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Luka

Jimmy

No idea, but Brandon Miller is Diet Paul George 🤣

James Johnson 😎

Paolo except Paolo shows zero signs of progression.

Current Lebron doesn't have anyone that can compare. Giannis has the size/speed but limited shooting and moves, Luka has the skills but doesn't have Lebron athleticism. If you could mix these 2 you would have Lebron.

early Magic was prototype Lebron. he never had the rim pressure, but he had everything else.

Magic in the later part of his career played a way different style tho, can't really compare him to LeBron

Anthony Edwards. Another former football prospect. Not as imposing, but just as dangerous on the transition to explode down the lane for a jam. Needs to work on being a top tier defender but has the tool kit to be great. 3 ball and shot making already there. Post game and court vision will improve

I always thought Westbrook was kinda LeBron lite. Similarly athletically freakish but a bit shorter and not as good of a shooter and lower bboq. Still passes great and has a lot of Lebron-like athletic plays.

Tyreke Evans

Paul George in Indiana . He was skinny Lebron back then

Magic crawled so LeBron can walk. LeBron walked so Luka could run.

I always considered Iguedola as "we have diet LeBron at home". (Not a Warriors fan though)

Kuzma

It's no one right now. I'd say maybe 4 players would have some claims to it, but they have flaws:

Ben Simmons: Defensively as capable as LeBron. He can be a comparable facilitator on offense. However, even at his best, Ben Simmons had zero interest in having a legitimate jumper. Even if he didn't regress on offense, he'd still struggle to be more than an occasional bucket in the post (53.5% of his career FGA are within 3 feet). He'd need a monumental offensive explosion that was never going to happen.

Zion Williamson: Like Simmons, he lacks any semblance of range (67.3% of his FGA are iwthin 3 feet!). However, his raw athleticism and size were what you'd probably envision is "LeBron+." Even bigger, but still agile and can use both the size and speed to make offensive plays few can. Zion with real discipline would have been incredibly intriguing for this, even without a jumper, just from the perspective of what his athleticism provides.

Giannis Antetokounmpo: Again, unimpressive range (though the FGA inside of 3 feet is a reasonable 48.3%). He at least will TAKE 3s. He's, like Zion, more size than LeBron and an athletic ability to will scoring opportunities with the physical assets. If he ever developed beyond the atrocious 28.7% 3PT%, he'd maybe be it. Big, strong, defensively capable, and is involved in the offense on many levels.

Nikola Jokic: Again, we're talking someone who puts up freakshow stats for his archetype. Insane BBIQ on offense. Total opposite of the other guys (only 28.5% of his FGA are within 3 feet as a 7 footer?). His passing is increible. His rebounding is incredible. He's got LeBron's shooting efficiency (5% FG% advantage, 3PT% .4% better). He doesn't have the athleticism or defensive involvement of LeBron.

None of them get there though. LeBron's just an unbelievable mix of offense and defense. Ben Simmons has too many holes. Zion too. Giannis with a jumper would do it. Jokic probably has the closest degree of impact on the whole, but it's skewed to offensive impact vs. LeBron's ability to have a presence almost anywhere on both sides of the floor.

Josh Giddey in a couple of years.

Jeff Green is just role player Lebron. Same longevity too.

Jimmy Butler

Luka. He’s just not athletic but he’s the closest

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Isaiah Rider

The in efficient lefty lebron of course, Josh Smith. All of the physical talent with no iq

Scottie Barnes has a very similar though inferior game to a young LeBron.

I actually felt like Gordon Hayward pre-injury was really Lebron lite. Played the right way, was good at everything, not great like Lebron. But had the same tools, just a step below

Idk, Paul George? They pretty much check all the same boxes, just replace some of Bron’s playmaking with shooting and they’re pretty similar

Nobody plays exactly like him

Ben simmons

Scottie Barnes or Paul George