{"id":75740,"date":"2024-05-01T12:41:28","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T16:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=75740"},"modified":"2024-05-01T12:41:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T16:41:28","slug":"hoopshype-asks-current-players-who-the-nba-goat-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/01\/hoopshype-asks-current-players-who-the-nba-goat-is\/","title":{"rendered":"HoopsHype Asks Current Players Who the NBA GOAT Is"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the question of who is the GOAT of the NBA comes around, two names are often spewed out as responses. Those, of course, are Michael Jordan<\/a> and LeBron James<\/a>. The debate between the two is seen all over social media where usually name-calling ensues between the debaters.<\/p>\n

Recently, The Athletic posted<\/a> their anonymous NBA player poll for 2024. They asked numerous questions to the players, one of which was who is the GOAT in the sport.<\/a><\/p>\n

HoopsHype also posted their player poll<\/a>, but they only asked them who they would pick as the best NBA player of all time. Notably, this poll wasn\u2019t anonymous. Here are the results from their poll.<\/p>\n

HoopsHype Asks Current Players Who the NBA GOAT is<\/h2>\n

Results From Hoopshype\u2019s Player Poll For the NBA GOAT<\/h3>\n

In the Athletic\u2019s player poll, Jordan beat out James by a very slim margin as to being the NBA GOAT. There were 133 votes cast in the poll with Jordan garnering 45.9% of the vote compared to James with 42.1%. Jordan\u2019s lead has been shrinking on James from previous years that The Athletic asked the question.<\/p>\n

HoopsHype\u2019s player poll received 100 votes cast when asking about the best NBA player ever.<\/p>\n

The gap between the top two was a little larger when compared with The Athletic. Jordan received nearly half the votes with 49, and James was picked 37 times.<\/p>\n

Which Players Voted For Jordan and Which Voted For James?<\/h3>\n

As mentioned, HoopsHype\u2019s poll was not anonymous like The Athletic\u2019s. While not everyone\u2019s vote is shown by HoopsHype, some allowed themselves to be on record as to why they picked either of the two.<\/p>\n

Those who voted for Michael Jordan include KJ Martin<\/a>, Dennis Smith Jr.<\/a>, Cody Zeller<\/a>, CJ McCollum<\/a>, Bojan Bogdanovic<\/a>, Harrison Barnes<\/a>, and Gui Santos<\/a>.<\/p>\n

LeBron James<\/a> voters include Malcolm Brogdon<\/a>, Sandro Mamukelashvilli<\/a>, Zach Collins<\/a>, Bruno Fernando<\/a>, Dyson Daniels<\/a>, Malik Monk<\/a>, and Spencer Dinwiddie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

HoopsHype\u2019s poll mentioned that eight players who were teammates of James voted. Four selected Jordan, and four selected James.<\/p>\n

Who Received the Other Votes?<\/h3>\n

All in all, Jordan and James received 86 of the 100 votes in HoopsHype\u2019s poll.<\/p>\n

The others to receive votes are Kobe Bryant<\/a> (9), Carmelo Anthony<\/a> (1), Kevin Durant<\/a> (1), Larry Bird<\/a> (1), Dwyane Wade<\/a> (1), and Bill Russell<\/a> (1).<\/p>\n

The Athletic\u2019s poll saw Paul Pierce<\/a> receive a vote for best player of all time. While he is a deserving Hall of Famer, it was quite surprising to see someone consider him the GOAT. Since the poll was anonymous, it\u2019s unclear who cast the vote for him.<\/p>\n

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Most votes for \u201cGOAT\u201d in The Athletic\u2019s survey of current NBA players:<\/p>\n

1. Michael Jordan
\n2. LeBron James
\n3. Kobe Bryant
\n4. Steph Curry
\n5. Magic Johnson
\n6. Paul Pierce pic.twitter.com\/Xoie5EcSjU<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Guru (@DrGuru_) April 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n