Beijing time on April 18 news, a few days ago, when asked who is the best player in the league at present, former NBA player Richard Jefferson gave an interesting answer.
Jefferson has worked with James with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but he believes that both James and Curry are no longer the best players in the NBA right now, and neither of them even belongs to the group of the best players at the moment.
In Jefferson's view, players such as Jokic, Alphabet Brother Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid are the best players in the league so far.
"Who is the best player today? Neither of these goods is obviously the best player in the league! Well, first look, James still has a place at the moment, and even though he's been doing well, his team has been losing, so they're too old, these guys are outdated, they were the people who ruled the league five years ago. ”
"There are players at the moment who are better than them (Curry and James). Far from it, just this season, like Alphabet Brother, Jokic, Embiid (all better than them). Jefferson said.
It can be seen that in Jefferson's eyes, the current James and the James who won the championship with him are no longer players of the same level. This past season, James can still average 30.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game, shooting a combined shooting rate of 52.4%, but the Lakers have only achieved a record of 33 wins and 49 losses, and they have not made the playoffs.