If kobe Bryant would have been given the keys to the kingdom like Lebron was, he would have a wildly different legacy.
Lebron was essentially told...hey,come into the league do your thing.
If Kobe was given a similar greenlight, the learning curve would've been much more different. But ifs mean nothing tho.
Don't agree with this at all. He admits himself it took him a long long time to learn how to connect with his teammates and to elevate them to win. He admits that it took him a long time to become a true leader. He really didn't learn to win as the #1 until 2007-2008. That's like 10 years after he entered the league.
LeBron was a leader going back to day 1 in high school. Kobe was the awkward kid who was just wildly talented.
Give Kobe what LeBron has had to work with in his career, and a lot of people's feelings would be hurt because his legacy would definitely not be where it is today.