Kobe Bryant and LeBron James are two of the greatest players in NBA history. Bryant was dominating the NBA when James entered the league in 2003. Since then, until 2020, Bryant and James were part of 13 of the 17 NBA Finals. But fans often wonder – who was the better player between the two of them? One former All-Star reveals his pick of the two.

Stoudemire picks Kobe Bryant over LeBron

Former NBA All-Star and current Brooklyn Nets assistant coach Amar’e Stoudemire gave an interview recently. When asked about who was harder to guard between Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, he seemed to struggle with an answer. Stoudemire noted that Kobe was intellectually on another level, but James was more explosive. But he picked Kobe for his lack of weaknesses.

“Kobe has a different intellect with the game. Well, he talked whenever you talked to him, he was all business and it was, like, strategic. LeBron was probably harder to play against because he was also more explosive. Actually, I take that back, Kobe’s harder to guard because Kobe, there was no weaknesses.”

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