The GOAT debate becomes an afterthought - Nick Wright believes LeBron James will be undisputed GOAT if LA Lakers wins title next season × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Basketball NBA News News The GOAT debate becomes an afterthought - Nick Wright believes LeBron James will be undisputed GOAT if LA Lakers wins title next season By Juan Paolo David Modified 26 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers Some consider LeBron James as the GOAT of basketball rather than Michael Jordan. One of them is Fox Sports' Nick Wright, who placed Jordan third in his GOAT list, behind James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Wright believes if "The King" leads the LA Lakers to a title next season, he'll be the undisputed GOAT. On an episode of his "What's Wright?" podcast, the eccentric NBA analyst discussed James' decision to sign an extension with the Lakers. Wright thinks it was a compromise between the four-time champion, James' agent Rich Paul and Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka. Wright said that the Lakers were reluctant to part ways with their remaining future draft picks due to James' pending free agency. James, meanwhile, wanted the front office to improve the team's roster to compete for the title. They reached an agreement wherein James has at least two full seasons with the Lakers, while Pelinka will try to improve the roster by trading their first-round picks. "I think what Rob Pelinka said is we can't trade our entire future if we think LeBron might leave in eight months," Wright said. "That would be poor management. If you guys commit to us that we have a minimum of two more years of LeBron. ... We will commit to you if the right trade is available, the '27 and '29 first round picks are on the board." Wright appeared honest in his assessement that the Lakers are not going to win the title next season. However, he said that if that happens, "The King" will be the undisputed GOAT over Jordan. "If in LeBron's 20th season, he not only passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in all-time scoring, which is gonna happen midway through this year," Wright said. "(He) does it at an All-NBA level, which he did last year. And somehow the team were to win the title, and it's the title that breaks tie with the Celtics for most titles in franchise history?" He added: "If that were all to happen, then the GOAT debate becomes an afterthought. It becomes, 'Can you believe people were still arguing about it?'" Also Checkout:- LeBron James contract LeBron James signed two-year extension with LA Lakers LeBron James of the LA Lakers LeBron James signed a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension with the LA Lakers last week. James has a player option for the 2024-25 season, which will coincide with Anthony Davis' player option. That season is also the expected rookie year for LeBron James Jr., better known as Bronny. "The King" has been very vocal about his desire to play with his son in the NBA and make history. Bronny will be entering his senior year of high school, with several top universities looking to recruit him. NBA Draft Room does not rate him as a first-round talent, but they have him going at No. 25 due to several reasons.SportsCenter@SportsCenterLeBron James wants to play wherever Bronny is for his last year 13004910849LeBron James wants to play wherever Bronny is for his last year https://t.co/GVLY09tn4Y One of the reasons is that the team that drafts Bronny will likely get to sign his father in what could be his final year in the NBA. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Bhargav × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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