I don't know about top 5 but, barring injury, he will be the NBA's all-time scoring leader.
He's currently 33 years old and trails Kareem by 8900 points. If he were to average 25 ppg and if he plays 80 games per year he would score 2000 points per year. That leaves him just a little over 4 more years to pass Kareem. He can play well past 37 years of age.
Even if he were to only average 20 ppg he would only need a little more than 5 years.
He's currently 33 years old and trails Kareem by 8900 points. If he were to average 25 ppg and if he plays 80 games per year he would score 2000 points per year. That leaves him just a little over 4 more years to pass Kareem. He can play well past 37 years of age.
Even if he were to only average 20 ppg he would only need a little more than 5 years.
In the day of the information super-highway, you can scour the internet for expert opinions.
That being said, I have never seen *one* expert opinion, be it sports-writer, player, ex-player, coach, ex-coach... who has produced
a list of greatest NBA players of all time that includes Kobe in the top 5.
Until I see even one reputable list that has Kobe in the top 5, I'll state definitively that yes, it is a stretch.
That being said, I have never seen *one* expert opinion, be it sports-writer, player, ex-player, coach, ex-coach... who has produced
a list of greatest NBA players of all time that includes Kobe in the top 5.
Until I see even one reputable list that has Kobe in the top 5, I'll state definitively that yes, it is a stretch.
Any list of top basketball players is Jordan, then everyone else
The difference between one and two is far greater than the difference between two and 10. Two through 10 are, in order, Johnson, Chamberlain, O'Neal, Bird, Russell, Bryant, Duncan, Abdul-Jabbar, Robertson. Or something like that. Most any order of those guys would be fairly reasonable, so definitely not a stretch for someone to move Bryant up two or three places
The difference between one and two is far greater than the difference between two and 10. Two through 10 are, in order, Johnson, Chamberlain, O'Neal, Bird, Russell, Bryant, Duncan, Abdul-Jabbar, Robertson. Or something like that. Most any order of those guys would be fairly reasonable, so definitely not a stretch for someone to move Bryant up two or three places
