Both Jordan and Lebron are the G.O.A.T.s of their generations but Rich Paul is Lebron's agent and it's obvious what he's trying to do here. Pippen was home grown and a part of the Chicago Bull's farm system. Same with Horace Grant, etc. As much as I respect Lebron those first rings he got came from him joining D-Wade's team...who was already a NBA World Champion before Lebron.
Rich Paul on Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen's Bulls teams:
"[Pippen] was the most impactful player on the team. If you unplug Scottie Pippen off that team, Jordan is 0-for-6."
That’s the thing. All those guys have championships and that’s what people respect the most. James Harden has never missed the playoffs but has 0 championships.
Donovan Mitchell defends James Harden, saying that LeBron James and Michael Jordan also struggled on big stages
“Yeah, sure, has he had some rough moments? I’m sure we all have. LeBron [James] is one of the greatest players ever. We don’t really speak on the [Dallas] Mavericks [NBA] Final [in 2011] when he struggled [with the Miami Heat]. We don’t speak on [Michael] Jordan taking eight years to get to the Finals. We speak on the wins.”
(Via https://t.co/4DwftgTXSB)
Harden hasn't been "Super Saiyan" Harden ever since going with the braided hair look. I dunno what happened. I was a big Harden fan. These days I'm not so sure so much anymore but you can't yelp but notice the significant step back (no pun intended) since 2020. I'd still like to see him with a championship.