Kobe at 11? Steph Over KD? LeBron at 2??

🚨 TL;DR

Bleacher Report dropped their "Top 100 NBA Players of All Time" list.

• Kobe Bryant at #11 = absurd.

• Steph Curry at #10 over KD? Insulting.

• LeBron James at #2? Over Kareem? Over Magic? Over the history books? Nope.

This list is analytics-ignorant, context-blind, and hype-infected.
We ran the stats, checked the eras, and here’s why it’s broken.

🧨 Let’s Fix This Fast

B/R's Top 10:

LeBron is NOT above MJ.
But he's also not comfortably above Kareem, Magic, or even Shaq.

📊 By the Numbers: Why LeBron at #2 Doesn’t Hold

Context matters.
LeBron’s 4–6 Finals record, superteam blueprint, and defensive decline dock him in GOAT-adjacent rankings.

🧠 Kobe Bryant vs. Those Above Him

Career Facts:

• 5 rings

• 2 Finals MVPs

• 12x All-Defense (9x First Team)

• 15x All-NBA

• 33,643 points (4th all-time)

• Most iconic 81-point game since Wilt

How is Duncan, who never averaged 26+ in a single season, ranked ahead of this?

🔥 KD Disrespected at #13

• 4x Scoring Champ

• 2x Finals MVP

• Career 27.3 PPG

• True Shooting % over 60% for his career

• Top 5 offensive player of all time. Period.

🧊 Steph at #10?

• Most influential? Yes.

• But not a top-10 all-around player.

• Zero Finals MVPs in first 3 titles. Zero All-Defensive selections.

• Peak KD > Peak Steph, and it’s not close statistically.

Bleacher Report delivered a flashy list. But the data doesn’t back the order.

• Kobe Bryant is a top 5 player — not fringe top 10.

• KD is a top 10 lock.

• Steph and Duncan got narrative bumps.

• LeBron at #2? Not over Kareem, Magic, or Shaq without real scrutiny.

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