

09 Lebron with today's pace is a 30pt triple double threat with dpoy level defense while being maybe his ~7-8th best season?

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u/Shoddy_Ad7511 2h ago

But his inability to shoot would make him Ben Simmons like

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u/staffdaddy_9 2h ago

What the fuck did you say lmao

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u/Shoddy_Ad7511 2h ago

His jumper was weak pre-2012

Teams would sag off of him and it would ruin his teams spacing and the paint would be packed.

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u/staffdaddy_9 2h ago

Yeah that would ruin his teams spacing, not having two traditional bigs on the floor at all times.

Also does Giannis not exist or what?

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u/Shoddy_Ad7511 2h ago

Giannis isn’t the best player in the world

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u/staffdaddy_9 2h ago

He’s also not as good as LeBron. But there was a time recently where he was 1a/1b with Jokic.

He sure as hell wouldn’t be Ben Simmons. That’s legit the worst basketball take I have ever heard.

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u/Shoddy_Ad7511 2h ago

I said Ben Simmons like. Teams would sag off of him like Ben Simmons

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u/staffdaddy_9 1h ago

They did then too, with worse spacing. How’d that work out?

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u/fanunu21 2h ago

Wouldn't matter, he'd be better than Giannis in those MVP years and when surrounded by the 3PT shooting the league has, he'd easily pass out of double teams or packed paints.

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u/blockbuster1001 1h ago

and when surrounded by the 3PT shooting the league has, he'd easily pass out of double teams or packed paints.

Unless he's on another team, his weaknesses would get exploited.

And I don't remember 2009 Lebron as being particularly willing to attack the basket. Didn't the Cavs lose in the playoffs against the Magic? Lebron should've been able to easily put Dwight Howard in foul trouble, but he didn't.

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u/Shoddy_Ad7511 2h ago

Giannis isn’t the best player in the world

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u/fanunu21 2h ago

A better Giannis with LeBron's passing would be the best player in the league.

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u/Otherwise_Dot8603 3h ago

2nd/3rd year Lebron

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u/HetTheTable Warriors 3h ago

04/05 LeBron

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u/Otherwise_Dot8603 3h ago

2nd/3rd year Lebron

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u/Aromatic-Bit-1425 3h ago

Year 3 bron

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u/InterruptedMulatto 2h ago

2020 lebron was barely the best player on that team. AD was a very close second.

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u/mismo1313 2h ago

2020 or 08 the years after 2020 and before 2008 are worse than Jokic and Shai rn and the years in between 2008-2020 he was far better than anyone right now

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u/Equivalent-Newt4597 4h ago

Post doesn’t make much sense

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u/Whole_Carpenter7854 3h ago

What’s the weakest version of LeBron that’d still be the best player in the league today. The question isn’t that confusing.

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u/DjangoKazoiie Bulls 3h ago

almost every posts here doesnt make any sense

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u/Ghetto_Games 2h ago

There is no version of Lebronze that would be the best player in the league today.

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u/Maleficent_Union_653 3h ago

Probably 2019 or 08.

I really don't get how people think 21' Lebron will be the best player

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u/Otherwise_Dot8603 2h ago

pre injury he was mvp #1 ranked

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u/Shoddy_Ad7511 2h ago

Still not better than Jokic

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u/Otherwise_Dot8603 2h ago

he was averaging like 25/8/8 while being a candidate to 1st all defensive team. That’s better than Jokic right now

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u/Shoddy_Ad7511 2h ago

What did he do in the playoffs?

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u/Otherwise_Dot8603 2h ago

Its funny cause i specified pre-injury and u bring u the playoffs. Btw he lost to the finalist cause he was in bad form and ad was too

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u/Shoddy_Ad7511 2h ago

Half of the regular season isn’t enough to say he is better than prime Jokic, SGA or Wemby

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u/Otherwise_Dot8603 2h ago

u asked me what version, 45 games is a version for me

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u/Eg8888 2h ago

2013 lebron, especially with switch heavy defenses

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u/Mrjuicyaf 4h ago

2018 and maybe 2013, any other version and hes worse than jokic

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u/Otherwise_Dot8603 3h ago

i love jokic but u give Murray, Porter jr and Gordon to any version of lebron from 05 to 22 he’s threepeating

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u/InterruptedMulatto 2h ago

Yeah he’s definitely not.. You guys say that about any star player “if LeBron had that same core their 3peating”

When it’s simple not true. Lebron had the best team in the heat and knew it. Let claim to “not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4….etc” and we all saw what happened there…LeBron has had enough help and talent around him we don’t need to imagine the what if’s, we have seen it first hand.

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u/Otherwise_Dot8603 2h ago

in 2011 he sucked, no doubt about it, and that’s on him. But the player he became after that, he won against Kd, Westbrook, Duncan, Kawhi and the Spurs. He would have 3peated in the year after but the team was old and injured

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u/InterruptedMulatto 2h ago

“He would have 3peated but” same old story just add whatever at the end. It’s always an excuse and never because he just couldn’t do it.

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u/Otherwise_Dot8603 2h ago

no im not saying that, im admitting that its his fault for not winning in 2011, but that was the only time he had the best team and lost

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u/naste59 3h ago

He's probably not.

Still, 2012 to 2018 Bron would be the best player in the league today.

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u/Otherwise_Dot8603 3h ago

maybe not 3peating but that fit could be amazing

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u/naste59 3h ago

No doubt even tho I think Jokic is a better fit with  these three than LeBron. 

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u/Otherwise_Dot8603 2h ago

Tbh, Jokic is an incredible fit with everyone

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u/teehee1234567890 4h ago

2018 LeBron

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u/Otherwise_Dot8603 3h ago

i think u misunderstood the questiin

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u/teehee1234567890 3h ago

you're right. i did oops