BIG 3 Comparation

JORDAN vs BRYANT vs JAMES FIRST 10 SEASONS This trio of NBA superstars has a total 13 Championships, 10 Most Valuable Player, 10 Finals MVP, 2 Rookie of the Year, 38 All-Star Games, 9 All-Star Game MVP, 13 Points per game season leader, 29 All-Defensive First Team and 7 Olympic medals, but who was actually the best in his first 10 seasons in the NBA? You decide. HEAT BULLS 23 LAK 24 Michael Jordan Kobe Bryant LeBron James Chicago Bulls 1984-85 / 1994-95 Los Angeles Lakers 1996-97 / 2005-06 Age: 27 Cleveland Cavaliers & Miami Heat 2003-04 / 2012-13 Age: 31 Age: 28 TEAMS PLAYED NBA DRAFT 1st round 3rd pick • 3rd overall Chicago Bulls 1984 1st round 13th pick • 13th overall 1st round 1st pick • 1st overall Charlotte Hornets 1996 Cleveland Cavaliers 2003 TOTAL POINTS 21,998 16,866 21,081 POINTS PER GAME 32.2 23.9 27.6 MOST VALUABLE PLAYER 1987-88 1990-91 1991-92 1995-96 1997-98 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2011-12 2012-13 CHAMPIONSHIPS WINS fitl 1991 1992 1993 1996 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2009 2010 2012 2013 FINALS MVP 11 1991 1992 1993 1996 1997 1998 2009 2010 2012 2013 ALL-STAR GAMES 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1998 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 1990 1991 1992 1993 1996 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2009 2010 ☆☆** *☆** 1997 1998 2002 2003 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2011 2012 2013 ALL-STAR GAME MVP 1987-88 1995-96 1997-98 2001-02 2006-07 2008-09 2010-11 2005-06 2007-08 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR NBA NBA 1984-85 NO 2003-04 PPG SEASON LEADER 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-9O 1990-91 2005-06 2007-08 1991-92 1992-93 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 2006-07 OLYMPIC MEDALS 1984 Gold 1992 Gold 2008 Gold 2012 Gold 2004 Bronze 2008 Gold 2012 Gold SLAM DUNK CONTEST 1987 1988 1997 NO POINTS PER GAME THE FIRST TEN SEASONS THE REST OF SEASONS 2nd 27.2 12th 29.6 14th 27.0 1st 3rd 37.1 35.0 22.7 314 4th 5th 32.5 30.0 6th 33.6 7th 31.5 8th 9th 10th 11th 13th 28.7 15th 16th 17th 27.3 31.6 30.4 25.3 20.0 28.2 30.1 32.6 35.4 27.9 20.9 27.3 28.4 30.0 26.7 27.6 26.9 28.3 26.8 22.9 7.6 15.4 19.9 22.5 28.5 25.2 29.7 24.0 27.1 26.8 Guard-Forward • 66 • 195 lbs • 02/17/1963 in Brooklyn, NY Guard • 66 • 200 Ibs • 08/23/1978 in Philadelphta, PA Forward • 68 • 240 Ibs • 12/30/1984 in Akron, OH FIELD GOALS % 3-PT FIELD GOALS % FREE THROWS % 000 000 000 .514 .451 .490 .307 .336 .337 .845 .834 .747 REBOUNDS 4,336 3,634 5,553 All-NBA 1st Tearm All-Defensive 1st GAMES MINUTES PLAYED ASSISTS STEALS 684 707 765 26,510 25,239 30,374 4,025 3,148 5,302 1,845 1,059 1,323 4 4 Infographic by Alejandro Colmenárez • Sources: www.nba.com & www.basketball-reference.com • Photos: AFP, AP & NBA