Not happy about this.
There is no 4th.
MJ
Kobe
Bron
There is nobody at their level.
There are great INDIVIDUAL players sure. There are no “will a team to a chip” players.
And no: Curry does not will teams to championships because chips are won defensively also and this dude can’t even defend his own wife let alone an NBA player.
I pray we see a Lakers chip in 2025-26. It’ll be a wrap for a while once Bron is gone. Sure Luka will go off, but no Bron.. will make a chip way, way more unrealistic for my Lakers.
So… this has to be the year.
Magic Johnson was able to win championships WITHOUT air conditioning. Bron had to be carried off the court by pallbearers, last time he tried to play in a playoff game without air conditioning. And no one willed their team to a championship more than Magic, when Kareem went out for the Finals, and Magic played all 5 positions, as a 20 year old: 42 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and a block.
Recency bias is crazy.