“You’re Picking LeBron Over Kobe?” - Dwight Howard SHOCKS NBA Fans in GOAT Debate
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🗓️ 18 June 2025
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Dwight Howard picks LeBron over Kobe as a teammate and draft pick, but still ranks MJ #1. He breaks down LeBron’s unmatched versatility, Kobe’s elite skills, and why he would’ve stayed with the Lakers if drafted there. A candid talk on loyalty, legacy, and coaching under Phil Jackson.
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| 0:00.0 | But stay on this. So teammate, Kobe, LeBron. |
| 0:04.0 | Teammate, I'm gonna go with |
| 0:08.0 | LeBron. |
| 0:12.0 | I had my championship with him. |
| 0:15.0 | We had our longest run together. |
| 0:20.0 | So I gotta pick LeBron. |
| 0:21.9 | Over Kobe. |
| 0:22.9 | But if you're an owner and you're drafting somebody and you have a, your number one draft |
| 0:29.8 | pick, who are you picking between the two? |
| 0:32.0 | To win. |
| 0:33.5 | To win. |
| 0:34.3 | Knowing what I know now? |
| 0:35.6 | Yeah. |
| 0:39.2 | Oh, we. Ooh, well, you got to go with LeBron. |
| 0:43.0 | So you're still picking LeBron over Cope? |
| 0:45.2 | I mean, knowing what we know. All right, so if you're talking about longevity, |
| 0:48.4 | if you're talking about just overall, not skill, like how people look at skill. |
| 0:57.2 | I'm talking about everything that encompasses basketball. |
| 1:03.0 | Look where LeBron is done. |
| 1:05.5 | Kobe has, he has the most, he's turned itself into the most skilled, |
| 1:11.6 | but I don't think that he had the most talent. |
| 1:16.6 | I think LeBron was so talented that he could play one through five. |
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