Bold! Stockton criticizes James: You never climb the peak, you always take a helicopter to the top of the mountain

Lakers star LeBron James is undoubtedly a historical superstar. He can even compete with Jordan for GOAT. As James' career honors and data accumulates more and more historical records, there are more and more controversies and discussions about who he or Jordan is the best player in history.

Of course, there is a saying: if a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it. James stands at the position of one of the best superstars in history, so he is naturally inseparable from the voices of criticizing him and questioning him.

The biggest controversy in James's career was that he formed a Big Three with Wade and Bosh at his peak. At that time, the three of them were grouped in a team with a salary cut, which also set a bad precedent for superstars to reduce their salary in their peak period.

Many older generation NBA players also don't like James's original approach. Some people even bluntly criticized James for taking shortcuts.

Recently, former Utah Jazz star John Stockton also joined the ranks.

Stockton said in an interview with Yahoo Sports: "I like people who can tie their belts and say 'Let's do it'. We have to get better, play harder, play smarter, not think where the grass is greener. I'm going there to win the championship. I think this (James's operation) reduces the value of the championship. You don't climb the top, you're going straight to the top by helicopter."

Most of the people who criticize James seem to be accusing him of joining the Miami Heat in the early 2010s, teaming with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. When James returned to the Cavaliers in 2014, he also joined a star-studded team, including Kyrie Irving, and quickly traded Kevin Love.

There is still some truth to Stockton's statement.

vs. James took the lift directly up the mountain. Jordan, Kobe, Duncan and Curry made real steps from the trough to the peak, which is really admirable.

However, some people disagree. Everyone has their own opinions. Stockton is right, and James has no problem, and he is not a stolen championship. Some James fans even questioned Stockton, saying that this is a bit too much to eat grapes, because Stockton has never won the championship in his career.

In fact, did James reach the top of the mountain before he joined the group? During the Cavaliers 1.0 period, James entered the finals and should have reached the top of the mountain.

In addition, Stockton was still lucky. He met Dantley, Carl Malone in the early stages of his career, and James did not have such luck. During the 1.0 period, James Cavaliers was the only superstar who had no teammates of 20 points, and the highest score was Xiao Mo's 17 points. Look at Durant's teammates, Harden, Westbrook, Ibaka, and Jeff Green. In this way, Durant also left the team to join the Warriors 73 times.

And Durant was criticized just a few years ago when he joined the Warriors. Is there anyone who says Durant now? When I looked at James, I have been criticized for more than ten years.

Everyone has the right to choose their own career plan, even Durant joined the 73-win Warriors as a huge black spot. In the end, Durant not only won the championship, but also won the trophy of two MVPs, but it would have some adverse effects on his career reputation and reputation.

stars such as James and Durant are right or wrong. I am afraid that there will be many voices to judge and question until they retire. However, they themselves have gained honors, and perhaps they don’t care about these things.

When they retire, this does not affect their entry into the NBA historical superstar list. Perhaps this is what it means to achieve success.