Main reason Lebron is the GOAT

[JustBuzzin]

There’s one thing about Lebron that nobody ever talks about or even remembers; he has done it at an elite level for 2 straight decades!

Think about that. The moment this man stepped in the league he has been elite. Now think about the pain and beating he has took over those 2 decades. This man is not only a great player, but he is also the most durable athlete of all-time. We never give credit to Lebron for his durability. This guy has stood the test of time and is still playing minutes like he is in his prime. Not only is he the GOAT player, but he is also the GOAT at physical conditioning. Lebron took care of his body throughout his entire career. He invested millions in his training the hard work and dedication it takes to do that for 20+ years is crazy.

I was on the MJ bandwagon for a long time, but I think the durability of Lebron has made him my official GOAT over the past few years. MJ has more championships, but he doesn't have the better stats. Lebron makes up for championships with his stats. He's gonna finish top 5 in a lot of major categories when all is said in done. That's why he's the GOAT in my opinion.

[Beethoven]

Love it

[JustBuzzin]

Love it

Durability/Longevity

We never seen someone be this elite for this long.


Brady had his run, but he wasn't elite early in his career. Lebron from 18-40 counting next season has been ELITE!

[Heej]

LeBron played plumbers in the East and won 8 straight. Jordan played plumbers in the 90s and the best he could do was win 6 out of 8

[EmpireFalls]

We never give credit to Lebron for his durability.

I agree with the sentiment but this made me . Every other sentence these days is 'credit to LeBron for his longevity' lol

[scrabbarista]

For me it's winning MVP in season 21 by helping his teammate put up 41/20/6/4 on 67% FG%. Just unprecedentedly powerful play.

[Jta444]

The only reason Lebron plays this long is because he’s still trying to catch Mike. Dude can’t retire and has to break all the stat records just to get him considered. Klutch media brainwashing fans that stats are everything - even above winning. Think about it if their timelines were reversed and Mike played after Lebron Mike would’ve played longer chasing Lebron he probably doesn’t retire early and he will be motivated to chase the 40k record of Bron and end up with even more championships and records. TLDR Mike did MORE with LESS

[FreeBird23]

[Optms]

The only reason Lebron plays this long is because he’s still trying to catch Mike. Dude can’t retire and has to break all the stat records just to get him considered. Klutch media brainwashing fans that stats are everything - even above winning. Think about it if their timelines were reversed and Mike played after Lebron Mike would’ve played longer chasing Lebron he probably doesn’t retire early and he will be motivated to chase the 40k record of Bron and end up with even more championships and records. TLDR Mike did MORE with LESS

He was already the GOAT by 2020, its only cemented now with his longevity. Get over it and bow down to your new LeGOAT. Mike will always hold the peak trophy with his sneakers too. He can have that.

[donato]

Vlade Divac is the GOAT. Why not if we’re just going to make threads about nonsense.

[OriginalRed]

We never give credit to Lebron for his durability.

[donato]

Lebron is a ring-chasing flopper on PEDS. If anything I’d remove him from top five consideration.

[SlimShady83]

Lebron is a ring-chasing flopper on PEDS. If anything I’d remove him from top five consideration.

[Cavsfansince84]

As if we didn't have enough threads open where people go to hate on LeBron now we have this one too.

[NoDopeOnSundays]

He's not, imagine how many titles the other greats would have if they left teams every 4-5 years for other situations in which the team they're going to got several top 3 picks before they got there. What if Jordan had decided to join the Bucks in his return and told them to trade Baker & Robinson for Barkley or Reggie, of course they'd win and you could point to it as him going to a bad team. But, we all know deep down exactly what the play was there.


I think he underachieved in terms of winning titles, after he left the Cavs he went to situations in which the teams had tons of assets to move, he was like a cut throat CEO finding the best situation to go to and strip mine the company of assets before bailing with a golden parachute (titles).

[JustBuzzin]

The only reason Lebron plays this long is because he’s still trying to catch Mike. Dude can’t retire and has to break all the stat records just to get him considered. Klutch media brainwashing fans that stats are everything - even above winning. Think about it if their timelines were reversed and Mike played after Lebron Mike would’ve played longer chasing Lebron he probably doesn’t retire early and he will be motivated to chase the 40k record of Bron and end up with even more championships and records. TLDR Mike did MORE with LESS

Lebron is not trying to catch Mike.

You think this man would still be in LA if he was still chasing championships?

Lebron can easily pull a KD and join the Nuggets in the offseason. That man has moved on to bigger things. He's built a empire and has his sights on ownership. He's just playing for the love of the game at this point.

Also how can you chase someone when you're the GOAT?

[JustBuzzin]

Vlade Divac is the GOAT. Why not if we’re just going to make threads about nonsense.

Bro must be miserable. This is not nonsense.

[JustBuzzin]

Lebron is a ring-chasing flopper on PEDS. If anything I’d remove him from top five consideration.

Bro so miserable he posted twice. How did you go from this is nonsense to full on hate mode.

[76thBearCub]

We never give credit to Lebron for his durability.

I agree with the sentiment but this made me . Every other sentence these days is 'credit to LeBron for his longevity' lol

That's basically all it says in the op tho. Just in slightly different ways...

[C3H6N6O6]

Why can't you guys have the GOAT debates in the offseason?
There is a very interesting playoff race in the West both at top and bottom among teams that are actually talented. A bunch of great games coming up as well as interesting discussions about MVP, DPOY and All-NBA teams.
Focus on them.