LeBron James and Stephen Curry have been stalwarts of the game. While the duo may not have advanced to the finals, they did continue to perform well at the highest level. However, despite both of them performing well, a recent ranking list from Bill Simmons has ignited significant controversy. While he did include Stephen Curry in his top 15, Simmons left out King James. And an NBA analyst was not having any of it.
Nick Wright seemed utterly surprised at how James was ignored from the top 15. Wright pointed out how James finished 6th in the MVP voting. This was a tell tale sign of how dominant the Lakers’ legend was this season. Thus, according to Wright, there was no way James was ignored for Curry.
“There’s no way to look at this NBA season & say Steph was better than LeBron, not by (stats, team record, individual accolades, anything),” said Wright.
"There's no way to look at this NBA season and say Steph was better than LeBron… not by stats, team record, individual accolades, not by anything."@getnickwright cannot believe @BillSimmons has LeBron James off his Top 15 players in the NBA & Steph Curry at #7 pic.twitter.com/gJbuKCX1pC
— What’s Wright? with Nick Wright (@WhatsWrightShow) June 2, 2025
Wright also said that, judging fairly, James should have gotten the highest ranking of 5 and the lowest of 10. Instead, Simmons’ ranking Curry 7th seemed way too much for Wright. Meanwhile, still going strong at 40, James recently opened up about his unconventional path to NBA success.
LeBron James Details His Unconventional Journey To NBA Success
LeBron James has truly been a legend. Over the years, his incredible contributions to the sport have elevated him to a GOATed level. As James approaches the twilight of his career, he has the entire NBA divided into two, choosing between him and Michael Jordan about who the NBA GOAT is. Surprisingly, James did not have a conventional path to glory.
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“I didn’t have a basketball trainer until second, third, maybe fourth year in the NBA. Like, my basketball training was just being on the court. Let’s just go hoop. Yeah. Let’s go hoop. 100%. Five on five, or two on two, or three on three,” James said in his recent appearance on ‘Mind The Game’ podcast.
“I didn’t have a basketball trainer until my 2nd, 3rd or 4th year in the NBA. My basketball training was just being on the court. Let’s just go hoop.”
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) June 1, 2025
LeBron James says kids don’t need to grow up working with ‘basketball trainers’ 🤔
(via @mindthegamepod)pic.twitter.com/64GCpGadGa
Thus, with things looking interesting as LeBron James gears up for the next season, it remains to be seen what happens next.
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