LeBron & the Lakers comparable to Michael Jordan & the Wizards? 👀 Can LA win a title? | NBA Today
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- On NBA Today, Richard Jefferson, Tim Bontemps, Chiney Ogwumike and Kendrick Perkins discuss what needs to happen for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers to win another title.
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not even gonna watch the video. just came to comment how stupid that title is 💀
@@ImOreoSticks fax 😭
Just came to like a comment like this
Exactly
Totally agree
I was just gonna hit the dislike button and leave then saw your comment..... Looks like "the people" not buying this bs they trying to sell
My bad I didn't know MJ Wizards won a chip...
They’re not the same but they’re talking about this year. Not 2020 its 4 years later and a different team
LEzesty ramone shames' *laskers havent won a title either.😮😮😮
And I didn't know that jordan had anthony davis on his team.
Jordan 🐐🐐🐐
@@whenisdinner2137he didn't but he did have Stackhouse who was 2nd in scoring 2 yrs before and should of at least made playoffs because the "EAST" was so bad than
First of all, Michael Jordan went to a Wizards team that had no expectations of actually making it to the playoffs.
Weren't the Lakers a lottery team when he got there?
@@eduardopitalua4867 Lakers were a team with young talented expected to rise from a season where they went 35-47. They improved by just 2 games with Lebron. The Wizards were 19-63. They improved by 18 games the following season adding MJ.
@@LeetraviusMcKay-q6m they did once he arrived just LBJ IF YOU ARE THAT GUY THATS WHAT EXPECTED 😳 IF YOU GONNA SAY THAT LBJ WAS DRAFTED TO CAVALIERS AND WAS EXPECTED
@@eduardopitalua4867the Lakers would be nothing if Anthony Davis never came. Also the Lakers have a different team each year.
Ummmmm no. MJ’s wizards had no other superstar. Lebron has AD so let’s not try this argument
The game of basketball is 5 and 5 goofball not 2 v 5. 🤡🤡🤡
Richard Hamilton was the closest player MJ had to Star on the Wizards
@@Ghost-rb6cw you hurt 😂
I know yall are young, but MJ had an All-Star player with him... Jerry Stackhouse. Gone ahead and delete or edit your comment so you don't look like a goofy.
@@mrmacho41Stackhouse is no where near the player AD is and stack played same position so was a bad fit also
Kobe having 1 MVP is criminal
Gotta remember kobe had controversy around his name during the sexual assault case, no way the NBA could've made kobe the MVP of their brand
@@kingofhaiti123 And to be fair he brought that on himself. We all human. His redemption is legend.
Kobe stole the MVP from CP3 in 08. CP3 should have won that award.
@@user-kw5gs5oo2rCOULDA WOULDA SHOULDA...stop crying your feelings don't count 😢
@@user-kw5gs5oo2rI agree
The fact that the Lakers have 2 top 75 players and they need 1 more Allstar to win a chip.. it's crazy
@@chillzwills6523 I mean one of the players are almost 40...
@@chrislee3053hilarious how they always ignore this part.
They say this cuz they kno their favorite player isn't winning shyt this season. Every season is the same recycled bs getting the fans in the delusional mindset that they winning a championship n when they don't they brain wash the sheeps wit multiple excuses.
If the Wizards had AD to go with MJ, they woulda done damage.
If the jordan wizard play in the west the probably get 13 seed and with A.d back first round team
Your lien he didn’t even make the playoffs
He can’t even pass 😂
Ah, ESPN is already in midseason form with idiotic trolling-LeBron topics.
Get Malika outta here
"Boo hoo! LeBron needs (even more) help 😢" The season ain't even start yet and they are already diminishing his teammates.
This is the start doubling down frm last year's statement of this team being a championship caliber team but the issue was Darvin Ham according to the media n the sheeps. But since jj is coaching n thats lebrons guy he won't get any criticism frm the media n the sheeps. Keep watching as the season unfolds more excuses will come for that man
I thought Lebron makes everyone better? Apparently no one's getting better though?
"The Lakers have issues with scoring, shooting and playmaking" lmfao
Didnt kobe win 5 she needs to do her research
they also specified "multiple" MVPs. Bryant SHOULD have been MVP over Nash (twice) and Dirk. Same reason Mailman was MVP over Jordan LUL.
He doesn’t have multiple mvps
being dumb is a drug
Go back to school
Multiple MVP's also, even tho Kobe should have been smh. NBA rigged asf
What an embarressmebt of a network. Clean yourself up and deliver news and journalism.
It's a sports channel numbnut
This is the lehelp center as long as their king is playing they'll make bs videos n talk nonsense to keep their kings name relevant
Lemedia keeps comparing Jordan to Lesteroid, but it's like comparing apples to oranges. Jordan is totally next level, dude.
Sounds like you got a lot of money invested in those cheap shoes😅😅😅😅😅😅
Jordan is also retired and will never suit up for another NBA game again 😂😂😂😂....2024= relevance 😮
@@charlesclark9845grown men pocket watching like some 🕳s. Yal keep sipping frm the media bs 🤡
@charlesclark9845 pocket watching like females do is crazy but yal keep sipping frm that media bs kool aid
@@charlesclark9845🤡🤡
MJ 6-0 100% W"s
- 6 Finals MVP's
- 5 League MVP"s
- 1 Defense Player of year
- 32292 points 15 year career
LJ 4-6 40% W"s
- 4 Finals MVP"s
- 4 League MVP"S
- 0 Defense Player of year
- 30968 points first 15 years
MJ did more in his 15 years than Lebron has done in his 21 years.
Give me a "FREAKIN BREAK"!!!! MJ HAD NOBODY ON THAT TEAM! LBJ GOT AD, REEVES, & A HOST OF PIECES THAT HAS GOOD POTENTIAL!
u sound like a fool bro!
spoken by a true casual spotted probably 12 LOL
Remember last season they said they were a championship caliber team but the problem was Darvin Ham. Now this year wit the same team they'll need 3 other all stars to make a run for the title.
2 things to gather frm this bs.
1. They are stepping down frm last year's statement for the simple fact jj is the coach so they don't wanna be at wrong side of the road wit lebron.
2.the sheeps will take this at face value n run wit it the whole season while the media will double down n make multiple excuses when they start losing. Jus watch how it plays out.
Exactly, why is this even a conversation
@@aminvamenter1479 these ppL are NUTTS trying to make LBJ some kind of a 🐐!!! LBJ is the 🐐 of "LONGEVITY"..... that's it. He's not the GOAT of basketball. He loose to much.
Jordan would of gotten it done with AD
COULDA WOULDA SHOULDA 😢
First the number 23, Space Jam, and now ESPN wants LBJ to own a team like The Goat MJ
The teams ain’t even close. LBJ has a prime AD, had Melo, Howard, DLo, Rondo, & Russ at one point. MJ had Kwame Brown and Lue.
Mj had Jerry stack house who was a 20 ppg scorer and couldn't make the playoffs in the so call "weak east" right???
@@Ghost-rb6cwJerry Stackhouse is not Anthony Davis, dummy. No comparison.
It’s more than that, Jordan had been out of the league for 2 years and came back to get a slice of ownership on the team. The team was struggling and MJ had an itch to scratch to see if he could still play. The guy had tendinitis in both knees, was not in basketball shape, and was just competing for the love of the game, not championships. Even then when he played the team was still on pace to get to the playoffs, and if he doesn’t get injured halfway through the season (due to a meniscus tear no doubt because of the tendinitis) they probably do make the playoffs and even possibly make some noise. The wizards situation is nowhere near comparable to the lakers now
My brother in Christ MJ was the one who drafted Kwame🤦💀 picked him over multiple hall of famers too. MJ fanboys never fail to show that they know nothing about the sport
@@Ghost-rb6cw Lebron had a 19 PPG scorer in Kuzma and 18 PPG in Ingram and couldn't make the playoffs either, despite having the 4th highest odds preseason to win the chip because of the amount of talent on that team.
I like how Laker haters are always discrediting AD as he is not better than Tatum, but when talking about Lebron, they act like AD is a top 5 player in the NBA 😂😂😂
Consider this, LeBron fans believe that he is better than Jordan and AD is CLEARLY better than Pippen but YET.... 💯🙏🏾❣️
Bruh imagine Bron and AD with holiday porizgus and Derrick white 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂or KPC Aron Gordon MPJ
AD is not top 5 player at all
He's too injury prone
@@robertcoutterbridgesr1746ad not better than pippen what makes him better?
Glad boston ☘️ never traded for AD we would've given up brown for that injury prone
ESPN is watered down and dying out
If jordan had Kyrie and K Love, he'd win 10 straight chips
Lol yeah right you probably think is the same trash teams he was facing in the 90's lol good luck. 🤣🤣🤣👉🏾🤡
Jordan didn’t have a top 10 player with him on the wizards
Wouldnt have changed a thing since 40yo MJ wasnt the same player anymore
@@tobsixi6702so what lebron gets numbers but can’t win to save his life so same outcome either way
EXCUSES EXCUSES EXCUSES!!!!
@Alive4ife just like majority of ppl make some many excuses when lebron loses in the finals
@@kingofhaiti123 same thing when jordan was swept twice in the first round and had 3 straight first round exits
Don't agree with this take.... Michael didn't handpick his teammates at this stage of his career.
he wasn't that Great to compete
He was in the front office before he came down to play so he kind of did
If you think bron has control over the lakers you’re a delusional mj meat rider
He was literally the gm of the wizards before coming back 😒
This shows how much yu dont know....MJ Literally picked the the team! HE WAS THE OWNER!!!
I cant do that to MJ and I'm a Lebron fan . Lebron has AD as a second superstar. Who was MJ's AD on the Wizards?
What does the second star or any other player have to do with a “head to head” pvp comparison..?
And also MJ had… Kwame Brown 😂💯
Kwame Brown 😭😭😭😭
He had stackhouse who was an offensive star but was held back because Jordan wanted to take the most shots on a team where he wasn’t even the best scorer
Lebron is levels above mj when he played for the wizards that in itself is enough
Mj avg 20 at 40yrs old we see what bron do this yr
Its crazy how you bron fans act like ad wasn't carrying the flopper.
you must be old
LeBron lives rent free in your head 😂
You lied
Jordan would have gotten Wizards to the first round of playoff with AD in the 90s when plumbers and farmers playing in the NBA 😂
COULDA WOULDA SHOULDA 😢
yeah not even close Jordan didn't have an AD...seems like they're trying to downplay the Lakers early in case they don't win anything
He still would have lost lol. 👉🏾🤡
it doesn't matter if Jordan had AD or not. he was not and is not individually better than lebron at this stage
@@sportstalkonly1442 too bad that wasn't the question
he's the goat tho right? e should have at least carried them to the playoffs
@@ianmbanda3196 he got hurt goofy
If only a 40 y/o Jordan had an Anthony Davis
AD trash
@@pierrechantalcorley7928 i guess Dewayne Wade, Chris Bosh, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, Ray Allen, Dwight Howard and Rajon Rondo are all trash too right.
Can you say LBJ Jockstrap Sniffer 💯
Same results as a 39 y/o LeBron
@@darkelzsmith3564 lol ur bringing up other teams we are talking about strictly lakers + dwight howard and rondo were washed
He had a lottery pick and made him a bust
wiz did not have a second superstar like ad
Wiz didn’t have a superstar at all MJ wasn’t even an all star
They didn’t have a first superstar
😂AD trash he not a super star. People need to stop saying this
All of you are so annoying arguing about the definition of words. Bottom line is ad averaged 25 and 12 last year.
@@yrnxkj7607 Mr. 4-6 and his Jockstrap Sniffers are the biggest TROLLs and the most disrespectful 💯
Malika- delusional laker fan in a nutshell tryna push them to the front
Are you serious?!?!?!?!?! Theres not even a single player with 50% caliber of AD in that wizards team 😂😂😂
The entire wizards team combined minus Jordan didn't even have the caliber of AD
@@vict1435 fact
Lol... that is what you took away from this? Laker fans done DRANK that koolaid
Including MJ.
He could’ve drafted Pau, Joe Johnson, Tony Parker, Zach Randolph, Tyson Chandler, Gerald Wallace, or many others, but chose Kwame #1. No one’s fault but his own.
AD was 2nd team all-nba and first team all-defensive nba, the only player in the league to make both teams, but the lakers are comparable to the wizards lol
Oh, I see the narrative they are creating here. I have to give it to LeBron's team. They are master manipulators and goal post movers. So now we're going to establish the narrative that LeBron's Lakers are akin to MJ's Wizards so that if LeBron somehow manages to win a title, then that can be used to boost his case as the GOAT. "Well the Lakers were a sub-500 team for 5 seasons, but LeBron won them 2 championships in his 40s. He's greater than MJ, because MJ couldn't do that in his 40s." Give it up. This case was closed once the Warriors revolutionized the league and won 4 titles at a much faster clip than he could have ever imagined. He is struggling to be better than Steph Curry right now. How does he come close to MJ?
until now espn using MJ , and gil arena said mj is not relevant, thats how greatest MJ is
MJ got Kwame that time and LeBum got AD... Good comparison ESPN. stupid
Yeah MJ didn’t have a teammate like AD as his teammate . Typical ESPN narrative crap again.
Blah blah
He also didn’t make the playoffs
Then he should’ve drafted one instead of insisting on Kwame Brown. Boy has the same ball knowledge as all of his fans😂
Why Espn why, You trie soo hard too put lebron in the same Level to the BLACK JESÚS MJ GOAT....
MJ Wizards with like Kevin Garnett might have been comparable, and a team like that would’ve been contenders in the East. But no, it’s not even remotely the same since AD is a Top 75 player still at the tail end of his prime.
MJ had no Anthony Davis LeBron. James does no excuses.
🧢
@@jamesmcluvleewho on that wizards team was on a ad caliber player
Mike had Christian laettner lebron has Anthony davis.........yeah absolutely the same thing
Lmao here comes ESPN back with it. Lebron will never be Goat, nor will he ever break top 10. Get over it.
Your opinion on anything basketball is invalid if LeBron isnt in your top 2 all time let alone top 10
@@TheRealPaulyDthat's your opinion. But LeBron is #10 AT BEST
@@Q.B.2.L.B. there goes another delusional Jordan and Kobe fanboy.
@TheRealPaulyD top 5 most definitely but mj and kareem got those 1 and 2 spots, lebrons not hands down top 2 of all time
Lebron will never surpass mj is true but saying he's not top 10 is ridiculous bro lmaoooooo
MJ didn't really have an all star caliber of teammates on his team like Bron did. Even though MJ played with Stackhouse that wasn't enough to win a title. Bron has had the luxury of playing along side of AD (who most people consider a top 10 NBA player right now) Dwight Howard, and even Rondo at one point. 💯
So you must think lebron is the goat
“Dwight Howard”😂😂 if playing with one all star and brink of retirement Dwight Howard is all it takes to make it unfair in your eyes, then it just sounds like you think Lebron is the goat.
@@babygravy2465 He definitely help guard big men like Jokic in the playoffs. If he was as useless The Lakers would've never signed him. 💯
@@kellymurray8376 Literally no one gave af about Dwight before the Lakers won the chip stop with the revisionist history. He was literally out of the league and was only signed as a replacement for injured Boogie. I have never in my life heard someone criticize or diminish Kobe for playing with PRIME Dwight, Pau, Nash, and Ron Artest. But when Lebron wins a chip with retirement home Dwight all of a sudden you’re pretending to care😂 you’re a clown and no one will take you seriously with arguments like this one.
What lebron needs is an Olympic team to get carried
Why yall keep mentioning MJ name just stop it When it comes to LBJ
Give Kobe AD when no team playing defense at all , and lakers would win 3 rings back to back 💯
Bontemps the only one here not capping. The Mavs disrespect from RJ was criminal
The Lakers would be lucky to make the playoffs tbh
This is silly and shows how you keep trying to force this silly comparison.
Lakers got two top 15 guys on their squad. Wizards really didnt have 1. Unless you count MJ who finished top 15 in MVP votes his first year on the Wizards.
Individually they're comp but team wise Lakers are better.
I’d compare the warriors to the wizards more then anything 😂. Bron still in the mix for a ring like huh?
"RJ you're so wrong bro" 😂
i want yah to remember these takes from perk when he try to be a boston alumni and talk bad about JT or JB
I can’t wait until LeTrump is the owner of a team in the next few years, and he doesn’t spend top dollar on his own team’s roster. It’s always easy to say I need help and blame ownership.
Tatum White and Holiday were on the USA Olympic Team
Terrible comparison RJ
How? The Lakers have squeaked in as a play in team, needed to trade for a true 1b in Anthony Davis just to be relevant. If MJ had a real 1B when he was with the wizards and if the playins existed they would have had similar records
@@shanaeverowe9626 so basically lebron at age 34 to 40 was supposed to be by himself? Got it.
@@TW__________ supposed to be? Never said that. But to call the comparison terrible but not be able to acknowledge the many advantages LeBron has had in his Lakers run vs MJ with the wizards is weak at best. Could Jordan have had one more finals run with a real superstar on the wizards, pbly. How would LeBron's years as a laker look without play ins or Davis...likely basement dwelling like Jordan was
@@shanaeverowe9626 advantages??? Dawg . This past season n the 2020 season were the only seasons AD was healthy. Since bron n AD became teammates, bron has played more laker games than AD. Not to mention AD was inconsistent with his play … 27, 15 one night .. the very next game mf would have 10 and 7 … INCONSISTENT. Last season was the most consistent AD has been since 2020.
@@shanaeverowe9626 and lebron is 204-145 with the lakers.
Lebron Lakers had WAYYY more success than Mj Wizards😂 They won a title and yet they still have Finals predictions for a 40 year old man. I dont remember them having Mj at championship or bust predicaments
😂😂😂😂😂😂 delusional
Yall predictions have been wrong 5 years in a row and yet here u go again and the team hasn’t gotten worse😂 did yall predict them winning one playoff game or every year being saved by the play in tournament 😂
@@dapperdon5428how are they saved by the playin tournament when they’ve never lost a playin game, or been below the 8 seed? I swear nba is the only sport where people who literally know nothing will give their opinions like fact.
I don't know if at 42 I finally grew up over the off season or not.. but this show now seems so dumb, childish and bubblegum pop coverage of the NBA.
He didnt have nobody mj only had butlers stop it a davis
LOL I don’t even think Michael Jordan himself would agree with this. They have underachieved a whole lot since that championship riddled with injuries and the league got better and Rob Pelinka never wants to put a good team around LeBron James Anthony Davis isn’t enough.
That's the dumbest take I've ever seen
It’s never even when u dealing with a consistent loser
Give me lakers bron over wizards jordan any day 😂
Better team, better organization. MJ had no all-star
@@Hubtones1MJ wasn’t even an all star lol
.no NBA player ever begged for respect like LeBron does 😂😂😂😂😂
You mean A.D’s lakers
@@Dj252king Jordan made the 2002 & 2003 ASGs...lie again
How many playoff wins did MJ have with the wizards I genuinely don’t know and I’m curious
Lebron has more rings in LA than MJ has playoff points with the Wizards. ESPN is garbage.
The fact that MJ pops up in EVERYTHING is just a testament to his greatness which remains UNTOUCHABLE
ESPN the Laker Hater Network. Whoever wrote this segment should fired immediately it’s embarrassing.
No more titles in LA til Lebron retires / Redick is fired / & Bronny is cut in 2026
Kobe not having multiple MVPS is crazy.
No one mentioned INJURIES
Robert Horry has 7 NBA Championship rings!!
And no MVP's😂
Role player alert 😂😂
Who ?? What ?? Where ?? When ?? No reason to even ask why !!!
I would’ve traded reaves for d Murray in a heartbeat
Steph Curry Is My Favorite All Time Player
I swear someone at ESPN is signed to the Jordan brand; Stephen A and whoever else has signed a NDA with Jordan
You guys realize that ESPN gets paid everytime they talk about Jordan right?
MJ didn't have a top 10 player next to him in Washington. Oh, and MJ still played elite defense in those two years.
No, LeBron and his Lakers are not like the wizards
Where was the elite defense when Kobe dropped 55 pts on his head??? 🤣🤣🤣
No he did not play elite defense... Also Stackhouse and Hamilton are no bums.. . Stackhouse was 2nd in scoring 2yrs prior
@@chrislee3053they weren't bums, but they also weren't anywhere close to a top 10 player like AD is
@@jacobyjonez9900 Stackhouse w\ the Pistons the yr before and the year before that was definitely a top 15 player at least
@@chrislee3053 nah, he was a good scorer that's about it, AD is a legit superstar why is stackhouse even being mentioned in comparison to AD it's not close
If there were playins when MJ was with the Wizards he would have made it both seasons with their record. They were just a few games back from making the playoffs.
Lakers are Super Far off 😂 this is the *worst lakers roster post LeBron era vs the more competitive competition
Lakers have 1% chance with the current roster.. Dlo is super trash😂
Thank you tim bontemps for telling the truth. You can tell Chingy, Perkins, malika don't wanna here the truth.
LeKaren is nothing without better players on his team. 6 NBA championships losses is sad and the most turnovers is even worse.
LeKaren is the goat of begging for respect
This is a hilarious troll
Get that hate out of your heart
Why are we still putting a microphone in front of Perkins?
they are that desperate for lebron to be the goat that they are counting lebron winning a ring as a gm makes him the goat brooooo
Stop comparing Steph Curry to LeBron James‼️LeBron James is the greatest player of all time…Steph Curry is not on that level
Sports talk is so ridiculous now
I see how lebron keeps Jordan relevant.
Dude the wizards back then would’ve traded their whole team for a player like Anthony Davis! Lol.
The Kobe snub is EGREGIOUS!
LeGoat puts MJ to shame in those wizard years. MJ’s ego is the reason any team he’d be on late in his career wouldn’t do much.
For the past 2 years the Lakers needed 1 more all star. But they can’t get one can they?
The disrespect on LeGoat. Shameful video
LBJ WILL NEVER LIFT L.A TO A CHIP AGAIN! because NOBODY else CAN GET INTO A RYTHYM PLAYING WITH THIS GUY! so yes....LBJ will get his #'s but NOBODY ELSE will find any chemistry cause hes just not good enuff anymore to DOMINATE on that level. I actually think they should SHOP HIM & see what they can get elsewhere. Imagine if the lakers had KD INSTEAD. Or shey alexander.... WITH AD!
Chiney, stop glazing Perk!! He was NOT a star in his role on no team!! Boston or OKC!! 💯
Chiney is the best analyst on this show... Comes with cogent arguments... Funny... But she can get serious. Chiney is the best.😊
Come on Man.. You guys 21 years and not realize that you can put nobody in the same table with Michael Jeffrey Jordan. When the goat ate, he spit out his plate so that no one would eat...
No Comparison‼️
whats worse than espn uploading silly videos with sillt titles when there is no nba games and they clearly have nothing to talk about? nothing.
Lakers cannot beat Dallas in a 6 game series. I’m not even taking it to 7
Are we really comparing MJs Wizards situation?!
MJs wizards should have never happened 😭 it ruined his legacy!
Brons Lakers is the best way to finish a career with a chip and his son joining up!
Shout out Jesus fr 😭
Perk gets denser and denser with each passing day
For goodness sake please stop pushing the narrative of lebron and Jordan in the same caliber? Just stop. Lebron style is more similar to magic than Jordan, why do you people continue to put LBJ and Jordan in the same category? Just stop it
Maybe because they both played basketball in the nba genius
@@cherimoneeboone7127 Again lebron style of player is more similar to magic than Jordan. Do you not understand? Those two should be compared not Jordan.
@@MarshallDTeach533 no I don’t understand like I said they both play basketball all nba player can be compared to each other
ESPN pure rubbish now. Just came to comment and not watch this farce. The depths these people will go to promote Lebron makes me sick.
all they need is perimeter defence. and everybody hits some shots fr