I laugh when people bring up LeBron “only” winning 4 championships in his career, because since the start of the 21st century (2001), NOBODY has won more than 4 titles; not Kobe, not Duncan, not Curry, not KD, not Giannis, not Jokić. In fact, the number of rings from a single player / team has gradually decreased over time. Bill Russell has 11, Kareem has 6, Magic has 5, MJ has 6, Kobe has 5, Duncan has 5, Curry has 4, LeBron has 4, KD has 2, Giannis & Jokić are 30 years-old and both have 1.
You know why that is? The talent continuously gets better, which means the competition becomes tougher, and that results in more Parody. The days of players racking up crazy amounts of titles are over because of that. Old-heads don’t want to accept that Quality is more valuable than Quantity, hence the constant discrediting.
The most FMVPs, the most MVPs, tied for most titles, the most points, 2nd most assists, 3rd most rebounds, most All-NBAs, most playoff points + rebounds + assists + steals in the 21st Century. That’s LeBron James, in the best era of them all. Don’t talk to me about someone else being the GOAT.