LeBron James’ Accomplishments Came Against Better Opponents

Michael Jordan might’ve exhibited the basketball equivalent of homicidal tendencies when playing against his peers, but there are many who’ll argue that he played against a level of talent that was far below what LeBron James has faced throughout his career.

There’s little question that James’ arrival into the NBA was part of an almost unprecedented “talent boom,” with many of his contemporaries likely to be ranked among the game’s greatest players when it’s all said and done. And he didn’t just beat individual players, exclusively; don’t forget that James’ led the Cleveland Cavaliers to an NBA title over the Golden State Warriors team that won an NBA record 73 regular season games.