The great debate that will engulf NBA fans for years to come is who is the greatest of all time – Michael Jordan or LeBron James?
The former Chicago Bulls star may have the edge given his six championships with two three-peats in and out of abrupt retirements. James put together four championships (so far) and has been in the national spotlight since he was in high school.
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Michael Jordan, #23 of the Chicago Bulls, looks on during an NBA game. (NBA Photos/NBAE via Getty Images)
As James potentially wraps up his final season with the Los Angeles Lakers in what appears to be the twilight of his NBA career, The Athletic asked 142 current players who is the greatest of all time between the two. Jordan got 45.9% of the vote over James’ 42.1%.
HoopsHype conducted its own poll and concluded that Jordan had a bigger gap from James 49%-37%.
Devonte’ Graham, who used to play under Jordan when he was the majority owner of the Charlotte Hornets, told HoopsHype he switched his vote from Jordan to James.
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Devonte’ Graham, #4 of the Charlotte Hornets, looks on during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Dec. 26, 2020 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images)
“I played for the GOAT, Michael Jordan,” said Graham, who plays for the San Antonio Spurs currently. “He paid me. When I played there, he was definitely the GOAT. Once I got traded, it became LeBron.”
Jordan is still a minority owner of the Hornets. He gave up his majority stake in the team last year.
Graham was traded in August 2021 from the Spurs to the New Orleans Pelicans as part of a three-team trade with the Memphis Grizzlies. He was then traded last February to the San Antonio Spurs.
LeBron James, left, and Michael Jordan attend the 2022 NBA All-Star Game at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Feb. 20, 2022 in Cleveland. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)
He averaged 5 points and 2.1 assists in 23 games for the Spurs this season.
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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.
