Does he make a salient point?
Two-time All-NBA point guard Stephon Marbury, who played alongside 20-time All-NBA Los Angeles Lakers combo forward LeBron James on the infamous, bronze medal-winning Team USA Olympic squad in 2004, has a definitive argument about his league GOAT . And it's not L.A. legends like James or Kobe Bryant, an 18-time All-Star shooting guard.“LeBron’s a great player," Marbury said. "Don’t get me wrong. A great, great player. Unbelievable. Amazing.
“People wanna rank Jordan? Jordan shouldn’t even be ranked," Marbury added. "It should be Kobe, then LeBron and then you can pick guys after that. There’s just no comparison man. It’s not the same. It’s just different worlds. Different mentalities. I don’t know why Jordan’s name is mentioned in the same conversation sometimes. I’ll clear that up real quick… there’s really no need to talk about that.
Marbury was a member of the same hallowed 1996 NBA Draft class as Bryant, as were Hall of Famers Allen Iverson , Ray Allen , and two-time MVP Steve Nash . All-NBA stars like Jermaine O'Neal and Peja Stojakovic, All-Stars like Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Antoine Walker, Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, and 2007 Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Camby filled out the rest of the class.
Marbury played in the league until 2009, before moving on to a decorated Chinese Basketball Association career. The 39-year-old James moved on from his bronze experience with Team USA and Marbury to earn three subsequent gold medals, in 2008, 2012, and most recently this summer.
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