NBA legend Isiah Thomas says Michael Jordan played in a different era, which didn’t have the same level of competitiveness as today’s NBA, via Brad Botkin of CBS Sports:
“I think this generation is not getting enough credit for what they’re doing. Because the athletes that are in this generation are so far superior than what was in my generation. Jordan was the best athlete that we had ever seen, from an athletic standpoint, there are like 10 or 11 guys in the NBA right now with Jordan’s athleticism. We didn’t have that back then. With what [Kevin Durant] and LeBron are doing, if you put them back in the era of the ’80s, with their talent, their athleticism, and their skill, who’s the GOAT,” Thomas said.
