Neither LeBron James nor Michael Jordan: Brooklyn Nets’ Star Has a Surprise Pick for the GOAT

There is a school of thought that believes the current generation players like LeBron James, and Kevin Durant could not compete in the NBA in the 1980s and the 1990s. However, Brooklyn Nets player Spencer Dinwiddie disregarded the belief.

Referring to an NBA analyst talking about how James and Durant would not have dominated in the past, Dinwiddie tweeted: “These dudes are high. Basketball, just like everything else, follows a path of evolution. Nobody avg 50 in today’s NBA. If anybody was gonna do it, KD would’ve.”

He further elaborated on his thoughts with more tweets. He chose neither Michael Jordan nor LeBron James as the Greatest of All Time (GOAT). While he acknowledged Jordan had the best prime years in the NBA, he believed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the GOAT.

As Dinwiddie said, many could only dream of the career Jordan had, especially in the 1990s, when his Chicago Bulls dominated the NBA. In the eight years between 1990 and 1998, Bulls won six titles. And Jordan was not playing the two seasons when they didn’t win the titles. He was the Finals MVP in all the six seasons that he won the title. Playing 14 seasons in all, Jordan was an NBA All-Star in each of the seasons and a scoring champion in 10 of them.

However, Dinwiddie believed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was a better overall player.

He supported his statement on Kareem being the GOAT by saying, “Going back to HS and College, Kareems body of work is undeniable. Practically undefeated. Won NCAA championship all 3 years he played. Longevity in NBA, titles, all-time scorer and single most unstoppable shot,”

LeBron James is the greatest athlete of all-time

Dinwiddie, however, had other choices for the greatest athlete the game has ever seen. While Jordan is known for his athleticism, Dinwiddie believed he was far from being the most athletic player in the NBA.

“Here’s another note for all y’all blowing up my mentions saying MJ had a 50-inch vert. That’s like the difference between a hand time 40yd dash and a laser timed 40yd dash. Stop relying on speculation. The greatest ‘athlete’ in NBA history bar none is LBJ. Not even that close in my opinion,” he tweeted.