Lebron didn’t need Magic or Stockton

The Lakers star is the second-highest scorer in NBA history without a star guard to support him in his career.

With Saturday’s 38 points against Washington, Lebron James surpassed Karl Malone as the second-best scorer in NBA history and now he’s only after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Unlike Karl Malone, who scored a good part of his points in the NBA thanks to John Stockton (all-time leader in assists), Lebron James he didn’t need a star guard to nurture him at any stage of his career. Kareem had Magicthe best point guard of all time.

LeBron he never needed a point guard to score, most of his points have come from an exemplary way of making decisions without monopolizing the game or forcing shots, he will not even be remembered as a scorer as a primary condition of his game. LeBron he has played it by making the right decision, even if that means giving up the silver to a teammate in a better position to shoot at the hoop in a final moment.

Kareem at the same age as today LeBron (37 years 3 months) had scored 5,300 points less than the ones he adds today Jameswhich means that LeBron If he decides to continue playing until he is 42 years old, as the star center did, he could shatter the mark and leave a figure that only a player who arrives in the league at 18 and plays at the highest level for 25 years could aspire to break. years.

Yes LeBron He decides to wait to play with his son in the NBA, we are talking about at least two more seasons and his rhythm as a scorer does not present warning symptoms, quite the opposite.

These are their numbers for the last 8 games, including two 50-point games:

• Points per game: 35.4

• Rebounds per game: 8.9

• Assists per game: 5.9

• Field goal percentage: 53.8

• 3-point shooting percentage: 40.3

Another point to consider is the high level of efficiency of LeBron, throughout his career and has 14 seasons with a field goal percentage of over 48 percent. Michael Jordan had 10 and Kobe none.

LeBron it will retire as top 5 in almost all statistical categories, but the one with the most points is full stop. Many will continue to discuss whether or not it is the best in history, but the discussion of being the most complete has been closed for a while.