Report: Bulls Owner Is Not Interested in Trading With Lakers Because LeBron James Would Displace Michael Jordan’s Legacy

Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf won’t make trades with the Los Angeles Lakers because he doesn’t want LeBron James to diminish Michael Jordan’s legacy, according to NBA insider Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report.

There is no denying that LeBron and Michael Jordan are the two greatest players in NBA history. When Jordan was a player for the Bulls, he and Reinsdorf frequently disagreed, but it appears that Reinsdorf is doing all in his power to preserve Jordan’s reputation as the “GOAT.”

With the Bulls and Washington Wizards, Jordan has averaged 30.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 5.3 assists throughout his career. In addition to ten scoring crowns, he won six championships, five MVPs, and six Finals MVPs.

LeBron, meanwhile, has averaged 27.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 7.4 assists throughout his career while playing for the Miami Heat, Lakers, and Cleveland Cavaliers. He has won four championships, four MVP awards, and four Finals MVP awards.

Jordan leads all NBA players in points scored per game, steals (4th), field goals (5th), and player efficiency rating (second). He currently owns the NBA record with sixty-three points scored in a postseason match.

The Bulls won two NBA titles in the 1990s and went 6-0 in the NBA Finals behind Jordan and Scottie Pippen. Only three players have won both MVP and DPOY in the same campaign, including Jordan. The other two are Giannis Antetokounmpo and Hakeem Olajuwon.

LeBron, who looked forward to Michael Jordan growing up, leads all NBA players in scoring, assists, steals, stealth, triple-doubles, points per game, player efficiency rating, and field goals.

LeBron is the only player in NBA history to have scored 40,000 points, to have finished in the top five all-time in points and assists, to have won three MVP awards in the Finals while playing for three different teams, and to have a point total of 30,000, 10,000 rebounds, and 10,000 assists.