re: Top 12 players in the NBA

LeBron, at this stage of his career, is more realistically 3rd team All-NBA (which is still very good since like 300 people comprise NBA rosters) than 1st or 2nd, he can’t play defense at the level he did in Miami all he does is his patented chase down blocks, he doesn’t display the explosiveness he did in Miami and Cleveland circa 2016 on a consistent basis, his 4th quarter FT numbers are in full plummet if not his overall FT numbers which is BAD for a supposed all-time great, he operates more as veteran overseer of a game which is what other legends at this advanced stage of their respective careers did except for Jordan. I think people still rank LeBron absurdly high at this late stage because they’re chasing the memory of those early Cleveland/Miami years, reputation, not actual merit. Idk why people think it’s a slight if I rank him as the 12th best current player in the NBA out of 300 contracted players.