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O Neal shows off the "President s Mountain" of NBA history! James beats Jordan and ranks first, Kobe Curry is three or four

6:41am, 8 May 2025Basketball

NBA legend center O'Neal forwarded a picture of "NBA History President Mountain" on social media. The top four historical sites in his mind are: James, Jordan, Kobe, and Curry.

This ranking is very different from traditional cognition - Jordan retreated from "GOAT" (best in history), James topped O'Neal's heart, while Curry beats legends such as Magician and Jabbar to the top four, and O'Neal himself did not appear in the picture.

James is the only data monster that has completed 40,000 + 10,000 + 10,000. Jordan's 6 championships are of course great, but Kobe's disciples are all over the league, and Curry redefined basketball with three-pointers. The controversial point is that O'Neal completely ignored Jabbar (6 championships + 6MVP) and Russell (11 championships), and even ranked Curry before the Magician.

O'Neal ranked James first, and the possible core logic is "data crush + dividends of the times". The "411 Project" with 4 championships + 40,000 points + 10,000 assists in James' career is unprecedented, while Jordan's total score is "only" 32,000, and assists and rebounds are completely suppressed. But the controversy is that James' championships are not as many as Jordan, and his key ball skills have been repeatedly questioned. But James maintained his peak for 20 years in the era of information explosion, which was far more difficult than Jordan.

Kobe can squeeze out Duncan and the Magician into the top four, perhaps because of his status as the "Mamba disciple". New generation stars such as Tatum, Booker, and Irving publicly declared that they like Kobe, and the global memorial activities after Kobe's death further amplified his cultural influence. As Kobe's former teammate, O'Neal was obviously moved by this "rear wave thrust"; children nowadays are imitating Kobe's backwardness, not Jordan.

Curry ranked fourth and subverted traditions. He "teared the traditional basketball rules with three-pointers". The NBA averaged three-pointers to more than 30 times in the past decade. The Lakers even had the wonder of "five small lineups playing the second half" this season. However, Curry only has one FMVP, which is one of the reasons why the voices of doubters still exist.

What dissatisfied the old-school fans the most was O'Neal's "ignorance" of legends at the same position. Jabbar holds 6 MVPs and scores second in NBA history. Russell's 11 rings have yet to be broken, but O'Neal's evaluation is full of "center-forwards".

After exploring the essence, O'Neal has become a commentator in recent years and is well aware of the law of "black and red are also red". The topics of James VS Jordan and Curry VS Magicians have tens of millions of traffic, and Kobe fans' combat power is even the top fan circle.

O's President Hill ranking may not be the truth, but it is definitely a "big truth". It nakedly reveals the value orientation of the contemporary NBA: data is greater than championships, innovation is higher than tradition, and traffic is better than honor.

When fans quarreled over "Will James surpass Jordan?", O'Neal might hide behind the screen and count the traffic revenue and laugh: "You keep arguing, the more you quarrel, the more you quarrel, the more you quarrel, the more you quarrel, the more you quarrel, the more you quarrel, the more you quarrel, the more you quarrel, the more you quarrel, the more you quarrel, the more you become, the more you become.

As for historical status? Everyone has different views and positions, and there is no recognized NBA history presidential roster; but Kobe, James, and Curry are all leaders of their respective eras and are great enough; now the Lakers led by James have been eliminated 4-1 by the Timberwolves, and the Warriors have now taken a 3-2 lead, and Curry still has a chance to compete for the championship. As fans, we are very glad that we can still see such a grand scene and should cherish it.

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