There have been many comparisons between LeBron James and Michael Jordan after ‘The Last Dance’, a Chicago Bulls dynasty documentary came out. But, how would the two do playing together on the same team? Some basketball personalities think such duo could have worked and that the Los Angeles Lakers superstar would have been ‘Pippen on steroids’.
Though it would have depended on when the two would have teamed up. If both were established superstars when joining forces, things might have not been so smooth. According to an Eastern Conference GM, young James teaming up with MJ would have made him a ‘bigger, badder version’ of Pippen.
Per Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report:
Getting along with the NBA’s current top dog, LeBron James, would’ve depended on when they joined forces.
“If he had got LeBron early, [James] would’ve deferred right away,” the first Eastern Conference GM says. “He would’ve been a bigger, badder version of Scottie.”
A former head coach and now Western Conference assistant agrees. “LeBron loves to facilitate,” he says. “He’s Pippen on steroids.”
