Michael Jordan's former teammate Charles Oakley named another player he would have preferred to play with rather than the six-time NBA champion.
Famously known as 'The Enforcer,' Oakley played three years in his first stint with the Chicago Bulls as Jordan's teammate.
Although he did not win a championship with the franchise, Oakley was key to the Bulls' core when with them.
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Despite his good relationship with Jordan, the one-time All-Star revealed he would rather play alongside LeBron James than his former teammate.
"Who'd you rather play with, LeBron or Mike?' I said, LeBron, but Mike my best friend," Oakley said on the Fadeaway Dunk podcast.
"Mike ain't passing me the ball.
"He don't care if I get a shot today or tomorrow."
The one-time All-Defensive team member lauded James' passing ability and stated anyone with a son should watch the Lakers star play.
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"If you're open, he'll pass your son the ball," Oakley added.
"It ain't like some guys who'll look at you and then shoot it.
"They say LeBron ain't the guy who wants to take the big shot but it ain't about taking a big shot if somebody checking you."
The James-Jordan debate has always been at the forefront of NBA debates, with everyone having their own views and the debate reared its head once again in the wake of LeBron becoming the first player aged 40 or over to have multiple 40-plus point games, with Jordan previously level with James on one game apiece before the latter secured the record during the Lakers' 110-102 win over Portland Trail Blazers.
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Both players have, however, chosen time and again to pay compliments to one another.
Prior to the press conference of the NBA 2020 Paris games, Jordan shared his views on James and the legacy he has created.
The Jumpman said: “We played in different eras, he’s an unbelievable player, he's one of the best players in the world if not the best player in the world.
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"I’m a fan of his, I love watching him play.
"I think he's made his mark, he will continue to do so over a period of time, but when you start the comparisons, I think it is what it is, it's just a standard of measurement, I take it with a grain of salt.
"He's a heck of a basketball player without a shadow of doubt."
James is yet to achieve the six championships mark Jordan won but he already has enough laurels to cement his place in the NBA Mount Rushmore.
Topics: NBA, Basketball, Chicago Bulls, Lebron James, Michael Jordan
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