Lebron James and Michael Jordan. They are two of the greatest basketball players ever to play the game of basketball. Both players have had careers that everyone basketball player desires, but the question is, who is the greatest? James and Jordan are both rare talents, and their skills and athleticism are unlike any other player. To answer this question it is necessary to examine the multiple changes in the NBA over the past generations, and to describe Lebron’s and Jordan's remarkable careers in detail.