7 – Kobe’s not as good as LeBron and now Dwyane Wade. The fact that a player, who was a rookie in 1997, is entering his 15th NBA season and has 1,219 regular season and playoff games under his belt is in the discussion as a top player in the NBA is amazing enough. Sure he’s not as explosive as he was in 2006, sure his knees are feeling the toll of a LONG NBA career and sure he might rest a little on D this year, but being 4th or 5th best is not too shabby.
