8 Reasons LeBron James Is Better Than Michael Jordan
2. He Has Harder Competition
During his career James had to face three superteams - the Boston Celtics with Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, the San Antonio Spurs with Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan/Kawhi Leonard, and the Golden State Warriors with Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and now Kevin Durant.
While his claims that he has never played for a superteam are at least, well, controversial, he also had to face prime Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki and Dwyane Wade (whom he later joined in Miami). Probably all of these players are future Hall of Famers.
Jordan's opponents were of course nothing to sneeze at, just to mention the Detroit Pistons, Charles Barkley's Suns, Patrick Ewing's Knicks or Hakeem Olajuwon's Rockets. These teams were led by enormously talented individuals, but weren't superteams.
Also, each of LeBron James' Finals opponents had a better postseason net efficiency than the best team Michael Jordan ever faced. What this means is that basically James' easiest opponents would've been Jordan's toughest. So while Jordan is 6-0 and James is 3-5 in the Finals, it's important to remember the competition both men were up against.