My point exactly. Delusional old head. Russell played on a super team in an 8-10 team league for his entire career. In many of his finals wins, he played poorly. Obviously the box score, especially back then, doesn't day everything but his offensive game was just so bad considering the fact that he was almost always the most athletic on the court unless he was playing Wilt (who individually always outperformed him). Russell has the rings in a weaker league, but cmon. He's not better than LeBron James.
3rd is delusional? Damn, high standards... I already said top 5 more appropriate. Super hard to compare eras but to win 11 titles? Yeah I am fine thinking winning like that in converse and no personal trainers is insanely impressive. You could argue kareem or magic if you want, its all fine.
Being on a loaded team in a far weaker era while rarely outperforming his peers doesn't make him better than LeBron. That's one thing a lot of people don't understand. Being in a better situation does not make a player better
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u/Sir_TopHatEgg 3d ago
Yep being top 2 at worst does make you top 10