LeBron says his style of play would have matched 'perfectly' with Michael Jordan
LeBron James and Michael Jordan are constantly compared as players but we rarely think about what they would be like as teammates. LeBron appeared on Uninterrupted's YouTube channel Monday and said that he believes that he would have been the perfect complement to Jordan's dominant scoring.
"Me personally, the way I play the game - team first - I feel like my best assets work perfectly with Mike," James said. "Mike is an assassin. When it comes to playing the game of basketball, scoring the way he scored the ball, [then] my ability to pass, my ability to read the game plays and plays and plays in advance."
It's true that LeBron has established himself one of the best floor generals over the course of his career and he noted that his skills would allow him to be an upgrade over Jordan's best teammate, Scottie Pippen.
"I saw the things [Scottie Pippen] was able to do with Mike. I just think it would've been a whole nother level," James said. "Pip was one of my favorite players ... It would've been a whole 'nother level with me being a point forward, with me being that point forward alongside of him during those Chicago runs."
Like the rest of us, LeBron has been watching "The Last Dance" on ESPN and he stated that Jordan's aggressive, confrontational techniques as a teammate would have been the perfect motivation for LeBron, recalling his previous relationships with coaches and teammates who were willing to call him out.
"I love when a teammate comes to me and challenges me," James said. "When I was in Miami, D [Wade] used to come to me and be like, 'All right, [No.] 6, let's go.' [Former Cavaliers coach Tyronn] Lue used to challenge me a lot when I was in Cleveland. He was like, 'All right, Bron, what you waiting on?' I see that from Mike, and I feel like our games were a perfect correlation to be successful."
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