Reply #15: not yet, he can't

[northzax]

He has the physical skills and talent, no question, but he doesn't have the dagger yet. If he develops that steel will, he could be worth the money (although if he's smart, he'll take less, like Jordan learned to, to allow for more money to be spent on people around him, Nike's already throwing him $100 million, who needs another?) He can't pick up a team in the final game of a series and will a victory yet, without that skill, he's no more than a talented novelty.

And yes, I think it will come, to some extent. I don't think he'll ever have the same burn that Magic and Jordan had in their primes, because the game is so different, and they were 29 or 30 at the time. Give him time, don't call him Jordan yet (although I'd rather have LeBron that Kobe at this point) Jordan's brilliance came from never losing the big game, once he learned to win it. He intimidated his way past so many teams, his teammates knew they would win the big games, he knew that they would win, and the oppponents knew it as well. When JAmes has that skill, to accompany his absolutely freakish basketball skills, then he will become an immortal.