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Comparing the first five seasons of Luka Doncic, Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Kobe Bryant’s career using stats, championships, individual accolades, and advanced stats.
In recent weeks, Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd made some controversial comments when asked about star point guard Luka Doncic. Kidd boldly claimed that Doncic was already on the same level as NBA legends such as Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Kobe Bryant. As outlandish as this seems from Kidd, we decided to compare these four superstars through their first five seasons in the NBA. Seeing as Doncic has yet to complete his sixth season, it is only fair to the validity of the comparison to use every player’s first five seasons.
Using every metric from advanced stats to individual awards to overall playoff success on the team level, we can put this conversation to rest swiftly and efficiently, decisively concluding which one of these NBA stars had the greatest start to their career.
Best Stats
1. Michael Jordan – 32.6 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 5.9 APG, 2.8 SPG, 1.2 BPG (4 Points)
2. Luka Doncic – 27.6 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 8.0 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.4 BPG (3 Points)
3. LeBron James – 27.3 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 6.6 APG, 1.8 SPG, 0.8 BPG (2 Points)
4. Kobe Bryant – 18.5 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 3.4 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.7 BPG (1 Point)
NBA Championships And Finals Appearances
1. Kobe Bryant – 2 NBA Championships, 2 Finals Appearances (4 Points)
2. LeBron James – 0 NBA Championships, 1 Finals Appearance (3 Points)
T3. Michael Jordan – 0 NBA Championships, 0 Finals Appearances (0 Points)
T3. Luka Doncic – 0 NBA Championships, 0 Finals Appearances (0 Points)
Major Awards
1. Michael Jordan – 8 Major Awards – 1x MVP, 1x Defensive Player Of The Year, 1x Rookie Of The Year, 1x All-Star Game MVP, 3x Scoring Champ, 1x Steals Champ (4 Points)
2. LeBron James – 4 Major Awards – 1x Rookie Of The Year, 2x All-Star Game MVP, 1x Scoring Champ (3 Points)
3. Luka Doncic – 1 Major Award – 1x Rookie Of The Year (2 Points)
4. Kobe Bryant – 0 Major Awards (0 Points)
