In the latest episode of “Throwing Bones,” Green joined former Warriors forward Juan Toscano-Anderson and actor Rome Flynn to discuss his top five NBA players of all time, with him making one notable admission about who the greatest player of all-time as.
He named LeBron James as the best player ever and Michael Jordan the number 2.
“My top five is LJ [LeBron James] No. 1, MJ [Michael Jordan] No. 2, Kob [Kobe Bryant] No. 3, Steph [Curry] No. 4, and Shaq [Shaquille O’Neal] No. 5,” Green said. “Bron started in ’03. By 2005, Bron was the best player in the NBA.
Green added that regardless of how basketball evolved, James always adapted and won at every juncture.
“When you look at the teams that Bron has carried to championships or carried to the Finals, MJ didn’t beat the greatest team ever assembled,” Green continued. “Nor did he run up against the greatest team ever assembled every year.”
The greatest team ever assembled would be referring to when James and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the 73-9 Warriors team in the 2016 NBA Finals.
“You look at the skillset that Bron has, there’s nobody that has ever played the game of basketball that can do what LeBron James does on a basketball court. Nobody,” Green said.
“Michael Jordan could do just about all that LeBron James does except for, he for damn sure couldn’t pass like Bron.”
Green reiterated that he loves Jordan but places a lot on the fact that LeBron has been so effective for so long and his unique skillset is why Green places the Lakers star over Jordan.
“Going to the Finals year after year after year, Bron went eight or nine straight,” Green told Toscano-Anderson and Flynn. “MJ took a break, right in the heat of that s–t. Bron didn’t take a break. You know what he did? Went again and again and again and again and again.
“So, for me, that’s why it’s Bron over MJ for me.”
For now, all the focus for the Warriors will be on winning their eighth championship, and Green who’s averaging 8.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 7.1 assists will look to do more and help Golden State defend their title.
After a pour start to the season, the Lakers are starting to find their groove as they are currently 10-12. The Western Conference is so clogged up that another three wins could take them from 12th to 6th place.
