Was Jordan REALLY The Best Of All Time?

    In recent Bleacher Report articles, heated debates have taken place in respect to whether or not Kobe, Lebron, or both will ever surpass Michael Jordan as the greatest basketball player of all time. While I do believe, along with almost everyone else, that Jordan is the greatest ever to play as of this date, there is a small part of me that tempts me to say otherwise. Therefore, I will now play devil’s advocate and make the case for Wilt Chamberlain as the greatest player in basketball history. The Statistics Wilt Chamberlain: PPG- 30.1 RPG- 22.9 APG- 4.4 Michael Jordan: PPG: 30.1 RPG- 6.2 APG- 5.3     Okay, so let’s start by taking a look at their career averages. Yes, I know that statistics can’t tell you everything, but they definitely are a good place to start. Firstly, each player is exactly equal in points per game. In rebounds, Chamberlain averaged more than triple the total of Jordan. Yes, I do realize that Chamberlain was ... (link)