Will Lebron have a better career than Magic?

[305 till I die]

If there is someone LeBron should be compared to its Magic, They are basically the same player.

[b@llhog24]

He's on pace to.

[barreleffact]

No way at all. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it didnt take Magic 8 years to get a ring. In fact, he got one as a rookie and ended with 5. I just don't see it happening. He could have a better STATISTICAL career, but only that IMO.

[LakersIn5]

No way at all. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it didnt take Magic 8 years to get a ring. In fact, he got one as a rookie and ended with 5. I just don't see it happening. He could have a better STATISTICAL career, but only that IMO.

better supporting cast

[bucketss]

No way at all. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it didnt take Magic 8 years to get a ring. In fact, he got one as a rookie and ended with 5. I just don't see it happening. He could have a better STATISTICAL career, but only that IMO.

not all players get to play in LA and with KAREEM their first year.


and correct me if im wrong didn't mj say he would go back to school if the bulls were to draft him. so he wasn't even willing to try to go through what lebron did.

[barreleffact]

The fact remains he asked about career and from start to finish, Magic's was better. I stated Lebron may go down as more dominant statistically, but I doubt that honestly. When you are in that elite of company you are basically splitting hairs.

[RonE Coleman]

5 rings.

No

[The goods]

He does play more like magic, but I'd still take magic but mainly because he was the perfect PG.

[Il Mago50]

Statistically probably. Rings wise I doubt it with Wade breaking down while Westbrook and Durant, Griffin and Paul, etc are in his way to get anywhere near 5 rings.

[b@llhog24]

He does play more like magic, but I'd still take magic but mainly because he was the perfect PG.

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[ILLUSIONIST^248]

No. Right behind him though.

[JEDean89]

lebron shouldn't do the 3 superstar team when the heat are broken up. i think he should find a good center and then fill out the cast with nice players but not superstars at every position. i think of what he could be like on a team like the nuggets who have good but not great players at every position. if the heat had a like marcin gortat, goran dragic and and some other 8 mil dollar PF instead of having chris bosh they would have been a much better team. i just think it's near impossible to build a complete team around 3 20 million dollar contracts.

but ya magic will likely have the more storied career because he was more beloved, won 5 championships and played for the lakers.

[ldawg]

Magic is one of those what if. Just think his career was cut short. Lebron can surpass him base on the years played. But if you know the story of Magic then lebron dont stand a real chance.

[LakersSaintsLSU]

5 rings.

No

thank u...these bums are looking at individual stats we lakers fans want rings not mvps and espn spots smh

[amos1er]

Will Lebron have a better career when all is said and done? Tough to tell at this point, but I would put my money on no. As far as a current comparison, Magic after 9 seasons had 5 rings and had much better career than Lebron has now after 9 seasons. The only thing going for Lebron is that Magic tragically contracted the HIV virus and had to retire early...othewise, this would most likely not even be up for debate.

As far as them being the same player, I would have to almost laugh. Magic was a closer from day one. In his rookie year he played center for an injured Kareem in a close out game in the finals and dropped 42, 15, 7 in one of the most clutch performances of all time. Lebron in his second finals appearance after 7 years in the league chocked harder than any other superstar in NBA history. So, no they are not the same player at all. In fact, it is an insult to Magic (arguably the 2nd greatest of all time behind Jordan) to compare him to Lebron.