LeBron James finally chooses between Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving

While LeBron James has been able to lead some subpar squads to the NBA’sbiggest stage, it’s also pretty safe to say that he’s had his fair share of superstar teammates. In fact, that’s one of the main reasons why his haters often call him out.

They say LeBron can’t win without help. Well, we’ve got some breaking news for you, folks: No one can, that’s why it’s called a team sport. Then again, one could argue that The King has had plenty of help to achieve success.

Besides Dwyane Wade, James has had two superstar teammates that are far younger than him but that have lived up to the task when called: Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis, winning one ring with each.

And, even though his relationship with Kyrie didn’t end up how they’d expect and Davis is clearly one of his closest friends right now, James has always tried to be objective when discussing his time with each other.

see also

Ranking the top 40 of LeBron James' teammates from worst to best

LeBron James Chooses Anthony Davis Over Kyrie Irving

But, when asked about which one was more gifted between Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis, James didn’t hesitate to choose the latter because of his physical advantage over the Brooklyn Nets’ point guard:

“You know we talk about Kyrie (Irving) as far as how gifted he is. AD is even probably more gifted than Kyrie in the sense of you add seven, eight more inches of height. His ability to dribble, shoot, three-pointers, mid-range, low post. His defensive prowess is uncanny,” James said in an interview for the Road Trippin’ podcast.

Well, he clearly has a valid point. In fact, Davis has often been named in the MVP and Defensive Player of the Year conversation, while Kyrie hasn’t. That doesn’t mean that one is better than the other, we’re just stating facts.

At the end of the day, I guess it will all depend on a team’s need and how well any of them meshes with the rest of his teammates, but at least we finally got an answer from the guy who’s played with both of them.