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Millions of fans around the world consider NBA legend Michael Jordan the GOAT of the game. A lot of players and analysts are of the same opinion. And a lot of former and current NBA superstars looked up to him growing up. Over the course of his career, Jordan has won six NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls and won six Finals MVP awards. He has also won five NBA MVP awards among other accolades. Because of the way he dominated the game, he is considered to be one of the best ever players.

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However, the question always persists. And the arguments are infinite. While some would consider the number of titles, some would consider all-time stats, etc. Recently, analyst Nick Wright shared a list of players who he considers as the Top 50 of the last 50 years. And it has garnered a lot of attention due to its debatable stance.

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Surprisingly for many, Wright’s Top 50 of the last 50 years doesn’t have Michael Jordan at the top of the list. And it has split fans and players alike on social media. While many fans have let their opinion be known, now, NBA champion, Kyle Kuzma has as well.

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Kyle Kuzma believes Michael Jordan should be at the top of every list

Like every MJ fan, Kuzma can’t believe that Michael Jordan isn’t at the top of Nick Wright’s list. So he responded to the list with a comment of his own. And it?has over 11,000 likes and over 500 retweets so far. Nick Wright had left the top spot blank, indicating it’d be LeBron James at the top because he’s nowhere else to be found in the list. Also, the analyst has always been vocal about being a James fan.

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However, Kuzma, who has played with LeBron James for three years with the Los Angeles Lakers, doesn’t think so. He was also a part of the title-winning team in 2020. After joining the Washington Wizards last year, Kuzma has improved his averages with added minutes on the court. He averaged 17.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game last season.

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Kuzma was one of five Lakers players who were traded to the Wizards in exchange for former MVP Russell Westbrook. What looked like a blockbuster deal for the Lakers at the time, didn’t turn out the way fans expected. The Lakers failed to make the playoffs as new incoming star Westbrook struggled all season long.

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And a lot of fans have subsequently questioned the decision to trade?the young core of the team for?Westbrook. It will be interesting to see what the future holds for Westbrook with the purple and gold.

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Bagavathi Eswaran

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Bagavathi Eswaran is a senior NBA writer at EssentiallySports, having a strong passion for the sport since the age of ten. As a former college player, Bagavathi has been following the NBA for more than a decade and has found his calling in writing about the sport. He has used his expertise in covering the NBA, as well as other arenas of the sport, to write more than 1400 articles at ES. Bagavathi's pieces on the increasingly dominant presence of European basketball and those following the journey of women-ballers are particularly noteworthy. Along with being a full-time writer, he is also a part of a group of young coaches groomed as trainers by Junior NBA. Bagavathi has trained players from schools and colleges, as well as underprivileged students who can attend the camps for free.

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