Comparing players from different eras is difficult. The game has changed. There are different rules, but it’s always a fun topic.
During the 2024 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks, four-time NBA champion John Salley was a guest on the “Dan Patrick Show” and was asked if he’d take prime Larry Bird or prime LeBron James. Salley, who was a part of the Detroit Pistons’ “Bad Boys” in the late 1980s, wasted no time in giving his answer.
During Patrick’s interview with Salley, who won two NBA championships with the Pistons and one each with the Chicago Bullsand Los Angeles Lakers, Patrick posed the question: prime Bird or prime LeBron?
“Larry Bird,” Salley said without hesitation
