(02-19-2021, 01:34 PM)cow Wrote: Yes. It cements Luka being here for those years.
I think it's between he and Wilt as the greatest athletes the sport has ever seen and that might extend to all of sports. Got to throw my guy Bo Jackson if the conversation is expanded to all of sports. If we find out that LeBron is a robot or an alien, it wouldn't surprise me. The mileage on him and his level of play is unprecedented.
Lebron length of career at a high level is elite among the elite. I think only Kareem actually performed at as high a level for as long as Lebron although a few got close. Dirk for example played long but not remaining at that level of performance on the backend.
As awesome as Lebron is though I think Wilt was at yet another level in terms of athleticism. Chamberlain was giant at over 7 foot but that size basically never comes packaged with top class track & field decathlete bona fides, world class strength, agility and exceptional skill too.
Most of Wilts best athletic years were not captured on video, just clips of rare footage. The 100 point game isn't even viewable. His real prime years are just written about in newspapers, like when he was dominating pro ball at 16, under a fake name, or flashing skills as Harlem Globetrotter.
If you look at his agility and skill level at 17 just in a short clip its clear the jumping, speed, agility and skill would translate to any era.