According to Charles Barkley, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James aren’t among the five best NBA players of all-time.
Barkley revealed his list of five best in a conversation with Kentucky coach John Calipari this week. At the top, unsurprisingly, was Michael Jordan.
“Michael’s one, Oscar Robertson’s two,” Barkley said. “[Bill] Russell, Wilt [Chamberlain] and Kareem [Abdul-Jabbar], no particular order after Michael. Kobe six, LeBron seven, then you’ve got Elgin Baylor, Jerry West.”
That’s a list that has some heavy throwback flavor. And while you may argue with the order of Barkley’s top seven, you can’t quibble much with the inclusion of all seven of those names.