On March 24, Beijing time, for many years, the debate between Jordan and James who is the first person in the history of the league has been high, and as James surpasses Carl Malone in the scoring list, and is even expected to surpass Jabbar to become the NBA's all-time scoring champion next season, there are more and more opinions about him being the first person in NBA history. However, I believe that in the eyes of many old fans, a hurdle that James has never been able to cross is the "basketball god" Michael Jordan, because people who have watched Jordan play know that he is the "Buddha" of the basketball world.
In James's heart, he has always believed that he is the first person in the history of the NBA, and some time ago, James publicly issued a statement that he considered himself to be "that person". However, a recent investigation by the US media Hoophype once again poured a basin of cold water on him. U.S. media outlet Hoophype surveyed 52 former/current NBA players and selected the "most influential players of all time." As a result, Jordan dominated the top of the list without suspense, far away from the other players behind him.
Statistics show that Jordan's vote rate is 73.85%, although James ranked 2nd, but the vote rate is "only" 37.69%, from this data, it can be seen that even if Jordan retired for many years, in the hearts of fans, his status is still unshakable, Jordan's vote rate is almost twice that of James. The players in 3rd to 10th place are Iverson (33.08%), Kobe Bryant (32.69%), Magic (28.46%), Curry (27.31%), O'Neal (12.31%), Bird (7.69%), Bill Russell (6.54%) and Abdul-Abdul-Abdul-Jabbar (6.54%).
In this list, Jordan can be described as the only one, the Giáico Magic Library is the second gear, and the last four are the third gear. It is worth mentioning that in the top 10 of the list, only Curry and James are shortlisted. Iverson has no championship, but his influence surpasses Kobe Bryant and Curry, and somewhat unexpectedly, he is the real "uncrowned king". Among the active players, "Thunder Three Young" Durant, Harden and Wei Shao did not make it to the list, Jeremy Lin (Beijing Shougang, 0.77) ranked 23rd, Lillard (0.38) ranked 24th; among retired players, Yao Ming (1.15) ranked 22nd.
Although this is not the direct selection result of the first person in NBA history, in this selection, Jordan once again pressured James, which also made his first person in history the argument self-defeating. In the 75 superstar awards ceremony some time ago, Jordan was highly anticipated, and was invited to the C position on the stage by a number of Hall of Fame supergiants, and James could only stand on the side, which fully shows that Jordan is recognized, with James's current achievements, the gap between him and Jordan is still very large.
James wants to surpass Jordan by at least three more titles, after all, the gold content of 7 championships is more convincing than 6 championships. But now it seems that James wants to accomplish this feat, and it seems that some of them have more than enough and are not enough. Of course, if you want to talk about the first small forward in NBA history, then James is absolutely well-deserved, and in this field, he is the absolute king.